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December 6, 2019 | Infrastructure

China starts testing on Beijing - Zhangjiakou high-speed line

THE first high-speed train departed Beijing North for Zhangjiakou on December 3 marking the launch of test running on this line and the Chongli line.

December 6, 2019 | Africa

First 10 Wabtec locomotives arrive in Egypt

EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) and Egypt’s Ministry of Transport have taken delivery of the first batch of 10 ES30ACi Light Passenger Evolution Series locomotives from Wabtec.

December 6, 2019 | Fleet

Hitachi awarded £350m Avanti West Coast fleet contract

FIRST Trenitalia, which will launch its Avanti West Coast franchise in Britain on December 8, has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract worth more than £350m to provide and maintain 23 200km/h inter-city trains, which will enter service from 2022.

December 5, 2019 | Infrastructure

Ireland announces €1bn five-year investment programme

IRELAND’s minister for transport, tourism and sport, Mr Shane Ross, announced a €1bn five-year investment programme for the country’s rail infrastructure on December 2, a 40% increase on the previous programme.

December 5, 2019 | Freight

Mosolf launches rail-based China - Europe car shipment service

GERMAN automotive logistics specialist Mosolf Group has announced the introduction of a new rail service to transport new cars and other road vehicles from factories in China to the European Union (EU).

December 5, 2019 | Freight

SBB Cargo launches Dutch subsidiary

SBB Cargo International has launched a new subsidiary, SBB Cargo Netherlands, which will begin operation from the start of the 2019-2020 timetable change.

December 5, 2019 | Fleet

CRRC unveils 250km/h EMU

CRRC has unveiled its CJ2 inter-city and inter-urban EMU, for which it has been granted a manufacturing license.

December 5, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Financing for €1.8bn Hamburg - Bad Oldesloe S-Bahn route approved

A financing agreement for the €1.85bn S-Bahn S4 east line connecting Hamburg with Bad Oldesloe in the Schleswig-Holstein region has been finalised.

December 4, 2019 | Financial

DB to pursue Arriva sale in 2020

GERMAN Rail (DB) CEO Dr Richard Lutz has stated that he intends to pursue plans to sell the British-based Arriva international passenger transport subsidiary in 2020.

December 4, 2019 | Europe

RZD sells majority stake in Transcontainer for $US 943m

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has sold its 50% plus two shares stake in Transcontainer to Delo Group for Roubles 60.3bn ($US 643m) following a closed auction on the Moscow Stock Exchange.

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