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November 26, 2019 | Europe

Leo Express to expand to Poland-Ukraine border

POLISH railway authority UTK has granted permission to Leo Express Global to operate direct services between Prague via Katowice to Medyka on the Polish-Ukrainian border.

November 26, 2019 | Policy

UIC annual report: 2018 safest year on record

THE International Union of Railways (UIC) has published its annual report on railway accidents, which reveals that accidents and the number of victims on the 27 UIC member railways from Europe and the Middle East which take part, fell by 17% between 2013 and 2018.

November 26, 2019 | Policy

Finland calls for input into first 12-year transport plan

FINLAND has begun preparations to develop a 12-year national transport plan for 2021-2032, with the Ministry of Transport and Communications requesting opinions on how the plan will be drawn up and how its impact will be assessed.

November 26, 2019 | Metros

Mumbai Metro Line 3 achieves 70% tunnelling success

WITH 70% of tunnelling completed on November 22, Mumbai’s controversial 33.5km Line 3 (Aqua Line) metro project seems well on course to meet its 2021 completion deadline.

November 26, 2019 | News

Canadian National meets US PTC deadline ahead of schedule

CANADIAN National Railway (CN) says it has met the requirement to operate Positive Train Control (PTC) on all 35 of its US subdivisions, 13 months ahead of the December 2020 deadline.

November 26, 2019 | Main line

National railways partner to improve Swiss connections

THE national operators in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria and Italy have announced plans to further cooperate on international long-distance services into and through Switzerland, starting from the December timetable change.

November 25, 2019 | Fleet

TransPennine Express introduces new Nova fleet

TRANSPENNINE Express (TPE) launched its new ‘Nova’ fleet of trains in a ceremony at Liverpool’s Lime Street Station on November 22, completing a £500mfleet upgrade project.

November 25, 2019 | Financial

Tanzania to sign $US 1.46bn loan agreement for standard gauge railway

TANZANIA’s government has announced plans to sign a $US 1.46bn loan agreement with local and international lenders in the middle of December for construction of the 160km/h Morogoro - Makutupora section of the standard gauge railway project.

November 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

RATP and Getlink team up for French regional tenders

PARIS Transport Authority (RATP) and Getlink have announced the formation of a joint venture company to bid for upcoming TER operations tenders in France.

November 25, 2019 | Main line

Dutch set for faster IC services and Schiphol and Amsterdam Central redevelopment

NETHERLANDS Railways (NS) plans to establish a fast IC Direct service from the southwest to the northeast of the Netherlands via Rotterdam Central, Amsterdam Zuid and Almere in December 2023.

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