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November 11, 2019 | Locomotives

Danish Vectron locomotive order expanded

AN order placed by Danish State Railways (DSB) for 26 Vectron electric locomotives has been increased by eight additional locomotives, Siemens has confirmed to IRJ.

November 10, 2019 | Main line

Tender for Riga International Airport Rail Baltica station launched

EUROPEAN Railway Lines (EDL), the body responsible for implementing the Rail Baltica project in Latvia, has announced an international tender to construct the Rail Baltica station and related infrastructure at Riga International Airport.

November 9, 2019 | Main line

FRA to fund US inter-city rail improvements

THE US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will provide $US 24m in grant funding in the 2018 and 2019 financial years to initiate, restore, or enhance inter-city passenger rail services.

November 8, 2019 | Metros

Crossrail not due to open before 2021 as costs continue to increase

CROSSRAIL has revised the opening date of the heavily delayed Elizabeth Line, which it says will now not open before 2021, weeks after announcing an opening window between October 2020 and March 2021.

November 8, 2019 | Fleet

HSTs to transfer from LNER to East Midlands Railway

AN agreement has been reached between East Midlands Railway (EMR), London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) to transfer nine 200km/h diesel HST trains from LNER to EMR.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

PKP InterCity could receive 10-year direct award contract under government plans

THE Polish Ministry of Infrastructure has released a draft amendment to the National Transport Plan which includes awarding PKP InterCity a 10-year direct-award operating contract from 2019 worth up to €4.6bn, a major increase compared with the existing €1.1bn 2011-2021 contract PKP InterCity is currently operating under.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

Siemens Mobility reports strong order intake but flat revenue for 2019

THE Mobility division of Siemens achieved a 16% increase in order volume to €12.9bn for the 2019 financial year ending September 30, and an order backlog of €33bn.

November 8, 2019 | Metros

Bart prepares to open Silicon Valley Berryessa extension

BAY Area Rapid Transit (Bart) has started preparations to open Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority’s (VTA) 16km extension from Warm Springs/South Fremont to Berryessa in Silicon Valley.

November 8, 2019 | Financial

SNCF to increase stake in Westbahn following EMU dispute

SNCF has announced that it will increase its stake in Railholding, the owner of Austrian open-access inter-city operator Westbahn, from 17.4% to 25.1%.

November 7, 2019 | Policy

EU report outlines steps to improve rail industry competitiveness

AN expert group set up by the European Union (EU) following the adoption of a resolution to ensure the European rail supply industry (RSI) remains competitive has released a report outlining measures it says need to be taken by the European Commission (EC), member states and the industry.

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