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October 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

Bane Nor awards Bergen - Fløen track doubling design contract

NORWEGIAN infrastructure manager Bane NOR has awarded Cowi a design contract for the track-doubling of the Bergen - Fløen line as part of the Arna - Bergen project, along with the construction of a freight terminal at Nygårdstangen.

October 29, 2019 | Policy

RZD launches 2025 digital strategy

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has approved a digital transformation strategy up to 2025 which could produce an economic boost to RZD of Roubles 150bn ($US 2.35bn), and Roubles 400bn for the national economy.

October 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Rio de Janeiro LRT Line 3 opens

RIO de Janeiro’s Carioca LRT Line 3 opened on October 26. The 4km line runs from Central do Brasil station to Santos Dumont Airport, with a journey time of approximately 18 minutes.

October 29, 2019 | Fleet

ZSSK InterPanter starts tests at Velim

THE first new four-car InterPanter EMU manufactured by Škoda Transportation for Slovakian national passenger operator ZSSK has begun testing on the Velim circuit.

October 29, 2019 | Fleet

Westbahn confirms December train service cutback

AUSTRIA’s open-access inter-city operator Westbahn has confirmed that it will withdraw its hourly Vienna Praterstern - Salzburg service on December 14, cutting the frequency between the two cities in half.

October 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

South Australia launches Gawler line electrification project

WORK is finally starting on a $A 615m ($US 421m) project to electrify the 78km Adelaide - Gawler commuter line in South Australia.

October 29, 2019 | High-speed

Trenitalia to test ETR 1000 between Paris and Lille

IRJ at WCRR 2019: Trenitalia is set to begin dynamic tests next week on the French high-speed network as the operator steps up the certification process for use of ETR 1000 trains in France.

October 28, 2019 | Technology

Shift2Rail launches inaugural Catalogue of Solutions

IRJ at WCRR 2019: Europe’s Shift2Rail joint technology research initiative has launched the inaugural edition of its Catalogue of Solutions, which executive director, Mr Carlo Borghini, says will offer railway executives and buyers a clearer picture of what the rail solutions of the future will look like.

October 28, 2019 | Fleet

First Nuremberg G1 metro train unveiled

THE first of 34 G1 metro trains for operation on Line U1 of the Nuremberg U-Bahn has been presented to Nuremberg Transport (VAG) by Siemens.

October 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Rail Baltica chairman and CEO resigns

MR Timo Riihimäki, the CEO and chairman of RB Rail, the company overseeing the Rail Baltica project, has announced his resignation effective December 19 due to personal reasons.

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