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September 23, 2019 | Main line

NWB to retain Emscher-Münsterland Network until 2028

FOLLOWING an international tender, Transdev Germany subsidiary North West Railway (NWB) has won a contract to operate the Emscher-Münsterland regional network in North Rhine-Westphalia for seven years from December 2021.

September 22, 2019 | Freight

Trinity Rail unveils Trinflo grain hopper

IRJ at Railway Interchange 2019: Trinity Rail is showing a new grain hopper wagon at the BNSF Northtown Yard at this week’s Railway Interchange exhibition in Minneapolis.

September 20, 2019 | Europe

DB to order 30 high-speed trains as Germany slashes VAT on long-distance rail fares

GERMAN Rail (DB) announced on September 20 that it will place an order for 30 high-speed trains and cut the price of inter-city tickets by 10% after the federal government cut VAT on long-distance rail fares from 19% to 7% as part of a broader package of measures to combat climate change.

September 20, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Dallas breaks ground on commuter rail Silver Line

GROUNDBREAKING ceremonies were held along the Cotton Belt Regional Rail corridor north of Dallas on September 19 to mark the official start of construction on the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (Dart) commuter rail Silver Line.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

Ghana to restore Kojokrom - Tarkwa passenger services

GHANA Railway Company (GRCL) completed a successful test run on the Kojokrom - Tarkwa line on September 17, just over 12 years to the day after passenger operations the line were suspended. Full operations are expected to resume in October.

September 20, 2019 | Metros

Hyundai Rotem tests new permanent magnet synchronous motor

HYUNDAI Rotem has completed 6000km of test operations with its newly-developed permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) traction system on Seoul Line 6.

September 20, 2019 | North America

Wabtec to end locomotive production at Idaho plant

WABTEC confirmed this week that its MotivePower (MPI) subsidiary will cease locomotive manufacturing at its facility in Boise, Idaho.

September 20, 2019 | Main line

British competition authority probes West Coast Partnership franchise award

BRITAIN’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation on September 19 into the awarding of the West Coast Partnership (WCP) franchise to First Rail Holdings and Trenitalia UK.

September 20, 2019 | Financial

EBRD provides $US 100m investment for Ukraine Railways

THE European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing up to $US 100m in bonds issued by Ukraine Railways (UZ).

September 20, 2019 | Europe

SJ sells stake in SilverRail Technologies

SILVERRAIL Technologies Inc, through its subsidiary SilverRail Linkon, has acquired Swedish national passenger operator SJ’s 25% stake in SilverRail Technologies AB, becoming the company’s sole owner.

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