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July 31, 2019 | Policy

No-deal Brexit could force temporary suspension of Eurostar services

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) warns in its first-half results for 2019 that it could be forced to temporarily suspend Eurostar services linking London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam if the British government decides to leave the European Union (EU) on October 31 without a deal as the new British prime minister Mr Boris Johnson has threatened.

July 31, 2019 | Main line

Eight-car trains introduced on Edinburgh - Glasgow route

ABELLIO ScotRail introduced eight-car trains on the Edinburgh - Falkirk High - Glasgow route on July 29 following the completion of platform extension works at Glasgow Queen Street station.

July 31, 2019 | Locomotives

Stadler delivers new locomotive for Vall de Núria rack railway

A new Stadler four-axle locomotive for the Vall de Núria rack railway in the Pyrenees was loaded onto a lorry in Wil, Switzerland, on July 30 for transport to Spain.

July 31, 2019 | Central/South America

Guatemala City LRT right-of-way agreement signed

PLANS for the first light rail line in Guatemala City took a step forward on July 29, when the municipality signed an agreement with the country’s railway infrastructure manager Ferrovías to use an abandoned heavy rail alignment for the project.

July 31, 2019 | Locomotives

CZ Loko Effishunters head for Turkey

CZECH locomotive builder CZ Loko has dispatched the first of six Effishunter 600 diesel shunting locomotives for Isdemir, Turkey’s largest steelworks.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie order more Régiolis trains

THE French regions of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitanie have exercised options with Alstom for a total of 15 additional Régiolis multiple units.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Abellio orders Hitachi trains for East Midlands franchise

ABELLIO announced on July 30 that it has selected Hitachi Rail for a £400m contract to supply a fleet of 33 bi-mode (diesel/25kV ac) inter-city trains for East Midlands Railway (EMR).

July 30, 2019 | Infrastructure

Kazakhstan and Alstom sign digital signalling MoU

ALSTOM and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of digital technologies for railway signalling in Kazakhstan.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

CAF rolls out extra EMUs for Auckland Transport

AUCKLAND Transport (AT) has released a photo of the first of a second batch of AM class EMUs currently being built by CAF in Spain, which is currently undergoing final electrical testing before being shipped to New Zealand.

July 30, 2019 | Fleet

Latvian EMU order finally signed

AFTER two failed procurements, and a tumultuous third tender, Latvian passenger operator Pasažieru Vilciens (PV) finally concluded a deal for the renewal of its EMU fleet on July 30, when it signed a €241.9m contract with Škoda Vagonka for 32 trains.

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