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July 29, 2019 | Light Rail

Caen tram network inaugurated

THE French city of Caen inaugurated its €259.9m tram network on July 27.

July 26, 2019 | Technology

Heathrow Express duplicates cloud-based ticketing software to reduce outages

HEATHROW Express has strengthened its cloud-based mobile ticketing system by contracting NCC Group to create an exact replica of the programme, which will then be used as a fall-back in the event of outages.

July 26, 2019 | Locomotives

Turkish rail freight operator receives PowerHaul locomotives

KÖRFEZ Ulaştirma, Turkey’s first open-access rail freight operator, has taken delivery of five Wabtec PowerHaul diesel locomotives.

July 26, 2019 | Europe

Renfe ridership growth continues

RENFE carried 262 million passengers in the first half of 2019, a 2.6% year-on-year increase, according to ridership figures released by the Spanish national train operator on July 26.

July 26, 2019 | Metros

Copenhagen metro Cityringen line set for September opening

MORE than eight years after construction began, work on the new automated M3 Cityringen metro line in Copenhagen has been completed, with the line set to open on September 29.

July 26, 2019 | Freight

Russian Railways launches Korea - Europe freight service

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) and Russian transport group Fesco have launched a freight service operating from Korea to Europe via the Trans-Siberian Landbridge.

July 26, 2019 | North America

Amtrak to launch non-stop New York - Washington Acela services

AMTRAK has announced plans to launch non-stop New York - Washington DC Acela services, which from September 23 will reduce the fastest journey time between Manhattan and the US capital to 2h 35min.

July 26, 2019 | Asia

Construction resumes on Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link

MALAYSIA’s transport minister Mr Anthony Loke attended a ceremony in the at Dungun in the state of Terengganu on July 25 to officially restart construction of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL).

July 25, 2019 | Metros

Singapore launches Circle Line Stage 6 tunnelling

SINGAPORE’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) has launched a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) at Keppel station to begin the first stage of tunnelling for the Circle Line Stage 6 (CCL6), which will complete the Circle Line (CCL) loop by connecting the current terminus stations at Harbour Front and Marina Bay.

July 25, 2019 | Locomotives

ÖBB to rebuild electric locomotives with last-mile batteries

AUSTRIAN Federal Railways (ÖBB) has issued a tender for a contract to supply the equipment necessary to rebuild its Class 1063 and 1064 single-cab electric shunting locomotives as battery-electrics.

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