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July 9, 2019 | Light Rail

Samsun tram line reaches Ondokuz Mayis University

THE Turkish city of Samsun added 6km to its north-south tram line on July 5 with the opening of the northern extension to the Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU) campus.

July 9, 2019 | Technology

Webinar: Going Digital in Rail – Improving Decisions from Planning to Performance

Rail and transit continues to be the fastest-growing transportation sector, producing new opportunities and challenges for those responsible for existing and proposed networks.

July 8, 2019 | Europe

ERA issues first vehicle authorisation

THE European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) has completed its first vehicle authorisation, three weeks after becoming the authorising entity for rail traffic in Europe.

July 8, 2019 | Fleet

Renfe to order up to 38 bi-mode suburban trains

THE board of Spanish national train operator Renfe has approved a tender for up to 38 bi-mode multiple units for use on Cercanías suburban services.

July 8, 2019 | Track

India’s DFCs use Plasser & Theurer equipment

WITH construction work progressing on India’s Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC), Plasser & Theurer has released details of how all contractors on the east and west portions of the mega project are using its equipment.

July 8, 2019 | Australia/NZ

Fortescue breaks ground on Eliwana Mine and Rail Project

THE premier of Western Australia, Mr Mark McGowan, visited the Pilbara region on July 5 for a ceremony to officially launch construction of Fortescue Metals Group’s (FMG) Eliwana Mine and Rail Project.

July 8, 2019 | Signalling

CBTC contractors at fault for Hong Kong collision - MTR panel

THE results of an investigation by MTR into a derailment and collision on the Tsuen Wan Line (TWL) in Hong Kong during non-traffic hours on March 18 found that the problem was caused by software implementation errors by the Alstom-Thales DUAT joint venture installing a new CBTC system.

July 8, 2019 | Infrastructure

First test completed on Tanzania standard gauge line

THE first test run along the Dar es Salaam - Morogoro (DSM) standard gauge railway project in Tanzania was completed on July 6.

July 8, 2019 | Main line

SBB suspends inter-city appeal following talks with BLS

SWISS Federal Railways’ (SBB) has announced it has asked the Federal Administrative Court to suspend its appeal against the Swiss Federal Transport Office’s (BAV) allocation of inter-city concessions after weeks of discussions with BLS.

July 8, 2019 | Main line

Passenger trains return to Bentheim Railway

AFTER a 45-year hiatus, scheduled passenger trains returned to Germany’s Bentheim Railway (BE) on July 6 with the reintroduction of regional services on the 28km Bad Bentheim - Nordhorn - Neuenhaus line.

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