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April 17, 2019 | Fleet

Cleveland RTA rolling stock study calls for complete fleet renewal

A STUDY has found Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) heavy rail fleet should be replaced within five years and the light rail fleet within 10 years, as the entire fleet’s life-span is well beyond renewal.

April 17, 2019 | Financial

BLS declares loss in 2018 despite revenue increase

BLS, Switzerland’s second largest railway, reported positive operational results across all four sectors in 2018, but still ended the year with a loss.

April 17, 2019 | Middle East

CRRC presents first Tel Aviv Red Line LRV

THE first low floor LRV for Tel Aviv’s light rail Red Line was presented to Mr Efi Kalifa, Tel Aviv Metropolitan Mass Transit System (NTA) vice-president, systems and technology, at the CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles plant on April 16.

April 17, 2019 | News

Vossloh signs €100m framework agreements for switch components

VOSSLOH has signed multi-year framework agreements in Sweden and Italy worth €100m. Vossloh will supply switch components to Swedish infrastructure manager Trafikverket, as well as switch components and systems for high-speed lines to Italian infrastructure manager Italian Railway Network (RFI).

April 17, 2019 | Commuter Rail

Cost of Auckland City Rail Link increases by $NZ 1bn

THE cost of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) has increased by more than $NZ 1bn ($US 673.9m) to $NZ 4.4bn following competitive pressures including an overcrowded construction market in New Zealand and Australia.

April 16, 2019 | Fleet

PKP Intercity to equip train fleet with energy meters

POLISH long-distance operator PKP Intercity has signed a contract with Sesto worth Zloty 5.8m ($US 1.5m) for the supply, installation and commissioning of 370 dc electricity meters across the company’s electric fleet.

April 16, 2019 | Financial

DfT confirms Arriva disqualification from East Midlands franchise

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed to IRJ that Arriva was also disqualified from bidding for the East Midlands passenger franchise along with Stagecoach ahead of awarding the franchise to Netherlands Railways subsidiary Abellio.

April 16, 2019 | Main line

DB Network receives 72,000 requests for 2020 timetable

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Network has begun creating the 2020 timetable after receiving more than 72,000 requests for train paths for both passenger and freight traffic.

April 16, 2019 | Fleet

Irish Rail and Porterbrook order MTU Hybrid PowerPacks

IRISH Rail (IE) and British rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook have signed contracts with Rolls-Royce for the supply of 13 MTU Hybrid PowerPacks, the first firm orders for the hybrid rail drives.

April 16, 2019 | Infrastructure

Work begins on Zwolle - Herfte quadrupling

A ceremony was held in the Dutch province of Overijssel on April 11 to officially launch work on the quadrupling of the line between Zwolle station and Herfte junction.

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