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October 10, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Laos-China final tunnel complete; Lisbon awards metro extension contract; KiwiRail electrification contract

Laos: The Laos-China Railway Company (LCRC) has finished the last of 75 tunnels for its 414km rail project. Around 148km of track has been laid and 120km of tunnel has been bored since construction began in December 2016, and expected to begin operation in December 2021.

October 7, 2020 | Financial

Arriva and ČD win Czech passenger contracts

THE Czech Ministry of Transport has awarded passenger train operating contracts to Czech Railways (ČD) and Arriva Vlaky.

September 28, 2020 | Infrastructure

Work starts on Czech-Polish border line upgrade

WORK has started on a Koruna 3bn ($US 129m) two-year project to reconstruct the line from Dětmarovice, Czech Republic, via Petrovice u Karviná to the Polish border.

September 16, 2020 | Financial

Czech Railways reports first-half losses

CZECH Railways (ČD) has reported a loss of Korunas 1.98bn ($US 87.9m) for the first six months of the year, compared with the same period in 2019.

August 27, 2020 | Fleet

ČD launches tender for new locomotives

CZECH Railways (ČD) has published a tender to lease between 10 and 50 interoperable electric locomotives for passenger services. The 10-year lease is worth Koruna 10.8bn ($US 484.7m), excluding VAT, and includes full maintenance.

August 14, 2020 | Fleet

ČD launches tender for up to 160 DMUs

CZECH Railways (ČD) has launched a tender for a framework contract for up to 160 new 120km/h DMUs, which will include an initial order for 33 sets.

August 13, 2020 | Infrastructure

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Projects: Warsaw West station upgrade awarded; German - Poland crossing approved; Site for New Zealand hub announced

Poland: PKP has awarded Ferrovial’s Polish subsidiary Budimex a €433m contract to redevelop the Warsaw West station which handles around 60,000 passengers a day, with this number expected to double by 2030.

August 4, 2020 | Signalling

$US 4.5bn to support Czech ETCS rollout

THE Czech Ministry of Transport, together with infrastructure manager SŽ, has announced an investment worth around Koruna 100bn ($US 4.5bn) to install ETCS on the national network and fleets over the next 20 years.

August 3, 2020 | Locomotives

First international operator for EffiShunter 1000M locomotive

CZ Loko has delivered the first of two Czech EffiShunter 1000M locomotives to Hungarian operator CER Cargo, the first international operator for the platform, with the second due to be delivered in September.

July 21, 2020 | Locomotives

ČD Cargo begins commercial trials with new Traxx locomotives

ČD Cargo, a subsidiary of Czech Railways (ČD), began commercial trials with two Bombardier Traxx Multi-System locomotives on July 2, operating freight services on the line between Ostrava and Česká Třebová.

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