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March 18, 2020 | Infrastructure

Trafikverket awards power protection contract to ABB

SWEDEN’s infrastructure manager Trafikverket has placed a two-year extendable framework contract with ABB to upgrade the protection of its traction power supply system.

January 29, 2020 | Australia/NZ

New Zealand to invest $US 700m in rail network

NEW Zealand’s prime minister, Ms Jacinda Ardern, has announced a $NZ 1.1bn ($US 717.6m) investment in rail as part of a $NZ 6.8bn transport infrastructure investment plan.

January 14, 2020 | Infrastructure

Graz-Köflacher network to be electrified

GRAZ-Köflacher Rail (GKB) has announced plans to electrify its 91km network which stretches from Graz to Köflach and Wies-Eibiswald in Styria, Austria.

December 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel officially launches Tel Aviv - Jerusalem A1 electric service

ISRAEL officially launched the introduction of electric train operation on the A1 link between Tel-Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon on December 18 ahead of the start of the full service on December 21. This follows several weeks of test running.

November 19, 2019 | Infrastructure

Israel starts electric test running in Tel Aviv

ISRAEL railways started test running on the newly electrified section between Ben-Gurion Airport and Tel-Aviv Hahagana station on the night of November 16.

November 18, 2019 | Infrastructure

Adif to launch electrification maintenance tender

SPAIN’s infrastructure manager Adif has received government approval to launch a tender worth €301.5m to assist with the maintenance of overhead electrification, traction substations and high-voltage power lines.

October 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

South Australia launches Gawler line electrification project

WORK is finally starting on a $A 615m ($US 421m) project to electrify the 78km Adelaide - Gawler commuter line in South Australia.

October 22, 2019 | Infrastructure

Tesmec Rail wins Czech catenary maintenance vehicle order

TESMEC Rail, Italy, has won an €8m order from Elzel Elektrizace Zeleznic Praha, which specialises in railway electrification, for four multi-purpose rail vehicles.

September 10, 2019 | Middle East

First electric test run between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

ISRAEL Railways (IR) operated an electric locomotive in Tel Aviv for the first time on September 6, when a Bombardier Traxx unit completed a test run between Tel Aviv Hahagana and Jerusalem Navon stations on the A1 link, the country’s first electrified line.

September 3, 2019 | Technology

Smarter power grids open up new opportunities

As electrification systems become more complex, ABB is looking to create tools that allow infrastructure managers to have better control of their networks. David Burroughs talks to ABB’s Claus Vetter about the company’s strategy to develop a line protection suite.

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