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December 2, 2020 | Fleet

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: DLR onboard systems contract; ČD coach upgrade; Argentina freight wagon MoU

Britain: CAF has selected Finnish telecommunications company Teleste to supply onboard systems for 43 driverless metro trains on order for London’s Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Teleste will supply passenger information, public address and CCTV systems and ultrawide TFT displays for the trains, which are expected to enter service from 2023.

November 26, 2020 | Fleet

North Milan Railway orders Italy’s first hydrogen trains

NORTH Milan Railway (FNM) has ordered six hydrogen fuel cell trains from Alstom, with the option for eight more, the first order for hydrogen trains in Italy.

November 25, 2020 | Infrastructure

Bologna opens Marconi Airport peoplemover

THE Italian city of Bologna opened the 5.1km Bologna Express peoplemover, which links Bologna Central station, via Lazzaretto, with Marconi Airport, on November 18.

November 10, 2020 | High-speed

Italo-NTV cuts services and staff

ITALIAN private high-speed operator Italo-NTV suspended most of its services across the country on November 10 following the reintroduction of nationwide measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.

November 10, 2020 | Main line

European operators reduce services again as passenger numbers drop

EUROPEAN operators have cut back national and cross-border passenger services in response to a number of national lockdowns instituted to curb the second wave of Covid-19.

November 9, 2020 | Fleet

Sardinia to order four additional DMUs with EU funding

THE regional council of the island of Sardinia, Italy, has announced it will order another four DMUs after the region received a €52.9m grant from the European Union’s Structural and Cohesion funds (FSC).

November 6, 2020 | Financial

WeBuild completes acquisition of 65% of Astaldi

WEBUILD has completed the acquisition of 65% of international construction firm Astaldi, creating a group with an order backlog of more than €40bn and 70,000 direct and indirect employees in 50 countries.

November 5, 2020 | Tenders

IRJ In-Brief - Fleet: Afghanistan receives train for Herat - Khaf line; Seven locomotives delivered to Cuba; Russia to develop hydrogen trains

Afghanistan: The Afghan Railway Authority received an experimental train from Iran on October 28, for use on the planned 218km railway between Herat, Afghanistan, and Khaf, Iran.

November 3, 2020 | Infrastructure

Legal challenge looms after €966m Brenner Base Tunnel contract cancelled

A legal challenge is brewing after BBT SE, the company overseeing the 64km Brenner Base Tunnel project between Austria and Italy, cancelled a €966m contract with the ARGE H51 Pfons-Brenner consortium, which is responsible for the 18km lot H51 Pfons-Brenner section of the tunnel.

October 24, 2020 | Technology

FS and Snam sign hydrogen development agreement

ITALIAN State Railways (FS) and Italian energy infrastructure company Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assess the technical and economic feasibility of the development and rollout of hydrogen-powered trains.

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