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Tanta–El Mansoura–Damietta rail project in Egypt supported by EIB
The EIB agreement will see up to €1.5 million in grant finance support the redevelopment of 118km of line between Tanta and Damietta.
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XRAIL secures funding from HSBC UK for expansion into Saudi Arabia
The funding contract will help XRAIL to deliver its maintenance requirements for its Saudi Arabia’s Haramain High Speed Railway contract.
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“2020 must be the year of rail”: Philippe Citroën, UNIFE Director General
Philippe Citroën, Director General of UNIFE (the Association of the European Rail Industry), writes that there are several factors the rail industry must focus on during 2020 to prove the value of rail transport and its potential to support a sustainable, interoperable, digital and integrated mobility system.
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Norfolk Southern supports almost $2 billion of industrial development
The investments are expected to create over a thousand jobs and generate more than 62,300 carloads of new rail traffic for Norfolk Southern annually.
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Connectivity to be improved as UK government set to restore historic lines
£500 million has been pledged by the government to put historic rail lines back into operation, improving connectivity for communities across the country.
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Midlands Connect Chairman raises HS2 delay concerns to Boris Johnson
Sir John Peace has written to Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, warning him that any delay or downgrade of High Speed Two (HS2) would be a betrayal of the Midlands and the North, and urging him to publish the Oakervee review in full as soon as possible.
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€86 billion modernisation programme approved for German rail network
The LuFV III programme will modernise and renew the infrastructure of the current rail network in Germany, including tracks, stations and signalling.
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Innovation in UK rail to be encouraged by First of a Kind 2020
FOAK 2020 will search for participants to develop cutting-edge technology that can help make UK rail journeys faster, cleaner and greener.
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Naples’ Circumvesuviana network to benefit from new electric trains
The 40 new trains will be used across all six lines on the Naples network, aiming to reduce traffic congestion and pollution.
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EIB to fund new trains for Greater Berlin
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to provide €185 million to fund new rolling stock which will help modernise regional rail in Greater Berlin.
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Transport Scotland announce Abellio ScotRail contract to end early
Following in-depth analysis of the franchise, it has been announced that Abellio's contract will end early, in March 2022.
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Rural freight rail modernisation programme piloted by USDOT
The new programme will support economic activity and improve the safety, capacity and reliability of the freight transportation sector.
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Hitachi Rail chosen to build new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast
First Trenitalia has awarded British-based train manufacturer Hitachi Rail a contract worth more than £350 million to provide and maintain 23 new InterCity trains for Avanti West Coast services.
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Tender announced for Rail Baltica line station at Riga Airport
The station along the Rail Baltica line will be the first high-speed rail and air traffic connection hub in the Baltic States.
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Grant funding announced to support intercity rail improvements in America
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) have announced the availability of $24 million in grant funding to initiate, restore, or enhance intercity passenger rail service for the country.