Accident overshadows tangible progress in Mexico’s southern rail revival
MEXICO: Passenger services have been launched on the 175 km Line K of Mexico’s Trans-Isthmus Railway between Ixtepec and Tonalá, before operations across the wider Trans-Isthmus nertwork were suspended following a fatal derailment on Line Z in December. Michael Dreyer reports.
Trans-European Transport Network core completion date cannot be met
EUROPE: The 2030 target date for completing the core Trans-European Transport Network is now clearly out of reach, the European Court of Auditors says in a report into eight megaprojects including six rail schemes.
Broken rail suspected in Spanish high speed crash
SPAIN: More than 40 people were killed and 120 injured when two high speed trains collided on the Madrid - Sevilla line near Córdoba on January 19.
VTG delivers first new-build wagons with iWagon technology
UK: The first wagons to be built from new with leasing company VTG Rail UK’s iWagon monitoring technology have entered service with Breedon Group.
SNCF Voyageurs orders 15 more high speed trainsets
FRANCE: National passenger train operator SNCF Voyageurs has approved a €600m firm order for Alstom to supply a further 15 Avelia Horizon high speed trainsets.
Modertrans to supply more trams to Łódź
POLAND: Modertrans Poznań has signed a contract with MPK Łódź for the supply of 15 Moderus Gamma LF 11 AC trams.
Riyadh metro Red Line extension contact awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded a design and build contract for an extension of the automated metro’s Red Line west to Diriyah Gate.
Expleo and RailX partner to support next-generation rail freight
USA: Learning lessons from the California high speed rail programme
Germany: Deutschlandtakt vision shapes capacity planning
Toronto confirms C$2·3bn single-source order for Canadian-built metro trains
Indra signs £524m ‘global flagship’ contract to manage Transport for London’s ticketing systems
