All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2020 – Page 11
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Metro Report InternationalPanamá approves Line 2 extension
PANAMÁ: Panamá Metro approved plans for a 2 km extension of Line 2 connecting the ITSE vocational school to Tocumen Airport on February 12. The US$42·7m extension will be designed and built by the GdE Consortium of Alstom, Thales, Sofratesa, CIM and TSO, which built the 21 ...
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Rail Business UKCelebrating excellence at the Rail Business Awards
UK: Paying tribute to the innovation, dedication and hard work that characterises the UK railway and its supply chain every single day, more than 500 guests from across the rail sector came together on February 27 for the 22nd Rail Business Awards. Organised by the Railway ...
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NewsRomania ordered to recover €570m of state aid to freight operator
ROMANIA: The European Commission has ordered the government to recover €570m of state aid incompatible with EU rules which national freight operator CFR Marfă received through a debt write-off and failure to collect debts. The Commission said rail freight transport in Romania is highly competitive, with numerous ...
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NewsTX Logistik expands NiKRASA semi-trailer transport network
Source: TX Logistik HUNGARY: TX Logistik has begun using its NiKRASA system to load semi-trailers which are unsuitable for lifting by crane onto wagons at the Mahart Container Centre in Budapest. Its first shipment for a Hungarian customer was for International-Alexander and ran from Herne in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFormer FRA Administrator Feinberg appointed interim NYCT President
USA: New York MTA has appointed Sarah Feinberg as interim President of New York City Transit on February 25, following Andy Byford’s departure in January. Feinberg is an MTA board member and chair of its Transit Committee, and previously acted as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration ...
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NewsZagreb infrastructure modernisation contract signed
Source: Toma Bačić CROATIA: HŽ Infrastruktura and Swietelsky have signed a contract for modernisation of the 17·8 km Zagreb Zapadni – Savski Marof section of the Zagreb – Dobova line. This is used by 160 trains/day including Zagreb suburban services. The 27-month project will raise the maximum ...