All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2021 – Page 2
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Organisations
Jaguar Transport Holdings
Shortline operator owning several lines across the USA, mostly bought from The Western Group in late-2020: Charlotte Western Railroad (CERR), NC Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVRR), KS/OK/CO Missouri Eastern Railroad (MER), MO Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR), OR Southwestern Railroad (SWRR), NM Texas & Eastern Railroad (TERR), also operated as a ...
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Shantou Metro
Single metro route under construction, serving Longhu and Jinping districts in the far east of Guangdong province. This line will link central Shantou with its mainline station east of the city centre. The metro will run south from the mainline station before turning west parallel to the Rong river, crossing ...
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ViaMobilidade
Concessionaire for several of São Paulo’s metro and suburban routes. See São Paulo network map. On August 4 2018 ViaMobilidade took over as concessionaire for metro Line 5 (lilac) for a 20-year term awarded in January 2018. It has also been selected as operator for the future Line 17 (gold) ...
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NewsGhana Railway Development Authority board appointed
GHANA: Deputy Minister for Railway Development Kwaku Asante-Boateng has inaugurated a newly board of directors at the Ghana Railway Development Authority. GRDA was formed following the Railway Act 2008 to advise the government on railway matters, create a regulatory framework with opportunities for private sector participation, ...
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In depthAfrica: Mixed fortunes in Tunis
While the first passengers are due to travel over a newly built section of the Tunisian capital’s RFR suburban network later this year, the government and its contractors are struggling to complete future phases of the programme. Christian Scasso investigates.
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Rail Business UKDfT launches rail accessibility programme
UK: The Department for Transport has announced a range of initiatives intended to remove the barriers to public transport faced by disabled people. In the rail sector, work has begin on an audit of all stations to support the development of a public database which, along ...
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Rail Business UKCambridgeshire Autonomous Metro learning to feed into updated transport strategy
UK: Research into zero-carbon transport and modal shift strategies gained through the development of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro concept is to be incorporated into an updated Local Transport Plan for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region, according to recently-elected Mayor Dr Nik Johnson.