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Metrolink Van Nuys station inauguration (Photo: David Lustig)

Metrolink marks $32m modernisation of Van Nuys station

2020-01-17T16:47:00+00:00

USA: California commuter operator Metrolink has held a ceremony to mark the $32m rebuilding of Van Nuys station in Los Angeles under a two-year project which is nearing completion.

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Farandou reshapes SNCF leadership team

2020-01-17T10:55:00+00:00

FRANCE: A new management structure for the ‘unified’ SNCF group was unveiled by President & CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou on January 16, following the first board meeting of the national railway group since the 2018 reforms came into effect on January 1.

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Malmö – Köln suggested as first route for a network of night trains

2020-01-16T17:16:00+00:00

EUROPE: Swedish transport agency Trafikverket has suggested that Malmö – Köln could be the first route to be launched as part of a proposed network of overnight trains connecting Sweden with other European countries, and that a start data as early as 2022-23 could be possible.

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Greater Anglia’s first Class 720 commuter EMU delivered for testing

2020-01-16T13:50:00+00:00

UK: The first of the Class 720 Aventra electric multiple-units which Bombardier Transportation’s Derby factory is supplying for Greater Anglia’s London commuter services has been delivered to Ilford depot ahead of testing.

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Barcelona – Valencia trains accelerated as Vandellòs cut-off opens

2020-01-16T09:43:00+00:00

SPAIN: Commercial services began using a 46·5 km cut-off between Camp de Tarragona and Vandellòs on January 13, when ADIF completed a further section of upgrading on the Barcelona – Valencia Mediterranean Corridor.

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Czech region orders its own EMU fleet

2020-01-16T09:00:00+00:00

CZECH REPUBLIC: Jihomoravský has become the first regional authority to order its own rolling stock, placing a contract for Škoda Transportation to supply 37 RegioPanter low-floor 160 km/h electric multiple-units between spring 2021 and the end of 2022.

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