Canadian Pacific gets early Christmas present from Maersk

Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) will see the first vessel from vessel operator Maersk arriving into the Port of Vancouver in the first week of December instead of the original timeline of March 2021, a CP executive said Tuesday.

The Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, has said that the recently announced Union Connectivity Review should be used as an opportunity to “put right” the UK government’s neglect of Welsh railways and must address the over £2.4 billion underinvestment in Welsh rail.

Grade II listed footbridge reopens at Prudhoe station

The Grade II listed footbridge at Prudhoe station has been opened for passengers after a major project to strengthen, clean and repaint it.

RegioJet secures $US 16.9m government-backed loans

Europe

The loans, worth Koruna 255m and Koruna 120m, will be provided by Czech bank Česká Spořitelna and are 80% backed by government-owned credit provider EGAP through its Covid Plus loan scheme.

HS2 goes to market for lifts and escalators

HS2 has issued its latest invitation to tender to its supply chain, this time to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 state-of-the-art lifts and escalators for HS2’s four major new stations.

Private transport firms kept afloat using $400m of taxpayer cash

Victorian Rail News

Taxpayers have spent more than $400 million keeping the private companies who run the state’s public transport network afloat and paying for extra cleaning of trains and trams.

Trains will not be able to cross Sydney Harbour Bridge for first 10 days of January

New South Wales Rail News

The Sydney Harbour Bridge's 88-year-old rail corridor will be replaced at the start of 2021, meaning trains won't be able to cross the structure for the first 10 days of the year.

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