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    • Is Covid-19 a Threat to Public Transit? Only in the US

    Jake Blumgart has a must-read in CityMonitor pointing out that in most wealthy countries, Covid-19 has raised few doubts about the future of public transit, nor have there been significant threats to funding.
    Coronavirus Transport News

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    Queensland Rail locomotoive 2471, Ipswich Queensland.
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    Thameslink Class 387 Unit 387110, Mill Hill, 19th. May 2015.

    A fresh approach to depot safety

     UK
    FirstClass Safety & Control, the Essex-based safety control system specialist, which was created following a management buyout of the safety control division of Beck & Pollitzer back in 2017, has been supplying safety control systems for over 20 years.

    When Adobe Stopped Flash Content From Running It Also Stopped A Chinese Railroad

     Asian Rail News
    Adobe’s Flash, the web browser plug-in that powered so very many crappy games, confusing interfaces, and animated icons of the early web like Homestar Runner is now finally gone, after a long, slow, protracted death.

    ‘Modern, efficient and sustainable’ trains arrive in Costa Rica

     International Rail News
    National railway Incofer has taken delivery of eight diesel multiple-units for use on commuter services around the capital San José.

    MRS and FCA concessions next in extensions queue

     International Rail News
    Proposals for a 30-year extension of MRS Logística’s concession to operate freight services on a 1 674 km network serving the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo are due to be submitted to the Federal Audit Court in April. The current concession expires on November ...

    Alstom Citadis X05 trams arrive in Taiwan

     Tram and Light Rail News
    Alstom has announced that the Citadis X05 trams have entered into service in Kaohsiung City in Taiwan, on the South Circular Light Rail line.

    Tyne & Wear Metro line closure for 14 days in February

     UK
    Next month, work on the Tyne & Wear Metro will begin and close the busiest lines through the centre of Newcastle and Gateshead for 2 consecutive weeks.

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    London North Eastern Railway completes Doncaster station transformation8 hours ago in UK

    New COVID train timetable coming for Cleethorpes, Sheffield, Doncaster and Manchester passengers9 hours ago in UK

    Denmark, Luxembourg & Netherlands Lead the Way on Emission-free Buses10 hours ago in Bus Transport News

    Storm Christoph: Aberystwyth to Machynlleth line and Blaenau Ffestiniog line closed due to flooding11 hours ago in UK

    Vossloh Cogifer Australia awarded $80m Inland Rail turnout manufacture contract12 hours ago in Inland Rail Project

    Inland Rail manufacturing contract a win for regional Victoria13 hours ago in Inland Rail Project

    New contracts and construction shortlists see METRONET progressing14 hours ago in Western Australian Rail News

    Hungary arrival for first Stadler Citylink tram after journey from Valencia to Szentes15 hours ago in Tram and Light Rail News

    Impairment charge flattens Union Pacific’s Q4 profit gains16 hours ago in USA

    Commentary: Rail freight real-time, all-the-time inventory visibility17 hours ago in USA

    £413,000 project to begin next week to protect Sherburn in Elmet station18 hours ago in UK

    WATCH: Tractor driver caught dumping ‘thousands of litres of water’ at Hartford railway station19 hours ago in UK

    Melbourne's 2021 Art Trams will be designed entirely by First Nations artists20 hours ago in Yarra Trams

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