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    • Public urged not to trespass on the railway while work continues at Dawlish

    Members of the public are being urged to stick to the designated diversion route in place between Dawlish and Dawlish Warren after several incidents of trespassing have been reported.
    UK

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    ViaMobilidade Consortium wins 30-year São Paulo lines 8 and 9 concession

     International Rail News
    THE ViaMobilidade Consortium, comprising the CCR Group and Ruas Investimento e Participações, has won a concession to operate São Paulo Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM) lines 8-Diamond and 9-Emerald.

    Long Island Rail Road to pilot BEMUs

     USA
    METROPOLITAN Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is set to work with Alstom to test a prototype battery EMU on the 20.9km Oyster Bay branch between Mineola and Oyster Bay, the first such trial on commuter rolling stock in North America.

    HDR Shares Strategies for CIG Funding Success

     USA
    What does it take to secure federal grants for transit projects? More than $2 billion a year is dedicated to funding investments in rail, streetcar and bus rapid transit projects in the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants program. But there are more eligible projects than funding, and competition is stiff.

    ERTMS Level 2 installation on Warsaw – Gdynia line completed

     Europe
    THE installation of ETCS Level 2 and GSM-R on the 350km E65 line from Warsaw to Gdynia on the coast of the Baltic Sea has been completed following the awarding of a contract in 2012.

    Two visiting steam locomotives part of upcoming Mid Hants Railway Spring Steam Gala

     Railway Preservation
    The Mid Hants Railway has confirmed that Friday 30th April to Monday 3rd May 2021 will see the return of its Spring Steam Gala.

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