USDOT announced the expansion of the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act programme to help project sponsors reduce costs and speed the delivery of infrastructure projects, which saves taxpayer dollars and improves transportation in communities. USDOT to expand financing programme for infrastructure projects The contract, which is Go-Ahead’s fifth in Germany, runs for 12 years. Go-Ahead’s German rail company, Go-Ahead Bahn and Bus, will take on operation of six lines in the Munich area on 11 December. In exciting sustainability news, passengers in Bavaria will now benefit from a fleet of brand-new Siemens electric trains, which offer as many as 1,000 seats onboard, when Go-Ahead begins rail operations on a busy commuter network in December. Go-Ahead to deploy brand-new 1,000-seat Siemens electric trains in Bavaria Over in North America sustainability was a popular topic, with Union Pacific revealing plans to expand its fleet of rail yard maintenance and field task electric vehicles to support its net-zero emission goals.Ĭheck out more of the biggest stories from the past week below! Network Rail were also heavily featured last week, with the announcement that aerial drones and specialist trains will be used to wash leaf debris from UK main lines during the Autumn and the ORR’s publication of a report on Network Rail’s efficiency and wider financial performance for 2021-2022. The company announced the launch of a search for a manager to run its new public-private capital investment fund for innovation, as well as the opening of applications for innovative tech start-ups to join its successful Innovation Accelerator programme. There were constant breaking news developments in the rail industry throughout the past week, with HS2 being a constant fixture. Welcome to the Global Railway Review weekly news round-up.

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