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    • Firmly in control of the MTA despite his own claims, Cuomo forces emergency L train board meeting

    Andrew Cuomo, seen here in charge of the MTA, has required an emergency Board Meeting to review his L train plans.
    USA

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    Wheelchair ramp on test

     UK
    Greater Anglia has worked with design consultancy Trainways and manufacturer Portaramp to test a prototype wheelchair ramp, ahead of the entry into service of its new fleets of Bombardier Transportation and Stadler trainsets.

    Stagecoach BYD ADL Electrics for Guildford

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    Stagecoach has launched nine new BYD ADL Enviro200EVs on its Guildford Park & Ride service.

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    Following contentious Board meeting, MTA officials strongly suggest L train plan a done deal

     USA
    WSP presented its new plans for the L train work during a special session of the MTA Board on Tuesday. The MTA later said it planned to move ahead with this work despite no Board approval yet.

    Portuguese government presents 2030 Rail Investment Plan

     Europe
    The Portuguese government is presented 2030 infrastructure investment plan to the national parliament. It consists of nineteen rail projects at a total budget of 4.1 billion Euros.

    Poland upgrades border facilities to handle Eurasian freight boom

     Europe
    Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has called tenders for the design of a planned upgrade of freight facilities at Terespol, on the Polish side of the border with Belarus at Brest on the Moscow – Minsk – Warszawa – Berlin corridor.

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