THE first Alstom TGV 2N2 Euroduplex Atlantique train for the 302km Sud Europ Atlantique high-speed line was revealed to the press at Paris Montparnasse station on September 14 by French National Railways (SNCF) president Mr Guillaume Pepy and Mrs Rachel Picard, CEO of Voyages SNCF.
MALAYSIAN high-speed rail authority MyHSR Corporation and Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) confirmed on August 19 that they will launch a tender on August 22 to appoint a joint development partner (JDP) to support the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high-speed project through the design, procurement, and implementation phases.