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Indian Railways launches one-stop passenger app
INDIA: Indian Railways has launched RailOne, an all-in-one ‘super app’ covering passenger service functions which had been split across different smartphone platforms..
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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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First battery train enters service under plans for Denmark’s greenest railway
DENMARK: Local railway operator Midtjyske Jernbaner has put its first battery multiple-unit into service as part of its ambition to become Denmark’s ‘greenest railway’.
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Canada: GO Transit grapples with fleet uncertainty
Ontario transport authority Metrolinx is adopting an iterative approach to modernising its commuter rail fleet as the scope of the GO Expansion programme continues to evolve. Nick Kingsley reports from Toronto.
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Electrification pause shows a lack of whole system thinking, rail industry groups say
UK: Rail industry groups have expressed disappointment at the decision to pause the Midland Main Line electrification programme.
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Dublin metro procurement to begin this year
IRELAND: Details of the Metrolink project to build a high-capacity driverless metro line in Dublin are to be presented to potential contractors by Transport Infrastructure Ireland.
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US backs Philippines freight railway project
PHILIPPINES: The US Trade & Development Agency is to fund technical assistance to develop the planned 212 km Subic Bay – Clark – Manila – Batangas railway, which would connect three of the Philippines’ most important ports.
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Japanese railways invest in flying car company
JAPAN: Four railway companies are now working with lightweight electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft developer SkyDrive.
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Spencer Group completes three-year depot expansion project
UK: Spencer Group has completed a three-year project for West Midlands Trains to extend and improve facilities at Tyseley depot in Birmingham.
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