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Jacobs to provide West Seattle Link Extension design services
USA: Sound Transit has appointed Jacobs to provide design and design validation services for the 6·6 km West Seattle Link Extension.
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Riga tramway extension work begins
LATVIA: Construction of a 2·2 km extension to Riga’s southeastern tram corridor along Latgales iela get underway with a groundbreaking ceremony at Višķu iela.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Rail contractor creates in-house ecology team to streamline assessments
UK: Rail infrastructure contractor QTS Group has formed an in-house ecology team, with the aim of avoiding the delays that it has experienced when outsourcing assessments to a limited pool of external consultancies.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger discussions
USA: Union Pacific Corp and Norfolk Southern Corp have confirmed that they are engaged in ‘advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination’ which would create a trans-continental network.
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Voith couplers ordered for DAC pilot project
GERMANY: The DAC4EU digital automatic coupler pilot project has commissioned Voith to supply further couplers for trials using 13 wagons and one locomotive.
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Council acquires Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation
UK: Dudley Council has acquired the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation and is now seeking an operator to manage the purpose-built rail research and development facility.
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Turkmen locos return to China for modernisation
TURKMENISTAN: CRRC Ziyang is overhauling locomotives used by national railway Demirýollary.
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Hong Kong transport operator launches lost property delivery service
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has launched a lost property delivery service in partnership with SF Express (Hong Kong) Ltd, removing the need for people to travel to the lost property office to retrieve their items.
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SNCB confirms preferred bidder for train fleet renewal contract
BELGIUM: National passenger operator SNCB has reconfirmed its selection of CAF for the AM30 contract to supply electric and battery-electric multiple-units.
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Rail supply chain welcomes investment clarity from Infrastructure Pipeline
UK: A total of 29 rail projects are included in the pipeline of major capital infrastructure schemes published by National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority.
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Amsterdam plans tram fleet replacement and autonomous operation pilot scheme
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam transport operator GVB has begun the procurement of up to 78 trams to replace vehicles which will reach the end of their service lives within the next few years.
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‘Gigabit on the tracks’ 5G rail connectivity test zone launched
GERMANY: The GINT XT programme has been launched, marking the next phase of a research and testing programme to support the roll-out of high-speed data connectivity to and from trains using 5G and related technologies.
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External shocks limit train builders’ ability to turn orders into profitable growth
INTERNATIONAL: The rolling stock manufacturing sector achieved record total revenue last year, but the ability to turn this into on-time deliveries and sustained profitable growth is increasingly constrained by external shocks.
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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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MPs launch inquiry into UK transport manufacturing
UK: The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into how the government can support transport manufacturing in the UK.
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MBTA seeks next Boston commuter train operator
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun the process of appointing the next operator of its Boston commuter rail services.
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Connecting Europe Facility expanded in post-2027 EU budget proposal
EUROPE: Rail bodies in Brussels have given a warm welcome to the provisional budget issued by the European Commission for the past-2027 period.
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South Africa: Transnet inches towards competitive future
Creation of a new infrastructure manager and the establishment of a rolling stock leasing company are key steps towards the planned restructuring of South Africa’s rail sector, but progress has been very half-hearted, reports Neil Ford.
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Netherlands referred to court over direct-award rail contract
NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has decided to refer the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the direct award of a concession for state incumbent NS to operate passenger services in 2025-33.
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