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Y’all aboard as Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service launches
USA: Amtrak launches the twice-daily Mardi Gras Service along the Gulf Coast between Mobile and New Orleans.
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Stadler orders Rolls-Royce engines for 200 km/h Saudi Arabian trainsets
SAUDI ARABIA: Stadler has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to supply 50 MTU Series 4000 diesel engines for use on 200 km/h inter-city trainsets it is to build for Saudi Arabia Railways’ Dammam – Riyadh route.
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High speed: Investing to meet demand
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp is investing in technology to manage surging demand while it awaits the arrival of more trains. THSRC’s Vice-President for Investor Relations Elaine Tsou explains the plans to Benjámin Zelki.
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Rolling stock company formed to facilitate competition in the Finnish passenger market
FINLAND: Rolling stock owning company Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto has been created to facilitate government plans to tender the operation of publicly-funded passenger rail services.
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Škoda ForCity Plus 47T trams enter service in Cottbus
GERMANY: ForCity Plus 47T trams supplied by Škoda Group officially entered passenger service in Cottbus on August 15.
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Northstar commuter rail service to be replaced by buses as ridership fails to recover
USA: The Northstar commuter rail service from Big Lake into Minneapolis is to be replaced by buses after riders failed to return following the pandemic.
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Pesa tram order to provide Kraków with fully low-floor fleet
POLAND: City transport operator MPK Kraków has awarded Pesa Bydgoszcz a firm contract to supply 30 Twist 3.0 trams, which Mayor Aleksander Miszalski said would be ‘a huge step towards accessibility and comfort’ for all residents.
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Polish infrastructure manager to automate track inspection
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded GRAW a contract to supply inspection vehicles and software that would enable manual track inspections to be replaced by safer and more efficient automated processes.
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Automated wheel inspection robot aims to reduce time and cost
GERMANY: Non-destructive test company Waygate Technologies has launched a fully automated ultrasonic wheelset testing system.
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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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Pioneering tunnel strengthening technique could reduce costs
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail says a strengthening and waterproofing process used on the 175-year old Blackheath Tunnel in southeast London is believed to be ‘the first of its kind in the UK and potentially the world’.
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