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GB Railfreight CEO John Smith to step back after 25 years
UK: Freight operator GB Railfreight has announced that founder and Chief Executive John Smith is to step back from his role, and the company and its shareholder Infracapital have begun the process of appointing his replacement as part of long-standing succession planning.
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Akiem places first order for main line electric-battery Vectron locomotives
EUROPE: Akiem is the launch customer for an electric-battery bi-mode version of Siemens Mobility’s Vectron locomotive, which will be able to operate using overhead electrification where available and battery power on non-electrified sections of route.
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Engineers take advantage of emergency closure of Glasgow Central station
UK: Glasgow Central station has fully reopened following disruption caused by a major fire in an adjacent commercial building, with Network Rail having taken the opportunity of the unexpected closure of Scotland’s busiest station to undertake maintenance and renewal works that would normally have taken around 10 months to complete.
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Alcalá de Guadaíra receives first trams
SPAIN: The first two of six CAF trams for the 12 km tramway which will link Montecarmelo in Alcalá de Guadaíra with Metro de Sevilla’s Line 1 at Universidad Pablo de Olavide are delivered.
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Trenitalia increases high speed train order
ITALY: National railway FS Group’s passenger business Trenitalia has signed a €260m contract for Hitachi Rail to supply a further nine Frecciarossa high speed trainsets.
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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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AtkinsRéalis awarded £98m signalling contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded AtkinsRéalis a £98m three-year contract to upgrade signalling and telecoms under the Havant area relock and recontrol project.
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High Speed 2 told to explore cutting speeds to reduce costs
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander has told HS2 Ltd to look at lowering the maximum speed of future train services from 360 to 320 or 300 km/h, with the aim of reducing costs and delays to the overall programme.
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Fix rail replacement provision to limit ‘do not travel’ warnings, urges CMAC
UK: Rail replacement transport specialist CMAC has issued a manifesto to improve the passenger experience when rail disruption occurs. Director Ian Jeffrey tells Rail Business UK how this could keep passengers moving amid the challenges facing both road and rail transport provision.
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Gauge-changing technology to speed up Ukraine’s cross-border rail freight
UKRAINE: The development of technology for the automatic changing of freight wagon bogies between Ukraine’s 1 520 mm broad gauge and its EU neighbours’ 1 435 mm standard gauge is included in agreements on Spanish-backed projects in Ukraine.
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Conduent integrates EMV ticketing in Italy
ITALY: Conduent Transportation has launched what it says is Italy’s first EMV (Europay, Mastercard and Visa) contactless payment system to be integrated across multiple transport operators.
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Largest-ever Subway car order planned in New York’s ‘golden age of transit investment’
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has invited proposals for its largest-ever Subway car contract, which could see more than a third of the entire fleet of 6 574 cars replaced.
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Electro-diesel train for Zagreb – Split route unveiled
CROATIA: The first of six electro-diesel multiple-units ordered by national passenger operator HŽPP for use on the Zagreb – Split route has been rolled out at Končar KEV’s Jankomir factory.
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Hitachi Rail launches next-generation ticket validator
INTERNATIONAL: Hitachi Rail unveiled its BV700 next-generation validator at the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition in London, saying the design builds on on the proven performance of the previous generation BV600 units.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Taiwan Metro Alliance meets in Singapore for the first time
ASIA: Taiwan Metro Alliance members met in Singapore for the first time to discuss joint procurement initiatives, strengthening asset life cycle management and exploring innovative approaches to grow non-fare revenue.
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Estonia to develop unified public transport ticketing data platform
ESTONIA: Travel tech company Turnit is to develop a prototype unified public transport ticketing data platform as part of a project to make sustainable travel options more attractive.
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Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
The launch of mobile and contactless ticketing and the phasing out of paper tickets from the Mexico City metro are the latest developments in an ambitious modernisation and expansion programme, as Michael Dreyer explains.
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GO Transit and UP Express operating contract extended
CANADA: Greater Toronto area transport agency Metrolinx has awarded Alstom a five-extension to its operation and maintenance contract covering GO Transit commuter rail and Union Pearson Express airport services.
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Ontario buys tracks for Northlander passenger train service
CANADA: Ontario has bought the 205 km Newmarket Subdivision between North Bay and Washago from CN as part of the provincial government’s programme to reintroduce passenger services from Toronto Union to Timmins-Porcupine.
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