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ČD to launch 200 km/h Pendolino operation
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD is undertaking final works to enable the maximum operating speed of its Pendolino sets to be raised from 160 km/h to 200 km/h.
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Discontinuous electrification for Rheinland-Pfalz
GERMANY: Discontinuous electrification is to be rolled out on lines in Rheinland-Pfalz to allow battery-electric multiple-units to replace diesel trains from 2026 onwards.
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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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RailSense acquires Bance
UK: Monitoring technology company RailSense has acquired maintenance equipment supplier Bance.
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California High Speed Rail Authority rebuts ‘misleading’ FRA compliance report
USA: The California High Speed Rail Authority has rejected the premise of a Federal Railroad Administration compliance report which has sought to strip the project of around $4bn in funding.
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High speed: Alto aims higher
Canada’s Toronto – Québec City passenger rail project is to be taken forward as a dedicated high speed line requiring up to 1 000 km of new alignment. However, many challenges must be overcome to make the plan a reality, as Nick Kingsley explains.
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Open access start-up signs track access contract but funding challenges remain
UK: Open access start-up co-operative Go-op has signed a track access contract and is now seeking investors to finance the launch of services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-Super-Mare in December 2026.
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Thornlie – Cockburn Line east-west link opens in Perth
AUSTRALIA: Perth’s Transperth suburban rail network has expanded with the opening of the Thornlie – Cockburn Line, providing an east-west link between the north-south Mandurah and Armadale lines.
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Train Management & Control System to be deployed in Western Australia
AUSTRALIA: 4Tel is to equip 1 276 km of track across the Nullarbor Plain between Tarcoola and Kalgoorlie with Train Management & Control System.
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Dubai Metro Blue Line construction officially launched
UAE: Construction of the Dubai Metro’s Blue Line is launched with the laying of a foundation stone in the presence of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
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British Steel awarded five-year Network Rail contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded British Steel a £500m five-year deal to supply a minimum of 337 000 tonnes of rail from its Scunthorpe steelworks.
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Coradia Stream for the Nordics ready for testing
NORWAY: The first of 55 Coradia Stream for the Nordics electric multiple-unts which state rolling stock company Norske Tog has ordered from Alstom has been delivered.
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Viewpoint: Buy tilting trains and finish Delta Junction to salvage HS2, says Gibb
UK: Procurement of a fleet of tilting trains and a focus on Birmingham – Manchester services are key to making the most the descoped High Speed 2 scheme, former Virgin Trains executive Chris Gibb tells Rail Business UK.
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FPS H Cegielski signs its first EMU order
POLAND: Lubuskie voivodship has awarded Poznań-based supplier FPS H Cegielski a 245m złoty contract for the supply of six three-car Plus electric multiple-units.
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Rubber-tyred light metro vehicle delivered for Busan’s single-track Yangsan Line
SOUTH KOREA: Woojin Industrial Systems has delivered the first of nine automated guideway transit vehicles for the Yangsan Line in Busan.
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Xi’an to Almaty tourist train launched
ASIA: A tourist train has been launched between Xi’an in China and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
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Interview: Slovakia is investing to keep pace
Reducing dependence on diesel traction and catering to growing demand for overnight trains are high on the priority list of Slovak national operator ZSSK’s Chief Executive Peter Helexa, as he explains to Toma Bačić.
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Tyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned
UK: Arup has been appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington.
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Investment firm acquires outsourced rail services company RailPros
USA: Connecticut-based private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has acquired outsourced rail services company RailPros from Court Square Capital Partners.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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