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Technology: System perspective drives efficiency improvements
Measures to reduce the environmental impact and cost of urban, main line and freight railways while improving the efficiency and performance of the rail system were key foci at this year’s Conference on Modern Rolling Stock. Reinhard Christeller reports from Graz.
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More RER NG trainsets ordered for Paris Line D
FRANCE: Alstom is to supply a further 96 RER NG trainsets for use on Paris Line D.
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DirectTrainS demonstrates Dynamic Coupling technology
FRANCE: Start-up DirectTrainS reports the successful completion of the first field tests with its Dynamic Coupling system, designed to enable trains to join and split while moving.
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Prototype hydrogen shunting locomotive unveiled
ITALY: A prototype hydrogen fuel cell locomotive was unveiled by rolling stock maintenance company SITAV at the Hydrogen Expo in Piacenza.
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Hyundai Rotem shows off urban rail vehicles for three cities
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has unveiled light rail, metro and suburban rail cars for Canada, Taiwan and its home market at the RailLog Korea trade show in Busan.
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SBB Cargo International starts running via France
FRANCE: Having obtained its own safety certification for France, the Swiss national operator’s SBB Cargo France subsidiary has gained the ability to reroute trains avoid congestion and disruption on the Rhine-Alpine corridor through Germany.
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Trains return to ‘the Queen of the Pyrénées’ with plans for hydrogen traction
FRANCE: The 36 km branch from Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan to Bagnères-de-Luchon in the southwest of the country reopened for passenger services on June 22 after an 11 year closure.
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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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UGL unveils Evolution Series locomotive to haul Australian intermodal trains
AUSTRALIA: UGL has unveiled the first of the Evolution Series diesel locomotives it is producing for Pacific National at its plant in Broadmeadow in New South Wales.
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Competition & Markets Authority launches rail civil engineering review
UK: The Competition & Markets Authority has launched a market study into opportunities to improve public procurement to make the design, planning and delivery of rail and road infrastructure more cost-effective.
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Croatia: Investment brings a better railway
Croatia’s state-owned passenger operator HŽPP has bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic, with investment in new trains and improved services helping to position it to compete with new entrants after 2028, CEO Željko Ukić explains to Toma Bačić.
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Casablanca suburban rail project and freight improvements secure funding
MOROCCO: The World Bank approved a US$350m financing package on June 9 for the Greater Casablanca Mobility & Logistics Hub, which aims to improve railway infrastructure and increase rail services in the region around the city.
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GBRX to develop rail sector artificial intelligence strategy
UK: Innovation body GBRX has begun work to develop a strategic approach and understand the practical conditions required to use artifical intelligence across the rail industry.
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Duration Capital Partners makes $600m investment in short line group
USA: Duration Capital Partners has made a minority equity investment of more than $600m in Watco Companies.
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World Speed Survey 2025: China still ahead as Whoosh joins the club
Railway Gazette International’s biennial survey of the world’s fastest scheduled passenger trains finds that no less than seven countries now run trains at more than 300 km/h, but China is still the global frontrunner in the speed stakes. Jeremy Hartill investigates.
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Québec tramway early operator appointed
CANADA: Public infrastructure developer CDPQ Infra has appointed RATP Dev Canada as the early operator for the TramCité project in Québec City.
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Simulators: Football fan feature helps new entrant gain ground
Polish simulator specialist SIM Factor is now delivering its largest order of 32 simulators for UK train operator Northern, using its own hardware and software, as the manufacturer explained to Benjámin Zelki in Warszawa.
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Sevilla metro signalling maintenance contract
SPAIN: Metro de Sevilla has awarded Alstom a contract for the maintenance and upgrading of its signalling systems.
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Train’d Up management buy-out backed
UK: Chiltern Capital has backed a management buy-out of online rail and engineering apprenticeship company Train’d Up Railway Resourcing, with a debt facility provided by alternative lender ThinCats.
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