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Signalling and electrical control training hub opens
UK: Network Rail has opened what it says is its only facility able to offer training for all types of signalling as well as electrical control room operations.
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KTMB to operate inland port on Thai border
MALAYSIA: National railway KTMB has signed a strategic agreement for the operation and maintenance of the future Perlis Inland Port at Padang Besar on the border with Thailand.
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Rigid Overhead Catenary System ordered for Turkish tunnel
TURKEY: Electrification contractor RESA Yapi Elektromekanik has awarded Alstom a contract to supply rigid overhead catenary for a 7 km tunnel on a new alignment which will enable 200 km/h running on the route between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border.
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Egyptian loco modernisation contract signed
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has awarded Progress Rail three long-term contracts to modernise 100 AA22T diesel locomotives and provide technical services and parts support for a total of 141 locos for up to 15 years.
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CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility dies in helicopter crash
INTERNATIONAL: Agustin Escobar, CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, his wife and three children and the pilot were killed when a New York sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10.
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RIA-led partnership proposes fresh approach to station development
UK: A Stations: Engines of Communities discussion paper published by the Railway Industry Association calls for a new approach to developing small and medium-sized stations to fully realise their economic and social value.
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Kuwait railway design contract awarded
KUWAIT: Turkish engineering group Proyapı Mühendislik ve Müşavirlik has been awarded a contract to design Kuwait’s section of the planned Gulf Co-Operation Council railway corridor.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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German coalition agreement includes rail reform and electrification
GERMANY: The incoming coalition government plans to reform state-owned Deutsche Bahn, accelerate electrification schemes and continue to offer the national local transport pass.
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Hydrogen loco commercialisation in sight after successful trial
USA: Californian short line Sierra Northern Railway has completed testing of a hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive, and says its technology is suitable for widespread commercialisation ‘in the immediate future’.
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Hamburg S-Bahn ATO retrofitting contract awarded
GERMANY: S-Bahn Hamburg has awarded Alstom a contract to complete the fitting of its Class 490 electric multiple-unit fleet with ETCS and equipment for GoA2 semi-automatic train operation with a driver onboard.
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Polish intermodal hub looks to grow rail traffic as shippers bypass German network
POLAND: The Baltic Hub Container Terminal in the port of Gdańsk expects its capacity to grow to 8 million TEU per year by the mid-2030s, and it is aiming for rail to have a 36-39% share of hinterland movements by the middle of the next decade.
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States seek to emulate Virginia passenger rail expansion model
USA: The Commonwealth of Virginia is making progress with its passenger rail investment initiative, which will see the number of passenger trains operating in the state double from 2019 to 2030.
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Contactless payment deployed on commuter rail
USA: Philadelphia’s SEPTA says it is the first commuter rail operator in the USA to deploy contactless payment, which went live on its Regional Rail services on April 4.
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Level boarding included in rail innovation funding competition
UK: Innovate UK has opened the latest calls for grant funding proposals under the First of a Kind programme, which supports the demonstration of innovative technologies to give them a better chance at being deployed by railway companies.
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Tram manufacturer plans restructuring
GERMANY: A court has approved tram manufacturer HeiterBlick’s application for ‘self-administration’ as part of plan to restructure and regain its competitiveness.
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FS Group announces plans to launch London – Paris train service by 2029
EUROPE: Italian national railway FS Group has announced plans to launch a high speed train service connecting Paris and London through the Channel Tunnel by 2029.
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Expanding Italy’s high speed rail model in Europe
EUROPE: ‘Italian high speed is a successful model, and our goal is to extend it at the European level’, according to Trenitalia CEO Gianpiero Strisciuglio.
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Pilot project looks at low-altitude drones for railway inspection
CHINA: The use of low-altitude drones to enhance the efficiency of railway maintenance is to be explored by Traffic Control Technology and MTR Corp.
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Siemens Mobility breaks ground for Chippenham factory
UK: Construction of Siemens Mobility’s replacement signalling technology manufacturing, engineering and research facility in Chippenham was officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 4.
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