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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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Apprentice Customer Drivers qualify ahead of Lumo’s West Coast launch
UK: The first apprentice drivers for open access operator Lumo’s London to Stirling service have completed training ahead of the launch, which is planned by July.
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SEPTA buys commuter rail coaches from Montréal
USA: Philadelphia’s SEPTA has reached a US$8·58m agreement to buy 24 commuter rail coaches from Greater Montréal regional transport authority Exo.
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Portland selects CAF USA to supply battery-equipped trams
USA: The city of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation has selected CAF USA to supply 15 battery-equipped Urbos trams.
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South Shore Line opens Monon Corridor branch
USA: Chicago inter-urban commuter railway South Shore Line opens its Monon Corridor branch from Hammond Gateway to Munster/Dyer, after inauguration ceremonies which were briefly disrupted by bad weather.
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Obstacle detection system to support cost-effective GoA4 on the København S-bane
DENMARK: Operator DSB is working on the development of a platform-based obstacle detection system that it describes as ‘one of the most pioneering elements’ in the programme to equip København’s 170 km S-bane network for GoA4 unattended operation.
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West Midlands Metro extended to Millennium Point
UK: Tram operator West Midland Metro opened the first stage of its Birmingham Eastside extension on April 5.
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Romanian railway modernisation contracts awarded
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has awarded the Asocierea TrackWorks consortium of Alstom and Terna contracts for modernisation of two sections of the Craiova – Drobeta Turnu Severin – Caransebeș route totalling 83 km.
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Australasian Railway Association organises InnoTrans 2026 delegation
INNOTRANS: The Australasian Railway Association is organising a delegation to this year’s InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, which it says will present a valuable opportunity to showcase Australia’s rail industry on the global stage.
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‘Global first’ in London tram track renewals
UK: In what supplier Sika says is a world first, contractor VolkerRail has installed polymer rail grout on a section of embedded track on the London Trams network using a machine instead of manual application.
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