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Ningbo metro Line 7 opens with GoA4 automation
CHINA: Ningbo metro Line 7 has opened, adding 39·4 km of fully-automated line connecting the northern and southeastern districts of the city.
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Swedish predictive maintenance technology to support Drax wagon fleet
UK: Davis Wagon Services is to use Swedish company Predge’s data-driven approach to help minimise downtime and improve reliability of electricity generator Drax’s biomass wagon fleet.
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Freight: FS accelerates push into European logistics
Rebranded as FS Logistix, Italy’s state-owned rail freight business is aiming to position itself as a freight forwarder operating across the entire European logistics chain, as CEO Sabrina De Filippis tells Toma Bačić.
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Poland: Urban prosperity drives rail investment
Growing wealth across the country has led to mounting concern about car dependency and urban pollution. As a result, many Polish cities are turning to suburban rail to provide more sustainable local mobility. Michael Dreyer rounds up developments in cities outside Warszawa.
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Hungary: ETCS deployment makes slow progress
The maximum speed on two Hungarian lines has been increased to 160 km/h following the introduction of ETCS Level 2, and officials report progress with its deployment by Chinese contractors on the Budapest – Beograd corridor. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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Halle takes a leap into the future as its first Tina tram enters trial service
GERMANY: The first of 56 Stadler TINA trams ordered by Halle municipal operator HAVAG has entered trial operation on routes 1, 2 and 3.
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First Irish trainset equipped with ETCS
IRELAND: Alstom has completed the first installation and assessment body certification of ETCS onboard equipment for national railway Iarnród Éireann, on a Class 22000 diesel multiple-unit.
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World Tram Driver Championship to join Melbourne’s sporting highlights
AUSTRALIA: Melbourne has been selected to host the 2027 World Tramdriver Championship, which the Victoria state government said builds on its reputation as a leading destination for international sporting events.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Strategic partnership to supply equipment buildings
UK: Story Contracting and UB Infrastructure Ltd have entered a strategic partnership to supply modular buildings in the rail and wider infrastructure sectors.
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DSB’s first IC5 trainset arrives in Denmark
DENMARK: The first of the Alstom IC5 multiple-units order by national passenger operator DSB as part of its plans to switch to a fully-electric fleet by 2030 has arrived in Denmark for testing, with entry into service now expected from 2027.
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Small-profile Type JK trains enter service on the Berlin U-Bahn
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has put the first of its small-profile Type JK metro cars into passenger service with a ceremony at Deutsche Oper station.
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RegioJet orders battery-electric-diesel trains as the best option for partly-electrified routes
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet has signed a KC9bn contract for Škoda Group to supply 18 two-car and 16 three-car battery-electric-diesel multiple-units for use on routes that are not yet electrified.
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Greece restructures railway infrastructure manager to implement safety and efficiency improvements
GREECE: The government has restructured the way the rail infrastructure is managed, in response to the systemic failures exposed by the head-on collision between passenger and freight trains near Tempi which killed 57 people.
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Afghanistan begins construction of final phase of the Herat railway
AFGHANISTAN: The Ministry of Public Works and the Herat provincial government have formally launched construction of the final phase of the railway from Iran to the Herat industry zone and airport.
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Keolis appointed to operate Pune metro Pink Line with all-female drivers
INDIA: The Pune IT City Metro Rail Ltd consortium of Tata and Siemens which holds a 35-year PPP concession for the Pune metro Line 3 project has awarded Keolis a 10-year contract to operate the future line.
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Hydrogen-powered zero-emission multiple-unit enters passenger service in California
USA: A fuel cell powered Stadler Flirt H2 trainset has entered passenger service on Metrolink’s Arrow route, with San Bernardino County Transportation Authority saying its zero-emission multiple-unit ‘represents a bold leap forward in clean transit’.
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Universal Signalling moves into new home following funding round
UK: Universal Signalling has moved into an office in Derby, saying that with its growing headcount, material stockpile and customer base, ‘now is the right time to pin our flag on the map’.
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Train operator offers tickets with mystery departure times
UK: Great Western Railway has worked with Seatfrog to launch Secret Fares, offering savings of up to 50% on ticket prices in return for ‘mystery’ departure times.
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