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Poland: Mountain link reopening reflects regional resurgence
The reopening earlier this year of a short branch line in the Sudety mountains is the latest indication of significant progress being made to enhance regional passenger services in the Dolnośląskie region of southwest Poland. Mike Bent reports.
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Siemensbahn restoration partnership agreed
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded contracts to nine companies for work on the reactivation of the disused Siemensbahn as part of the Berlin S-Bahn network.
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Inverness rail freight terminal project awarded funding
UK: The Scottish government has awarded West Fraser Ltd a Freight Facilities Grant of up to £3m towards the construction of a £11·2m rail freight terminal at its wood panel board factory at Dalcross near Inverness.
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Cubic targets smaller transport agencies with open payments on Umo
INTERNATIONAL: Cubic Transportation Systems had added open payment capabilities to its Umo Mobility payment platform, offering passengers the ability to pay for travel by tapping a contactless bank card, mobile wallet or smartwatch.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Die BR 65 von Fleischmann als finescale-Modell
Basismodell BR 65 von GFN
Pufferbohlen detailliert
finescale Räder 0,9 mm breit, Spurkranzhöhe 0,4 mm
umgearbeitete Vorläufer und Nachläufer von der Minitrix BR 03
Treibräder von der Minitrix BR 41 ...
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East Coast Main Line mobile connectivity boosted
UK: On-train mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity on the East Coast Main Line has been improved with the installation of additional phone masts between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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Akdoğan Tren Kargo places first Turkish Vectron locomotive order
TURKEY: Akdoğan Train Cargo has become the first Turkish company to order Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives, placing an order for five multi-system electric locos for use on international routes to EU destinations.
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Škoda rolls out metro train with powerful air-conditioning for Sofia’s hot summers
BULGARIA: Škoda Group has unveiled one of the trainsets it is building for the Sofia metro.
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Keolis and Etihad Rail form joint venture to operate UAE passenger train services
UAE: National railway developer and operator Etihad Rail has formed the Etihad Rail Mobility joint venture with Keolis to launch passenger train services in the UAE from 2026.
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Innovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government’s ‘reset’ of the HS2 project.
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