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RJ Corman to use Intramotev autonomous wagons
USA: Autonomous self-propelled wagon company Intramotev has announced a commercial agreement for its TugVolt battery-powered vehicles to be used for industrial shunting operations on RJ Corman Railroad Co’s Memphis Line.
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Zambia Railways Ltd seeks private financing to fix three broken legs
ZAMBIA: Zambia Railways Ltd is seeking US$60m from development finance institutions and the private sector to rehabilitate infrastructure, signalling and telecoms.
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Lumo reveals first glimpse of refurbished Class 222 trains as West Coast base opens
UK: FirstGroup’s open access operator Lumo hopes to order new-build battery-electric trainsets if it secures longer access rights to run its upcoming London to Stirling services.
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Train operator trials tool to optimise timetables during unplanned disruption
UK: Inter-city train operator Avanti West Coast is trialling a timetable optimisation tool developed to boost service reliability during unplanned disruption such as speed restrictions or line closures.
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Next sections of Napoli – Bari high speed line open
ITALY: Services have started on two rebuilt sections of the main line between Napoli and Bari, which is being modernised and partly realigned to enable operation at up to 250 km/h.
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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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Consortium chosen to deliver Mexican ETCS project
MEXICO: National rail and public transport agency ATTRAPI has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and local partner Sonda a contract to design and supply ETCS Level 1 as part of work to upgrade the Mexico City – Querétaro – Irapuato rail corridor to carry passenger services.
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Light rail on floating bridge connects Seattle with the Eastside
USA: A 12·8 km extension of the Link light rail 2 Line was opened on March 28, linking South Bellevue to Seattle’s International District and Chinatown.
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Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
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Leo Express leases ex-DB coaches from RENFE
EUROPE: Leo Express has reached a 15-year agreement to lease coaches from the RENFE Alquiler de Material Ferroviario rolling stock leasing subsidiary of Spanish national train operator RENFE.
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Saudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
SAUDI ARABIA: National rail operator Saudi Arabia Railways has launched a service designed to enable freight stranded in the country’s Gulf ports to be moved to the border with Jordan for onward transport by road.
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Indian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded a consortium of ADJ Engineering and its Russian partner TVEMA a Rs11bn contract to supply and operate rail defect monitoring vehicles.
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Investor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslink fleet.
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CAF to supply 30 EMUs for Beograd suburban services
SERBIA: National passenger operator Srbija Voz has awarded CAF a contract to supply 30 electric multiple-units for use on BG Voz suburban services around Beograd.
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European Sleeper overcomes the ‘crazy challenge’ to relaunch Paris - Berlin night train
EUROPE: A Paris to Berlin night train service was launched by European Sleeper on March 26, reviving a connection that had ended in December. Jérémie Anne reports from Paris Nord.
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Turnkey contract to build Beograd’s first metro line confirmed
SERBIA: Alstom has announced the securing a €915m turnkey contract to build a fully automated metro line in Beograd.
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App launched to make tram travel easier for autistic people
ITALY: The Via Blu app has been launched to help autistic people make tram journeys more independently by providing tools to reduce anxiety, uncertainty and sensory overload.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Freight operator adopts virtual training technology
UK: GB Railfreight is using Apple Vision Pro headsets and spatial computing from JigSpace to provide crew with remote training on the layout of its Stadler Class 99 locomotives ahead of their entry into service.
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Data: Standards hold key to modal integration
The development of an open data exchange toolkit is the latest sign that progress is being made on the thorny question of multimodal ticketing and journey information across rail, air and urban transport, as UIC’s Bertrand Minary explains to Nick Kingsley.
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