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Leo Express wins Praha – Plzeň – München train operating contract
EUROPE: The Czech Ministry of Transport has selected Leo Express for a contract to operate the Czech leg of passenger service Ex36 between Praha, Plzeň, Regensburg and München for five years from December 13 2026.
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InterRegional Călători receives Coradia Stream EMUs
ROMANIA: Railway reform authority ARF has handed over the first two six-car Coradia Stream electric multiple-units to private operator InterRegional Călători.
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Viewpoint: Rebuilding trust in British precision manufacturing is an economic imperative, not nostalgia
The assumption that sourcing rolling stock components from overseas is always cheaper and therefore better value no longer holds true, argues Andrew McClusky, Managing Director of precision surface coating specialist BEP Surface Technologies.
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56·5 km monorail line opens in Cairo
EGYPT: The 56·5 km East Nile monorail with 22 stations was opened on March 20 with a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Hydrogen companies agree traction technology collaboration
UK: Hydrogen and electric vehicle electrical system supplier Hypermotive and hydrogen traction technology company Vanguard STS have agreed to collaborate to accelerate the deployment of commercial hydrogen-powered rail vehicles and equipment.
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Houston airport peoplemover modernisation and operations contract awarded
USA: Alstom has been awarded a $437m contract to modernise and operate the Skyway automated peoplemover at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
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RENFE invites high speed train tenders
SPAIN: National train operator RENFE has called tenders for the supply of 30 high speed trainsets, with options for 10 more.
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Metrans invests in Romanian rail freight terminal
ROMANIA: Metrans has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 50% in Afluent’s Arad South Terminal, its first intermodal terminal in Romania.
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Seibu Railway to launch Vies fine dining train for ‘quality time shared with someone special’
JAPAN: Seibu Railway has announced the branding for a fine dining train which is scheduled to launch in March 2028 using a distinctive Hitachi Rail trainset.
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Train ticket changes will push corporate travellers to cars, says Business Travel Association
UK: The Business Travel Association says changes to rail ticket refund rules will penalise the ‘lowest-risk, highest-yielding customers’ and give travel management companies and corporate clients insufficient time to adapt.
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International railway organisation OTIF suspends Afghanistan’s voting rights
AFGHANISTAN: The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail has suspended Afghanistan’s voting rights over non-payment of its contributions due for 2022 and subsequent years.
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Alstom accredited as a LGBTQ+ Trailblazing Employer
UK: Alstom has been recognised as a Trailblazing Employer in Stonewall’s Proud Employers Accreditation scheme for organisations demonstrating commitment to LQBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.
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GB Railfreight CEO John Smith to step back after 25 years
UK: Freight operator GB Railfreight has announced that founder and Chief Executive John Smith is to step back from his role, and the company and its shareholder Infracapital have begun the process of appointing his replacement as part of long-standing succession planning.
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Akiem places first order for main line electric-battery Vectron locomotives
EUROPE: Akiem is the launch customer for an electric-battery bi-mode version of Siemens Mobility’s Vectron locomotive, which will be able to operate using overhead electrification where available and battery power on non-electrified sections of route.
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Engineers take advantage of emergency closure of Glasgow Central station
UK: Glasgow Central station has fully reopened following disruption caused by a major fire in an adjacent commercial building, with Network Rail having taken the opportunity of the unexpected closure of Scotland’s busiest station to undertake maintenance and renewal works that would normally have taken around 10 months to complete.
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Alcalá de Guadaíra receives first trams
SPAIN: The first two of six CAF trams for the 12 km tramway which will link Montecarmelo in Alcalá de Guadaíra with Metro de Sevilla’s Line 1 at Universidad Pablo de Olavide are delivered.
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Trenitalia increases high speed train order
ITALY: National railway FS Group’s passenger business Trenitalia has signed a €260m contract for Hitachi Rail to supply a further nine Frecciarossa high speed trainsets.
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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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AtkinsRéalis awarded £98m signalling contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded AtkinsRéalis a £98m three-year contract to upgrade signalling and telecoms under the Havant area relock and recontrol project.
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