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Masabi acquires customer information and ticketing system supplier Passenger Technology Group
UK: Global fare collection technology company Masabi has acquired Passenger Technology Group Ltd, which provides white-label mobile applications, websites and real-time information tools used by public transport authorities and operators across the country.
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Santiago metro Line 7 automated trainset unveiled
CHILE: The first of 37 five-car Metropolis AS-22-UTO automated metro trainsets that Alstom is supplying for Santiago metro Line 7 has been rolled out in Brazil.
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Aachen regional electrification gets underway
GERMANY: Work has started on electrification of the privately-owned Euregiobahn regional network serving the north and east of Aachen.
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Comment: Singapore metro ‘scandal’ shows the grass is always greener
A furore over metro reliability in Singapore has shone a light on the complex question of how railways are perceived. There is evidence that users and policymakers across the world feel railways abroad are somehow ‘better’ than their own, but as our Industry Editor Benjámin Zelki argues, that such criticism ...
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Cybersecurity powers needed to ensure Europe ‘does not lose control of its rail networks’
EUROPE: Railway supply industry association UNIFE has called on the European Commission and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity to proactively work to prevent rail networks being interfered with by ‘high-risk non-EU suppliers’.
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Catanzaro suburban line reopens after realignment and modernisation
ITALY: Services have restarted on the 950 mm gauge Catanzaro suburban railway following a closure for modernisation including partial realignment and double-tracking.
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Baku plans five-line tram network
AZERBAIJAN: Plans to develop a tram network in Baku have been announced by Deputy Minister of Digital Development & Transport Rahman Hummatov.
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Union Pacific and Wabtec sign $1·2bn loco modernisation deal
USA: Union Pacific and Wabtec have announced a ‘landmark’ $1·2bn agreement for the modernisation of the railway’s AC4400 diesel locomotives.
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Pfaffensteig Tunnel included in €2·5bn German funding package
GERMANY: The federal government has announced €1·7bn in funding for construction of the Pfaffensteig Tunnel, a key component in realising the full benefits of Stuttgart 21, as part of a €2·5bn package of rail investment.
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LNER announces Serenza branding and interior features of future CAF Class 897 trainsets
UK: LNER has selected Serenza as its name for the fleet of Class 897 inter-city trainsets it has ordered from CAF through Porterbrook, and released details of the interior look.
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Swiss Federal Council develops multimodal 2045 transport plan
SWITZERLAND: The Federal Council has adopted the key parameters for its Verkehr ’45 strategy, which is intended to inform the development of rail, road and urban transport infrastructure through to 2045.
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Trainline calls for third party ticket sellers to be able to offer ‘one-click’ Delay Repay
UK: Trainline has launched a ‘Fair Play on Delay Repay’ campaign, calling on the government to give third party ticket retailers access to systems which would enable them to offer ‘one-click’ Delay Repay for compensating passengers whose trains are late.
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Ticketing and access to secondhand rolling stock lead European Commission’s 2026 rail agenda
EUROPE: The European Commission expects to present proposals for a Directive on rail ticketing and passenger rights ‘in the next few weeks’, Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General for Mobility & Transport at DG Move told the European Rail Award in Brussels on February 2.
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RITES to support Botswana’s railway modernisation ambitions
BOTSWANA: A memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development and modernisation of transport infrastructure with a strong focus on railways has been signed by the Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure and Indian transport consultancy RITES.
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‘New rules’ see capacity, cost and reliability drive intermodal rail freight growth
EUROPE: German rail market analysis firm SCI Verkehr believes that ’intermodal rail freight transport remains a key market, but it now operates according to new rules’, according to its l;atest research.
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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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UKTram confirms board appointments
UK: Light rail industry association UKTram appointed new and returning board members at its annual general meeting on January 28.
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High speed and freight corridors announced in budget as Indian Railways capex hiked again
INDIA: Proposals for seven more high speed lines and another dedicated freight corridor were announced on February 1, when the government’s 2026-27 budget allocated record support for capital investment across the national rail network.
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DB demonstrates remote controlled S-Bahn train at München depot
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and Alstom have demonstrated the remote control of an S-Bahn trainset within a depot as part of a project to make shunting movements faster and more efficient and to reduce the distance staff need to walk.
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First phase of Beijing Tongzhou underground rail complex opens
CHINA: The first element of Beijing Tongzhou railway station has opened in the east of the capital, marking the completion of Beijing’s eight stations and two airports plan.
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