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Ukrzaliznytsia orders 100 coaches including pilot next-generation vehicles
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has awarded Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works a contract to supply 100 coaches, including five new-generation vehicles with extended service life and improved features.
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West Midlands Trains nationalisation date confirmed
UK: West Midlands Trains is to transfer to the public sector on February 1 2026, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
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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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Prison rail apprenticeship programme launched to provide ‘critical sector’ skills
UK: A programme of railway engineering apprenticeships has been launched at Highpoint prison in Suffolk.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern set out plans to create the USA’s ‘first transcontinental railroad’
USA: Union Pacific has set out details of its agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern to create the USA’s first coast-to-coast transcontinental railway, with over 80 000 route-km across 43 states.
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Regulator approves additional East Coast Main Line open access services but Hull Trains to Sheffield is rejected
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has approved the launch of additional and extended services by open access operators Lumo, Grand Central and Hull Trains, but it has rejected Hull Trains’ plans to launch a service to Sheffield.
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Goldschmidt to modernise and expand road-rail vehicle production site
SWEDEN: Road-rail vehicle manufacturer Goldschmidt Sweden is to renew and expand its Osby headquarters to increase capacity, shorten delivery times and enhance customer service.
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