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Keele University to provide CIRO’s Railway Operations Management programme
UK: Keele University is to develop and deliver the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators’ Railway Operations Management programme, which includes the Certificate, Diploma and BSc in Railway Operations Management.
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Vossloh to supply high speed rail grinding train to China
CHINA: Vossloh has won an order to supply a HSG-2 high speed grinding train which will be used for preventive maintenance to ensure high availability and long-term operational reliability on the growing high speed rail network.
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Bridges to the future: Brest opens second tram line
FRANCE: Revenue services have started on Brest’s 5·1 km tram Line B between Gare Gambetta and Hôpital Cavale.
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Agentic AI, accessibility and appetite for risk on minds of young rail innovators
UK: Agentic AI, accessibility and risk appetite were key themes at the inaugural Young Rail Professionals Innovation Conference. Nick Kingsley reports.
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Collaboration to offer mission-critical rail communications with a pathway to FRMCS
ASIA: Taiwanese mission-critical networking company Nexcom and Japanese 5G industrial communications supplier Hytec Inter are collaborating to offer rail operators uninterrupted connectivity across telecoms networks.
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Luxembourg modernises on-train ticket sales
LUXEMBOURG: Bixolon has supplied SPP-R310 Bluetooth-enabled mobile printers to support national railway CFL’s transition to a smartphone-based platform.
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Alstom awarded Paris metro Line 8 CBTC contracts
FRANCE: Alstom is to supply its I-CBTC onboard communication-based train control equipment as part of the resignalling of Paris metro Line 8.
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Ticket validators go live at NI Railways stations
UK: Platform validators are now live in the latest milestone in Translink NI Railways’ Future Ticketing System programme.
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Lausanne trams unveiled ahead of T1 opening
SWITZERLAND: The first two trams for the future Lausanne tramway have been unveiled, enabling the start of testing ahead of the opening which is planned for later this year.
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SJ awarded Västtågen passenger train operating contract
SWEDEN: Current operator SJ has been selected for the next contract to operate Västtågen regional passenger train services around Göteborg for 11 years from December 12 2027.
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Sagami Railway unveils sea-creature inspired Series 13000 EMU
JAPAN: Sagami Railway has unveiled its Series 13000 electric multiple-unit, which has front ends inspired by sea creatures moving powerfully forward through water.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Micro Layout „Gorse Valley“ – Teil 11: Bodenbelag und Zaun
Hallo zusammen,
Nun kommen wir zum Kern der Winterdarstellung im Gorse Valley – dem Bodenbelag. Hier kommt es auf Texturen und Farben an, damit die Wirkung stimmig ist. Ich habe hier zum ersten Mal auch einen Airbrush für die nachträgliche Ein...
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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Riyadh metro celebrated its first year of operation on December 1 last year, and the city is now moving forward with planned expansion towards the fast-growing western suburbs, along with high speed rail links to satellite towns. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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Micro Layout „Gorse Valley“ – Teil 10: Hintergrund
Hallo zusammen,
spätestens jetzt wird es im Projekt „Gorse Valley“ wichtig, sich mit dem Hintergrund zu beschäftigen. Denn die Kontur der zukünftigen Vegetation, aber vor allem auch die Farbtöne der Bodenflächen, sollten zum Hintergrund p...
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Morocco: World Cup deadline brings a clear sight of goal
The decision to name Morocco as co-host of the 2030 men’s FIFA World Cup is acting as a catalyst for a major expansion of its rail provision. Christian Scasso rounds up the plans.
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Polish region orders Stadler trains because residents ‘love rail travel’
POLAND: Wielkopolskie voivodship has awarded Stadler a contract to supply Flirt electric multiple-units, with the Marshal’s office saying the trainsets are needed because residents have come to love rail travel.
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Next operator appointed to run Dublin’s Luas trams
IRELAND: KeolisAmey has been awarded the next contract to operate and maintain the Luas tram network in Dublin, succeeding Transdev.
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Łódź high speed rail tunnel signalling contract awarded
POLAND: General contractor Porr has awarded Alstom a contract to design and supply signalling systems for the 4·6 km tunnel which it is to build under the city of Łódź as part of the Port Polksa programme.
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ÖBB orders more battery trains to cut diesel consumption
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways is expecting to save around 500 000 litres of diesel a year after it takes delivery of a further seven Stadler Flirt Akku Cityjet battery-electric multiple-units.
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