Railway Gazette
Ticketing: Mobile and contactless payment expand in Mexico City
The launch of mobile and contactless ticketing and the phasing out of paper tickets from the Mexico City metro are the latest developments in an ambitious modernisation and expansion programme, as Michael Dreyer explains.
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GO Transit and UP Express operating contract extended
CANADA: Greater Toronto area transport agency Metrolinx has awarded Alstom a five-extension to its operation and maintenance contract covering GO Transit commuter rail and Union Pearson Express airport services.
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Ontario buys tracks for Northlander passenger train service
CANADA: Ontario has bought the 205 km Newmarket Subdivision between North Bay and Washago from CN as part of the provincial government’s programme to reintroduce passenger services from Toronto Union to Timmins-Porcupine.
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GoVolta launches to make international rail travel ‘affordable, comfortable and accessible to everyone’
EUROPE: GoVolta has launched low-cost passenger services from Amsterdam to Berlin and Hamburg as the first steps in its ambitious plan to make international rail travel more accessible as an alternative to short and medium-haul flights and car journeys.
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AI booking tool shows that travel demand from disabled passengers is higher than thought
UK: Software developer Transreport says that the market for travel by disabled and older people is higher than had previously been thought, as until now data has reflected ease of access to the booking system rather than the underlying demand.
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First phase of München Westtangente tram route inaugurated
GERMANY: The first section of München’s western orbital tram corridor is inaugurated, closing a gap in a network that had been focused on radial routes to and from the city centre.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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East Midlands Railway expands Secret Fare discounts
UK: East Midlands Railway has expanded the Secret Fare scheme operated in partnership with Seatfrog, which offers savings of up to 50% in exchange for being flexible with departure times.
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ScotRail confirms Class 222 leasing deal to enable withdrawal of HSTs
UK: ScotRail has confirmed a deal to lease 22 five-car Bombardier Transportation Class 222 inter-city DMUs from Beacon to enable the replacement of its ageing High Speed Train fleet.
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Light at the end of the tunnel in HS2’s Euston saga
UK: The launch of a second TBM to drive from Old Oak Common towards Euston offers renewed hope that High Speed 2 will eventually reach its long-planned London terminus. Chris Howe reports.
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Baltic passenger operators launch joint procurement of Rail Baltica regional trains
EUROPE: The national passenger train operators of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have launched a joint procurement of 200 km/h electric multiple-units to provide regional services on the future Rail Baltica standard gauge line.
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Trenitalia secures depot site to house French and cross-Channel Frecciarossa fleets
EUROPE: Trenitalia has reached an agreement for a depot in Paris which would be the base for trainsets used on routes in France and for planned services through the Channel Tunnel to London.
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Nigerian rail freight new entrant granted provisional rail operating licence
NIGERIA: Aspiring new entrant to the rail freight market Traxport Rail Services Ltd has announced the granting of a provisional rail operating and track access licence by state incumbent Nigerian Railway Corp.
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Transdev wins Montréal commuter rail operating contract
CANADA: Greater Montréal regional transport authority Exo has awarded Transdev the next contract to operate commuter rail services.
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CBTC goes live on Philadelphia interurban tramway
USA: Communications-based train control technology has been deployed on the Media-Sharon Hill interurban light rail network in Philadelphia.
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Railcard validation to be trialled
UK: A scheme to check that Railcards are being used properly is to be trialled this year, the Department for Transport has announced.
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Consolidated Delay Repay service to include third-party rail ticket retailers
UK: Passengers will in future be able to claim compensation for late trains directly through the third-party retailers who sold their ticket, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
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Satellites help provide high-level estimates to lower railway electrification costs
UK: Electrification technology specialist Furrer+Frey has developed the Lineform.AI tool which uses data from an array of datasets as well as Airbus satellites to produce options for electrification with high-level cost estimates as well as embodied carbon data.
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SNCF Réseau reaches network access agreement with high speed new entrant
FRANCE: Prospective high speed operator Le Train has finalised two framework agreements with SNCF Réseau covering access to the high speed network.
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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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