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Bratislava tram extension to Petržalka opens
SLOVAKIA: The opening of an extension of the Bratislava tram network from Jungmannova to Južné Mesto in Petržalka has improved public transport connections to the city’s largest housing estate.
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MPs publish guidance on diversity and inclusion in transport
UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport has issued guidance on fostering a more inclusive work environment on transport construction sites.
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Freight tracking tool provides ocean to rail visibility
USA: A tool combining GPS vessel tracking, AI-driven predictions and centralised reporting from over 41 shipping lines and 600 railways is being used to improve the accuracy of arrival time estimates by up to 75%.
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Pesa delivers modernised coaches to PKP Intercity
POLAND: Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki has delivered the first eight of 24 Type 152A coaches which it is modernising for PKP Intercity under a 150m złoty contract.
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Transport for London taps into start-ups’ emerging technologies
UK: Transport for London has appointed Plexal as Innovation Operation Supplier under a multi-year partnership which aims to equip its innovation team with insights and resources to drive the development and adoption of new technologies from start-ups.
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Chinese company to electrify Iranian railway to boost freight capacity
IRAN: A Chinese company will electrify 1 000 km of Iran’s strategic east-west corridor connecting the Turkmenistan and Turkey borders, with partial double-tracking to triple freight capacity to 15 million tonnes annually.
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Comsa awarded €41m Madrid depot construction contract
SPAIN: Comsa has been awarded a €41m contract to expand national operator’s RENFE depot in the Madrid suburb of Fuencarral.
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First Amtrak Airo push-pull trainset leaves the factory
USA: The first of Amtrak’s Airo push-pull trainsets has left Siemens Mobility’s Sacramento factory for testing at Pueblo in Colorado.
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Two bids to supply PKP Intercity double-deck trains
POLAND: PKP Intercity has received two bids for a contract to supply 200 km/h double-deck electric multiple-units.
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Network Rail announces Jeremy Westlake as next Chief Executive
UK: Network Rail has announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Westlake as its next Chief Executive, who will oversee the amalgamation with Great British Railways.
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Jacobs to provide West Seattle Link Extension design services
USA: Sound Transit has appointed Jacobs to provide design and design validation services for the 6·6 km West Seattle Link Extension.
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Riga tramway extension work begins
LATVIA: Construction of a 2·2 km extension to Riga’s southeastern tram corridor along Latgales iela get underway with a groundbreaking ceremony at Višķu iela.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Rail contractor creates in-house ecology team to streamline assessments
UK: Rail infrastructure contractor QTS Group has formed an in-house ecology team, with the aim of avoiding the delays that it has experienced when outsourcing assessments to a limited pool of external consultancies.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger discussions
USA: Union Pacific Corp and Norfolk Southern Corp have confirmed that they are engaged in ‘advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination’ which would create a trans-continental network.
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Voith couplers ordered for DAC pilot project
GERMANY: The DAC4EU digital automatic coupler pilot project has commissioned Voith to supply further couplers for trials using 13 wagons and one locomotive.
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Council acquires Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation
UK: Dudley Council has acquired the Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation and is now seeking an operator to manage the purpose-built rail research and development facility.
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Turkmen locos return to China for modernisation
TURKMENISTAN: CRRC Ziyang is overhauling locomotives used by national railway Demirýollary.
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Hong Kong transport operator launches lost property delivery service
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has launched a lost property delivery service in partnership with SF Express (Hong Kong) Ltd, removing the need for people to travel to the lost property office to retrieve their items.
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