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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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Köln places large order for tailor-made high-floor trams
GERMANY: Köln transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe has awarded Stadler a €696m contract to supply 132 tailor-made high floor light rail vehicles combining ’state-of-the-art technology with a flexible, modular design’.
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Study sets out rail’s role in net zero logistics chains
EUROPE: A study commissioned by the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has quantified the significant environmental and economic benefits of integrating rail freight into European logistics chains.
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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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