Railway Gazette
Taskforce to study launch of direct UK – Germany trains
EUROPE: The British and German governments are to establish a joint taskforce to study the requirements for the launch of direct passenger trains services between the countries within the next 10 years.
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Voestalpine acquires Hird Rail Services
UK: Voestalpine Railway Systems has acquired insulated joint manufacturer Hird Rail Services.
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Dunkerque rail freight terminal aims to get ferry traffic onto trains
FRANCE: Dunkerque-Port has selected Modalis Group to operate a rail-road transhipment terminal which is being built to encourage modal shift from road to rail.
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Modaxo acquires Portuguese public transport software company
PORTUGAL: Technology group Modaxo has acquired pubic transport resource scheduling, management and dispatching software company Sistemas Cognitivos.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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National freight locomotive ETCS fitment programme begins
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun installing Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment on a GB Railfreight Class 66 locomotive under the National Freight ETCS Programme.
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Ontario Northlander station contract awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario has awarded EllisDon a contract to build the station in Timmins which will be the northern terminus of the reinstated Northlander passenger train service from Toronto.
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Orders adjusted to include more day and fewer night trains
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have amended contracts for the supply of new passenger stock, increasing the number of day trains on order and reducing the number of night trains.
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Domestic rail innovation on show at Chinese trade fairs
CHINA: An array of domestically-produced rail technology was shown at two major trade fairs held in Beijing in July, including the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail.
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Terrapinn to launch UK Rail trade show next year
UK: Events organiser Terrapinn has announced plans to launch a trade show and conference branded UK Rail at Birmingham’s NEC next year.
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EU funding for Ukrainian standard gauge rail link
UKRAINE: Construction of a 75 km standard gauge rail link from the Polish border to the city of Lviv is among the projects selected for a share of the latest round of EU Connecting Europe Facility funding.
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Libyan railway construction could restart
LIBYA: China Civil Engineering Construction Corp and Libyan Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding which could see work resume on the stalled national railway project.
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Pyongyang metro stations remodelled
NORTH KOREA: Several stations on the Pyongyang metro have been renovated as part of a programme to ’add beauty to the capital’, according to officials.
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Container wagons modified for agricultural loads
EUROPE: Slovakian wagon manufacturer ŽOS Trnava has modified 40 Lgs container wagons to carry bulk agricultural goods.
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Arriva places first order for Škoda 200 km/h long-distance EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: Arriva has awarded Škoda Group a contract to supply a new design of 200 km/h low-floor electric multiple-unit for long-distance services.
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Ukrainian Railways to order next-generation coaches
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia is planning to order a new generation of coaches offering greater comfort, longer intervals between overhauls and a longer service life.
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Indian Railways launches one-stop passenger app
INDIA: Indian Railways has launched RailOne, an all-in-one ‘super app’ covering passenger service functions which had been split across different smartphone platforms..
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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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First battery train enters service under plans for Denmark’s greenest railway
DENMARK: Local railway operator Midtjyske Jernbaner has put its first battery multiple-unit into service as part of its ambition to become Denmark’s ‘greenest railway’.
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Canada: GO Transit grapples with fleet uncertainty
Ontario transport authority Metrolinx is adopting an iterative approach to modernising its commuter rail fleet as the scope of the GO Expansion programme continues to evolve. Nick Kingsley reports from Toronto.
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