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Court rejects DB’s attempt to share Stuttgart 21 project cost overruns
GERMANY: A Baden-Württemberg court has rejected Deutsche Bahn’s appeal to share Stuttgart 21 cost overruns with project partners, leaving the railway to cover the €11bn bill alone.
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Modi inaugurates Bengaluru’s Yellow Line driverless metro
INDIA: Revenue operations have begun on Bengaluru’s first driverless metro line, after a formal inaugration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Horizon Scanning Service to highlight emerging risks to rail freight
UK: A Horizon Scanning process has been launched to help rail freight companies identify emerging and future risks to the sector, including extreme weather conditions and cyberattacks.
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ADIF awards €6m Spanish FRMCS pilot scheme contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Sistemas & Montajes Industriales a €6m contract to support pilot testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System on a metre-gauge line.
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New Taipei metro extension to Taoyuan approved
TAIWAN: The government has approved a 4 km extension of the Sanying (Light Blue) line metro in New Taipei.
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New Taipei metro extension to Taoyuan approved
TAIWAN: The government has approved a 4 km extension of the Sanying (Light Blue) line metro in New Taipei.
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Alvance takes delivery of alumina powder tank wagons
UK: Alvance British Aluminium has take delivery of 20 powder tank wagons as the latest step in a project to increase the efficiency of the transport of alumina between the port of Blyth in Northumberland and its Fort William smelter at Lochaber.
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Rolling stock sought as Mexican passenger projects progress
MEXICO: Railway regulatory agency ARTF has invited bids to supply trains for an extension of Mexico City’s Tren Suburbano network, as plans to restore inter-city services elsewhere in the country make progress.
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New Taipei: Urban rail supports low-density growth
New Taipei Metro Corp manages three urban rail lines with four more under construction in the municipality surrounding Taipei. NTMC President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki how the urban rail network has developed, and how it plans to grow in the medium term.
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Regiotram de Occidente groundbreaking ‘is symbol of a country moving on rails again’
COLOMBIA: The government has transferred the Bogotá – Facatativá railway right of way to the Cundinamarca province, enabling track renewals for the Regiotram de Occidente project.
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FTAI Infrastructure to acquire Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway for $1·05bn
USA: FTAI Infrastructure has agreed to purchase The Wheeling Corp, owner of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co, from an entity controlled by Larry Parsons for $1·05bn.
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Indian Railways plans artificial intelligence centre of excellence
INDIA: Indian Railways intends to establish a Railway AI Centre of Excellence.
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Nairobi Railway City regeneration project approved
KENYA: The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Nairobi Railway City Central Station & Public Realm Project, which aims to redevelop the existing station as a state-of-the-art multimodal transport hub and revitalise the railway corridor in the central business district.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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TfGM seeks supplier feedback on light rail asset renewal plan
UK: Transport for Greater Manchester has begun the procurement process for a multi-year light rail asset renewals contract worth up to £1·6bn.
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Amey enters US market with Long Island Rail Road contract
USA: UK-based engineering company Amey has secured its first contract in the US market, a $2·8m deal to deliver an Enterprise Asset Management Implementation System for New York MTA’s Long Island Rail Road.
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Pesa to supply more Elfs to Koleje Dolnośląskie
POLAND: Koleje Dolnośląskie has exercised an option for Pesa Bydgoszcz to supply 10 more five-car Elf EMUs.
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Local Railways devolution model paves the way for Great British Railways
UK: A Somerset & Gloucestershire Local Railway team has been formed as the latest step in an initiative to provide single management teams for regional infrastructure and local train operations in defined areas of southwest England and Wales.
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North-South Commuter Railway operating concession plan approved
PHILIPPINES: A public-private partnership contract is to be awarded for the operation and maintenance of Manila’s North-South Commuter Railway.
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