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Joint efforts bring rolling stock to Guinea
GUINEA: Mining company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée has taken delivery of passenger coaches and freight wagons manufactured by CRRC.
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Mumbai Metro Line 4 signalling and rolling stock contract awarded
INDIA: Mumbai Metro Regional Development Authority has awarded Larsen & Toubro and its partner Alstom the rolling stock and signalling systems contract for Mumbai Metro Line 4 (Green).
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East Midlands Railway begins digital pay-as-you go ticketing trial
UK: The first of four Department for Transport sponsored trials of GPS-based digital pay-as-you-go ticketing using smart phones rather than dedicated smartcards or contactless bank cards is now underway.
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Three prequalify for next København metro operating contract
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has prequalified three bidders from a ‘strong field of applicants’ for the next contract to operate the automated network.
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LTG Cargo Ukraine pivots to rolling stock leasing services
UKRAINE: The LTG Cargo Ukraine subsidiary of the Lithuanian national railway’s freight division is changing its business model from September, and will now focus on leasing services rather than freight forwarding.
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Live trial suggests Virtual Worksite Marker Boards could save the rail industry £23m per year
UK: The effectiveness and safety of using Virtual Worksite Marker Boards instead of physical marker boards has been successfully trialled during engineering works on the East Coast Main Line.
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Turkey launches construction of railway towards Naxçıvan
TURKEY: A groundbreaking ceremony has launched construction of the Kars – Iğdır – Aralık – Dilucu line, which will extend the rail network to the border of Azerbaijan’s Naxçıvan exclave.
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Egis awarded Riyadh monorail site supervision contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Egis has been appointed as Site Supervision Consultant for the construction of a monorail in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
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Track maintenance: Addressing the railway’s weakest link
A newly patented geopolymer technology is being deployed to repair and strengthen rail infrastructure. While the initial focus is on the transition zone, supplier Geobear sees wider potential too.
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Quest for Speed – A History of Trains from Rocket to Bullet and Beyond
BOOK REVIEW: This 256 page book by Derek Hayes provides a wide-ranging review of the advances in speed across the rail mode from the earliest rail-mounted vehicles to the present day.
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Jaguar Transport Holdings acquires Columbia Basin and Central Washington railroads
USA: Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired the Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad from the Temple family.
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Romania awards contract to electrify line to Ukrainian border
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA and the RailEC consortium of Alstom and A&S Turism Construct have signed a contract for electrification of the 30 km line from Dărmănești to the Ukrainian border.
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HS2 bridge manoeuvre reflects Birmingham approach route progress
UK: A 1 631 tonne bridge for High Speed 2 has been successfully rotated and moved into position over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham, marking significant progress on the line’s elevated alignment into 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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Edinburgh council launches consultation on tramway expansion plans
UK: City of Edinburgh Council has begun public consultation on plans to expand the tram network, seeking views on two proposed routes from Granton in the north to the BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary in the south.
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Amtrak’s first NextGen Acela high speed train enters service
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has put the first of its long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets into passenger service on the Northeast Corridor.
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