Railway Gazette
Consortium chosen to deliver Mexican ETCS project
MEXICO: National rail and public transport agency ATTRAPI has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and local partner Sonda a contract to design and supply ETCS Level 1 as part of work to upgrade the Mexico City – Querétaro – Irapuato rail corridor to carry passenger services.
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Light rail on floating bridge connects Seattle with the Eastside
USA: A 12·8 km extension of the Link light rail 2 Line was opened on March 28, linking South Bellevue to Seattle’s International District and Chinatown.
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Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
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Leo Express leases ex-DB coaches from RENFE
EUROPE: Leo Express has reached a 15-year agreement to lease coaches from the RENFE Alquiler de Material Ferroviario rolling stock leasing subsidiary of Spanish national train operator RENFE.
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Saudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
SAUDI ARABIA: National rail operator Saudi Arabia Railways has launched a service designed to enable freight stranded in the country’s Gulf ports to be moved to the border with Jordan for onward transport by road.
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Indian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded a consortium of ADJ Engineering and its Russian partner TVEMA a Rs11bn contract to supply and operate rail defect monitoring vehicles.
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Investor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslink fleet.
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CAF to supply 30 EMUs for Beograd suburban services
SERBIA: National passenger operator Srbija Voz has awarded CAF a contract to supply 30 electric multiple-units for use on BG Voz suburban services around Beograd.
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European Sleeper overcomes the ‘crazy challenge’ to relaunch Paris - Berlin night train
EUROPE: A Paris to Berlin night train service was launched by European Sleeper on March 26, reviving a connection that had ended in December. Jérémie Anne reports from Paris Nord.
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Turnkey contract to build Beograd’s first metro line confirmed
SERBIA: Alstom has announced the securing a €915m turnkey contract to build a fully automated metro line in Beograd.
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App launched to make tram travel easier for autistic people
ITALY: The Via Blu app has been launched to help autistic people make tram journeys more independently by providing tools to reduce anxiety, uncertainty and sensory overload.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Freight operator adopts virtual training technology
UK: GB Railfreight is using Apple Vision Pro headsets and spatial computing from JigSpace to provide crew with remote training on the layout of its Stadler Class 99 locomotives ahead of their entry into service.
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Data: Standards hold key to modal integration
The development of an open data exchange toolkit is the latest sign that progress is being made on the thorny question of multimodal ticketing and journey information across rail, air and urban transport, as UIC’s Bertrand Minary explains to Nick Kingsley.
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Middle East: Early planning is critical to rail project success
As ambitious railway programmes take shape across the Middle East, there is a growing need to appreciate the importance of strategic planning, which shapes performance, ensure resilience and delivers long-term value.
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Leo Express wins Praha – Plzeň – München train operating contract
EUROPE: The Czech Ministry of Transport has selected Leo Express for a contract to operate the Czech leg of passenger service Ex36 between Praha, Plzeň, Regensburg and München for five years from December 13 2026.
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InterRegional Călători receives Coradia Stream EMUs
ROMANIA: Railway reform authority ARF has handed over the first two six-car Coradia Stream electric multiple-units to private operator InterRegional Călători.
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Viewpoint: Rebuilding trust in British precision manufacturing is an economic imperative, not nostalgia
The assumption that sourcing rolling stock components from overseas is always cheaper and therefore better value no longer holds true, argues Andrew McClusky, Managing Director of precision surface coating specialist BEP Surface Technologies.
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56·5 km monorail line opens in Cairo
EGYPT: The 56·5 km East Nile monorail with 22 stations was opened on March 20 with a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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