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Construction starts on Casablanca Sud interchange as King launches suburban rail programme
MOROCCO: King Mohammed VI has launched construction of Casablanca Sud interchange station, initiating a 20bn dirham programme to create a comprehensive suburban rail network serving the city by 2030.
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High speed line concessionaire appoints Mott MacDonald as asset management and climate adaptation partner
UK: London to the Channel Tunnel high speed line concessionaire London St Pancras Highspeed has appointed Mott MacDonald as sole strategic partner under a three-year Sustainable Asset Management Framework.
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Californian electric train operator to be paid for regenerated power
USA: Californian commuter operator Caltrain is to be paid for the power its electric trains return to the grid, after regenerative braking was classified as a renewable generation facility.
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Agreement reached to provide dedicated tracks for Toronto – Kitchener passenger trains
CANADA: The Ontario government has reached an agreement-in-principle to purchase land from freight railway CN to enable it to construct dedicated tracks for GO passenger train services on the route between Toronto and Kitchener.
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Construction of Rotterdam rail freight yard begins
NETHERLANDS: The Port of Rotterdam Authority, railway infrastructure manager ProRail and contractor Swietelsky Rail Benelux have begun construction of a yard to facilitate the growth of container traffic from the Maasvlakte area of the port.
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Nigerian gas-powered rail freight plans under development
NIGERIA: Traxport Rail Services is developing plans to use modern gas-fuelled locomotives and advanced operations management tools to launch open access freight trains transporting LNG in the rail corridor linking the southern port of Lagos with the northern industrial city of Kano.
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Low floors meet high speeds as DB unveils ICE L fleet
GERMANY: DB and manufacturer Talgo has unveiled an ICE L inter-city trainset at Berlin Ostbahnhof, saying the fleet would set standards for accessibility and family friendliness.
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MAPNA to supply 60 light rail vehicles for Mashhad Line 1
IRAN: Mapna Group’s rolling stock business Wagon Pars has won a contract to supply 60 light rail vehicles for Mashhad Urban Railway’s light metro Line 1.
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More than 200 people attend CIRO’s first in-person Rail Ops conference
UK: More than 200 members attended the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators’ fifth Rail Ops conference, the first of the annual learning, discussion and networking events to be held in-person.
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Infrastructure: Embracing nature can enhance rail’s soft resilience
The International Union of Railways is urging more railways to adopt Nature-based Solutions as a means to enhance the resilience of infrastructure in an era when both the natural world and man-made assets are under severe pressure from climate change.
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Baltic States: Tight timeline sparks Rail Baltica rethink
Facing increasing pressure on both cost and deliverability grounds, the Rail Baltica project to build a standard gauge spine through the Baltic States is now to be delivered in two phases. Toma Bačić explains.
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Infrastructure: Composite sleepers make a comeback
Norfolk Southern is among the US railroads looking afresh at the latest iteration of the composite sleeper. Greg Janson, President of supplier Triton Ties, explains to Nick Kingsley how a combination of recycled plastic and glass fibre material can offer durability and environmental gains compared to using wooden or concrete ...
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Melbourne’s first G Class tram arrives at purpose-built depot
AUSTRALIA: Victoria’s Minister for Public & Active Transport Gabrielle Williams has officially opened the depot in Melbourne where Alstom will maintain 100 G Glass trams which it is supplying for the world’s largest tram network.
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Battery shunters deployed at Gabonese mine
GABON: Windhoff has supplied five battery-powered TeleTrac RW100AEM shunters and a cable drum wagon to Comilog’s manganese mine at Moanda, where they move trains of up to 130 wagons.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Network Rail launches weather learning programme for rail staff
UK: Network Rail and the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators have launched a weather learning programme, which is to strengthen meteorological knowledge among operational and other staff to enable more confident and informed decision-making during adverse weather conditions.
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‘Unilateral’ Gotthard Base Tunnel safety changes still threaten European rail freight, trade bodies warn
SWITZERLAND: Wagon owners remain concerned about changes to the rules governing freight trains passing through the Gotthard Base Tunnel. They say these have been imposed unilaterally by the Swiss authorities and pose a risk to the viability of pan-European rail freight.
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Everyone onboard to finance US$800m 'electric centipede' tram-train project
COSTA RICA: An international financing package has been agreed to fully-fund the US$800m launch of two electrified tram-train routes in the San José metropolitan area.
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National rail clock design with circulating split double arrow launched
UK: The first national railway clock design since British Rail’s 1974 design manual has been unveiled in physical and digital forms.
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