Europe – Page 22
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Metro Report InternationalHigh speed rail grinding on the Stockholm metro
SWEDEN: Stockholm metro maintenance contractor Strukton Rail has awarded Vossloh a subcontract to use a High Speed Grinding machine to remove corrugations, slip waves and other signs of rail wear.
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NewsAgreement secures future of Stadler’s Berlin plant
GERMANY: Stadler says the future of its Berlin plant has been secured through a collective labour agreement between management, employees and trade union IG Metall.
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Metro Report InternationalSystra to support Stockholm driverless metro project
SWEDEN: Systra has been awarded its first major metro contract in Stockholm, supporting the control system and rolling stock elements of the 8 km GoA4 driverless Yellow Line from Fridhemsplan to Älvsjo. Construction is due to start in 2025. Trains will be just 75 m long, but more frequent, reducing waiting times.
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NewsAlbanian railway enhancement financing agreement
ALBANIA: The European Investment Bank has signed a €90·5m financial package to support the €121m modernisation of the line running south from Durrës to Rrogozhina.
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NewsUNIFE calls for research funding to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one’
EUROPE: Supply industry association UNIFE has called for the EU budget to include a dedicated €3bn rail research programme as the successor to the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, saying this would help to ’keep the European rail supply industry number one in the world, amid the ...
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NewsNarrow gauge hybrid train order confirmed
FRANCE: Stadler has signed a contract to supply eight customised diesel-battery hybrid multiple-units for the narrow gauge Nice – Digne line operated by Chemins de Fer de Provence.
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NewsŁódź high speed rail tunnel contract awarded
POLAND: A consortium led by Porr has been awarded the 1·76bn złoty contract to build the high speed rail tunnel under Łódź as part of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny programme.
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NewsGreenbrier to close Romanian wagon factory
ROMANIA: Greenbrier is to close its Arad wagon factory, and concentrate production at its Caracal and Drobeta-Turnu Severin sites.
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NewsFerrovie della Calabria orders custom DMUs
ITALY: Ferrovie della Calabria has ordered three custom-made 950 mm gauge diesel-electric multiple-units from Stadler.
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Metro Report InternationalMadrid and Delhi metros join forces to study urban freight shipments
INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could be used for urban parcel distribution.
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NewsGerman coalition agreement includes rail reform and electrification
GERMANY: The incoming coalition government plans to reform state-owned Deutsche Bahn, accelerate electrification schemes and continue to offer the national local transport pass.
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NewsPolish intermodal hub looks to grow rail traffic as shippers bypass German network
POLAND: The Baltic Hub Container Terminal in the port of Gdańsk expects its capacity to grow to 8 million TEU per year by the mid-2030s, and it is aiming for rail to have a 36-39% share of hinterland movements by the middle of the next decade. ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn ATO retrofitting contract awarded
GERMANY: S-Bahn Hamburg has awarded Alstom a contract to complete the fitting of its Class 490 electric multiple-unit fleet with ETCS and equipment for GoA2 semi-automatic train operation with a driver onboard. The €60m contract announced on April 10 covers the retrofitting of 82 three-car EMUs ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro project approved to keep København as an attractive city for everyone
DENMARK: Construction of København metro Line M5 has been approved as part of a wider agreement for the development of the artificial island of Lynetteholm as a new urban district.
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Metro Report InternationalTram manufacturer plans restructuring
GERMANY: A court has approved tram manufacturer HeiterBlick’s application for ‘self-administration’ as part of plan to restructure and regain its competitiveness.
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NewsFS Group announces plans to launch London – Paris train service by 2029
EUROPE: Italian national railway FS Group has announced plans to launch a high speed train service connecting Paris and London through the Channel Tunnel by 2029.
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Metro Report InternationalKraków agrees 90-tram framework contract
POLAND: Kraków city council signed a 1·8bn złoty framework contract with Pesa Bydgoszcz for the supply of 90 Twist 3.0 light rail vehicles on April 3. The agreement has been made based on three lots of tendering, covering: 30 bidirectional trams 32 to 34 m ...
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NewsExpanding Italy’s high speed rail model in Europe
EUROPE: ‘Italian high speed is a successful model, and our goal is to extend it at the European level’, according to Trenitalia CEO Gianpiero Strisciuglio.
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Metro Report InternationalNapoli metro network edges towards the airport
ITALY: A 1·9 km one-station extension of Napoli metro Line 1 from Garibaldi to Centro Direzionale opened on April 1, as work progresses to take the line to the airport. Mayor Gaetano Manfredi said the Centro Direzionale station designed by EMBT architects ...
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NewsAlstom to invest €150m to increase high speed train production capacity
FRANCE: Alstom has announced an ‘unprecedented’ plan to invest more than €150m to increase production capacity to meet the French and international demand for its Avelia very high speed trainsets and deliver on its ongoing commitments. The plan announced on April 4 includes: €30m to ...