All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2025 – Page 9
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TenderSourcing notice for regional trains and parts maintenance overhaul for SPIIT Nouvelle Aquitaine and Occitanie regions
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok fare collection system contracts awarded
THAILAND: Hitachi Rail has signed four contracts to supply new and upgraded ticketing system for three metro lines in Bangkok.
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NewsDon’t tinker with rail freight’s rights, says operator
UK: Private freight operator GB Railfreight has urged the government not to tinker with performance, capacity and charging regimes during the process of setting up Great British Railways.
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Metro Report InternationalIndore metro Super Priority Corridor opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Indore metro’s ‘Super Priority Corridor’ began on June 1, the day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially inaugurated the city’s first line by video link on the 300th anniversary of the birth of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
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Rail Business UKTrain lease agreed as FirstGroup prepares to launch Stirling open access service
UK: FirstGroup has secured the rolling stock it needs to launch Lumo-branded open access passenger services between London Euston and Stirling in mid-2026.
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NewsExplosive rail wagon holding yard opened
USA: An explosive railcar holding yard has been opened at the Crane Army Ammunition Activity site in Indiana. CAAA is part of the Joint Munitions Command, which receives, inspects, stores, ships, renovates and demilitarises conventional ammunition, missiles and related components. The new ...
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NewsEuropean Commission issues guidelines on railway infrastructure access charges
EUROPE: The European Commission has adopted guidelines on the setting of track access charges, aiming to prevent mark-ups being a barrier to market entry.
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Metro Report InternationalPrismo energy-efficient peoplemover announced
JAPAN: The battery-powered Prismo has been announced as the latest version of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Crystal Mover family of rubber-tyre Automated Guideway Transit peoplemovers.
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Rail Business UKSolar farm to supply Network Rail non-traction needs
UK: EDF Renewables is about to start work to build a solar farm in Norfolk which will meet about 15% of Network Rail’s non-traction electricity needs.
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NewsEstonia lets more Rail Baltica construction contracts
ESTONIA: Two construction contracts have been signed covering northern sections of the Rail Baltica corridor which will link the Baltic states with Poland.