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NewsShunting robot deployed at Finnish port
FINLAND: Vollert Anlagenbau has supplied a Tandem DER 150 radio-controlled shunting robot to move trains being loaded with iron sulphate at the port of Pori in Finland. The 100 tonne machine has a Stage V-compliant diesel engine powering four electric motors on the four axles and ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsUS announces federal rules on certification of dispatchers and signalling employees
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has announced two final rules that will require railways to develop certification and training programmes for dispatchers and people who install and maintain signalling systems. Unlike with train crews, there have previously been no federal regulations mandating specific training requirements, safety ...
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NewsTri-mode tunnel rescue train designed for the ‘worst-case scenario’
AUSTRIA: Stadler and Austrian Federal Railways have unveiled the first Servicejet multifunctional firefighting and rescue train, which the manufacturer says is tailor-made ‘for the worst-case scenario’ of a fire in a tunnel. The Rail Equipment GmbH subsidiary of infrastructure manager ÖBB-Infrastruktur has ordered 18 of ...
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NewsLocos modernised for African lease fleet
SOUTH AFRICA: Leasing company Traxtion has completed a major overhaul of five Class 39 diesel locomotives which it acquired from South Africa’s Transnet Freight Rail as part of a strategy of expanding its fleet to meet a growing demand for rail freight services in Sub-Saharan Africa. ...
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Rail Business UKCommuter trains to be repainted and repaired
UK: Trenitalia-owned Essex to London commuter operator c2c has awarded Alstom an £8·8m contract to repaint and repair its Class 357 Electrostar EMU fleet. ‘The forthcoming paint and refurbishment work will see all of our 74 Class 357 trains refreshed with the distinctive look and feel ...
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Metro Report InternationalPanda-themed tramway opens
CHINA: The Dujiangyan M-TR Tourist Passenger Line tramway opened on May 15, serving attractions in a city 60 km northwest of Chengdu which is popular with visitors. The 13·8 km main route of the M-TR tramway starts at Bajiao Temple and runs ...
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NewsVossloh to acquire Scandinavian Track Group
SWEDEN: Vossloh has signed an agreement to acquire Scandinavian Track Group, which provides rail infrastructure maintenance services in the ‘fast-growing and strategically important’ Swedish market. STG’s activities include turnout installation and maintenance, rail welding, component refurbishment and track inspection services, with 120 employees and sales of ...
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NewsVelaro EGY high speed train for Egypt on test
Source: Siemens Mobility EGYPT: The first of the Velaro EGY high speed trainsets which Siemens Mobility is to supply to Egypt is undergoing dynamic testing at the Wegberg-Wildenrath circuit in Germany ahead of delivery later this year. Siemens said the start of testing marked ‘a big ...
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NewsWabtec opens Indian rail component manufacturing campus
INDIA: Wabtec Corp officially opened a US$18m rail component and subsystem manufacturing campus at Rohtak northwest of New Delhi in Haryana on May 20. The 10 000 m2 site will initially produce axle-mounted disc brake systems, distributor valves, brake calipers, actuators and friction materials for locomotives, ...
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Metro Report InternationalLeipzig trams donated to Ukraine
UKRAINE: Dnipro is taking delivery of 26 modernised Tatra T4D-M1 trams donated by the German city of Leipzig. These are in addition to Tatra T4D trams which the Ukrainian city bought from Leipzig in 2019. Dnipro’s tram fleet is composed almost entirely of trams built in ...
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Rail Business UKRail industry holds first national safeguarding conference
UK: A national conference dedicated to safeguarding staff and customers on the rail network was hosted by South Western Railway at Lloyd’s of London on May 10. The event brought together representatives from 15 train operating companies, the police, charitable organisations, campaign groups, local authorities, Network ...
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Rail Business UKVirgin plans return to rail as an open access operator
UK: Virgin Group has applied to the Office of Rail & Road for train paths which would enable it to return to the rail network as an open access operator.
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NewsCRRC to establish rail vehicle production facilities in Hungary
HUNGARY: IT, logistics and energy company Acemil has signed a co-operation agreement with CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co covering the purchase of locomotives and the joint establishment of production capacity in Hungary. The parties have agreed to set up four joint centres in Hungary in the fields ...
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Rail Business UKBuckland Rail brings together three rolling stock engineering businesses
UK: Buckland Group has brought together its wagon manufacturing subsidiary WH Davis and support services businesses Davis Wagon Services and Yellow Rail under the Buckland Rail brand. Derby-based Buckland Rail replaces WH Davis (Holdings) Ltd. It aims to leverage the strengths of the three subsidiaries through ...
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NewsŠkoda Group acquires Cegelec
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group has acquired 100% of the shares of tram, metro and trolleybus electrical component supplier Cegelec from Vinci Energies. Cegelec will operate under the name Electric Components as part of the Škoda Electric business. ‘Škoda Group is undergoing long-term development, which includes strengthening ...
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Metro Report InternationalCairo metro line 3 Phase 3C opens
EGYPT: Phase 3C of Cairo metro Line 3 opened for passenger services on May 15. The extension runs 7 km from Kit-Kat to Cairo University in Giza with three underground and two elevated stations, and takes Line 3 to 41·2 km with 34 stations in total. ...
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In depthAsia-Pacific: ‘We need 20 000 new staff in the next five years’
The Philippine Railways Institute in the Manila area is training staff to support the expansion of the city’s rail network. But as PRI Managing Director Anneli Lontoc explains to Benjámin Zelki, there are wider ambitions for the centre to become a training hub for the Asia Pacific region.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail appoints Eastern Routes Partnership contractors
UK: Network Rail has appointed 15 contractors to its Eastern Routes Partnership framework, which is designed to enable it to directly award key infrastructure contracts worth £3·5bn during Control Period 7, with the option to extend for CP8. Network Rail said removing the need for individual ...
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