Latest news – Page 19
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Rail Business UKInverness rail freight terminal project awarded funding
UK: The Scottish government has awarded West Fraser Ltd a Freight Facilities Grant of up to £3m towards the construction of a £11·2m rail freight terminal at its wood panel board factory at Dalcross near Inverness.
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NewsCubic targets smaller transport agencies with open payments on Umo
INTERNATIONAL: Cubic Transportation Systems had added open payment capabilities to its Umo Mobility payment platform, offering passengers the ability to pay for travel by tapping a contactless bank card, mobile wallet or smartwatch.
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Rail Business UKEast Coast Main Line mobile connectivity boosted
UK: On-train mobile phone and wi-fi connectivity on the East Coast Main Line has been improved with the installation of additional phone masts between Newcastle and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
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NewsAkdoğan Tren Kargo places first Turkish Vectron locomotive order
TURKEY: Akdoğan Train Cargo has become the first Turkish company to order Siemens Mobility Vectron locomotives, placing an order for five multi-system electric locos for use on international routes to EU destinations.
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NewsŠkoda rolls out metro train with powerful air-conditioning for Sofia’s hot summers
BULGARIA: Škoda Group has unveiled one of the trainsets it is building for the Sofia metro.
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NewsKeolis and Etihad Rail form joint venture to operate UAE passenger train services
UAE: National railway developer and operator Etihad Rail has formed the Etihad Rail Mobility joint venture with Keolis to launch passenger train services in the UAE from 2026.
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Rail Business UKInnovation Accelerator to support High Speed 2 project reset
UK: Applications have opened for the latest round of the High Speed 2 Innovation Accelerator, which is intended to address three specific challenges as part of the government’s ‘reset’ of the HS2 project.
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to acquire railway electronics supplier Duagon Group
SWITZERLAND: Knorr-Bremse has agreed to acquire railway safety hardware and software company Duagon Group, which it said would complement its existing business and increase its share of revenue in the rolling stock market.
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NewsAustralian university launches industry-supported rail engineering courses
AUSTRALIA: Edith Cowan University has launched dedicated rail-based units across its Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering undergraduate programmes, developed in partnership with the Australian Railway Association to help meet the sector’s future needs.
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NewsHong Kong’s Light Rail Voyager sightseeing service expanded
CHINA: Hong Kong operator MTR Corp has expanded its Light Rail Voyager tourism-oriented services with the introduction of a second route.
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Rail Business UKDocklands Light Railway’s first CAF trainset enters service
UK: The first of the 54 Class B23 trainsets which CAF is supplying for the Docklands Light Railway has entered passenger service on the automated light metro in east London.
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NewsPesa unveils Elf 3.0 EMU
POLAND: The first of 14 Pesa Elf 3.0 electric multiple-units ordered by regional operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna was unveiled at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.
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NewsRail suppliers call for EU public procurement rule change
EUROPE: Rail suppliers’ association UNIFE has called on the European Commission to ‘deter’ non-EU companies from bidding for EU public contracts if their home markets are not open to EU suppliers.
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NewsAlpha Trains orders more electro-diesel locomotives for use in Germany and Austria
EUROPE: Leasing company Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a firm order to supply and maintain a further 15 Vectron Dual Mode electro-diesel freight locomotives.
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NewsAutomated fast suburban rail EMU unveiled
CHINA: CRRC Sifang has unveiled a 200 km/h suburban EMU at MetroTrans 2025. This will be used on the Beijing – Daxing Airport – Xiong’an regional line currently under construction.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Rail Business UKManaging Director appointed as rail consultancy targets international growth
UK: Rail operations and strategy consultancy InnoRail has announced the appointment of Andy Watson as Managing Director.
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NewsWatco to deploy TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagons
USA: Short line railway, terminal and port operating group Watco has reached a commercial agreement to deploy Intramotev’s TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagon battery-electric wagons on its network.
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NewsParis to Wien and Berlin night trains to end after French government withdraws subsidy
EUROPE: The Paris – Wien and Paris – Berlin sleeper train services are to end with the December 14 2025 timetable change, following the French Ministry of Transport’s decision to withdraw funding for their operation.