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Metro Report InternationalDocklands Light Railway depot expansion gets underway
UK: Transport for London has appointed Morgan Sindall Infrastructure as main delivery partner for the expansion of the Docklands Light Railway’s Beckton depot to accommodate new B23 trainsets being supplied by CAF. This will include the construction of a new maintenance building and additional stabling for ...
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Metro Report InternationalInnsbruck tramway extension opens
AUSTRIA: The Innsbruck tram network is to be extended west from Technik-West to Völs by 2030 at the latest, the Land of Tirol’s transport portfolio holder René Zumtobel said at the opening of an eastern extension of Line 5. The Land has invested €30m in the ...
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In depthPoland: Airport scheme catalyses high speed network plan
Government plans to build a central airport and make it the hub of a revamped passenger network for Poland will require the construction of 1 981 km of new lines, almost half of which will be dedicated high speed corridors. Work on the Warszawa – Łódź route is due to start next year. Benjámin Zelki reports.
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Metro Report InternationalMosaiq brings together fragmented data to create a bigger picture
INTERNATIONAL: Snapper Services launched its Mosaiq data and analytics platform at the Transport Ticketing Global conference in London on March 7. The Mosaiq’s Transit Intelligence Suite includes together several cloud-based products which can bring together and process multiple streams of public transport data in one system ...
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NewsFlytoget to withdraw after Vy awarded Østlandet contract
NORWAY: Airport express operator Flytoget has announced its intention to withdraw from the rail market after Jernbanedirektoratet selected national operator Vy to run all regional services in eastern Norway. The directly awarded Østlandet contract running for 10 years from December 2023 covers all local and regional ...
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NewsAŽD Praha to trial Czech digital branch line concept in Hungary
EUROPE: AŽD Praha says it plans to apply its ‘Intelligent Railway 4.0’ digital branch line concept on the Szeged – Röszke line in Hungary.
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NewsGuinea bauxite miner orders British sleepers
GUINEA: British Steel, Trackwork and Pandrol are to supply 244 000 steel sleepers to mining company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée, which is upgrading its 135 km standard gauge heavy haul line which links the Sangarédi bauxite mine with Kamsar. Trackwork will process the rolled sleepers ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom to deploy ETCS Level 2 in Manila
PHILIPPINES: Alstom is to install ETCS Level 2 on sections of the North-South Commuter Railway in Manila totalling 106 km under a €1·1bn contract awarded by Mitsubishi Corp in early March.
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Rail Business UKHS2 switch and crossing contract awarded
UK: High speed rail project promoter HS2 Ltd has awarded Voestalpine Turnout Technology UK a contract to supply switches and crossings for Phase 1 and 2a of the future line. The contract announced on March 7 includes the design, manufacture and delivery of around 180 S&C ...
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NewsInterdependent Ecosystem focus for 20th International Wheelset Congress
USA: The Interdependent Ecosystem of Wheelsets is the theme for the 20th International Wheelset Congress, which is to be co-hosted by Amsted Rail and MxV Rail at the Drake Hotel in Chicago from May 8-11 2023. The event is held every three ...
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NewsTrain operating and simulation specialists team up to improve timetable development
INTERNATIONAL: A joint venture offering sophisticated timetable planning and optimisation services to ensure proposals are workable and robust has been formed by specialist Italian software and consultancy firm Trenolab and MTR Group’s British subsidiary. Graham Cross, Commercial Director of MTR UK, said Trenolab is ‘a company ...
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In depthComment: Money alone is not enough
The Indian government is pouring money into rail investment in record quantities, but cash alone will not be enough to ensure that policymakers’ ambitious aims for railway development are achieved.
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NewsSiemens Mobility to open second US rolling stock manufacturing hub
USA: Siemens Mobility is to build a rolling stock production plant in North Carolina to augment its long-standing Californian factory in Sacramento.
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Rail Business UKUKTram appoints Lindsay Murphy as Interim Chair
UK: The board of light rail industry association UKTram has appointed Lindsay Murphy, Technical Director at TXM Consult, as Interim Chair. She has more than 30 years’ experience of transport engineering, including working on tram network extensions in Nottingham and asset management at Manchester Metrolink, and ...
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NewsRailcoop confirms Lyon – Bordeaux passenger service to launch in June 2024
FRANCE: Open access operator Railcoop has announced that it intends to launch its long-planned Lyon – Bordeaux passenger service in June 2024.
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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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NewsRailway climate resilience projects awarded funding
CANADA: Up to C$5·4m of federal funding has been awarded for 20 projects to develop and implement of technologies which will help railways to understand and mitigate the risks arising from climate change ‘We’re building a more climate resilient country, and investing in measures such as ...
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In depthHigh Speed: The right speed for our planet
More than 1 500 delegates and exhibitors from around the world will be converging on Marrakech this week for the 11th UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail.
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NewsFollobanen reopens after power supply modifications
NORWAY: Trains have resumed running over the Follobanen after a 67-day break for work to enhance the electric traction supply and extensive testing of the modified equipment.
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NewsAlstom and SBB agree final Twindexx compensation package
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways and Alstom have reached an out of court settlement regarding compensation over the operator’s Twindexx EMU fleet.