Latest news – Page 48
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NewsAlstom ‘reshores’ rolling stock production to New York state
USA: Alstom has expanded its rolling stock factory at Hornell in New York state with the opening of the $75m Plant 4.
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NewsNorfolk Southern offers vocational training scholarships
USA: Norfolk Southern is offering Trades on Track scholarships to vocational students within its 22-state network.
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NewsSpanish and Japanese operators collaborate on high speed rail
INTERNATIONAL: Central Japan Railway and Spanish national operator RENFE have signed a set of technical, operational and strategic collaboration agreements.
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NewsTurkey calls tenders for construction of Siirt railway
TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has called tenders for the construction of a 34 km extension of the Yolçatı – Diyarbakır – Batman – Kurtalan railway to Siirt.
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Metro Report InternationalDC Streetcar to be replaced by buses
USA: Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans for the DC Streetcar tramway to be replaced by a bus service.
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NewsKonkan Railway to be merged into Indian Railways
INDIA: The quasi-independent Konkan Railway is on course to be merged into Indian Railways.
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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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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.
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NewsXi’an to Almaty tourist train launched
ASIA: A tourist train has been launched between Xi’an in China and Almaty in Kazakhstan.
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In depthInterview: Slovakia is investing to keep pace
Reducing dependence on diesel traction and catering to growing demand for overnight trains are high on the priority list of Slovak national operator ZSSK’s Chief Executive Peter Helexa, as he explains to Toma Bačić.
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NewsInvestment firm acquires outsourced rail services company RailPros
USA: Connecticut-based private investment firm Littlejohn & Co has acquired outsourced rail services company RailPros from Court Square Capital Partners.
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro extension study commissioned
UK: Arup has been appointed to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed Tyne & Wear Metro extension to Washington.
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