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Metro Report InternationalPlans for light rail project to share BNSF corridor dropped
USA: Following what they described as ‘years of unsuccessful discussions with BNSF Railway’, the promoters of the Minneapolis Metro Blue Line Extension project have abandoned plans for the colocation of light rail and freight services. The Metro Blue Line Extension, also known as Bottineau Light Rail Transit, ...
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NewsLocomotive lamp offers visibility, safety and durability
LAMP: Speciality lamp manufacturer Amglo has launched its PAR Series locomotive halogen lamp, designed to provide train operators with a focused, bright beam of light down the track for greater visibility and safety. Intended for use acreoss the USA and Canada, the lamp’s light output exceeds ...
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NewsDual-band GNSS antenna for applications including autonomous trains
ANTENNA: Huber+Suhner has extended the capabilities of its range of rooftop antennas with the launch of what it says is the first embedded dual-band GNSS receiving antenna that meets all of the rail industry’s stringent requirements, including the EN 50155 standard which covers electronic equipment for rolling ...
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NewsNightjet depot investment to support sleeper train network expansion
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 21 to launch the construction of a €40m facility at its Wien Simmering depot for the maintenance of its Nightjet overnight train fleet. The project includes construction of a 235 m x 24 m building with two ...
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In depthFrance: Rethinking Technicentre training
Staff at the TGV maintenance depot at Villeneuve St Georges near Paris have developed scale models as part of a programme to rethink how training is provided to new recruits.
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Rail Business UKLatest estimate says London’s Elizabeth Line could open in the first half of 2022
UK: The central section of the Elizabeth Line crossing London between Paddington and Abbey Wood could now be ready to open in the first half of 2022, project promoter Crossrail Ltd said on August 21. This follows the announcement in July that the central section would not ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Sydney traffic management system contract
AUSTRALIA: The government of New South Wales has awarded Siemens Mobility a A$80m contract to supply a traffic management system covering Sydney Trains operations. Scheduled to be ready for operation in 2023, the TMS will continually monitor the position of all trains, helping to keep services running ...
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NewsImproved maglev prototype starts test running
JAPAN: JR Central began trial running with its latest Superconducting Maglev Series L0 vehicles at the test guideway in Yamanashi prefecture on August 17.
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NewsEurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper to lead Arriva
EUROPE: Eurostar Chief Executive Mike Cooper has been appointed as the next Arriva Group CEO with effect from early October, succeeding Dr Manfred Rudhart who is stepping down after almost five years. Cooper’s previous roles have included Managing Director of the direct sales business of the Thomson ...
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail approval for Norbar’s EvoTorque Battery Tools
UK: Network Rail has granted full approval for the EvoTorque Battery Tool range from Norbar Torque Tools, which is designed for applying torque to threaded fasteners. This follows the approval in 2017 of Norbar’s EvoTorque 2 range of corded electric torque tools. The models covered by the ...
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Metro Report InternationalOlsztyn tramway expansion preferred bidder named
POLAND: Kraków-based ZUE SA has been named preferred bidder for a contract to build an extension of the Olsztyn tramway. The 6 km double-track extension would run through the southeastern Pieczewo district to a four-track terminus at a 50-space park-and-ride site. The route would include a 270 ...
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Rail Business UKIsle of Wight ‘transformation’ gets underway
UK: South Western Railway has revealed the first of the Class 484 electric multiple-units which Vivarail is producing for the Island Line on the Isle of Wight, and has announced the dates of a major blockade of the 13·7 km line when engineering works are to be ...
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NewsČD Viaggio Comfort coaches on test
CZECH REPUBLIC: The first four of 50 Viaggio Comfort push-pull coaches which a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Škoda Transportation is building for national operator ČD are undergoing acceptance trials at the Velim test circuit. The tests involve all four types that are to be supplied: ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiepāja orders Končar trams
LATVIA: Croatian manufacturer Končar Električnih Vozila has been awarded a €8·8m firm order to supply a further six trams to Liepāja. The order signed on August 18 has been placed using an option on a November 2018 contract for an intial six trams. Work is currently underway ...
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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou Metro Line 6 signalling contract awarded
CHINA: The Thales SEC Transport joint venture of Thales and Shanghai Electric Group has been awarded a contract to supply its TSTCBTC 2.0 signalling for Zhengzhou Metro Line 6 Phase 1. This will run 39·2 km from Jiayu Town to Xiaoying, with one elevated and 25 underground ...
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NewsAsian Development Bank finances Delhi commuter rail project
INDIA: The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$1bn loan to support construction of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. The financing is be implemented in four tranches between August 2020 and May 2025. The government of India will provide US$1·89bn, and ...
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NewsMalmbanan interlocking commissioned ahead of ERTMS deployment
SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has put into operation the first of seven computer-based interlockings being installed on the Malmbanan iron ore line in preparation for the introduction of ERTMS.
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NewsEuropean Rail Partnership to succeed Shift2Rail
EUROPE: The European Commission has invited expressions of interest in becoming founding members of a new European Partnership on Rail Research & Innovation, which is being put forward as a successor to the current Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking.