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Metro Report InternationalS-Bahn Berlin selects Synectics operations management platform
Source: DB/Hans-Joachim Krumnow GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin is to use Synectics’ Synergy 3 operations management platform to integrate and automate data processing, incident response and performance reporting across its network. This is intended to enable the operator’s staff – as well as other stakeholders including ...
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NewsRailcarRx develops customised decision support tool for MBTA
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operations and maintenance department has deployed a customised data analytics and decision support platform developed by RailcarRx to help improve its asset lifecycle management processes. This has reduced the processing time required for critical data, enhancing the operator’s ability to make informed ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York MTA to start Culver Line CBTC installation this month
USA: New York MTA will start work on the next phase of its roll-out of Communications-based Train Control on the Subway network on March 20. CBTC will be installed on the Culver Line corridor between Church Avenue and West 8th Street/NY Aquarium near Coney Island, used by ...
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NewsInternational Union of Railways forms coronavirus task force
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways has formed a Covid-19 Task Force which will work with the rail section and external organisations to disseminate best practice on limiting and managing the disease’s outbreak while taking into account rail-specific issues and ensuring harmonisation within the railway community. UIC ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto’s Ontario Line technical adviser appointed
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have appointed a group of companies led by HDR as Technical Adviser for Toronto’s Ontario Line metro project. The partnership of HDR, Mott MacDonald, Stantec, Systra and Comtech will provide a range of planning, engineering, environmental, design and construction oversight services for ...
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News‘Beware the bubble’, warn level crossing safety campaigners
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways has selected ‘Beware the bubble’ as the theme for the 12th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which will take place on June 11.
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NewsLIVE: rail sector responds to coronavirus
Rolling updates on the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the global railway industry.
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Metro Report InternationalSingapore CRL Punggol extension route announced
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority announced the alignment and station locations for the planned 7·3 km Punggol extension of the Cross Island Line on March 10. The fully underground route would have four stations at Punggol, Riviera, Elias and Pasir Ris. It would provide a direct connection for ...
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NewsCentral Asia transport strategy for 2030
ASIA: The Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation programme has published its Transport Strategy 2030, building on lessons learned from the Transport & Trade Facilitation Strategy 2020. According to CAREC, 1 800 km of railway was built in the period covered by that strategy. ...
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Rail Business UKZipabout targets European growth with passenger information platform
UK: Real-time personalised customer communication technology developer Zipabout is now targeting European and non-rail markets with its Passenger Connect platform, having completed a £1·35m funding round and appointed Crispin Humm as Chief Business Development Officer. Currently used by National Rail Enquiries, LNER and ScotRail, Passenger Connect ...
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro extensions to be studied
UK: Tyne & Wear transport authority Nexus has called tenders for studies of the technical feasibility of 10 proposed Metro extensions and local passenger rail reopenings. The potential projects were identified in the 2016 Metro & Local Rail Strategy. They includes extensions in South Tyneside and Wearside, ...
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NewsJingye completes acquisition of British Steel assets in the UK and Netherlands
EUROPE: Chinese steelmaker Jingye Group completed the purchase of British Steel’s UK and Netherlands assets from the Official Receiver on March 9. This includes the steelworks at Scunthorpe, Teesside Beam Mill and Skinningrove mill, as well as subsidiary businesses FN Steel in the Netherlands and TSP Engineering. ...
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NewsTesting underway on Ankara – Sivas high speed line
TURKEY: Trial running on the Ankara – Sivas high speed line began on March 5, with Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan travelling on a test train on part of the route. The 405 km line has 49 tunnels with a total length ...
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NewsEast West Railway Co invites bids for ‘self-powered’ trains
UK: East West Railway Co has called tenders for the provision of rolling stock for use on future passenger services between Oxford, Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Bedford. The Oxford to Cambridge railway promoter is seeking bids to supply a fleet of 12 or ...
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NewsRail unions call for action on coronavirus
UK: General Secretary of the TSSA trade union Manuel Cortes has written to Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps urging the government to convene a transport sector summit on tackling the Covid-19 outbreak. The summit would bring together train operators, representatives of devolved ...
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NewsCape Town commuter rail recovery plan announced
SOUTH AFRICA: Plans to restart Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s suspended commuter services on the Central Line between Cape Town and Chris Hani were announced by Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula on March 5. The route has been without services since November, when operations were ...
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Metro Report InternationalMashhad Metro Line 3 tunnel excavation complete
IRAN: Mashhad Metro completed the excavation of an 8·5 km tunnel for Line 3, on March 9. The tunnel will form part of the 28·5 km-long metro Line 3 connecting Amirieh Boulevard in the northwest part of the city to Abouzar district in the southwest. The line ...
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Metro Report InternationalVitoria-Gasteiz tram extension plans released for public consultation
SPAIN: Details of the proposed 6 km tram extension connecting central Vitoria-Gasteiz to the district of Zabalgana were released for public consultation on March 9. The €120m project includes the acquisition of 14 trams and several ticketing machines for €61m, as well as the construction of 11 ...
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NewsRotterdam port railway systems contract awarded
NETHERLANDS: Port of Rotterdam Authority has awarded VolkerRail the track, electrification and train protection systems contract for the Theemswegtracé freight line project. The 4·5 km line including a concrete viaduct and two steel-arch bridges across the Rozenburg lock and Thomassen Tunnel is being built to enable ...
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Metro Report InternationalHelsinki contactless fare payment contract awarded
A Transtech tram for Helsinki. FINLAND: The LMJ ticketing and technology services company owned jointly by Helsinki regional transport authority HSL and 21 municipalities has awarded Littlepay a three-year contract to roll-out its contactless EMV payment platform. Deployment is to begin with a flat-fare pilot scheme on ...