Main line rail industry news – Page 163
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NewsTCDD seeks solar-powered electricity supply
TURKEY: National infrastructure manager TCDD has begun work on the development of a 10 MW solar power plant in Balıkesir in the northwest of the country.
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NewsUkraine – Romania cross-border link reopened
EUROPE: The 19·3 km cross-border rail link between Rakhiv in Ukraine and Valea Vișeului in Romania has been reopened for regular traffic.
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NewsThree companies to manage Santos port network
BRAZIL: Santos Port Authority has chosen a consortium of Ferrovia Centro Atlântica, MRS Logística and Rumo to manage the port’s 100 km internal rail network.
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NewsDB IO signs Egyptian high speed operating contract
EGYPT: A consortium led by Deutsche Bahn International Operations has been selected to operate and maintain the first phase of the country’s future high speed rail network, dubbed the ‘Suez Canal on Rails’.
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NewsEgis to design Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line
MOROCCO: ONCF has appointed Egis Group to act as general consultant for design work on the long-planned extension of the country’s high speed line from Kénitra to Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech.
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NewsConsortium to develop low-cost operations to revive France’s local lines
FRANCE: Thales is part of a consortium of companies and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region seeking to reduce the cost of running trains on lightly-used rural lines.
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NewsSanta Catarina approves two lines
BRAZIL: The state of Santa Catarina is to build two railways to handle agricultural and industrial traffic.
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NewsNext-generation A’REX fleet design unveiled
SOUTH KOREA: Incheon airport shuttle operator A’REX has unveiled the design of its next generation of 150 km/h express trains.
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NewsMercitalia to order 400 locos as part of fleet renewal strategy
ITALY: FS Group freight subsidiary Mercitalia has announced plans to order 400 electric and bi-mode locomotives, and 3 600 next-generation wagons.
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NewsTimișoara cross-city upgrading agreed
ROMANIA: A €291m contract has been let to double-track the north-to-east cross-city line in Timişoara.
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NewsYakutia Railway agrees Magadan extension strategy
RUSSIA: A planned 1 600 km extension of the regionally-owned Yakutia Railway to serve the Magadan region in the far east of the country is to be taken forward in three phases, with the first section expected to open around 2035. A co-operation agreement setting out a ...
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NewsLobito Corridor concession deal signed
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport has signed a concession agreement covering operation and maintenance of the Lobito Corridor for the next 30 years.
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NewsGaziray commuter line opens for revenue service
TURKEY: The Gaziray suburban route in the southern city of Gaziantep has been ceremonially inaugurated.
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NewsFirst contract let covering Inland Rail civil works in Victoria
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp announced on October 31 that it had awarded a contract worth approximately A$200m for McConnell Dowell to start civil works on the first Inland Rail sites in Victoria.
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NewsDutch battery-electric train initiative halted
NETHERLANDS: The northeastern province of Overijssel has frozen its plans for deploying battery-electric trains on non-electrified routes from 2027.
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NewsYamagata mini-Shinkansen base tunnel proposal makes progress
JAPAN: Construction of a base tunnel below the Ou mountain range on the Yamagata mini-Shinkansen has moved a step closer.
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NewsZangazur Corridor bridge renewal
AZERBAIJAN: State railway ADY has commissioned a new bridge over the River Kura on its Zangazur Corridor line between the Caspian Sea port of Alat and Aghbend in the southwest of the country.
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NewsFreight automation technology partnership agreed
INTERNATIONAL: Knorr-Bremse and Thales announced on November 2 that they are to co-operate on the development of ATO technology.