Main line rail industry news – Page 39
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NewsTMH Bryansk produces successor to the M62 locomotive
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant has produced a prototype TE26 six-axle single-section diesel locomotive intended for both freight and passenger operation.
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NewsHome of the Vectron goes from ‘heavy metal to heavy AI’ as Siemens expands München site
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has expanded its locomotive production hub at München-Allach.
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NewsNordWestBahn awarded continuity operating contract
GERMANY: Transdev’s NordWestBahn has been awarded a contract to continue operating three services forming part of the Weser-Ems-Netz regional network.
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News‘Cross-fertilisation’ benefits at heart of InnoTrans Asia launch
ASIA: Messe Berlin Chief Operating Officer Dirk Hoffmann expects the inaugural InnoTrans Asia trade fair, due to take place in Singapore in September 2027, to be around 15% of the size of its parent event in Germany.
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NewsTraffic management challenge further delays Paris Line E extension
FRANCE: SNCF Réseau and Alstom have agreed to pause work to equip the western end of Paris RER Line E with the ATS+ traffic management tool, further delaying through services onto the corridor westwards to Mantes-la-Jolie.
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NewsWabtec to acquire Frauscher Sensor Technology Group for €675m
AUSTRIA: Wabtec has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire train detection, lineside equipment control and axle counting system supplier Frauscher Sensor Technology Group from Delachaux and Frauscher CEO Michael Thiel.
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NewsPitch for a rail job at the online Eurailpress Career Boost
CAREERS: The second Eurailpress Career Boost digital event is to be held on September 17 2025.
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NewsHungarian routes transferred to GySEV
HUNGARY: Austro-Hungarian cross-border railway GySEV has taken over the management of more than 750 route-km of secondary lines in Hungary from national infrastructure manager MÁV Pályamüködtetési.
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NewsRetrack Slovakia and Retrack Czech file for insolvency
EUROPE: Retrack Slovakia and Retrack Czech have filed for insolvency, with parent company VTG citing persistent challenges in the eastern European traction market.
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NewsAmtrak Mardi Gras Service launch date confirmed
USA: Tickets are now available for the twice-daily Mardi Gras Service inter-city service between Mobile and New Orleans which Amtrak is to launch on August 18.
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NewsDSB orders 50 more electric trainsets
DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB is to place a firm order for a further 50 Alstom Coradia Stream IC5 electric multiple-units.
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NewsNew York commuter EMU order approved
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Finance Committee has approved the $2·3bn purchase of 316 Alstom M-9A electric multiple-unit cars.
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NewsRegulator rejects West Coast Main Line open access train service plans
UK: Would-be operators have responded with disappointment to the rail regulator’s decision that there is insufficient capacity to launch three open access passenger train services on the West Coast Main Line.
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NewsArriva wins Vechtdal Lines train operating contract
NETHERLANDS: Incumbent operator Arriva has won the next Vechtdal Lines contract to provide regional passenger services in the northeast of the country.
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NewsStadler Signalling opens US base
USA: Stadler Rail has opened an office in Atlanta focused on its signalling and train control activities.
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NewsBattery-electric locos ordered for Metro-North Railroad
USA: Siemens Mobility is to supply 13 Charger B+AC battery-electric locomotives for New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad commuter services.
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NewsADIF to manage rehabilitation of cross-border tunnel between France and Spain
EUROPE: Spanish infrastructure manager ADIF is to take responsibility for reconstruction of the Somport tunnel between Spain and France following agreement with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine région.
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NewsHigh speed train operator Velvet aims to offer simplicity, delight and innovation
FRANCE: New entrant Proxima has unveiled Velvet as the brand name for its future open access high speed train services in France.