Main line rail industry news – Page 40
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NewsUnion Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger discussions
USA: Union Pacific Corp and Norfolk Southern Corp have confirmed that they are engaged in ‘advanced discussions regarding a potential business combination’ which would create a trans-continental network.
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NewsVoith couplers ordered for DAC pilot project
GERMANY: The DAC4EU digital automatic coupler pilot project has commissioned Voith to supply further couplers for trials using 13 wagons and one locomotive.
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NewsTurkmen locos return to China for modernisation
TURKMENISTAN: CRRC Ziyang is overhauling locomotives used by national railway Demirýollary.
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NewsSNCB confirms preferred bidder for train fleet renewal contract
BELGIUM: National passenger operator SNCB has reconfirmed its selection of CAF for the AM30 contract to supply electric and battery-electric multiple-units.
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News‘Gigabit on the tracks’ 5G rail connectivity test zone launched
GERMANY: The GINT XT programme has been launched, marking the next phase of a research and testing programme to support the roll-out of high-speed data connectivity to and from trains using 5G and related technologies.
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NewsExternal shocks limit train builders’ ability to turn orders into profitable growth
INTERNATIONAL: The rolling stock manufacturing sector achieved record total revenue last year, but the ability to turn this into on-time deliveries and sustained profitable growth is increasingly constrained by external shocks.
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NewsMBTA seeks next Boston commuter train operator
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has begun the process of appointing the next operator of its Boston commuter rail services.
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NewsConnecting Europe Facility expanded in post-2027 EU budget proposal
EUROPE: Rail bodies in Brussels have given a warm welcome to the provisional budget issued by the European Commission for the past-2027 period.
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NewsNetherlands referred to court over direct-award rail contract
NETHERLANDS: The European Commission has decided to refer the Netherlands to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the direct award of a concession for state incumbent NS to operate passenger services in 2025-33.
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NewsGovernment provides €61m loan to support Belgian rail freight operator
BELGIUM: The federal government has approved a €61m loan to enable part-privatised rail freight operator Lineas to continue to serve customers while engaging with investors to strengthen its capital structure and support future development.
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NewsHeavy haul railway tracklaying makes progress through the desert
ALGERIA: Tracklaying has been completed on the 135 km priority section of the 575 km Western Mining Railway.
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NewsInnoway Trieste rolls out its first wagons
ITALY: The first vehicles have rolled out at the Innoway Trieste wagon plant.
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NewsCalifornia to sue Trump administration over high speed rail funding cut
USA: Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will launch legal action after the Trump administration confirmed on July 15 its intention to strip at least $4bn in federal funding from the California High Speed Rail Authority.
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NewsCybersecurity agency warns of train brake system vulnerability
USA: The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an advisory notice warning of a cybersecurity vulnerability which could in theory allow malicious actors to control a train’s brakes.
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NewsTaskforce to study launch of direct UK – Germany trains
EUROPE: The British and German governments are to establish a joint taskforce to study the requirements for the launch of direct passenger trains services between the countries within the next 10 years.
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NewsDunkerque rail freight terminal aims to get ferry traffic onto trains
FRANCE: Dunkerque-Port has selected Modalis Group to operate a rail-road transhipment terminal which is being built to encourage modal shift from road to rail.
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NewsModaxo acquires Portuguese public transport software company
PORTUGAL: Technology group Modaxo has acquired pubic transport resource scheduling, management and dispatching software company Sistemas Cognitivos.
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NewsOntario Northlander Timmins-Porcupine station contract awarded
CANADA: The government of Ontario has awarded EllisDon a contract to build the station in Timmins which will be the northern terminus of the reinstated Northlander passenger train service from Toronto.