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Railway supply industry news round-up

2021-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

News from the global railway supply chain

Trafikverket consults on Lund – Hässleholm high speed line

2021-01-21T16:26:00+00:00

SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has launched public consultations on route options for the Hässleholm – Lund section of its proposed Stockholm – Malmö high speed line.

MRS and FCA concessions next in extensions queue

2021-01-21T12:22:00+00:00

BRAZIL: Proposals for a 30-year extension of MRS Logística’s concession to operate freight services on a 1 674 km network serving the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo are due to be submitted to the Federal Audit Court in April. The current concession expires on November ...

ADIF to electrify Galician link

2021-01-21T11:47:00+00:00

SPAIN: In mid-January ADIF invited tenders for the electrification of the 73 km between Monforte de Lemos and Lugo as the infrastructure manager continues its gradual modernisation of the single track railway running north-south between Monforte and A Coruña.

DB Cargo UK creates digital Transformation Team

2021-01-21T09:46:00+00:00

UK: DB Cargo UK has appointed Marie Hill to the new role of Chief Transformation & Digitalisation Officer, heading a Transformation Team which has been formed to work across the business to develop and implement plans for a ‘step change’ in the use of technology to improve operational effectiveness and ...

Passenger services return to Kočevje

2021-01-21T05:00:00+00:00

SLOVENIA: Passenger services have resumed on the Ljubljana – Kočevje line after a gap of nearly 50 years, following the completion of a €100m rehabilitation project to facilitate the operation of services to and from the capital

Refurbished Pendolino arrives in Greece

2021-01-20T14:12:00+00:00

GREECE: The first of five ETR470 Pendolino trainsets being refurbished for use on Trainose’s flagship Athens – Thessaloniki route has been delivered to Thessaloniki and is expected to enter service in March.

Delhi – Meerut RRTS to get ETCS Hybrid Level 3

2021-01-20T10:56:00+00:00

INDIA: The 82 km Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System will be the country’s first railway to be equipped with ETCS Hybrid Level 3, which adds short virtual sections on top of a Level 2 installation to allow operation at closer headways.

Touch-enabled displays launched as station poster replacements

2021-01-20T09:23:00+00:00

UK: Infotec and Kadfire have launched the TP series of ultra-slim touch-enabled wall-mounted poster displays, which are designed to provide an intuitive, resilient and cost-effective way of providing passenger information and interactive multimedia content in all areas of a station.