Further upgrading of Portuguese narrow-gauge line approved
PORTUGAL: The national government has given road and rail infrastructure manager Infraestruturas de Portugal final approval for the €4·9m project to begin rehabilitation work on the 30 km Oliveira de Azeméis – Sernada do Vouga section of the metre-gauge Vouga line.
ELL orders up to 200 more Vectron locos
EUROPE: European Locomotive Leasing has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 60 Vectron locomotives with an option for 140 more.
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Hybrid satellite and terrestrial communications for rail
UK: Technology consultancy CGI, satellite operator Eutelsat OneWeb and on-train connectivity supplier Icomera are running trials to demonstrate how constellations of low-earth orbit satellite and terrestrial communications networks could provide seamless, low-latency broadband on the rail network.
Pajares cut-off opens to plug Asturias into Spanish high speed network
SPAIN: Following almost 20 years of construction, public passenger services began using the Pajares Base Tunnel through the Cordillera Cantábrica mountain range in the north of the country on November 30.
Cross-border passenger services resume after eight years
EUROPE: Passenger services have restarted on the 45 km line linking Subotica in Serbia with Szeged in Hungary after an eight-year hiatus.
Mexican government seeks to revive passenger services on seven routes
MEXICO: On November 20 the national government published legislation to introduce passenger rail services on seven corridors totalling 8 000 km.
ERA authorises Nightjet coaches for international operation
EUROPE: An initial batch of Siemens Mobility-built Nightjet coaches ordered by Austrian Federal Railways has been approved by ERA for use in Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.
First Omneo Premium EMU to work Marseille – Nice service unveiled
FRANCE: Alstom, Transdev and Région Sud have unveiled the first Omneo Premium electric multiple-unit to operate Marseille – Toulon – Nice services in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur area.
Metro and monorail testing underway as Cairo network grows
EGYPT: Test running on Cairo’s East Nile Monorail and on two branches of metro Line 3 started on November 5.
Infrabel orders Alstom self-encoding Eurobalises
Moorgate branch ETCS goes live
Alstom wins €300m Paris RER CBTC framework
UK rail freight still playing catch-up, warns Shoveller
RegioJet selected for ‘largest ever’ Czech operating contract
Iryo reports strong first year as Spanish high speed traffic grows again
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Steel works locos converted to battery power
Spain to expand rail motorway network
Australian Railway Research & Innovation Network launched
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New Generation Signals delay Dutch rail projects
Network Rail awards East Kilbride electrification contracts
Multiple-unit with an 18-month delivery time unveiled
CRRC sets out cost savings from high-power battery shunting loco
CRRC wins Argentina DMU order
Technology: Innovation must come faster
Eurostar depot equipped with moveable overhead electrification
‘New York metro’ concept in updated Northeast Corridor modernisation plan
North Macedonia and Serbia plan Skopje – Niš route upgrade