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In depthRegulation: How an interventionist infrastructure manager spurred high speed rail demand in Spain
Acting as a guiding mind in terms of redesigning and reallocating capacity, ADIF Alta Velocidad helped to stimulate demand for high speed rail travel in Spain, challenging the belief that infrastructure managers should remain passive or only reactive.
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In depthInfrastructure: Eulynx controllers support digital transformation
The development of vendor-independent standards under the Eulynx programme has enabled the introduction of modular object controllers that support digitalisation whilst ensuring backwards and forwards compatibility.
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NewsCollaboration agreement aims to keep Rotterdam rail freight moving
NETHERLANDS: Six rail freight operators have signed an agreement led by the Port of Rotterdam Authority which aims to improve operational co-operation to prevent delays and cancellations on the line from Kijfhoek to Maasvlakte.
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NewsLoco unveiling reflects Medway’s emergence in evolving French freight market
FRANCE: Amid the structural evolution of the French rail freight market, MSC subsidiary Medway is seeking to grow. Jérémie Anne reports from Lyon, where the operator marked the launch of its second regular flow and unveiled a batch of multi-system locos.
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Rail Business UKLoram partnership to expand One Big Circle’s circumference around the world
UK: US-headquartered track maintenance and monitoring company Loram has acquired a minority stake in One Big Circle in a strategic partnership which aims to combine Automated Intelligent Video Review technology with Loram’s global reach and rail infrastructure expertise.
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NewsRJ Corman to use Intramotev autonomous wagons
USA: Autonomous self-propelled wagon company Intramotev has announced a commercial agreement for its TugVolt battery-powered vehicles to be used for industrial shunting operations on RJ Corman Railroad Co’s Memphis Line.
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NewsZambia Railways Ltd seeks private financing to fix three broken legs
ZAMBIA: Zambia Railways Ltd is seeking US$60m from development finance institutions and the private sector to rehabilitate infrastructure, signalling and telecoms.
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Rail Business UKLumo reveals first glimpse of refurbished Class 222 trains as West Coast base opens
UK: FirstGroup’s open access operator Lumo hopes to order new-build battery-electric trainsets if it secures longer access rights to run its upcoming London to Stirling services.
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Rail Business UKTrain operator trials tool to optimise timetables during unplanned disruption
UK: Inter-city train operator Avanti West Coast is trialling a timetable optimisation tool developed to boost service reliability during unplanned disruption such as speed restrictions or line closures.
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NewsNext sections of Napoli – Bari high speed line open
ITALY: Services have started on two rebuilt sections of the main line between Napoli and Bari, which is being modernised and partly realigned to enable operation at up to 250 km/h.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsConsortium chosen to deliver Mexican ETCS project
MEXICO: National rail and public transport agency ATTRAPI has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and local partner Sonda a contract to design and supply ETCS Level 1 as part of work to upgrade the Mexico City – Querétaro – Irapuato rail corridor to carry passenger services.
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NewsLight rail on floating bridge connects Seattle with the Eastside
USA: A 12·8 km extension of the Link light rail 2 Line was opened on March 28, linking South Bellevue to Seattle’s International District and Chinatown.
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NewsRoute clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
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NewsLeo Express leases ex-DB coaches from RENFE
EUROPE: Leo Express has reached a 15-year agreement to lease coaches from the RENFE Alquiler de Material Ferroviario rolling stock leasing subsidiary of Spanish national train operator RENFE.
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NewsSaudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
SAUDI ARABIA: National rail operator Saudi Arabia Railways has launched a service designed to enable freight stranded in the country’s Gulf ports to be moved to the border with Jordan for onward transport by road. Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the war with ...
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NewsIndian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded a consortium of ADJ Engineering and its Russian partner TVEMA a Rs11bn contract to supply and operate rail defect monitoring vehicles.
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Rail Business UKInvestor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslink fleet.
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NewsCAF to supply 30 EMUs for Beograd suburban services
SERBIA: National passenger operator Srbija Voz has awarded CAF a contract to supply 30 electric multiple-units for use on BG Voz suburban services around Beograd.