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NewsEurostar to offer airline alliance sustainable rail connections
EUROPE: High speed train operator Eurostar has signed a memorandum of understanding to become the first non-airline partner of the SkyTeam aviation alliance. The partnership is expected to launch in the first half of 2025, with travellers able to combine long and medium-haul flights into SkyTeam’s ...
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NewsOman – UAE railway locomotive and technical support contracts awarded
ASIA: UAE to Oman railway project promoter Hafeet Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contact to supply 27 EMD SD70ACS diesel locomotives. These will be designed to withstand the desert conditions, with advanced sand filtration systems as well as carbon emission reduction technologies. ‘This partnership reaffirms ...
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NewsNiers-Erft-Bahn contract awarded
GERMANY: Rhein-Ruhr transport authority VRR has awarded incumbent TRI Train Rental a contract to continue to operate Niers-Erft-Bahn service RB37 from December 2024 to December 2027. The contract announced on October 2 following a European tender covers the operation of 145 000 train-km/year between Krefeld and ...
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Metro Report InternationalStaten Island Railway fleet begins entering service
USA: New York MTA’s Staten Island Railway began using its first R211S metro cars in public service on October 8. Kawasaki Rail Car is supplying 75 R211S cars for the 23 km standalone line on Staten Island as part of a large-scale programme to supply R211 ...
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NewsPrasa deploys vibration detection tool to prevent intrusion
SOUTH AFRICA: Huawei has deployed its railway perimeter security tool that uses both an optical fibre which can detect vibration and CCTV cameras across six depots managed by Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa throughout the country. Huawei showcased the tool to Railway Gazette International at ...
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Metro Report InternationalLong tram unveiled in Mannheim
GERMANY: ‘We are now launching the new flagship of our fleet — the 60 m long tram’, said Christian Specht, Mayor of Mannheim and Chair of the Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr supervisory board at the unveiling of the operator’s first Škoda ForCity Smart 38T LRV. Specht reported that the ...
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Rail Business UKConsultancy forms Rail Infrastructure section
UK: Rail consultancy AARC Professional Services has expanded its portfolio by launching a Rail Infrastructure unit. Its services include advice and support on asset management strategies; standards, policy and process reviews; technical advisory assistance; asset performance management; maintenance readiness; taking new/changed assets into operational use; assisting ...
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NewsSIL4-compliant solid state relays
INNOTRANS: Australian supplier Selectrail has launched a range of SIL4-compliant solid-state relays while undertaking live pre-approval trials of the technology in the UK with Network Rail. The company says its SELECTiQ relays represent a world-first in railway technology. Unlike traditional electromechanical relays, solid state technology offers ...
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NewsFerrocarril Central financing secured
URUGUAY: An additional US$110m of financing for the Ferrocarril Central project has been secured by PPP concession holder Grupo Vía Central. On October 9 the consortium of NGE Concessions, Sacyr Concesiones, SACEEM, and BERKES said this would consolidate the financial foundations of the project while reinforcing ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground Bakerloo Line Extension stations study commissioned
UK: Transport for London has appointed AECOM and WW+P Architects to undertake a feasibility study for the four stations on the proposed extension of London Underground’s Bakerloo Line southeast from Elephant & Castle to Lewisham. The studies for the stations at Burgess Park, Old Kent Road, ...
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NewsParis CDG Express airport train delayed to 2027
FRANCE: The project for a dedicated non-stop rail service between central Paris and Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport has been postponed again.
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Rail Business UKUK: Momentum builds behind East Coast Digital Programme
ETCS testing and driver training are in full swing as the crossindustry East Coast Digital Programme moves into the delivery phase. Chris Jackson reports from York.
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NewsTatravagónka-backed Jupiter Wagons expands into wheelset production for India and export markets
INDIA: Jupiter Wagons Ltd has opened a new forged railway wheel production plant at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in Odisha state as part of a push into international markets.
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NewsComfortJet trainsets deployed on Praha – Berlin route
EUROPE: Czech national operator České Dráhy has begun using ComfortJet long-distance trainsets on the Berliner international service from Praha to Berlin. This follows their entry into service on domestic routes in June. ‘We are symbolically starting a new phase of putting our ...
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Metro Report InternationalModi opens Mumbai metro Aqua Line
INDIA: On October 5 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the first 12·7 km section of Mumbai Metro’s Aqua Line, or Line 3, flagging off a service at Bandra-Kurla Complex station before riding the line. Public services started on October 7. Unlike Mumbai’s three other operational ...
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NewsDanish battery train order signed
DENMARK: Local railway operator Lokaltog has signed a contract for preferred bidder Stadler to supply 14 Flirt Akku battery trainsets in 2028. These are to be used on the Tølløsebanen and Østbanen routes in the Sjælland region, with options for 10 more for potential use on ...
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Metro Report International‘Critical’ decision on London Underground's Bakerloo Line fleet is needed
UK: Officials across government departments recognise that Transport for London needs a long-term comprehensive funding agreement, but ‘the challenge is the duration and quantum involved’, London’s Transport Commissioner Andy Lord said at the opening of Siemens Mobility’s Goole factory on October 3. The Goole site will ...
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News‘We keep moving, we keep restoring’, says Chief Executive of Ukraine’s national railway
UKRAINE: Amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is focusing on maintaining services and supporting its staff, CEO Yevhen Liashchenko tells Railway Gazette International.
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In depthComment: Rail must respond to Draghi’s challenge
A recent review by Mario Draghi suggests that rail can play a key role in supporting Europe’s economic competitiveness and addressing environmental challenges, but sector representatives argue that much remains to be done in the next EU legislative period to address outstanding issues.