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Rail Business UKMedlog acquires Maritime Group
UK: Swiss-based global logistics company Medlog has acquired Maritime Transport, which provides rail and road logistics services. The company offers container transport and operates open-access multi-user rail freight terminals at Wakefield, Manchester, Tilbury, Mossend, Northampton, Tamworth, Birmingham and Kegworth. The sale was completed on September 2. ...
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NewsFunding deal clinches Göteborg – Borås high speed line
SWEDEN: Funding has been agreed for construction of a 60 km high speed line between Göteborg and Borås, the second largest town in the Västra Götaland region. The existing line from Göteborg to Borås and Alvesta is single track and does not serve Landvetter Airport, which ...
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Metro Report InternationalChicago Transit Authority pilots gun detection technology
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has combined its existing CCTV with computer vision and machine learning technology from ZeroEyes in a pilot project which aims to alert security officials if someone is brandishing a gun. If a potential brandished firearm is detected, an image is automatically sent ...
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In depthRegulation: Putting customers at heart of DB InfraGO
In its biennial report published on July 1, Germany’s Monopolies Commission calls for measures governing DB InfraGO to be geared more directly to the needs of rail customers.
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NewsKoleje Małopolskie signs EMU framework agreement
POLAND: Koleje Małopolskie and Newag have signed a 1·3bn złoty framework contract for the purchase of six 3 kV DC electric multiple-units with an option for 19 more, Małopolskie voivodship announced on September 9. The 345m złoty firm order for six trainsets is being financed from ...
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NewsGrand Est cross-border fleet poised to enter service
EUROPE: Passengers in France’s Grand Est région travelling to and from destinations in Germany will soon be riding on a fleet of 30 electro-diesel Régiolis TFA trainsets built specifically for cross-border services. Unveiled on August 27 by regional President Franck Leroy and Transport Minister for Baden-Württemberg ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsIncoming Mexican President commits to passenger rail revival
MEXICO: President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum has unveiled her ‘100 Steps for Transformation’ programme which contains the revitalisation of passenger rail services on three major corridors, totalling 3 000 km in length. The three services announced earlier this summer are among the seven routes totalling 8 000 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalFour suppliers invited to bid to renew Croydon tram fleet
UK: Four companies have pre-qualified for a potential contract to replace the oldest trams on the London Trams network centred on Croydon. Transport for London announced on September 10 that it had issued invitations to tender to Alstom, CAF, Hitachi Rail and Stadler Valencia. Any order ...
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NewsSiemens Mobility confirms location for $60m US high speed train factory
USA: Siemens Mobility has selected a site at Horseheads in upstate New York to produce American Pioneer 220 high speed trainsets for the Brightline West project to link Las Vegas with southern California. Brightline West said these would be ‘the first true high speed train sets ...
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In depthFreight: Semi-trailers key to driving modal shift
With semi-trailers accounting for a majority of Europe’s road freight transport, policymakers must provide the right incentives to ensure that they can be used for intermodal applications if long-standing modal shift targets are to be achieved.
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Rail Business UKBritain’s longest railway viaduct structurally complete
UK: Construction of High Speed 2’s Colne Valley Viaduct, being constructed close to the village of Denham in Buckinghamshire, has reached a key milestone, with the installation of the final bridge segment on September 5. The 3·4 km long viaduct, which project promoter HS2 Ltd claims ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens Mobility to replace Europe’s largest light rail interlocking
GERMANY: Ruhrbahn has awarded Siemens Mobility a €180m contract to replace 1970s relay-based light rail signalling and control technology in Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr with Trackguard digital equipment by 2031. The supplier says this includes digitalising Europe’s largest light rail interlocking at Essen Hbf, ...
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In depthFreight: Turnaround needed at DB Cargo
As Deutsche Bahn’s more flexible competitors eat into the rail freight market, drastic action is required to turn DB Cargo into a viable concern. Murray Hughes reports.
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Metro Report InternationalStrasbourg tramway expansion gains momentum
FRANCE: Tracklaying has begun on Strasbourg’s Tram Ouest project, and planning is under way for a northern expansion of the network. A ceremony was held on August 26 to officially install the first rail for the 4 km double track Tram Ouest extension of Route F ...
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Rail Business UKFreightliner offers single container transport by ‘carbon reduced’ trains
UK: Freightliner has launched its ECO90 booking service which enables customers of any size to reduce their carbon emissions by sending as little as one container on trains powered by alternative fuels. The trains currently use hydrotreated vegetable oil, and Freightliner told Rail Business UK that ...
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NewsEl Insurgente passenger trains reach Mexico City
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service has reached the western edge of Mexico City.
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NewsApp trial to help blind and low vision passengers navigate Boston stations
USA: The NaviLens smart phone navigation app for visually impaired people is being tested on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston commuter rail network. Users scan brightly coloured QR-style codes posted in the stations, and the app will then help them find the correct platform, provide real-time ...
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express makes progress with driver training and staff recruitment
UK: TransPennine Express Managing Director Chris Jackson says good progress is being with tackling the operator’s backlog of driver training, which was a key issue behind the service reductions brought in with the December 2023 timetable. However, it will not be completed until next year. ‘This ...
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In depthGermany: Makeover promises long-term stability
‘Too busy, too old and too kaputt’ was how Baden-Württemburg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann described the heavily used main line between Frankfurt and Mannheim. The 70 km route was closed on July 15 for a massive all-in-one rebuild, with reopening set for December 14.