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NewsNarrow gauge hydrogen trains ordered as operator aims to be ‘modern and sustainable‘
ITALY: Reginal operator Ferrovie della Calabria has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply and maintain a further three 950 mm gauge hydrogen multiple-units. The order announced on January 18 has been placed under a June 2023 framework agreement awarded jointly by FdC and Sardinian transport ...
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NewsAlstom selected for Romanian loco order
ROMANIA: Railway reform authority ARF has named Alstom preferred bidder for a contract to supply 16 four-axle electric locomotives. The announcement was made on January 16, with formal award of the contract subject to a 10-day standstill period. The order worth 767·5m lei+VAT, including 20 ...
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NewsRENFE ticket sales competition commitments made legally binding
SPAIN: Commitments which national train operator RENFE made to address the European Commission’s concerns regarding the supply of data to rival ticketing retailers have been made legally binding under EU antitrust rules. ‘Today’s decision opens up competition in online rail ticketing services in Spain’, said Margrethe ...
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NewsDB Regio places order as Coradia Stream high capacity becomes Coradia Max
GERMANY: DB Regio has ordered nine three-car and nine five-car Alstom Coradia Max partly double-deck electric multiple-units. The announcement of the order on January 18 comes after the Länder of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg awarded DB Regio the contract to operate Ostsee-Alster service RE1 between Hamburg ...
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NewsChanges to EU lorry regulations could hit rail freight
EUROPE: European Commission proposals to revise the Weights & Dimensions Directive covering lorries could have ‘disastrous consequences’ for the rail sector, according to industry associations CER, ERFA, UIC, UIP and UIRR. The Commission has proposed allowing zero-emission lorries and lorries carrying freight which is moved using ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2024 to be more international than ever
INNOTRANS: The InnoTrans 2024 trade fair will be the most international yet, with Messe Berlin reporting that more than 60% of booked exhibitors will come from outside Germany. According to the organiser, more than 99% of the display area covering 42 halls and a total of ...
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NewsFinancing backs CargoBeamer expansion
EUROPE: French private debt manager Flexam Invest Asset Management has financed 40 wagons which CargoBeamer is using to transport non-craneable lorry semi-trailers by rail, principally between Calais and Perpignan. This includes 24 wagons manufactured at a plant which CargoBeamer opened in Erfurt in 2022 to produce ...
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Rail Business UKTXM Plant goes into administration
UK: Wigan-based road-rail vehicle leasing company TXM Plant has gone into administration, with Clare Boardman and Kristian Shuttleworth of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd appointed as joint administrators. In a message to affected employees, General Secretary of the RMT union Mick Lynch said the collapse of TXM ...
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NewsRail Logistics Europe restructures ahead of Fret SNCF breakup
FRANCE: SNCF’s freight and logistics division Rail Logistics Europe has announced a series of leadership changes in preparation for the breakup of Fret SNCF. Following an investigation by the European Commission into potentially illegal state aid for the ailing rail freight operator, the Ministry of Transport ...
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NewsDutch-German cross-border rail connection approved
EUROPE: The German Land of Niedersachsen has approved the start of preliminary works paving the way for the reintroduction of a passenger service on the freight-only line from Neuenhaus to Coevorden in the Netherlands. The Land has applied for federal funding to cover 90% of the ...
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NewsLuzon inter-regional railway study underway
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transport and the national PPP Center have commissioned Systra and PwC Philippines/Isla Lipana & Co to undertake studies for the North Long Haul Inter-Regional Railway Project.
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Rail Business UKRaildiary becomes Gather as it targets other sectors
UK: Rail infrastructure data capture and analysis software company Raildiary has rebranded as Gather, as it seeks to expand into the road, utilities, renewable energy and aviation sectors. Clients of Manchester-based Raildiary include Network Rail, Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall. The software has been used on ...
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Rail Business UKLNER scraps off-peak fares with 70min Flex ticket pilot scheme
UK: East Coast Main Line inter-city operator LNER has launched a pilot scheme which scraps Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak fares but introduces a semi-flexible ticket which can be used up to 70 min before or after a passenger’s booked train. The trial covers travel on LNER ...
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NewsRENFE28 management strategy approved
SPAIN: Innovation, digitalisation, boosting public services, leadership in the high speed market, profitability of the freight sector and the improvement of production processes are key objectives outlined in the RENFE28 management strategy which was approved by the national operator’s board on January 12. The four-year plan ...
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NewsWork begins on third Kazakhstan – China railway
KAZAKHSTAN: Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov has formally launched the construction of a third cross-border railway link to China. The 272 km double-track line from Ayagoz to Bakhty and a new border crossing near Tacheng in northern Xinjiang is scheduled to open in 2027. It would connect ...
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Rail Business UKHS2 station information management system contract awarded
UK: HS2 Ltd has awarded Siemens Mobility a £47m contract to provide an integrated station information management system covering Birmingham Curzon Street, Interchange, Old Oak Common and London Euston. Siemens Mobility is to supply its Digital Station Manager technology, which is in use on London’s Elizabeth ...
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NewsGround-penetrating radar helps pre-empt track problems
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail and Zetica have begun analysing ground-penetrating radar data to map the condition of unseen parts of the state’s 4 600 km railway network. The GPR equipment was mounted on a Queensland Rail vehicle during a measuring campaign which ran February to April 2023. ...
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Rail Business UKRail Forum joins European Railway Clusters Initiative
UK: Rail Forum has joined the European Railway Clusters Initiative, a b2b networking organisation which brings customers and the supply chain together across Austria, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK. Rail Forum ...
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NewsSeven consortia submit Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail proposals
MALAYSIA: Seven consortia comprising 31 companies submitted concept proposals for the revived Kuala Lumpur – Singapore High Speed Rail project by the January 15 deadline. The request for information issued by the Ministry of Finance-owned project promoter MyHSR Corp in July 2023 invited local and international ...
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NewsGreenbrier regroups operations by geography
GREENBRIER: Wagon manufacturer The Greenbrier Companies has unveiled a new operations structure intended to support its Better Together strategy announced in April 2023. The company said the ‘streamlined’ organisation was designed to drive organisational effectiveness, improve efficiency, leverage best practice and improve customer experience to drive ...