All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 2
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NewsDutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has appointed Haskoning and Arcadis to support planning for a pilot deployment of ERTMS.
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NewsLine 5 Eglinton light rail route opens in Toronto
CANADA: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.
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NewsWabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
SWEDEN: Wabtec has completed the acquisition of Dellner Couplers from investment group EQT, saying the coupler and gangway manufacturer brings ‘highly attractive and complementary technologies’.
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NewsSpitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
GERMANY: Rail infrastructure contractor Spitzke is expanding its track maintenance machine fleet through a large-scale order placed with Plasser & Theurer.
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NewsCSX awards $670m contract for new and modernised locos
USA: CSX has awarded Wabtec a $670m contract to supply 100 Evolution Series locomotives, modernise 50 existing locos and provide a suite of digital services.
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NewsAlstom among bidders for Riyadh metro Line 7
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom has confirmed that it is bidding for the design and construction of Riyadh metro Line 7.
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NewsEMU featuring ‘sunny space’ enters service in western Tokyo
JAPAN: Keio Electric Railway has put the first of its Series 2000 EMUs into commercial service.
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NewsMilano single-track interurban light rail restoration underway
ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.
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NewsUN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
INTERNATIONAL: The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Working Party on Rail Transport has published the third revision of the UN Model Rules for the Permanent Identification of railway rolling stock.
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NewsPraha tunnel approved as part of airport link project
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of the Environment has approved plans for the construction of a tunnel under the northern suburbs of Praha as part of the development of an airport rail link.
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NewsSpanish operation of Haramain high speed railway extended as more trains ordered
SAUDI ARABIA: Talgo is to supply a further 20 trainsets for use on the Haramain High Speed Railway as part of a wider package of investment agreed with the Spanish consortium that developed the line.
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NewsCommuter rail expansion contracts awarded in Bangkok
THAILAND: Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand has selected the winning bidders for two major construction contracts under its Bangkok commuter rail expansion programme.
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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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NewsEl Insurgente creates an interchange with Mexico City’s metro
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service in Mexico City has been extended from Santa Fe to Observatorio, where meets metro Line 1.
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NewsCroatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina discuss reopening of Una line
EUROPE: The transport ministers of Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina have met to discuss topics including restarting passenger services between Zagreb and Sarajevo and the revival of the out-of-use Una route between Zagreb and Split.
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NewsWarszawa tram depot goes digital
POLAND: Tramwaje Warszawskie has rolled out Peak Mobility’s PEAK.DMS depot management system to automate key processes at its Annopol depot.
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NewsFS Group launches London-based transport consultancy to solve challenges at scale
INTERNATIONAL: Italy’s national railway FS Group has launched London-based transport and infrastructure consultancy FS Advisory.
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NewsStadler to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel locomotives to Turkey’s TCDD Taşımacılık
TURKEY: National train operator TCDD Taşımacılık has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 35 Euro4001 diesel-electric locomotives.