All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 20
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NewsLow-floor inter-city fleet on course to enter traffic in December
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn says its Talgo-produced ICE L fleet will enter domestic service from December’s timetable change.
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NewsCourt rejects DB’s attempt to share Stuttgart 21 project cost overruns
GERMANY: A Baden-Württemberg court has rejected Deutsche Bahn’s appeal to share Stuttgart 21 cost overruns with project partners, leaving the railway to cover the €11bn bill alone.
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NewsADIF awards €6m Spanish FRMCS pilot scheme contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Sistemas & Montajes Industriales a €6m contract to support pilot testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System on a metre-gauge line.
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Metro Report InternationalNew Taipei metro extension to Taoyuan approved
TAIWAN: The government has approved a 4 km extension of the Sanying (Light Blue) line metro in New Taipei.
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NewsRolling stock sought as Mexican passenger projects progress
MEXICO: Railway regulatory agency ARTF has invited bids to supply trains for an extension of Mexico City’s Tren Suburbano network, as plans to restore inter-city services elsewhere in the country make progress.
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NewsFTAI Infrastructure to acquire Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway for $1·05bn
USA: FTAI Infrastructure has agreed to purchase The Wheeling Corp, owner of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co, from an entity controlled by Larry Parsons for $1·05bn.
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NewsIndian Railways plans artificial intelligence centre of excellence
INDIA: Indian Railways intends to establish a Railway AI Centre of Excellence.
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NewsNairobi Railway City regeneration project approved
KENYA: The cabinet has given the go-ahead for the Nairobi Railway City Central Station & Public Realm Project, which aims to redevelop the existing station as a state-of-the-art multimodal transport hub and revitalise the railway corridor in the central business district.
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NewsAmey enters US market with Long Island Rail Road contract
USA: UK-based engineering company Amey has secured its first contract in the US market, a $2·8m deal to deliver an Enterprise Asset Management Implementation System for New York MTA’s Long Island Rail Road.
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NewsPesa to supply more Elfs to Koleje Dolnośląskie
POLAND: Koleje Dolnośląskie has exercised an option for Pesa Bydgoszcz to supply 10 more five-car Elf EMUs.
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NewsNorth-South Commuter Railway operating concession plan approved
PHILIPPINES: A public-private partnership contract is to be awarded for the operation and maintenance of Manila’s North-South Commuter Railway.
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NewsSAR seeks 20 high speed trainsets for Haramain high speed line
SAUDI ARABIA: SAR has invited expressions of interest in the supply of 20 high speed trainsets to support the strategic development of the Haramain High Speed Railway.
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NewsNokia and ProRail agree GSM-R cloud investment plan ahead of FRMCS adoption
NETHERLANDS: ProRail has awarded enterprise telecoms specialist Nokia a contract to migrate its existing 2G telecoms assets to a cloud environment as part of preparations for the roll-out of FRMCS in the next decade.
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NewsGraz-Köflacher Bahn launches electric trains to Wies-Eibiswald
AUSTRIA: Graz-Köflacher Bahn has begun electric operation of S-Bahn Steiermark service S6 from Graz Hbf via Hengsberg and Wettmannstätten to Wies-Eibiswald.
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NewsAtlas forms Orion Steel with acquisition of Evraz North America businesses
NORTH AMERICA: Atlas Holdings has formed Orion Steel Companies following the completion of its acquisition of the Evraz North America businesses.
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NewsBattery-electric trains to offer emissions-free operation over Germany’s highest railway bridge
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has unveiled the Mireo Smart Plus B battery-electric multiple-units which will enable locally emission-free operation on Regiobahn’s service RE47 from Remscheid-Lennep to Solingen and Düsseldorf.
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NewsSwedish leasing company orders more double-deck EMUs
SWEDEN: Leasing company AB Transitio has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply a further 13 double-deck electric multiple-units for services in the Stockholm-Mälaren region.
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NewsPTC Asset Connect launched to automate rail asset location surveys
USA: Transport asset data capture and analysis company Cordel Group has launched PTC Asset Connect, which uses LiDAR and artificial intelligence to automatically detect and accurately locate trackside infrastructure assets.