All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 3
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NewsVerona locomotive maintenance centre to capitalise on expected modal shift to rail
ITALY: Siemens Mobility and Railpool are to invest €20m in the development of a ‘state-of-the-art’ locomotive servicing hub in Verona.
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NewsMerMec to supply diagnostic trains to Egypt
EGYPT: MerMec Group has been awarded a contract to supply diagnostic trains for use on the 2 000 km rail network being developed with a design speed of 250 km/h.
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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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NewsToronto’s Finch West light rail launches with a soft opening
CANADA: Toronto’s light rail Line 6 Finch West opened on December 7, running east-west from Finch West to Humber College in the northern suburbs of the city with two underground and 16 surface stops.
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NewsHydrogen transport container developed to support green steel ambitions
AUSTRIA: The H2Tainer designed for rail and road transport of hydrogen for use in the production of green steel has been developed by Innofreight, steelmaker Voestalpine Tubulars and HyCentA.
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NewsElectro-diesel Stadler Flirt trains selected to renew Dublin – Belfast Enterprise fleet
EUROPE: Ireland’s national railway Iarnród Éireann and North Ireland’s Translink have jointly selected Stadler Flirt trainsets to replace locomotive-hauled rolling stock on the cross-border Dublin – Belfast Enterprise service.
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NewsSound Transit's 1 Line reaches Federal Way as major fleet procurement to launch next year
USA: The Federal Way Link light rail extension in the Seattle-Tacoma area opened on December 6, and Sound Transit expects a major fleet procurement to start early next year.
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NewsVIA Rail launches three-year accessibility plan
CANADA: National passenger operator VIA Rail has launched its 2026-29 Accessibility Plan, developed with specialist partners and people with disabilities to make its network, digital tools and workplace increasingly inclusive.
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NewsSupreme Railways unveils EMU-320 high speed train
SOUTH KOREA: Supreme Railways has unveiled the first of 14 eight-car EMU-320 high speed trainsets being supplied by Hyundai Rotem.
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NewsGöteborg tram modernised for another 15 years of service
SWEDEN: Göteborg transport operator Göteborgs Spårvägar has returned to service the first of 79 Type M31 trams dating from the 1980s after refurbishment work intended to offer a further 15 years of service life.
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NewsTIC Trens takes over São Paulo suburban Line 7 as reconstruction work begins
BRAZIL: TIC Trens has taken over the operation and maintenance of São Paulo’s suburban rail Line 7-Ruby from state-owned operator CPTM.
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NewsKiwiRail locos included in Traxtion’s South African rolling stock investment
SOUTH AFRICA: Leasing company Traxtion has announced a R3·4bn programme of investment in locomotives and rolling stock to expand capacity as the South African rail freight sector is reformed.
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NewsSète rail motorway terminal inaugurated
FRANCE: SNCF’s rolling motorway subsidiary VIIA has formally inaugurated its Autoroute Ferroviaire terminal at the Port of Sète.
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NewsBozankaya delivers first tram to Napoli
ITALY: Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya has delivered the first of 20 five-section trams to Napoli operator ANM.
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NewsCSEE commissions its first Argos digital interlocking
FRANCE: A consortium led by MerMec subsidiary Compagnie des Signaux, working with Eiffage Energie Systemes and Systra, has commisioned its first Argos digital interlocking on the Réding – Saverne pilot line in the Grand Est region.
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NewsEurostar and DB develop plans to launch direct London to Germany trains
EUROPE: Eurostar and Deutsche Bahn are working together to develop plans to launch direct high speed train services between London and major German cities such as Köln and Frankfurt in the early 2030s.
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NewsBattery train agreement signed as a ‘fast and realistic’ path to zero-emissions
SLOVAKIA: National train operator ZSSK has awarded a consortium of Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava a €332m framework contract for the supply of up to 36 two-car battery-electric multiple-units.
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NewsChina-backed Tazara revitalisation officially launched
AFRICA: A US$1·4bn project to revitalise the 1 860 km Tanzania – Zambia Railway was officially launched during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang to Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema.