All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 32
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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.
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NewsTurkey secures US$2·8bn of financing for rail link to Naxçıvan
TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has secured US$2·8bn in external financing for the development of the planned Kars – Iğdır – Aralık – Dilucu line which would extend its network to the border of Azerbaijan’s Naxçıvan exclave.
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NewsValladolid-Campo Grande station to be remodelled
SPAIN: High speed infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded contracts for the remodelling and expansion of Valladolid-Campo Grande station to accommodate a predicted increase in passenger traffic.
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NewsFirst rail made with hydrogen-reduced steel laid in Austria
AUSTRIA: What steelmaker Voestalpine says is the world’s first steel rail produced with net-zero CO2 emissions using mix of scrap and hydrogen-reduced pure iron has been laid at Linz Hauptbahnhof.
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NewsArriva to operate two reopened lines on Polish region’s ‘flourishing’ rail network
POLAND: Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship has awarded Arriva a contract to operate regional passenger services on two lines which are to reopen in December 2030 to reconnect communities currently lacking rail access.
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NewsEU transport chief outlines rail funding and ERA reform plans
EUROPE: A doubling of Connecting Europe Facility transport grants and a review of the EU Agency for Railways’ mandate are among key priorities outlined by EU Transport Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas in an exclusive interview.
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NewsUkrzaliznytsia orders 100 coaches including pilot next-generation vehicles
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has awarded Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works a contract to supply 100 coaches, including five new-generation vehicles with extended service life and improved features.
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NewsUnion Pacific and Norfolk Southern set out plans to create the USA’s ‘first transcontinental railroad’
USA: Union Pacific has set out details of its agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern to create the USA’s first coast-to-coast transcontinental railway, with over 80 000 route-km across 43 states.
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NewsStudy sets out rail’s role in net zero logistics chains
EUROPE: A study commissioned by the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has quantified the significant environmental and economic benefits of integrating rail freight into European logistics chains.
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NewsFreight tracking tool provides ocean to rail visibility
USA: A tool combining GPS vessel tracking, AI-driven predictions and centralised reporting from over 41 shipping lines and 600 railways is being used to improve the accuracy of arrival time estimates by up to 75%.