All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 9
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NewsDublin tramway extension gets planning approval
IRELAND: National planning body An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted a Railway Order approving the Finglas extension of the Luas tram network in Dublin, which will now progress towards procurement and construction.
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NewsAutomated freight train trial begins on the Betuwe Route
NETHERLANDS: A one-year trial of automatic train operation has started on the Betuwe Route freight corridor.
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NewsIntegrated transport app covers multiple Mumbai public transport operators
INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has launched the Mumbai ONE App, integrating public transport services provided by 11 metro, bus, monorail and suburban rail operators to remove the need for multiple apps, bookings and paper tickets.
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NewsIndia to fund cross-border railways to Bhutan’s Mindfulness City and Samtse
ASIA: An inter-governmental memorandum of understanding for the construction of two cross-border rail links between India and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan was signed during a meeting between the foreign secretaries of the two countries.
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NewsSwiss safety authority accused of ‘regulatory zigzag’ as it adjusts wagon rules further
SWITZERLAND: Federal transport office BAV has issued a further amendment to the safety rules governing wagons using the Swiss main line network. Rail freight associations are demanding the changes be dropped entirely to avert risk of what UIP terms a ‘supply chain crisis’.
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NewsGemini Trains still hopes to exploit Channel Tunnel capacity
EUROPE: Gemini Trains still has ambitions to launch train services between the UK and continental Europe, despite the rejection of its application for depot access rights needed to enable it to launch services from London to Paris, Brussels and eventually Köln.
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NewsCastex predicts ‘the mother of all battles’ to fund French rail infrastructure as he takes over at SNCF
FRANCE: Former Prime Minister and RATP Chief Executive Jean Castex promised to ‘fix the foundations’ of SNCF as he was confirmed in the role of President of the national railway holding group.
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NewsBranson promises ‘Virgin magic’ to shake-up cross-Channel train services ‘for good’
EUROPE: Virgin Group has set out more details of its planned Channel Tunnel high speed train services and its funding partners, with founder Sir Richard Branson saying ’it’s time to end this 30-year monopoly and bring some Virgin magic to the cross-Channel route’.
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NewsTrenord launches Trainscanner rolling stock inspection tool
ITALY: Regional operator Trenord and MerMec have introduced a health and diagnostic tool known as Trainscanner.
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NewsHungarian railway closes to create space for Chinese battery factory
HUNGARY: The last train ran on the Debrecen – Nagykereki line on October 19, with expansion of a nearby battery plant set to incorporate part of the existing railway alignment.
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NewsTainan monorail Blue Line construction to start next year
TAIWAN: The Executive Yuan has approved the initial 8·4 km section of the Blue Line monorail to be built in Tainan, north of Kaohsiung.
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NewsSilver Line launched to improve connectivity north of Dallas
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit’s Silver Line has been launched with a series of celebratory events.
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NewsJakarta MRT North-South Line Phase 2A metro trains ordered
INDONESIA: MRT Jakarta has awarded Sumitomo Corp and Nippon Sharyo a ¥17bn contract to supply eight six-car metro trainsets for Phase 2A of the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit North-South Line project.
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NewsDirect Busan – Mokpo services start as Southern Coast corridor completed
SOUTH KOREA: Revenue services have commenced on a new line linking Mokpo in the southwest of the country with Boseong.
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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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NewsSalt Lake City doubles ‘built in Utah for Utah’ light rail vehicle order
USA: Utah Transit Authority has ordered a further 20 Stadler Citylink light rail vehicles for TRAX services around Salt Lake City, taking its total order to 40.
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NewsFour tracks between Voltri and Sampierdarena marks progress on Genova Node
ITALY: Revenue services have started running on the additional pair of tracks that have been built to augment the existing formation between Voltri and Sampierdarena stations in Genova.
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NewsNorthrail forms Polish subsidiary to meet demand for modern and efficient rolling stock
POLAND: Rolling stock investment, leasing and asset management services company Northrail has established a Polish subsidiary as part of its plans for systematic expansion in central and eastern Europe.