Railway supply industry news – Page 3
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Rail Business UKDB ESG opens Rail Technology Hub in Derby
UK: Rolling stock engineering company DB ESG has opened a Rail Technology Hub close to its existing offices on the RTC Business Park in Derby.
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NewsSignalling institution and supplier associations to co-operate
UK: The Railway Industry Association and the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers have agreed to work together ‘as appropriate’ on rail policy matters, to provide mutual support on external affairs and to cross-promote their initiatives.
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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.
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NewsGATX opens wagon training academy to keep its expertise on track
GERMANY: Wagon leasing company GATX Rail Europe says the opening of its technical and safety training centre at Lehrte marks ‘the start of a new chapter in how we transfer expertise across the company’.
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Rail Business UKGrinsty acquires Train Door Barriers business
UK: Grinsty has acquired the Train Door Barriers business including all its products and services with the retirement of David Greenway.
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NewsSiemens Mobility to equip São Paulo suburban lines with ATO over ETCS
BRAZIL: Concessionaire Trivia Trens has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply a digital signaling system featuring ATO over ETCS Level 2 for São Paulo suburban lines 11, 12 and 13.
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NewsAirtel Business awarded Indian Railways cybersecurity contract
INDIA: The Indian Railway Security Operations Centre has appointed Airtel to design, build, implement and operate a multi-layered cybersecurity ecosystem to safeguard Indian Railways’ IT backbone.
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NewsSiemens Mobility increases use ‘green steel’ in rolling stock production
EUROPE: Siemens Mobility is working with Voestalpine to increase the share of lower-emission ‘green steel’ it uses in rolling stock production.
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NewsIranian company develops domestic metro train
IRAN: The city of Qom has awarded Mapna’s rolling stock company Wagon Pars a contract to design and build three metro trainsets as part of a project to develop domestic urban rail technology in Iran.
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NewsBeacon Rail to buy leasing company Eversholt
UK: The Competition & Markets Authority is reviewing the proposed acquisition of UK rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail by Beacon Rail, which operates in 18 European countries.
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NewsPartnership to offer train crew and resource planning-as-a-service
EUROPE: Portuguese public transport resource management software company SISCOG has announced partnership with VeeOne, a Swedish crew planning specialist serving airlines and rail operators.
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NewsŠkoda challenges its exclusion from Helsinki tram procurement
FINLAND: Škoda Transtech has filed a legal complaint following the disqualification of its bid for a contract to supply up to 183 trams to Helsinki.
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NewsMosaiq transport data insight software goes local
INTERNATIONAL: Snapper Services has introduced multilingual versions of its Mosaiq suite of public transport data analysis software.
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NewsMarcopolo Rail to supply DMUs for Teresina suburban rail
BRAZIL: Marcopolo Rail has signed a contract to supply three DMUs for the 16 km metre-gauge suburban network serving Teresina, capital of Piauí state.
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NewsFinnish rolling stock owning company transfer agreed
FINLAND: National train operator VR Group is to transfer the entire shareholding of its rolling stock subsidiary Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto to direct state ownership on November 1.
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Rail Business UKArriva enters UK rail infrastructure market with RTS Infrastructure acquisition
UK: Arriva Group has announced the acquisition of RTS Infrastructure, marking the international public transport operating group’s entry into the UK rail infrastructure segment.
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NewsŠkoda Group sees high demand for newly certified ETCS onboard unit
INTERATIONAL: Škoda Group announced the certification of its ETCS onboard unit at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk.