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Romania awards contract to electrify line to Ukrainian border
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA and the RailEC consortium of Alstom and A&S Turism Construct have signed a contract for electrification of the 30 km line from Dărmănești to the Ukrainian border.
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HS2 bridge manoeuvre reflects Birmingham approach route progress
UK: A 1 631 tonne bridge for High Speed 2 has been successfully rotated and moved into position over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham, marking significant progress on the line’s elevated alignment into the city centre.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Edinburgh council launches consultation on tramway expansion plans
UK: City of Edinburgh Council has begun public consultation on plans to expand the tram network, seeking views on two proposed routes from Granton in the north to the BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary in the south.
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Amtrak’s first NextGen Acela high speed train enters service
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has put the first of its long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets into passenger service on the Northeast Corridor.
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Simplified leasing deal enables trains for reinstated line to be supplied within six weeks
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility’s Smart Train Lease business is to deliver the first of three Mireo Smart electric multiple-units for the launch of a passenger service just six weeks after the contract was signed.
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Stadler to supply more custom-designed EMUs for Stockholm narrow gauge suburban line
SWEDEN: Stockholm region transport authority SL has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply 10 more custom-built 891 mm gauge X15p electric multiple-units for the 65 km Roslagsbanan network.
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China Railway Signal & Communication sets up ETCS test facility in Hungary
HUNGARY: China Railway Signal & Communication has established a facility in Hungary to test ETCS Level 2 signalling equipment it is deploying on the Budapest – Beograd railway corridor.
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Hong Kong’s Joint Community Response Unit plans for emergencies
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has formed a Joint Community Response Unit to plan its response to any future emergencies on the Tseung Kwan O Line.
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Brazilian government backs huge 30-year urban transport plan
BRAZIL: The Ministry of Cities and development bank BNDES have published a study proposing 2 506 km of mass rapid transit lines across Brazil’s 21 largest metropolitan areas for completion by 2054.
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Canadian Pacific Kansas City says rail industry consolidation is not needed
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Kansas City has said that it does not believe that further consolidation is necessary for the rail industry.
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Huddersfield station to close for 30-day Transpennine Route Upgrade blockade
UK: A 30-day blockade of the line between Stalybridge and Heaton Lodge Junction to the east of Huddersfield will begin on August 30 as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme.
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Export order win enables British wagon manufacturer to expand
UK: Wagon manufacturer WH Davis expects to create 20 jobs taking its workforce to 100 people as a result of winning its first export order for 20 years.
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Progress Rail freight locos enter service in south Sumatra
INDONESIA: The first of 54 Class CC205 diesel locomotives being supplied by Progress Rail have entered service with national railway PT KAI.
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New CEO says Lobito Atlantic Railway is ‘a company with exceptional potential’
ANGOLA: Lobito Atlantic Railway is ‘a company with exceptional potential to transform transport and trade across Angola and the region’, according to newly-appointed CEO Nicholas Fournier.
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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Accelerating research into the effects of weather on rail infrastructure
UK: Network Rail and the Met Office have signed a memorandum of understanding to reduce the time needed to commission research into the effects of weather on the rail network.
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Siemens to convert Paris metro Line 13 to driverless operation
FRANCE: Paris metro operator RATP has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to convert Line 13 to unattended driverless operation.
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Post-Brexit reform of Channel Tunnel regulations agreed
EUROPE: The UK and France have signed the last of four agreements to harmonise technical and safety rules and establish long-term governance arrangements for the Channel Tunnel following the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Seamless terminal interfaces to make rail freight more competitive
GERMANY: The Protostellar joint venture of Hitachi Rail, MT Logistics, and DB Cargo has developed the cloud-based InGa-Z terminal operating system to improve efficiency at intermodal freight facilities.
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