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Cando buys Savage Rail to create a last mile network spanning North America
NORTH AMERICA: Cando Rail & Terminals has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Savage Rail to create what it says will be ‘North America’s market leader in first and last mile rail operating services and terminal infrastructure’.
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VR sells rolling stock as part of Finnish passenger rail market opening
FINLAND: National operator VR has signed an agreement for the vehicles it uses on tendered services to be transferred to state-owned rolling stock owning body Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto as part of the government’s plans to open the passenger rail market to competition.
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Fortescue commissions battery heavy haul locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Iron ore miner Fortescue has begun commissioning two Progress Rail battery locomotives which it says house the world’s largest land-mobile batteries each with a capacity of 14·5 MWh.
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Management course launch invokes spirit of British Rail graduate scheme
UK: The Chartered Institution of Railway Operators has launched a pilot management training programme designed to develop operational leaders with a whole-system understanding of the rail sector.
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Modi inaugurates completed Delhi – Meerut RRTS
INDIA: The 82 km Regional Rapid Transit System linking Delhi and Meerut and the Meerut Metro are formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Replica composite columns installed on Tasmanian railway bridge
AUSTRALIA: Two 5·2 m tall ornamental columns have been installed on TasRail’s historic Longford bridge to replicate originals which were removed in the 1960s to increase clearances.
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Trainline CEO Jody Ford to step down
TRAINLINE: Third-party rail and coach ticket retailer Trainline has begun the search for a new CEO after Jody Ford announced his intention to step down after more than six years at the company.
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Keolis retains Virginia Railway Express operating contract
USA: Following a competitive procurement process, current operator Keolis North America has been awarded a new contract to operate Virginia Railway Express commuter services.
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Austrian Federal Railways restructuring planned
AUSTRIA: The Federal Minister for Innovation, Mobility & Infrastructure has tasked Austrian Federal Railways with developing a restructuring plan to make the national railway more agile, efficient and future-proof.
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Lithuanian battery-electric trainset unveiled
LITHUANIA: The first of six 1 520 mm gauge, three-car battery-electric multiple-units that Stadler is supplying for national passenger operator LTG Link was unveiled at Kaunas station on February 14.
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European transport associations make joint call for a €100bn Connecting Europe Facility
EUROPE: An open letter signed by 45 European transport organisations has urged the EU to commit to an enlarged Connecting Europe Facility under the bloc’s next multi-annual budgeting process.
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Network Rail to take over Barking terminal in effort to boost cross-Channel rail freight
UK: Network Rail and its property development company Platform4 are to take a long-term lease of the Barking Eurohub freight terminal in east London, and have begun discussions with companies interested in operating regular intermodal trains to the site via the Channel Tunnel.
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TAZARA restarts cross-border passenger services ‘within the realities of current operating constraints’
AFRICA: Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority has restarted cross-border passenger train services, saying this reaffirms its ‘founding mandate to promote regional mobility, trade, tourism and people-to-people interaction’.
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ČD wins Moravian long-distance passenger train operating contracts
CZECH REPUBLIC: Incumbent ČD has won a tranche of PSO contracts to operate long-distance passenger services on three routes in the east of the country.
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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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Disabled Persons Railcard eligibility widens from March 1
UK: Eligibility for a Disabled Persons Railcard will be extended from March 1 to include a broader range of visible and non-visible disabilities.
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Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through routes after a 40-year hiatus
POLAND: Delegations from the Ministry of Infrastructure and national operator PKP Intercity have visited Newag’s Nowy Sącz factory to see the production of the first of 35 electro-diesel long-distance trainsets.
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Bi-mode trainsets to relaunch through route after a 40-year hiatus
POLAND: Delegations from the Ministry of Infrastructure and national operator PKP Intercity visited the Nowy Sącz factory of Newag to see the production of the first of 35 electro-diesel long-distance trainsets.
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Integral dx locomotive delivered to the US Air Force, Army and Navy
USA: Integral dx has delivered a diesel shunting locomotive to the US Air Force, after supplying locos to the Army and Navy.
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Stations funded as Welsh rail prospectus sets out long-term aspirations
UK: The UK government has confirmed funding for seven new stations in Wales, including five so-called ’Burns stations’ on the South Wales main line proposed following cancellation of a major M4 motorway scheme.
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