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Upskilling for overhead electrification work
UK: QTS Group’s electrification subsidiary REL has delivered a pilot training programme designed to upskill the next generation of overhead line equipment linesmen and support the long-term future of the sector.
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Japanese pavilion at InnoTrans 2026 brings together 18 participants
INNOTRANS: Japan Overseas Railway System Association will participate in InnoTrans 2026 with 18 organsations jointly exhibiting in its pavilion.
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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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European Commission offers thousands of DiscoverEU rail passes to young people
EUROPE: The European Commission has opened applications for the latest round of the DiscoverEU programme, which offers 18 year olds the chance to explore Europe by train for free.
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Heavy lift specialist orders high capacity railway wagon with 32 axles
SWEDEN: Heavy load transport specialist Kraftdragarna has awarded Kiruna Wagon a contract to supply a high capacity wagon to handle power transformers and other equipment for the energy sector.
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CRRC unveils ‘significantly faster’ suburban rail trainsets as Ningbo network grows
CHINA: CRRC unveiled the first four-car suburban rail electric multiple-units that it is building for Ningbo’s under-construction lines 10 and 12.
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Delivery phases replace connection stages in updated Oxford to Cambridge railway plan
UK: Oxford to Cambridge railway corridor project promoter East West Railway Co has announced updated proposals including an ‘accelerated’ construction programme and a target of up to five trains an hour on the full future route.
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Alstom delivers new-generation Santo Domingo metro trainset
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Alstom delivered the first of eight three-car Metropolis trainsets on April 2 to support operation of an extended Santo Domingo Line 2.
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Moskva opens tram Diameter line T2
RUSSIA: A second Moskva tramway ‘Diameter’ line has opened, creating what operator Moskva Metro claims is the longest urban tram route in the world.
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Alstom acquires Cummins’ rail sector fuel cell activities
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom has acquired Cummins’ hydrogen fuel cell activities dedicated to rail, including the engineering, product and support capabilities used in Alstom’s hydrogen train fleets.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Regulation: Contrasting rail reform visions in Argentina
Privatisation of freight railways and slashing passenger service costs are at the heart of the Argentine government’s transport policy, but much uncertainty remains about how far its rail reform agenda can be delivered.
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Policy: New entrants promise to reshape South African freight market
No fewer than 11 private freight train operators have been granted conditional access to the Transnet network under the government’s rail reform programme. Market opening offers hope that declining rail freight volumes can be reversed and infrastructure renovated. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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Atlanta airport peoplemover upgrading contract awarded
USA: The city of Atlanta’s Department of Aviation has awarded Crystal Mover Services Inc a contract to upgrade the ATL SkyTrain automated peoplemover at Hartsfield-Jackson airport.
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Open access train operator RegioJet pulls out of Poland having ‘lost hope and faith’
POLAND: Czech open access train operator RegioJet has announced its withdrawal from the Polish domestic market, alleging anti-competitive behaviour which the incumbent railway group has denied. Railway Gazette International looks at the claims and counterclaims.
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Rack trains ordered for ‘one of the most spectacular and famous railway lines in the world’
SWITZERLAND: Mountain railway operator Gornergrat Bahn has awarded Stadler a SFr30m contract to supply a further four Polaris electric multiple-units for the line from the resort of Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit.
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Serbia, Hungary and North Macedonia sign trilateral freight agreement
EUROPE: The national freight operators of Serbia, Hungary and North Macedonia have signed a trilateral agreement to co-ordinate efforts to revive freight traffic on key corridors serving the three countries.
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TMS Maritime completes seawall repairs
UK: TMS Maritime has completed repairs to the sea wall between Dawlish and Teignmouth, where the seaward face suffered significant damage from Storm Chandra and a substantial sink hole closed the footpath adjacent to the line.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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RENFE pivots to French regional passenger markets amid Avril authorisation delays
FRANCE: Spanish national operator RENFE is reportedly seeking regional passenger operating contracts after allowing an agreement for high speed paths between Paris and Lyon to lapse.
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