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CSX names Steve Angel as CEO to replace Joe Hinrichs
USA: The board of Class I freight railway CSX named Steve Angel as President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board with effect from September 28, succeeding Joe Hinrichs who has left the company.
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Advisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy opened the inaugural meeting of the AI Advisory Council which has been established by strategic rail innovation body GBRX.
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University collaboration aims to make wagon repair more efficient
USA: Railinc and Duke University’s Christensen Family Center for Innovation are to collaborate to explore how AI, mobile devices and ‘social media-style technologies’ could improve wagon repair work.
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Siemens Mobility starts work on €35m train battery system factory
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility begins construction of a rolling stock battery system factory with a groundbreaking ceremony at Luhe-Wildenau in Bayern.
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Lithuania forms Rail Baltica design unit to develop skills for the long term
LITHUANIA: LTG Infra has established a dedicated design unit to ensure rapid progress with Rail Baltica, and to handle future projects including further standard gauge lines.
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Boluda Shipping acquires Transfesa’s intermodal activities
EUROPE: Boluda Shipping has entered the rail freight haulage market with the acquisition of DB Cargo subsidiary Transfesa’s intermodal transport activities in Spain and Portugal.
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Mizoram rail link will be ‘a lifeline of transformation’, says Modi
INDIA: The northeastern state of Mizoram has been connected to the national rail network, with the opening of a 51 km broad-gauge line to serve the state capital Aizawl.
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Richmond’s 1937 Art Deco station restored
UK: A major refurbishment of the 1937 Art Deco station at Richmond in southwest London has been completed, reversing later alterations and addressing weathering which had degraded the building’s distinctive appearance.
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Belgium: A 10-year learning journey in ETCS deployment
·Infrabel is nearing the end of a complex programme to roll out ETCS train protection across its network, using a variety of modes to accelerate the deployment and learning some valuable lessons along the way.
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Indian-built diesel locos delivered to Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE: Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique has unveiled the first two of 10 freight locomotives which are being supplied from India’s Banaras Locomotive Works via consultancy RITES.
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CRRC to supply EMUs for Mexico City suburban rail extension
MEXICO: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co has been awarded a contract to supply 15 electric multiple-units for the Tren Suburbano extension from Felipe Ángeles International Airport to Pachuca, undercutting a CAF bid by 41%.
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President announces Santo Domingo monorail project
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Project promoter Fitram has called tenders for the detailed design and construction of the first phase of Santo Domingo’s monorail project, following President Luis Abinader’s announcement for realising the three-phase scheme.
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GATX to acquire DB Cargo wagons in sale and leaseback deal
EUROPE: GATX Rail Europe has entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 6 000 wagons from DB Cargo, which will then lease them back.
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Moovit aims to simplify public transport for visitors to Roma
ITALY: The Moovit app can now be used to both plan and pay for multi-modal journeys around Roma, in a development which public transport operator ATAC expects to be particularly useful for the millions of tourists who arrive in the eternal city every year.
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Moovit aims to simply public transport for visitors to Roma
ITALY: The Moovit app can now be used to both plan and pay for multi-modal journeys around Roma, in a development which public transport operator ATAC expects to be particularly useful for the millions of tourist who arrive in the eternal city every year.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Utility companies test ways of working under Very Light Rail track
UK: Utility companies have trialled impact moling, horizontal directional drilling, vacuum excavation and keyhole coring to install new or access existing equipment underneath the trial section of Very Light Rail track in Coventry.
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Brenner Base Tunnel exploratory bore broken through
EUROPE: A celebratory event has marked the breakthrough of the exploratory tube of what will be the world’s longest railway tunnel.
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Bozankaya signs Elbląg tram contract, as Iași car presented at Trako
INTERNATIONAL: Bozankaya signed a 95m złoty contract to supply 10 trams for Elbląg at the Trako fair, where it showcased one of the 18 vehicles being delivered to the Romanian city of Iași.
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