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Open access must genuinely add value, says DfT
UK: The Department for Transport has written to the Office of Rail & Road to stress the ‘critical importance’ of considering the cumulative financial and performance impact when deciding whether to approve applications to run open access passenger services.
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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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Royal Train to be decommissioned
UK: The Royal Household has announced that the Royal Train is to be decommissioned.
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First train for Singapore – Malaysia RTS Link unveiled
ASIA: The first trainset for the future Rapid Transit System Link cross-border metro line has been unveiled by Singapore’s Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow and Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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World Bank approves US$930m to modernise Iraq’s railways
IRAQ: The World Bank has approved US$930m of financing for modernisation of a key rail corridor.
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Productivity trumps sustainability as reason business travellers choose rail, survey finds
EUROPE: The ability to use a train as a rolling office space is the key factor driving business customers to pick rail over other modes when they travel for work, according to a survey commissioned by American Express.
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Messe Berlin launches InnoTrans Asia
ASIA: Trade fair organiser Messe Berlin has launched InnoTrans Asia.
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Swiss railway agrees ETCS upgrading framework contract
SWITZERLAND: BLS has agreed a long-term framework contract with Siemens Mobility covering the installation of ETCS Level 2 across its network.
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Signalling: Using CBTC as an energy-saving tool on London’s Elizabeth Line
Siemens Mobility has used a section of London’s Elizabeth Line fitted with CBTC to study how its Trainguard MT technology has enabled revenue earning trains to save energy without compromising the customer experience.
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Moskva orders 704 metro cars
RUSSIA: Transmashholding is to supply a new design of metro trainset as part of the capital’s fleet renewal programme.
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