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European Commission sets out ambitions to develop an EU high speed rail network
EUROPE: The European Commission has unveiled a plan to accelerate the development of high speed rail, saying the creation of a well-functioning and faster network by 2040 would support the goals of becoming carbon-neutral and strengthening Europe’s competitiveness.
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Wabtec and Vale to test ethanol as a locomotive fuel
BRAZIL: Mining company Vale and locomotive supplier Wabtec have signed an agreement to test the use of ethanol as an alternative to diesel fuel on the Vitória a Minas Railway.
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Washington DC Streetcar closure date confirmed
USA: Washington’s District Department of Transportation has confirmed the planned closure date for the DC Streetcar service.
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Alstom reopens expanded HVAC maintenance facility at Crewe
UK: Alstom has completed a package of investment in its maintenance facility at Crewe.
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Minsk National Airport railway link expected to open by 2029
BELARUS: Work has begun to develop a rail link from Minsk’s main station to the National Airport.
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Nokia communications backbone for Bangkok metro project
THAILAND: Nokia is working with Singapore’s ST Engineering and local partner First One Systems to deploy an IP/MPLS-based mission-critical Backbone Transmission Network for the future Bangkok MRT Orange Line.
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CAF challenges Irish rolling stock contract decision
IRELAND: CAF has launched a legal challenge over the award to Stadler of a €650m contract to supply trains for the cross-border Enterprise service linking Dublin with Belfast.
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Pacific Harbor Line partners with carbon capture start-up
USA: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles rail operator Pacific Harbor Line has entered into a development agreement with Remora, which is developing mobile carbon capture technology for lorries and locomotives.
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Railways Bill to create Great British Railways and ‘open the door to reform’ laid before parliament
UK: Rail Business UK looks at what the government’s Railways Bill will do, how Great British Railways will be established and what the legislation means for the wider rail sector including freight operators, the supply chain and passengers.
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Rail sector stakeholders respond to the government’s Railways Bill
UK: Rail Business UK provides a round-up of rail industry stakeholders’ comments on the government’s Railway Bill.
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Hungary seeks concessionaire to deliver Budapest airport rail link
HUNGARY: The government has announced plans to let a concession to build a 27 km greenfield railway is to link Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport with the city centre.
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Stadler to supply CBTC for Swiss mountain railway
SWITZERLAND: Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera has awarded Stadler a contract to equip the Montreux – Les Rochers-de-Naye mountain railway with its Nova Pro communications-based train control system.
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Hitachi consortium awarded Bulgarian ERTMS contract
BULGARIA: National Railway Infrastructure Co has awarded a consortium of Hitachi Rail and CERB a contract to install ERTMS on the Voluyak – Dragoman section of the route from Sofia to the Serbian border.
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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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South Western Railway awards £66m EMU support and spares contract
UK: South Western Railway has awarded Alstom a 4½-year Technical Support & Spares Supply Agreement for its Class 701 Arterio electric multiple-units.
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EU wants to see Madrid – Lisboa high speed rail link completed by 2034
EUROPE: The European Commission has announced a timeline for the completion of a high speed mixed-traffic railway linking Madrid and Lisboa.
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Westbahn to put Chinese-built double-deck trainsets into service soon
AUSTRIA: Following a long approval process, four double-deck electric multiple units supplied by China’s CRRC are to enter passenger service with Westbahn in the coming weeks.
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DSB’s Talgo trains enter service on København – Hamburg route
DENMARK: The first of the Talgo 230 trainsets ordered for DSB’s long-distance and international routes enters passenger service between København and Hamburg.
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Kansas City Streetcar extension opens with a song and dance
USA: The Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension to the University of Missouri Kansas City has opened with celebrations including a song by local rap musician Kemet Coleman.
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Titagarh awarded Mumbai metro train contract
INDIA: Titagarh Rail Systems is to design, supply and maintain 132 metro cars, communication-based train control, telecoms, platform screen doors and depot equipment for Mumbai metro Line 5.
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