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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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Translink hosts international level crossing safety and technology discussions
UK: Translink has hosted the 34th Global Level Crossing Network Meeting, with delegates from countries including the UK, Ireland, Croatia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and France discussing best practices and advances in technology.
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Dublin tramway extension gets planning approval
IRELAND: National planning body An Coimisiún Pleanála has granted a Railway Order approving the Finglas extension of the Luas tram network in Dublin, which will now progress towards procurement and construction.
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Automated freight train trial begins on the Betuwe Route
NETHERLANDS: A one-year trial of automatic train operation has started on the Betuwe Route freight corridor.
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Integrated transport app covers multiple Mumbai public transport operators
INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has launched the Mumbai ONE App, integrating public transport services provided by 11 metro, bus, monorail and suburban rail operators to remove the need for multiple apps, bookings and paper tickets.
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c2c to provide GoodMaps digital wayfinding at all its stations
UK: Commuter train operator c2c Railway is to make GoodMaps’ digital wayfinding technology available to improve accessibility at all 26 stations on its London to Shoeburyness route.
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