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Prison rail apprenticeship programme launched to provide ‘critical sector’ skills
UK: A programme of railway engineering apprenticeships has been launched at Highpoint prison in Suffolk.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern set out plans to create the USA’s ‘first transcontinental railroad’
USA: Union Pacific has set out details of its agreement to acquire Norfolk Southern to create the USA’s first coast-to-coast transcontinental railway, with over 80 000 route-km across 43 states.
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Regulator approves additional East Coast Main Line open access services but Hull Trains to Sheffield is rejected
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has approved the launch of additional and extended services by open access operators Lumo, Grand Central and Hull Trains, but it has rejected Hull Trains’ plans to launch a service to Sheffield.
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Goldschmidt to modernise and expand road-rail vehicle production site
SWEDEN: Road-rail vehicle manufacturer Goldschmidt Sweden is to renew and expand its Osby headquarters to increase capacity, shorten delivery times and enhance customer service.
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Köln places large order for tailor-made high-floor trams
GERMANY: Köln transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe has awarded Stadler a €696m contract to supply 132 tailor-made high floor light rail vehicles combining ’state-of-the-art technology with a flexible, modular design’.
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Study sets out rail’s role in net zero logistics chains
EUROPE: A study commissioned by the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking has quantified the significant environmental and economic benefits of integrating rail freight into European logistics chains.
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Bratislava tram extension to Petržalka opens
SLOVAKIA: The opening of an extension of the Bratislava tram network from Jungmannova to Južné Mesto in Petržalka has improved public transport connections to the city’s largest housing estate.
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MPs publish guidance on diversity and inclusion in transport
UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport has issued guidance on fostering a more inclusive work environment on transport construction sites.
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