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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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EDI Charter for Rail Working Group appoints new leaders
UK: Leadership changes have been announced at the EDI Charter for Rail Working Group, which was founded by the Railway Industry Association and Women in Rail.
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Portuguese train order increased and delivery accelerated
PORTUGAL: National train operator CP has exercised an €318m option for Alstom and DST to supply a further 36 Adessia Stream suburban electric multiple-units, and delivery of the fleet is to be accelerated.
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Automatic train operation over ETCS demonstrated in Finland
FINLAND: GoA2 attended automated train operation over ETCS Level 2 has been demonstrated on a 19 km section of track between Juurikorpi and Hamina.
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Open access operators expand in Poland
POLAND: Competition within the domestic inter-city market is hotting up with RegioJet expanding its service proposition and Leo Express carrying passengers within Poland for the first time.
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Systra to support Sydney Trains’ GSM-R to FRMCS transition
AUSTRALIA: Sydney Trains has appointed Systra to support the development of a business case and integration plan for the NextGen Digital Train Radio System programme to transition from the current GSM-R communications to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System.
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Investor acquires Sierra Railroad Co and hydrogen loco subsidiary
USA: Investment firm Ridgewood Infrastructure has acquired a controlling interest in Californian shortline Sierra Railroad Co and its Railpower subsidiary which developed and operates a hydrogen fuel cell powered locomotive.
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Eurofima targets tram and metro financing in strategic rethink
EUROPE: Supra-national rolling stock financing body Eurofima has revised its long-term business strategy to target the urban public transport market by underwriting investment in metros and light rail.
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Competition rulings open Italian domestic high speed rail market
ITALY: Competition authority AGCM has upheld a complaint against infrastructure manager RFI, finding that its procedures for allocating capacity on high speed lines were hindering new operators’ access to the network.
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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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Northern Powerhouse Rail needs cross-government working and stronger ties to economic strategy
UK: The National Audit Office has made an assessment of the Depatment for Transport’s progress in establishing the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme.
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‘We are interested’: private sector assesses South African freight and high speed rail proposals
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet Rail Infrastructure Manager is seeking private sector participation in three rail logistics enhancement projects, while the government says it has received significant interest from the private sector in its plans to develop a high speed passenger railway.
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Toshkent rail freight terminal construction contract signed
UZBEKISTAN: The Silkway Central Asia joint venture has awarded China Railway Construction Engineering Group a turnkey contract to design, build and equip a rail-served multi-purpose logistics centre near Toshkent.
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Vanguard STS looks to develop its fuel cell technology as HydroShunter offered to market
UK: The fuel cell-powered HydroShunter prototype developed by Vanguard Sustainable Transport Solutions has made its first public run under hydrogen power at the Severn Valley Railway.
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Roma orders more CAF trams as first new vehicle in 20 years arrives
ITALY: Roma operator ATAC has signed a contract with CAF for the supply of 20 more trams, while the first car from an earlier order arrived in the capital on March 6.
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Ecodriving cuts tram power consumption
SWEDEN: Göteborg’s tram operator undertook ‘ecodriving’ trials during December and January which demonstrated average savings of 1·2 kWh/km.
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Northampton Strategic Rail Freight Interchange officially opened
UK: Maritime Transport has officially opened the Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at SEGRO Logistics Park Northampton, its ninth rail freight terminal.
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‘If it takes 45 days, we will lose the war’: CER warns faster train planning needed to support military mobility
EUROPE: The difficulty in arranging short term paths for cross-border rail traffic is putting rail’s role in military mobility at risk, CER Executive Director Alberto Mazzola has warned.
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Hitachi Rail awarded €480m Torino Metro Line 2 contract
ITALY: Torino metro project promoter Infra.TO has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to design and supply driverless trains and signalling systems for the future metro Line 2.
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‘Thoroughly positive’ results from digital automatic coupler testing in winter conditions
AUSTRIA: ÖBB Rail Cargo Group has undertaken endurance testing with its digital automatic coupler demonstrator train in winter conditions including temperatures down to -15°C, freezing rain and fresh snow
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