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Transdev wins Montréal commuter rail operating contract
CANADA: Greater Montréal regional transport authority Exo has awarded Transdev the next contract to operate commuter rail services.
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CBTC goes live on Philadelphia interurban tramway
USA: Communications-based train control technology has been deployed on the Media-Sharon Hill interurban light rail network in Philadelphia.
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Railcard validation to be trialled
UK: A scheme to check that Railcards are being used properly is to be trialled this year, the Department for Transport has announced.
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Consolidated Delay Repay service to include third-party rail ticket retailers
UK: Passengers will in future be able to claim compensation for late trains directly through the third-party retailers who sold their ticket, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
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Satellites help provide high-level estimates to lower railway electrification costs
UK: Electrification technology specialist Furrer+Frey has developed the Lineform.AI tool which uses data from an array of datasets as well as Airbus satellites to produce options for electrification with high-level cost estimates as well as embodied carbon data.
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SNCF Réseau reaches network access agreement with high speed new entrant
FRANCE: Prospective high speed operator Le Train has finalised two framework agreements with SNCF Réseau covering access to the high speed 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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Keele University to provide CIRO’s Railway Operations Management programme
UK: Keele University is to develop and deliver the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators’ Railway Operations Management programme, which includes the Certificate, Diploma and BSc in Railway Operations Management.
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Vossloh to supply high speed rail grinding train to China
CHINA: Vossloh has won an order to supply a HSG-2 high speed grinding train which will be used for preventive maintenance to ensure high availability and long-term operational reliability on the growing high speed rail network.
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Bridges to the future: Brest opens second tram line
FRANCE: Revenue services have started on Brest’s 5·1 km tram Line B between Gare Gambetta and Hôpital Cavale.
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Agentic AI, accessibility and appetite for risk on minds of young rail innovators
UK: Agentic AI, accessibility and risk appetite were key themes at the inaugural Young Rail Professionals Innovation Conference. Nick Kingsley reports.
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Collaboration to offer mission-critical rail communications with a pathway to FRMCS
ASIA: Taiwanese mission-critical networking company Nexcom and Japanese 5G industrial communications supplier Hytec Inter are collaborating to offer rail operators uninterrupted connectivity across telecoms networks.
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Luxembourg modernises on-train ticket sales
LUXEMBOURG: Bixolon has supplied SPP-R310 Bluetooth-enabled mobile printers to support national railway CFL’s transition to a smartphone-based platform.
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Alstom awarded Paris metro Line 8 CBTC contracts
FRANCE: Alstom is to supply its I-CBTC onboard communication-based train control equipment as part of the resignalling of Paris metro Line 8.
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Ticket validators go live at NI Railways stations
UK: Platform validators are now live in the latest milestone in Translink NI Railways’ Future Ticketing System programme.
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Lausanne trams unveiled ahead of T1 opening
SWITZERLAND: The first two trams for the future Lausanne tramway have been unveiled, enabling the start of testing ahead of the opening which is planned for later this year.
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SJ awarded Västtågen passenger train operating contract
SWEDEN: Current operator SJ has been selected for the next contract to operate Västtågen regional passenger train services around Göteborg for 11 years from December 12 2027.
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Sagami Railway unveils sea-creature inspired Series 13000 EMU
JAPAN: Sagami Railway has unveiled its Series 13000 electric multiple-unit, which has front ends inspired by sea creatures moving powerfully forward through water.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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Saudi Arabia: Riyadh’s year-old metro looks to grow
Riyadh metro celebrated its first year of operation on December 1 last year, and the city is now moving forward with planned expansion towards the fast-growing western suburbs, along with high speed rail links to satellite towns. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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