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Talgo to maintain Uzbek high speed train fleet
UZBEKISTAN: National railway UTY has awarded manufacturer Talgo a 10-year contract worth nearly €80m sum for the comprehensive maintenance of its six Talgo 250 trainsets.
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Poland’s PKP Intercity seeks high speed train fleet
POLAND: National passenger operator PKP has launched the tendering process for the supply of a fleet of high speed trains.
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Koleje Mazowieckie orders more Flirt EMUs
POLAND: Koleje Mazowieckie has placed a firm order for a further 11 Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units, completing the final tranche of a framework contract for 75 of the trains.
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Napoli metro Line 6 depot and station contract signed
ITALY: The local authority in Napoli has awarded Hitachi Rail a €630m contract for the construction of the light metro Line 6 depot at Via Campegna and Campegna station.
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Animated learning resources launched to help improve rail’s operational performance
UK: A suite of short animated learning resources designed to support improved operational performance has been launched by the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.
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Japan: Shinkansen alternatives sought to enhance connectivity along the Honshu coast
Analysis carried out by the Niigata Prefecture for the connection of the Joetsu district into the Shinkansen network found mini-Shinkansen proposals as a favourable option, with either dual-gauging or regauging part of the existing network. Mike Bent investigates.
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Accessible rack railcars with provision for automation to modernise Swiss line
SWITZERLAND: Appenzeller Bahnen has awarded Stadler a SFr17·5m contract to supply two rack railcars to replace the life-expired fleet on the 7 km Rorschach – Heiden line from the end of 2028.
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Montpellier tram Route 5 links people and nature
FRANCE: Revenue services started on Montpellier tram Route 5 on December 20, with the 14·2 km line including two newly-built sections serving 27 stops.
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Investor backs Trenitalia’s ambition to launch Paris – London train service by 2029
EUROPE: Support for the Italian national railway’s €1bn European high speed rail expansion plans including the proposed launch of Paris – London train services is included in a strategic partnership agreement signed by FS Group and investment group Certares.
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Data: AI can help railways ‘do boring better’
4AI Systems founder Derel Wust explains to Nick Kingsley how AI holds the key to determining train location, offering potential for a data-led approach to minimising the risk of overspeed and signal passed at danger incidents.
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Telecoms: Australia needs to address GSM-R obsolescence
Australia’s unique GSM-R specification and a sector-wide push to deploy ETCS across a diverse set of rail networks is spurring interest in rapid adoption of Frmcs. Nick Kingsley reports.
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Japan: Part-privatised Tokyo Metro looks to grow internationally
Having been selected to help operate London’s Elizabeth Line, the part-privatised Tokyo Metro is looking to win more contracts to operate and maintain urban railways, with particular focus on the European and Oceanian markets, as Naoshi Sakai explains to Benjámin Zelki.
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Japan: Tokyo Metro looks to Europe and Oceania, as it makes progress with CBTC deployment
Having been selected to help operate London’s Elizabeth Line, the part-privatised Tokyo Metro is looking to win more contracts to operate and maintain urban railways, with particular focus on the European and Oceanian markets. Meanwhile, it is working to introduce what it calls GoA2·5 train control on the Marunouchi Line ...
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Property acquisition starts as Mindanao Railway project gathers pace
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation has begun the acquisition of properties at a cost of 148m pesos to relocate 178 families from the right of way of the planned Mindanao Railway project.
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Ericsson and SBB on course to complete telecoms technology transition
SWITZERLAND: Ericsson and Swiss national operator SBB are on the brink of completing what they say is Europe’s first live integration of GSM-R with an advanced IP Multimedia Subsystem platform featuring Voice over LTE functionality.
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Automation: Futurail sees autonomous trains within six years
Co-founders Alex Haag and Maximilian Schöffer tell Andrew Grantham how Franco-German start-up Futurail is aiming to bring automation technology from the road sector to rail, where they see a great opportunity to build a Europe-based global champion.
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Technically demanding scissors crossover produced for Ruhrbahn
GERMANY: Czech turnout manufacturer DT Výhybkárna a Strojírna has produced what it says is ‘technically unique’ double track crossover mounted on Sekisui synthetic sleepers for Ruhrbahn.
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Japan: Hokuriku Shinkansen extension to Osaka comes at a cost
The Japanese government has published details of three route options for extending the Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tsuruga to Osaka through Kyoto, but questions endure over whether upgrading existing routes would offer better value. Mike Bent reports.
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Guadalajara light metro line opens in freight railway corridor
MEXICO: A 21·7 km nine-station light metro Line 4 opened in Guadalajara on December 15 linking Las Juntas with Tlajomulco Centro south of the city.
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