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Level boarding included in ScotRail’s fleet replacement plans
UK: ScotRail has begun market engagement for its planned procurement of electric and battery-electric multiple-units.
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Locomotive equipped to test autonomous freight train operation
GERMANY: A DB Cargo electric locomotive has been equipped with automatic and remote train operation technology.
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté orders Coradia Polyvalent trains
FRANCE: The Bourgogne-Franche-Comté région has ordered 14 Coradia Polyvalent trainsets from a CAF-Alstom consortium.
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Bergen tramway orders customised rail grinding and winter service vehicle
NORWAY: Windhoff is to supply a specially-designed VentuS-LR SF50 rail grinding and winter service vehicle for the Bergen tram network.
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Launch date for European Commission supported København – Berlin – Praha train confirmed
EUROPE: Denmark’s DSB, Germany’s Deutsche Bahn and the Czech Republic’s ČD are to launch one of the 10 pilot services which the European Commission is supporting to promote attractive and sustainable cross-border transport.
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CAF wins Grenoble tram order
FRANCE: Grenoble area transport body SMMAG has awarded CAF a contract to supply 38 Urbos trams with an option for up nine more.
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TMH Bryansk produces successor to the M62 locomotive
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant has produced a prototype TE26 six-axle single-section diesel locomotive intended for both freight and passenger operation.
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Home of the Vectron goes from ‘heavy metal to heavy AI’ as Siemens expands München site
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has expanded its locomotive production hub at München-Allach.
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Tendering of next København metro operating contract begins
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has called tenders for the next contract to operate and maintain the capital’s driverless network.
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Mixed news for rail as government backs transport infrastucture projects
UK: The government has confirmed funding for a series of rail and projects following the Spending Review, but some major schemes have been paused.
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NordWestBahn awarded continuity operating contract
GERMANY: Transdev’s NordWestBahn has been awarded a contract to continue operating three services forming part of the Weser-Ems-Netz regional network.
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Keolis to buy Downer stake in Australian public transport joint venture
AUSTRALIA: Keolis Group has signed an agreement to buy Downer’s 49% stake in the Keolis Downer public transport operating joint venture, which will be rebranded as Keolis.
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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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Leasing companies join forces to co-fund rail research
UK: Four ROSCOs have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rail Safety & Standards Board creating a framework for cross-industry research projects.
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‘Cross-fertilisation’ benefits at heart of InnoTrans Asia launch
ASIA: Messe Berlin Chief Operating Officer Dirk Hoffmann expects the inaugural InnoTrans Asia trade fair, due to take place in Singapore in September 2027, to be around 15% of the size of its parent event in Germany.
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Traffic management challenge further delays Paris Line E extension
FRANCE: SNCF Réseau and Alstom have agreed to pause work to equip the western end of Paris RER Line E with the ATS+ traffic management tool.
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Comment: Rail freight’s push for visibility
There are welcome signs that the rail freight sector is starting to seize the opportunity to become a key element in the global logistics sector, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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Rail sector spearheads campaign to help ex-prisoners secure careers
UK: Merseyrail, Angel Trains and the Go-Ahead Group have signed up to support an initiative aimed at helping ex-prisoners find work in the transport sector.
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Moskva monorail closes to be turned into an elevated park
RUSSIA: The 4·7 km straddle monorail operated as Moskva Line 13 has closed.
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DRIIVe rail R&D and training centre under construction
UK: Work has begun to be build the Derbyshire Rail Industry Innovation Vehicle rail research centre near Chesterfield.
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