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Viewpoint: The rail industry must arrest the talent drain before it is too late
With up to 70 000 senior technical and management roles expected to be lost to retirement and workforce attrition by 2030, UK rail leaders must arrest the talent drain before it becomes too late, says Phil Walters, Track & Train Business Director at Fuel Learning.
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Pesa to develop battery-electric-hydrogen tri-mode multiple-unit
POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz has received funding to support the development of a hydrogen multiple-unit.
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Antalya LRT Phase 4 construction to begin
TURKEY: Construction of the fourth phase of the Antalya light rail network between the Konyaaltı and Varsak was approved in mid-January, with work scheduled to begin this year for completion by the end of 2028.
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Network Rail plans £450m Scottish electrification framework as Borders Railway works begin
UK: Network Rail has begun preliminary market engagement for a framework contract for a planned programme of 25 kV 50 Hz electrification in Scotland, as the first works are getting underway for the partial electrification of the Borders Railway.
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Court orders release of Gateway Programme funding in wake of Trump opposition
USA: Following a legal battle over access to federal funding, project promoter Gateway Development Commission says it is hopeful that work can quickly resume on the trans-Hudson rail tunnel it is building between New York and New Jersey.
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Dutch ERTMS pilot scheme mapping begins
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has appointed Haskoning and Arcadis to support planning for a pilot deployment of ERTMS.
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World rail freight news round-up
Business news from the world rail freight market.
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DB Cargo UK trials Class 93 as it explores locomotive options
UK: As part of its exploration of future options for its locomotive fleet, DB Cargo UK has trialled the use of a Stadler Class 93 locomotive to haul an intermodal service from Seaforth in Merseyside to Mossend in Glasgow and back for Peel Ports.
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Germany: Stuttgart 21 delayed again
After DB cancelled plans for a partial opening later this year and commissioned a further review of the chequered project, the Stuttgart 21 remodelling programme may not deliver its intended benefits until at least 2032. Tony Streeter reports.
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Great British Railways: ‘The target is to increase use of the railway’
Railway Gazette International looks at the current state of progress to create Great British Railways as the public sector body which will run the national rail network.
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Line 5 Eglinton light rail route opens in Toronto
CANADA: Toronto’s Line 5 Eglinton light rail route has opened with a day of free travel but without public ceremony.
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Wabtec completes acquisition of Dellner Couplers from EQT
SWEDEN: Wabtec has completed the acquisition of Dellner Couplers from investment group EQT, saying the coupler and gangway manufacturer brings ‘highly attractive and complementary technologies’.
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Spitzke invests in high-performance Plasser & Theurer track machines
GERMANY: Rail infrastructure contractor Spitzke is expanding its track maintenance machine fleet through a large-scale order placed with Plasser & Theurer.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Virtual reality deployed to tackle tram staff assaults
UK: The Light Rail Safety & Standards Board and Greater Manchester light rail operator KeolisAmey Metrolink are funding a programme which takes virtual reality technology into schools to show the impact of verbal and physical assaults on victims and bystanders.
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CSX awards $670m contract for new and modernised locos
USA: CSX has awarded Wabtec a $670m contract to supply 100 Evolution Series locomotives, modernise 50 existing locos and provide a suite of digital services.
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Alstom among bidders for Riyadh metro Line 7
SAUDI ARABIA: Alstom has confirmed that it is bidding for the design and construction of Riyadh metro Line 7.
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EMU featuring ‘sunny space’ enters service in western Tokyo
JAPAN: Keio Electric Railway has put the first of its Series 2000 EMUs into commercial service.
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Milano single-track interurban light rail restoration underway
ITALY: Reconstruction works have started on the 1 445 mm gauge Milano – Limbiate interurban light rail line.
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UN Model Rules for rolling stock updated to include digital platforms
INTERNATIONAL: The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s Working Party on Rail Transport has published the third revision of the UN Model Rules for the Permanent Identification of railway rolling stock.
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