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Siemens to convert Paris metro Line 13 to driverless operation
FRANCE: Paris metro operator RATP has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to convert Line 13 to unattended driverless operation.
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Post-Brexit reform of Channel Tunnel regulations agreed
EUROPE: The UK and France have signed the last of four agreements to harmonise technical and safety rules and establish long-term governance arrangements for the Channel Tunnel following the UK’s departure from the EU.
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Seamless terminal interfaces to make rail freight more competitive
GERMANY: The Protostellar joint venture of Hitachi Rail, MT Logistics, and DB Cargo has developed the cloud-based InGa-Z terminal operating system to improve efficiency at intermodal freight facilities.
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Domestically-developed trams displayed at Russian trade fair
RUSSIA: Three tram manufacturers presented new vehicle designs incorporating a high level of domestic technology at this year’s Innoprom trade fair in Yekaterinburg.
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Network Rail trials passive heat exchangers to keep signalling cabinets cool in hot weather
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail is trialling a passive heat exchanger which can lower the temperature in signalling equipment cabinets, reducing the risk of failures during increasingly frequent hot weather events without requiring power, maintenance or internal modifications.
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Contracts awarded for ERTMS roll-out in the northern Netherlands
NETHERLANDS: ProRail has awarded Strukton a contract to install ERTMS on the Leeuwarden – Harlingen Haven line, as part of the Northern Lines deployment project and as a national testbed for the latest version of ETCS.
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Masabi to modernise Montréal fare collection system
CANADA: Greater Montréal transport authority ARTM has awarded UK-based Masabi a contract to develop and implement a modernised fare collection system under its Concerto programme to improve the user experience.
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Chinese firm begins Alger metro fit-out
ALGERIA: Work is underway to complete the airport extension of Alger Line 1, in what China Railway Construction Corp says is the first metro project in Algeria to have a Chinese company as general contractor.
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Chinese firm begins Alger metro fit-out
ALGERIA: Work is underway to complete the airport extension of Alger Line 1, in what China Railway Construction Corp says is the first metro project in Algeria to have a Chinese company as general contractor.
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