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Government sets out plans to sort out ‘appalling mess’ at High Speed 2
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander has told the House of Commons that she plans to address a ‘litany of failure’ around the High Speed 2 programme.
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Double first as freight train runs to Northampton freight terminal via East West Rail
UK: A freight train operated by DB Cargo UK has become the first to use the full length of the Oxford – Bletchley section of the East West Rail route and the first to serve a newly-built Strategic Rail Freight Interchange in Northampton.
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First trams from three-city joint order enter passenger service
GERMANY: Frankfurt (Oder) transport operator SVF has put into service the first of the Škoda Group ForCity Plus FCB trams being supplied under a joint order placed by three cities.
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ČD to launch 200 km/h Pendolino operation
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD is undertaking final works to enable the maximum operating speed of its Pendolino sets to be raised from 160 km/h to 200 km/h.
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Discontinuous electrification for Rheinland-Pfalz
GERMANY: Discontinuous electrification is to be rolled out on lines in Rheinland-Pfalz to allow battery-electric multiple-units to replace diesel trains from 2026 onwards.
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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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RailSense acquires Bance
UK: Monitoring technology company RailSense has acquired maintenance equipment supplier Bance.
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California High Speed Rail Authority rebuts ‘misleading’ FRA compliance report
USA: The California High Speed Rail Authority has rejected the premise of a Federal Railroad Administration compliance report which has sought to strip the project of around $4bn in funding.
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High speed: Alto aims higher
Canada’s Toronto – Québec City passenger rail project is to be taken forward as a dedicated high speed line requiring up to 1 000 km of new alignment. However, many challenges must be overcome to make the plan a reality, as Nick Kingsley explains.
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Open access start-up signs track access contract but funding challenges remain
UK: Open access start-up co-operative Go-op has signed a track access contract and is now seeking investors to finance the launch of services between Swindon, Taunton and Weston-Super-Mare in December 2026.
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Thornlie – Cockburn Line east-west link opens in Perth
AUSTRALIA: Perth’s Transperth suburban rail network has expanded with the opening of the Thornlie – Cockburn Line, providing an east-west link between the north-south Mandurah and Armadale lines.
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Train Management & Control System to be deployed in Western Australia
AUSTRALIA: 4Tel is to equip 1 276 km of track across the Nullarbor Plain between Tarcoola and Kalgoorlie with Train Management & Control System.
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British Steel awarded five-year Network Rail contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded British Steel a £500m five-year deal to supply a minimum of 337 000 tonnes of rail from its Scunthorpe steelworks.
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Dubai Metro Blue Line construction officially launched
UAE: Construction of the Dubai Metro’s Blue Line has been formally launched.
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Coradia Stream for the Nordics ready for testing
NORWAY: The first of 55 Coradia Stream for the Nordics electric multiple-unts which state rolling stock company Norske Tog has ordered from Alstom has been delivered.
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Viewpoint: Buy tilting trains and finish Delta Junction to salvage HS2, says Gibb
UK: Procurement of a fleet of tilting trains and a focus on Birmingham – Manchester services are key to making the most the descoped High Speed 2 scheme, former Virgin Trains executive Chris Gibb tells Rail Business UK.
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FPS H Cegielski signs its first EMU order
POLAND: Lubuskie voivodship has awarded Poznań-based supplier FPS H Cegielski a 245m złoty contract for the supply of six three-car Plus electric multiple-units.
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Rubber-tyred light metro vehicle delivered for Busan’s single-track Yangsan Line
SOUTH KOREA: Woojin Industrial Systems has delivered the first of nine automated guideway transit vehicles for the Yangsan Line in Busan.
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Trainline launches AI assistant
UK: Third-party ticket retailer Trainline has rolled out an AI-based assistance tool in its app.
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