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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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Managing Director appointed as rail consultancy targets international growth
UK: Rail operations and strategy consultancy InnoRail has announced the appointment of Andy Watson as Managing Director.
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Watco to deploy TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagons
USA: Short line railway, terminal and port operating group Watco has reached a commercial agreement to deploy Intramotev’s TugVolt autonomous self-propelled wagon battery-electric wagons on its network.
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Paris to Wien and Berlin night trains to end after French government withdraws subsidy
EUROPE: The Paris – Wien and Paris – Berlin sleeper train services are to end with the December 14 2025 timetable change, following the French Ministry of Transport’s decision to withdraw funding for their operation.
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Digital ticket trial goes live between Leeds and Harrogate
UK: The latest phase of the Department for Transport-sponsored digital pay-as-you-go ticketing trial programme has gone live on Northern Trains’ Harrogate to Leeds route.
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Trainline to provide business travel options for Amex GBT clients
EUROPE: Trainline group’s B2B arm Trainline Partner Solutions has agreed a multi-year contract to provided American Express Global Business Travel clients with continental European rail travel booking services, building on an existing partnership in the UK.
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Trabzon light rail plans confirmed
TURKEY: The General Directorate for Infrastructure Investments has announced details of the first stage of the long-mooted Trabzon light rail project.
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FirstClass safety systems installed at Etihad Rail depot
UAE: FirstClass Safety & Control has supplied and installed two bespoke Depot Protection Systems at Etihad Rail’s largest maintenance facility.
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Real-time disruption map videos launched to help passengers during unexpected train delays
UK: Visual Disruption Maps have been launched to explain what is happening when train services are disrupted, how services are affected and what travellers should do next.
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CSX names Steve Angel as CEO to replace Joe Hinrichs
USA: The board of Class I freight railway CSX named Steve Angel as President & Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board with effect from September 28, succeeding Joe Hinrichs who has left the company.
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Advisory council begins work on AI Action Plan for Rail
UK: Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy opened the inaugural meeting of the AI Advisory Council which has been established by strategic rail innovation body GBRX.
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University collaboration aims to make wagon repair more efficient
USA: Railinc and Duke University’s Christensen Family Center for Innovation are to collaborate to explore how AI, mobile devices and ‘social media-style technologies’ could improve wagon repair work.
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Siemens Mobility starts work on €35m train battery system factory
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility begins construction of a rolling stock battery system factory with a groundbreaking ceremony at Luhe-Wildenau in Bayern.
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Lithuania forms Rail Baltica design unit to develop skills for the long term
LITHUANIA: LTG Infra has established a dedicated design unit to ensure rapid progress with Rail Baltica, and to handle future projects including further standard gauge lines.
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Boluda Shipping acquires Transfesa’s intermodal activities
EUROPE: Boluda Shipping has entered the rail freight haulage market with the acquisition of DB Cargo subsidiary Transfesa’s intermodal transport activities in Spain and Portugal.
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BR 93 finescale
Basismodell Arnold
Treibräder von GFN BR 56 auf 0,9mm verschmälert, Spurkränze auf 0,4 mm abgedreht
Vorläufer und Nachläufer von der BR 23 GFN ( mit Stromabnahme )
Rahmenverkleidung aus Messingblech mit Schutzblechen vorne und hinten
neue L...
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Mizoram rail link will be ‘a lifeline of transformation’, says Modi
INDIA: The northeastern state of Mizoram has been connected to the national rail network, with the opening of a 51 km broad-gauge line to serve the state capital Aizawl.
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Richmond’s 1937 Art Deco station restored
UK: A major refurbishment of the 1937 Art Deco station at Richmond in southwest London has been completed, reversing later alterations and addressing weathering which had degraded the building’s distinctive appearance.
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Fleischmann BR 01 in finescale
Fleischmann BR 01/finescale
Räder der BR 03 von Minitrix auf 0,9 mm verschmälert und
die Spurkränze auf 0,4 mm abgedreht.
Vorläufer von der Fleischmann BR 23
Nachläufer von der BR 41 Minitrix
Barrenrahmen aus dem original Fleischmann-Rah...
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