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Arctic Test Arena offers the right kind of snow for railway technology research
EUROPE: The 473 km railway from Narvik in Norway to Kiruna and Luleå in Sweden has been designated as an Arctic Test Arena which will be used to test technology in challenging weather conditions.
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Liquidation threat looms over Hungarian rolling stock companies
HUNGARY: Court proceedings have begun for the liquidation of rolling stock businesses Ganz-Mavag International and Dunakeszi Járműjavító, but the government is seeking to protect their future by declaring them businesses of national strategic importance.
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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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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Augsburg orders tramway rail grinder
GERMANY: Augsburg public transport operator SWA has ordered a MPV VentuS-NV rail grinding and maintenance vehicle from Windhoff Bahn & Anlagentechnik for use on its tram network.
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CER Cargo Group to buy Austrian rail freight operator WLC
AUSTRIA: Hungarian rail freight company CER Cargo Group has agreed to acquire Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo.
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Chennai metro trains to be fitted with anti-drag system to detect trapped saris and bags
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Ltd has awarded Faiveley Transport Rail Technologies India a contract to retrofit metro cars with an anti-drag safety system which would stop the train if a sari, bag or belt gets trapped in the doors.
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‘More international than ever’ InnoTrans 2026 display areas already fully booked
INNOTRANS: The 200 000 m² of display areas at the InnoTrans 2026 trade fair are now fully booked, with organiser Messe Berlin reporting particular interest in the Railway Infrastructure segment.
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Lucchini Unipart Rail increases bogie and wheelset overhaul capacity
UK: The Lucchini Unipart Rail joint venture has expanded its British footprint with official opening of a wheelset repair facility at Trafford Park in Manchester and a bogie service facility at Warmsworth near Doncaster.
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Colombian rail revival backed by development bank
COLOMBIA: Latin America and Caribbean development bank CAF has approved a loan of up to US$300m to support the Railway Reactivation, Sustainable Mobility & Logistics Efficiency programme which aims to transform Colombia’s transport infrastructure.
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Rail freight sector raises concerns about Great British Railways plans
UK: The rail freight sector has expressed concern that the future Great British Railways might focus on its own nationalised passenger services at the expense of freight operations, which will remain in the private sector.
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Siemens to deploy Signaling X digital interlocking technology in Switzerland
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Mobility for the supply of its Signaling X digital interlocking technology.
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Tokyo Metro to introduce GoA2·5 automated operation on the Marunouchi Line
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro is working to introduce what it calls ‘GoA2·5’ train control on the Marunouchi Line, the operator has told Railway Gazette International.
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Rail regulator tightens rules on redress when disabled passenger assistance fails
UK: An update to the Office of Rail & Road’s Accessible Travel Policy guidance has made it mandatory for all train and station operators to make a case-by-case assessment of claims for redress from disabled passengers when their booked assistance fails.
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Škoda Group eyes Uzbekistan’s transport market
UZBEKISTAN: Škoda Group has announced ambitions to enter the Uzbek rail and urban transport markets through a joint venture.
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Comment: Tensions around Swiss tunnel regulation reflect SERA challenge
Switzerland’s recent changes to its national wagon safety regulations following the 2023 Gotthard Base Tunnel derailment have sparked a debate over how far national interests should override pan-European interoperability ambitions, says our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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Subway car order to provide ‘the safety and reliability New Yorkers need’
USA: The New York MTA board has approved the award of a $1·507bn contract for Kawasaki Rail Car to supply 378 metro cars for the Subway’s B division.
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Stadler unhappy as Swiss Federal Railways selects Siemens Mobility to supply up to 200 trainsets
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has selected Siemens Mobility for a landmark contract to supply up to 200 double-deck electric multiple-units.
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Battery problems delay Dublin DART rolling stock introduction
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has confirmed that battery problems on the bi-mode multiple-units being manufactured by Alstom as part of the DART+ investment programme will delay the introduction of the suburban trains around Dublin.
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