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Dedicated suburban services planned in three Moroccan cities
MOROCCO: ONCF is working on the development of RER-branded suburban rail networks around Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech for launch by the end of the decade.
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Rebuilt section of future Skopje – Sofia railway inaugurated
NORTH MACEDONIA: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has inaugurated the first section of a future rail route between Skopje and Sofia which is being developed as part of pan-European Corridor VIII to link the Adriatic and the Black seas.
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New Year bug halts Spanish high speed train fleet
SPAIN: Drivers entering the cabs of RENFE’s Series 106 Avril high speed trainsets on January 1 discovered the entire fleet could not be activated.
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Transport Secretary sets out five priorities for Shadow Great British Railways in 2025
UK: Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander set out five priorities for Shadow Great British Railways in her first major rail-focused speech in the role.
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FirstGroup makes its case for open access alongside Great British Railways
UK: FirstGroup has set out its case for retaining a ‘thriving’ open access sector as part of the restructured railway, arguing that privately-funded services without government contracts can drive growth across all operators including those to be controlled by Great British Railways.
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Rail freight operators propose four measures to boost growth
UK: Ahead of consultation on the government’s rail reform bill, operating group association Rail Partners and its five freight members have published A Greener Track making four proposals to support growth.
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Korean network grows as second Seoul – Busan route completed
SOUTH KOREA: The national network has expanded with the opening of two strategic links in recent weeks.
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CN tests medium-power hybrid locomotive
CANADA: CN has unveiled a 3 200 hp diesel-battery hybrid locomotive developed with Knoxville Locomotive Works.
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Titagarh Firema unveils EMUs for the Lazio region
ITALY: The first of 38 electric multiple-units ordered by the Lazio region have been unveiled at Titagarh Firema’s Caserta factory.
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Funding finalised for first phase of Côte d’Azur railway enhancement programme
FRANCE: Funding has been finalised for the first phase of the Ligne Nouvelle Provence d’Azur project to upgrade the busy Marseille - Nice corridor to support a 66% increase in the number of daily services.
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Technology: HS1 explores potential of digital twins
High speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd has been working with partners to assess an AI-supported digital twin model that can help integrate multiple aspects of its business.
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Rob Whyte appointed Managing Director for Alstom UK & Ireland
UK: Alstom has announced the appointment of Rob Whyte as Managing Director UK & Ireland with effect from February. He was previously Managing Director in the Nordics.
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Indian industrial group acquires Danish train toilet maker
DENMARK: Goa-based industrial group Kineco has acquired Danish train sanitary system supplier Semvac from Wabtec UK in an all-cash transaction.
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Data-Driven Infrastructure: Intelligent bolts monitor bridge behaviour
Strainlabs’ IoT condition monitoring technology is being trialled to monitor the condition of magnets installed on the Øresund Bridge linking Denmark with Sweden.
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Hitachi to acquire Omnicom rail asset monitoring technology business
INTERNATIONAL: Hitachi Rail has agreed to acquire Balfour Beatty’s rail asset monitoring technology business Omnicom. Hitachi said this would form a ‘key strategic pillar’ of the Hyper Mobility Asset Expert platform launched at InnoTrans 2024.
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Five manufacturers invited to bid for Northern Trains fleet renewal contracts
UK: Northern Trains has invited five manufacturers to negotiate for framework contracts to supply up to 450 new electric and electro-diesel bi-mode multiple-units.
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First Montréal Charger loco delivered to Exo
CANADA: Montréal regional transport authority Exo has taken delivery of the first of 10 Charger locomotives being supplied by Siemens Mobility.
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India: Using Lidar to support automated operations
Indian Railways is already using Lidar-generated 3D mapping and exploring the use of geometry inspection systems to improve the safety of infrastructure maintenance. The next step envisages the use of Lidar to support automatic train operation, as Bharti Jain explains.
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Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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