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France backs South African rail freight decarbonisation
SOUTH AFRICA: French development agency AFD has signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate state-owned rail and port logistics group Transnet’s transition towards net zero emissions, and is proposing to provide a €300m sustainability-linked loan.
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CAF demonstrates CBTC over private 5G network in Bilbao
SPAIN: CAF announced the succesful demonstration of its OPTIO communications-based train control system operating over a private 5G network at the RailLive! exhibition in Madrid on November 26.
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CAF demonstrates CBTC over private 5G network on Bilbao Line 3
SPAIN: CAF announced the succesful demonstration of its OPTIO communications-based train control system operating over a private 5G network at the RailLive! exhibition in Madrid on November 26.
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Passenger information screen changes improve readability and save energy
NETHERLANDS: Station passenger information screens have been switched from a light to a dark background, after studies found this would make then more readable for more people, as well as being more energy-efficient.
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Alstom to support Luanda Blue Line commuter rail study
ANGOLA: The Ministry of Transport and Alstom have signed a memorandum of understanding to assess the commercial, technical and strategic viability of the proposed Luanda Blue Line commuter rail project.
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Italian company to acquire Australian railway contractor
AUSTRALIA: Italian railway construction company Salcef has agreed to acquire Pilbara Rail Maintenance.
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Plasser & Theurer wins large order for digitalised tampers
GERMANY: Plasser & Theurer has announced an ‘impressive’ large order to supply the national railway’s DB Bahnbau Gruppe construction business with 18 UnimatExpress 2X-4x4 Dynamic high-capacity tamping machines.
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First of 201 Alstom suburban EMUs on test in Spain
SPAIN: The first two of 201 Coradia high-capacity commuter trains that Alstom is supplying for RENFE are now being tested on the national network.
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Škoda completes EMU for Bulgaria just 14 months after contract signing
BULGARIA: Škoda Group has completed the first of 25 RegioPanter electric multiple-units just 14 months after the order was signed by Bulgaria’s Ministry of Transport & Communications.
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CAF awarded São Paulo suburban train maintenance contract
BRAZIL: Future operating concessionaire Trivia Trens has awarded CAF a contract for the maintenance of 107 electric multiple-units operating on São Paulo suburban lines 11-Coral, 12-Saphire and 13-Jade.
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Pandrol targets Chinese railway sector with i+weld
CHINA: Pandrol China and the Metal & Chemistry Research Institute have signed a framework agreement outlining a collaborative approach to promoting Pandrol’s i+weld aluminothermic welding system and supporting China Railway’s automated thermit welding requirements.
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Ethiopian Railways seeks to be the logistics hub of the Horn of Africa
ETHIOPIA: National railway Ethiopian Railways Corp held a National Railway Business Investment summit with a view to attracting investment and establishing partnerships to implement projects.
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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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Descend into the underworld at Napoli Line 7 station
ITALY: An ‘art station’ designed by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor to provide a visual metaphor for the descent into the underworld is the architectural highlight of Napoli’s recently opened Line 7.
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Asset management platform to include ‘dark territory’ broken rail monitoring
INFRASTUCTURE: Vossloh has signed an agreement enabling it to make worldwide use of Athena Industrial’s Advanced Rail Condition Detection technology.
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RSK acquires Octavius Infrastructure
UK: Environmental engineering services company RSK Group has acquired rail and road contractor Octavius Infrastructure.
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DB InfraGO orders ‘green steel’ rails
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB InfraGO has awarded Saarstahl Rail a contract to supply an pilot batch of ‘green steel’ rail for use in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz and Saarland.
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Depot management system optimises Zürich tram movements
SWITZERLAND: Zürich transport operator VBZ is using the PEAK.DMS depot management system from Peak Mobility to manage schedules for around 260 trams at five depots.
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EIB approves loan for Madrid – Irún high speed project
SPAIN: The European Investment Bank has approved €1·7bn in co-financing to complete the final 93 km segment of the high speed line between Madrid and the French border at Irún/Hendaye.
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EIB approves €1·7bn loan for Madrid – Irún high speed project
SPAIN: The European Investment Bank has approved €1·7bn in co-financing to complete the final 93 km segment of the high speed line between Madrid and the French border at Irún/Hendaye.
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