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Comment: Multilateral initiatives still matter
Globalisation is facing a challenge in the railway industry as countries prioritise domestic production of trains. Nick Kingsley explores the drawbacks of this approach and the continued importance of international co-operation.
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Long-distance electric-diesel-battery trainset unveiled
ITALY: Trenitalia has unveiled its first long-distance trainset which can operate on electric, diesel or battery power.
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InterCity East Coast direct award planned
UK: The Department for Transport intends to directly award incumbent London North Eastern Railway a contract to continue to operate InterCity East Coast passenger services.
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Lineas seeks FAME with biofuel locomotive
BELGIUM: Lineas has unveiled a FAME locomotive, powered by fatty acid methyl ester biofuel produced from non-food raw materials such as used cooking oil.
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Erasmus+ Interrail pass launched to encourage sustainable travel
EUROPE: A dedicated Interrail Global pass has been launched to encourage sustainable travel and exploration by participants in the Erasmus+ education scheme.
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British Steel for the Suez Canal on tracks
EGYPT: British Steel has won a multi-million-pound contract to supply 9 500 tonnes of rail from its Scunthorpe plant in the UK for use on the 250 km/h Green Line railway. This corridor will link Mersa Matruh on the Mediterranean coast with Alexandria, the New Administrative Capital and the port ...
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Locos ordered for Poland – France corridor
EUROPE: Polish company CLIP Intermodal has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 13 third-generation Traxx multi-system electric locomotives approved for use in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Poland.
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CrossCountry gets more Voyagers as refurbishment plan agreed
UK: CrossCountry has selected Alstom as preferred bidder to refurbish its fleet of Voyager and Turbostar DMUs over a broadly two-year period as part of an investment package aimed at increasing capacity on its network by up to 25%.
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The right policies could increase ticket revenue without higher fares, says RIA
UK: The Railway Industry Association has published a ‘fresh blueprint’ for ticketing reform, saying a focus on customer experience and boosting ridership could drive revenue growth without needing to increase fares.
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Winvic begins iPort Rail expansion works
UK: Winvic Construction Ltd has begun work on Phase 2 of the iPort Rail project, which will double the size of the rail freight terminal in Doncaster.
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Neuheitenauslieferung von TILLIG Modellbahnen GmbH im April 2024
Neuheiten April 2024
Art.-Nr. 01064 Reisezugwagenset der SRI, bestehend aus einem Steuerwagen DBzf 761 und einem Doppelstockwagen 1./2. Klasse DABz755, Ep.VI Art.-Nr. 01065 Reisezugwagenset der SRI, bestehend aus zwei Doppelstockwagen 2. Klasse DBz750, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 02767 Diesellokomotive Reihe T 466.2 der CSD, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 04707 Diesellokomotive 218 497-6 der DB Fahrzeuginstandhaltung Cottbus, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 04867 Zweikraftlokomotive 248 014-3 der Northrail GmbH, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 96331 Werklok 611 des VEB Stahl- und Walzwerk Brandenburg, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 13166 Reisezugwagen 3. Klasse „Ruhr-Schnellverkehr“ der DRG, Ep. II Art.-Nr. 15626 Schwerlastwagen Sammp 705 der DB AG, beladen mit Betonteilen „Feste Fahrbahn“, Ep. V Art.-Nr. 16218 Club-Wagen WGmz 820 der DB AG, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 16597 Funkmesswagen 296 der DB AG, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 16817 Bahnpostwagen Post m der Jugoslawischem Post, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 16820 Gepäckwagen Da der MAV, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 16852 Reisezugwagen 2. Klasse Bnrz 450 der DB AG, Ep. VI Art.-Nr. 16948 Messwagen des Bundesbahn-Zentralamt München der DB, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 74982 Bahnpostwagen der Kroatischen Post, Ep. V Art.-Nr. 77048 Kühlwagen Icehqs „Interfrigo“ der CFR, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 03972 Packwagen KDaai der DR, Ep. IV Art.-Nr. 13972 Packwagen KDaai der DR, Ep. IV
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Final ICE4 set delivered to Deutsche Bahn
GERMANY: At a ceremony in Berlin Hauptbahnhof on March 19 Deutsche Bahn took delivery of the final ICE4 trainset, which was named Spree to mark the occasion and ‘baptised’ with water from the river of the same name.
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First section of Seoul’s GTX Line A opens
SOUTH KOREA: The initial 28 km section of the Great Train Express commuter rail network in the Seoul conurbation, linking Suseo with Dongtan has opened.
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Rail skills shortage must be addressed to meet Europe’s environmental targets
EUROPE: Strategies to attract new talent to the rail sector were discussed at the Next–Gen Rail: Building The Workforce Of Tomorrow For the Rail Sector conference which was hosted by UNIFE in Brussels on March 27.
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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes operating contract includes rolling stock renewals
FRANCE: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région has signed a contract with SNCF Voyageurs to operate local passenger services from 2024 to 2033.
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Hitachi launches flexible software for signaller training
UK: Hitachi has launched TREsim Flex, a realistic offline training environment for signallers that accurately replicates operational events.
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Dolderbahn rack railcar unveiled
SWITZERLAND: Stadler has delivered the first of two railcars which it is supplying to re-equip the Dolderbahn rack railway in Zürich.
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Batteries provide emergency power for Kashmir railway tunnels
INDIA: Saft has supplied more than 30 sets of ReGenPro batteries to provide standby power for operational and safety systems in the tunnels on the Banihal – Sangaldan section of the Udhampur – Kashmir railway.
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Metro-North Railroad to trial automated rolling stock inspection
USA: The automated inspection of commuter rolling stock is to be trialled on New York’s Metro-North Railroad, supported by a $2m grant from the federal Department of Transportation’s Strengthening Mobility & Revolutionizing Transportation programme.
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Software supports Lithuanian operator’s digital transformation
LITHUANIA: National passenger operator LTG Link has deployed IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.rail software for planning and dispatch.
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