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Orders adjusted to include more day and fewer night trains
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have amended contracts for the supply of new passenger stock, increasing the number of day trains on order and reducing the number of night trains.
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Domestic rail innovation on show at Chinese trade fairs
CHINA: An array of domestically-produced rail technology was shown at two major trade fairs held in Beijing in July, including the UIC World Congress on High Speed Rail.
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Terrapinn to launch UK Rail trade show next year
UK: Events organiser Terrapinn has announced plans to launch a trade show and conference branded UK Rail at Birmingham’s NEC next year.
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EU funding for Ukrainian standard gauge rail link
UKRAINE: Construction of a 75 km standard gauge rail link from the Polish border to the city of Lviv is among the projects selected for a share of the latest round of EU Connecting Europe Facility funding.
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Libyan railway construction could restart
LIBYA: China Civil Engineering Construction Corp and Libyan Railways have signed a memorandum of understanding which could see work resume on the stalled national railway project.
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Pyongyang metro stations remodelled
NORTH KOREA: Several stations on the Pyongyang metro have been renovated as part of a programme to ’add beauty to the capital’, according to officials.
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Container wagons modified for agricultural loads
EUROPE: Slovakian wagon manufacturer ŽOS Trnava has modified 40 Lgs container wagons to carry bulk agricultural goods.
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Arriva places first order for Škoda 200 km/h long-distance EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: Arriva has awarded Škoda Group a contract to supply a new design of 200 km/h low-floor electric multiple-unit for long-distance services.
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Ukrainian Railways to order next-generation coaches
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia is planning to order a new generation of coaches offering greater comfort, longer intervals between overhauls and a longer service life.
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