Railway Gazette
Kuala Lumpur – Johor Bahru electric services start
MALAYSIA: Electric trains have started running between Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru following the completion of work to rebuild and electrify the final section of the west coast corridor.
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Aarhus light rail operations to be taken in-house
DENMARK: The Aarhus Letbane partnership of the city of Aarhus and Midtjylland region has decided to terminate the contract for Keolis to operate the 114 km light rail network, and is to bring operations in-house from December 20 2026.
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Prison training initiative offers path to skilled rail careers
UK: A employer-led training initiative designed to create a direct pathway from custody into skilled employment in the rail industry has been launched at HM Prison The Mount in Hertfordshire.
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‘Fast, comfortable and reliable’ urban rail services launched in Madagascar
MADAGASCAR: A passenger train service has launched in Antananarivo to offer ‘a fast, comfortable and reliable alternative for daily commutes’.
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Transfer bogies allow standard gauge rolling stock to reach Finland’s workshops by rail
FINLAND: National operator VR’s rolling stock maintenance business VR FleetCare has developed transfer bogies to enable the movement of foreign 1 435 mm standard gauge rolling stock to its workshops on Finland’s 1 524 mm broad gauge network.
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Daegu underground suburban railway construction starts
SOUTH KOREA: Construction has started on the fully underground Daegu Industrial Line suburban rail corridor that will link Seodaegu main line station with the Daegu National Industrial Complex southwest of the city.
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GATX and Brookfield Infrastructure acquire Wells Fargo wagon fleets
USA: Wells Fargo has completed the sale of its wagon and locomotive leasing fleets as part of a strategy of simplifying its businesses and focusing on products and services that are core to its clients.
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AITX and Telegraph bring predictive intelligence to wagon fleets
USA: Wagon leasing company American Industrial Transport is incorporating Telegraph’s rail-focused predictive data and technology products into its AITX FleetAX real-time fleet management platform.
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Beacon acquires Eversholt Rail after no competition concerns found
UK: European rolling stock leasing company Beacon has completed the acquisition of UK lessor Eversholt Rail, after the Competition & Markets Authority found the merger would not lead to a substantial lessening of competition.
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‘The future of rail in Bayern is electric’ says minister
GERMANY: Bayern’s Ministry of Housing, Building & Transport has commissioned rail infrastructure manager DB InfraGO to produce plans for the elimination of diesel train operations in the north of the Land.
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Saudi Arabia Railways seeks more passenger trains
SAUDI ARABIA: National railway Saudi Arabia Railways has called tenders for the supply and maintenance of 10 passenger trainsets to increase capacity on its Northern Network.
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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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South Eastern Railway to trial flood warning cameras at high-risk locations
UK: South Eastern Railway is to trial the use of flood warning cameras at high-risk locations to help keep trains running safely and reliably during severe weather.
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Accident overshadows tangible progress in Mexico’s southern rail revival
MEXICO: Passenger services have been launched on the 175 km Line K of Mexico’s Trans-Isthmus Railway between Ixtepec and Tonalá, before operations across the wider Trans-Isthmus nertwork were suspended following a fatal derailment on Line Z in December. Michael Dreyer reports.
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Trans-European Transport Network core completion date cannot be met
EUROPE: The 2030 target date for completing the core Trans-European Transport Network is now clearly out of reach, the European Court of Auditors says in a report into eight megaprojects including six rail schemes.
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Broken rail suspected in Spanish high speed crash
SPAIN: More than 40 people were killed and 120 injured when two high speed trains collided on the Madrid - Sevilla line near Córdoba on January 19.
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VTG delivers first new-build wagons with iWagon technology
UK: The first wagons to be built from new with leasing company VTG Rail UK’s iWagon monitoring technology have entered service with Breedon Group.
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SNCF Voyageurs orders 15 more high speed trainsets
FRANCE: National passenger train operator SNCF Voyageurs has approved a €600m firm order for Alstom to supply a further 15 Avelia Horizon high speed trainsets.
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Modertrans to supply more trams to Łódź
POLAND: Modertrans Poznań has signed a contract with MPK Łódź for the supply of 15 Moderus Gamma LF 11 AC trams.
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Riyadh metro Red Line extension contact awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The Royal Commission for Riyadh City has awarded a design and build contract for an extension of the automated metro’s Red Line west to Diriyah Gate.
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