Railway Gazette
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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EDI Charter for Rail Working Group appoints new leaders
UK: Leadership changes have been announced at the EDI Charter for Rail Working Group, which was founded by the Railway Industry Association and Women in Rail.
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Portuguese train order increased and delivery accelerated
PORTUGAL: National train operator CP has exercised an €318m option for Alstom and DST to supply a further 36 Adessia Stream suburban electric multiple-units, and delivery of the fleet is to be accelerated.
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Automatic train operation over ETCS demonstrated in Finland
FINLAND: GoA2 attended automated train operation over ETCS Level 2 has been demonstrated on a 19 km section of track between Juurikorpi and Hamina.
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Open access operators expand in Poland
POLAND: Competition within the domestic inter-city market is hotting up with RegioJet expanding its service proposition and Leo Express carrying passengers within Poland for the first time.
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Systra to support Sydney Trains’ GSM-R to FRMCS transition
AUSTRALIA: Sydney Trains has appointed Systra to support the development of a business case and integration plan for the NextGen Digital Train Radio System programme to transition from the current GSM-R communications to the Future Railway Mobile Communication System.
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Investor acquires Sierra Railroad Co and hydrogen loco subsidiary
USA: Investment firm Ridgewood Infrastructure has acquired a controlling interest in Californian shortline Sierra Railroad Co and its Railpower subsidiary which developed and operates a hydrogen fuel cell powered locomotive.
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Eurofima targets tram and metro financing in strategic rethink
EUROPE: Supra-national rolling stock financing body Eurofima has revised its long-term business strategy to target the urban public transport market by underwriting investment in metros and light rail.
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Competition rulings open Italian domestic high speed rail market
ITALY: Competition authority AGCM has upheld a complaint against infrastructure manager RFI, finding that its procedures for allocating capacity on high speed lines were hindering new operators’ access to the 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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Northern Powerhouse Rail needs cross-government working and stronger ties to economic strategy
UK: The National Audit Office has made an assessment of the Depatment for Transport’s progress in establishing the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme.
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