POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz unveiled the first locomotive from its Gama 3.0 platform at the 16th Trako International Railway Fair in Gdańsk on September 23.

USA: California governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation securing $1bn of annual funding until 2045 for the state’s high speed rail project, resolving funding gaps for the Central Valley section of the route.

UK: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has launched an early market engagement exercise to inform its plans for the future procurement of 25 trams to replace the original Sheffield Supertram fleet.

RUSSIA: Moskva tram Route 90 has been launched, using a newly-built section of catenary-free track.

UK: Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood is to succeed Iarnród Eireann CEO Jim Meade as Chair of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators in October.

UK: Wabtec has announced plans to expand its factory at Barton-under-Needwood in Staffordshire, saying it aims to position itself as ‘a leader in the train components sector’.

El Museo Vasco del Ferrocarril de Euskotren, con sede en la localidad guipuzcoana de Azpeitia, pondrá en circulación tres trenes de vapor este fin de semana.

TURKEY: Private sector freight operator Arkas Rail has taken delivery of three Stadler EuroDual six-axle electro-diesel locomotives, with two more of the hybrid six-axle hybrid locomotives expected to be delivered by the end of the year.

This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.

UK: Bletchley Traction Maintenance Depot has been officially reopened by Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy following an £80m modernisation programme.

En dicha zona ya se encuentran operativas cuatro de las diez vías planificadas Adif Alta Velocidad ha adjudicado con un presupuesto de 3.737.787 euros un contrato para la construcciòn del proyecto de arquitectura e instalaciones de la Zona de Tratamiento Técnico de Trenes (ZTTT) de estaciòn barcelonesa de La Sagrera, en su acceso provisional.

Se ha licitado por 5,2 millones de euros el contrato, de dos años de duración Metro de Madrid ha publicado recientemente la licitaciòn del contrato para reforzar el servicio de vigilancia con perros que evita actos vandálicos en los depòsitos y cocheras del metropolitano, por importe de 5,2 millones de euros. El dispositivo estará compuesto por cuarenta equipos que se integrarán en la seguridad de estos trece recintos del suburbano.