All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2025 – Page 7
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Rail Business UKScotRail launches Tap&Pay ticketing app
UK: Following a six-month pilot scheme, ScotRail has launched a Tap&Pay pay-as-you-go ticketing app developed by Tracsis Rail Technology & Services using its Hopsta platform. The app is initially available for travel on ScotRail services in the Strathclyde area and between Strathclyde and Edinburgh. If the deployment ...
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Rail Business UKTransition zone management method wins UK patent
UK: Geotechnical contractor Geobear has been granted a UK patent for its track strengthening method for use in transition zones. Transition zones are found at the change from flexible formations like ballast to rigid foundations like concrete. These abrupt changes can cause differential settlement, leading to ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsRail spending capped in cautious Indian budget
INDIA: Emphasising a continued focus on economic growth, the government has allocated Rs2·52tr for capital expenditure in the national rail network during the 2025-26 financial year starting on April 1. This is the same as the allocation for 2024-25, despite earlier expectations that gross budgetary support ...
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Metro Report InternationalStepping into the future with Atlanta’s next metro train
USA: ‘When I stepped onto that new train this morning, it felt like stepping into the future’, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority General Manager & CEO Collie Greenwood said after the unveiling of the first Stadler CG400 metro trainset on January 30. In 2019 Stadler was ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi – Dubai high speed rail construction tenders called
UAE: The executive councils of Abu Dhabi and Dubai have signed a co-operation charter for the development of a 150 km high speed rail link between the cities which would be designed for 350 km/h running to offer a 30 min journey time. The Abu Dhabi ...
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Metro Report InternationalIran begins series production of domestic metro trains
IRAN: Tehran Wagon Manufacturing Co has received approval for series production of metro trainsets with 85% domestic content. This follows 1½ years of testing of a prototype seven-car set developed under the National Train project which was launched in 2019 to increase the level of localisation ...
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Rail Business UKEnhanced toolkit aims to reduce SPAD risk
UK: In late spring the Rail Safety & Standards Board is to launch an enhanced version of a toolkit designed to reduce the risk of trains passing a signal at danger. Originally launched in 2019, the Red Aspect Approaches to Signals toolkit uses signal status and ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrieste’s partly funicular tramway reopens
ITALY: The unusual tramway which links Trieste with Villa Opicina via a cable-hauled incline has reopened after being suspended in 2016. Two sections of conventional metre-gauge tramway are linked by an incline from Piazza Scorcola at 17 m above sea level to Vetta Scorcola at 177 ...
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NewsTrenitalia France sets sights on Marseille in year of expansion
FRANCE: This will be one of the most important years for the Italian national train operator’s French open access business, according to Trenitalia France CEO Marco Caposciutti. From February 14, it will be able to double capacity on its busiest services by operating its Frecciarossa trainsets ...
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Rail Business UKScenarios developed to help the rail industry plan for climate change
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has developed a standardised set of climate change scenarios to enable the industry to take a consistent approach to risk assessments, asset design and strategic planning. The projections based on different scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions set out how ...
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Metro Report InternationalBaseball branded trainset to ‘raise excitement and enthusiasm’
JAPAN: Seibu Railway has ordered three Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rubber-tyre Automated Guideway Transit trainsets for use on its 2·8 km three-station Yamaguchi Line peoplemover which connects Tamako to Seibukyujo-mae in the greater Toyko area. The four-car sets are to be delivered in ...
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Rail Business UKSLC to support South Yorkshire rail ambitions
UK: South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has appointed rail development and delivery consultancy SLC to assist with its railway plans. ‘We’ve witnessed first-hand how improved connectivity can transform a region through our work on various projects, most recently the Northumberland Line’, said SLC Engineering Director Sam ...
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NewsVTG takes full ownership of Retrack Slovakia
SLOVAKIA: VTG has strengthened its position in the Germany – eastern Europe rail freight market by acquiring the remaining shares in Retrack Slovakia and its Hungarian and Czech subsidiaries from Rail Services Slovakia. Retrack Slovakia was founded as Carbo Rail in 2016 through the merger of ...
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NewsWagon services to be offered at Texas storage site
USA: Union Tank Car Co is to provide wagon cleaning and repair services at 225 Rail’s storage facility at Pasadena in Texas. The site has space to store 1 000 wagons. The repair facilities will be able to handle various wagon types, including tanks and hoppers. ...
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NewsLeo Express trains to be converted for dual-voltage operation
CZECH REPUBLIC: Leo Express has awarded original manufacturer Stadler a contract to convert its five 3 kV DC Flirt electric multiple-units to also use 25 kV 50 Hz electrification. The dual-voltage capability will enable Leo Express to continue operations on the Prague – Ostrava route after ...