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NewsBattery-electric multiple-units ordered to improve services and cut emissions
GERMANY: Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply a fleet of 31 battery-electric Mireo Plus B multiple-units for use on Netz Ostbrandenburg services northeast of Berlin. The order announced on November 15 includes spare parts and 12 years of maintenance, with the manufacturer ...
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NewsFuel cell company Ballard acquires Arcola Energy
HYDROGEN: Ballard Power Systems has acquired Arcola Energy, a UK-based engineering company with more than 10 years’ experience of integrating the Canadian manufacturer’s fuel cells into trains, buses and heavy duty commercial vehicles. Arcola is part of a consortium including the University ...
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Metro Report InternationalDhaka metro staff trained in Delhi
BANGLADESH: Operations and maintenance staff for the future Dhaka Metro are being trained at the Delhi Metro Rail Academy in the Indian capital, which is providing interactive classroom sessions, demonstrations, simulators, practical and on-job training. The training is being provided under an agreement between DMRC and ...
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NewsMilano suburban enhancements funded
ITALY: The Lombardia provincial government has approved €59m of funding for enhancements to the suburban network around Seveso, north of Milano, which is part of the Ferrovienord network.
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NewsClearing snow in Siberia
RUSSIA: Sinara Transport Machines’ Remputmash plant is delivering 13 self-propelled PSS-1K snow clearing trains to Russian Railways’ Zapadno-Sibirskaya Railway. The PSS-1K can clear snow up to 0·8 m deep from a strip between 2·4 m and 5·3 m wide, and transport 460 m3 or 180 tonnes ...
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NewsUetlibergbahn electrification conversion planned under SZU modernisation programme
SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn has unveiled a phased programme of infrastructure enhancements and standardisation to complement its fleet renewals, paving the way for a more intensive service to operate over its two routes west of Zürich.
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NewsSwedish station announcements to be silenced
SWEDEN: Station public address announcements will in future only be made if trains are delayed or there is a platform alteration, Trafikverket has decided.
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NewsSupermarket train promotes sustainable produce
GERMANY: A supermarket train is touring the Land of Hessen during November and December to promote sustainable grocery products.
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NewsWagonload freight support contracts awarded
HUNGARY: Working with the Ministry for Innovation & Technology, infrastructure manager MÁV Zrt has signed framework contracts with four freight operators aimed at supporting single wagonload operations. Responding to a request from the Hungarian Railway Association, the government obtained approval from the European Commission to provide ...
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NewsNorfolk Southern inaugurates Atlanta headquarters
USA: Norfolk Southern formally inaugurated its new headquarters in Midtown Atlanta on November 10, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp, Senator Raphael Warnock, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and other civic leaders. When Norfolk & Western merged with Southern ...
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NewsZidani Most – Celje upgrading completed
SLOVENIA: National infrastructure manager SŽ Infrastruktura has formally marked the completion of a five-year programme to modernise a 26·2 km section of the Maribor – Ljubljana main line between Zidani Most and Celje. This route forms part of both the Baltic – Adriatic and Mediterranean TEN-T ...
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NewsCN and Progress Rail test renewable fuel blends
CANADA: Canadian National and Progress Rail are working with biofuel producer Renewable Energy Group to test renewable fuel blends, with the aim of gaining a better understanding of their long-term durability and operational impact, especially in cold weather, and to plan modifications which might be needed ...
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NewsJR East uses AI to monitor overhead electrification
JAPAN: JR East has launched an AI-based monitoring system to enhance the quality of its overhead wire and catenary mast inspection process.
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NewsFPK orders updated double-deck dining cars
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Tver plant is to produce a pilot batch of 50 double-deck dining cars for Federal Passenger Co. The Type 61-4525 restaurant cars are intended to complement the Type 61-4523 and 61-4524 double-deck coaches used by the national long-distance passenger operator. TMH’s first double-deck restaurant ...
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Rail Business UKORR seeks increased competition in the signalling market
UK: Proposals for increasing competition in the signalling market to reduce costs and boost performance, efficiency and innovation have been published by the Office of Rail & Road. ORR’s market study found that the signalling market in Great Britain is worth £800m to 900m per year ...
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NewsRail and public transport ‘too low on COP26 agenda’, warn UIC and UITP
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways and global public transport association UITP marked the formal transport day at the COP26 Climate Summit on November 10 by urging policymakers to focus more effort on decarbonising mobility through modal shift.
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Rail Business UKAlstom and Eversholt to co-operate on new-build hydrogen trains for the UK
UK: Alstom and leasing company Eversholt Rail have agreed to share technical and commercial information for the development of a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell multiple-units for the UK market.
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NewsBasque links funded under Atlantic Corridor programme
SPAIN: The national government has announced a €414m package of rail investment for 2022 in the three provinces that make up the Basque region.