Passenger rail news – Page 36
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NewsNorwegian ERTMS programme delayed
NORWAY: Citing global supply problems and delays to the retrofitting of trains, Bane Nor has postponed the planned launch of ERTMS on its first lines.
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NewsElectric transport support approved
CZECH REPUBLIC: The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules a scheme to promote the use of electric transport as a greener alternative to diesel vehicles, and to support a shift of freight and passenger traffic from road to rail. Under the €180m scheme ...
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NewsAarhus IC5 depot contract awarded
DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB has selected MT Højgaard Danmark to construct a depot and workshop complex near Aarhus to maintain its future fleet of Alstom Coradia Stream EMUs.
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NewsSupport scheme aims to make Belgium an international night train hub
BELGIUM: The Council of Ministers has approved a draft law which aims to encourage the operation of attractively priced international night trains by offering reductions in infrastructure access charges and energy costs. The high loadings on the thrice-weekly Nightjet service between Brussels and Wien show the ...
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NewsFRA sets out Northeast Corridor enhancement priorities
USA: A list of priority projects for enhancing the Northeast Corridor linking Washington DC with Boston via Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York has been published by the Federal Railroad Administration. The list is intended to assist Amtrak, states and other stakeholders with the implementation of critical ...
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NewsRMV prepares to deploy world’s largest hydrogen train fleet
GERMANY: Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has demonstrated the first of 27 Cordia iLint fuel cell multiple-units being delivered by Alstom, which are due to begin entering revenue service from December. ‘Not only are we putting the world’s largest hydrogen train fleet on the rails, we are ...
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NewsOperators team up to introduce common maps
SWITZERLAND: In a bid to make use of public transport easier, operators in the area at the western end of Lac Léman have published maps of their individual networks based on common design standards. Local rail, tram, bus and lake shuttle and steamer services in Genève, ...
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Rail Business UKOpen access should replace inter-city franchising, says independent operators’ association
UK: A fully-commercial open-access model should replace government contracts for the provision of long-distance services in Great Britain, according to the Alliance of Passenger Rail New Entrants. ‘It seems that the only choice being discussed is between public service contract concessions and renationalisation’, said AllRail Secretary ...
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NewsFederal government signs São Paulo inter-city train agreement
BRAZIL: Outgoing state governor of São Paulo Rodrigo Garcia has signed a technical agreement with the federal Ministry of Infrastructure that marks another milestone in the long process to reinstate inter-city trains between São Paulo and Campinas. The agreement inked on November 4 paves the way ...
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NewsGermany – Poland service to be enhanced under next operating contract
EUROPE: The German Länder of Berlin and Brandenburg have awarded DB Regio Nordost the Netz Berlin–Stettin operating contract covering enhanced passenger services between the German capital and the Polish city of Szczecin. Announcing the contract award on November 14, Brandenburg’s Transport Minister Guido Beermann said this ...
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NewsSouthwestern Ontario passenger rail enhancement study commissioned
CANADA: The federal government has appointed two consultancies to study options to improve passenger train frequencies and on-time performance and to shorten travel times in southwestern Ontario. CPCS Transcom and WSP will examine present and future demand, evaluate existing routes, identify options for new alignments as ...
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Rail Business UKPortishead railway reopening granted planning consent
UK: The Department for Transport has granted planning consent for reinstatement of the railway between Portishead and Pill. This is the first passenger reopening to be approved using a Development Consent Order, which includes planning and environmental consent and compulsory land acquisition. The reintroduction of passenger ...
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Rail Business UKSoft launch for Transport for Wales Class 197 DMUs
UK: The first of the 77-strong fleet of Class 197 diesel multiple-units entered service with Transport for Wales Rail on November 14. Without any pre-announcement or ceremony, unit 197 004 carried its first passengers on the 05.30 from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog, spending the rest ...
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NewsUkraine – Romania cross-border link reopened
EUROPE: The 19·3 km cross-border rail link between Rakhiv in Ukraine and Valea Vișeului in Romania has been reopened for regular traffic.
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NewsDB IO signs Egyptian high speed operating contract
EGYPT: A consortium led by Deutsche Bahn International Operations has been selected to operate and maintain the first phase of the country’s future high speed rail network, dubbed the ‘Suez Canal on Rails’.
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NewsEgis to design Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line
MOROCCO: ONCF has appointed Egis Group to act as general consultant for design work on the long-planned extension of the country’s high speed line from Kénitra to Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech.
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NewsConsortium to develop low-cost operations to revive France’s local lines
FRANCE: Thales is part of a consortium of companies and the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region seeking to reduce the cost of running trains on lightly-used rural lines.
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NewsNext-generation A’REX fleet design unveiled
SOUTH KOREA: Incheon airport shuttle operator A’REX has unveiled the design of its next generation of 150 km/h express trains.
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NewsGaziray commuter line opens for revenue service
TURKEY: The Gaziray suburban route in the southern city of Gaziantep has been ceremonially inaugurated.
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NewsFunding deal clears the way for Germany’s €49 monthly ticket
GERMANY: The federal government reached agreement with the Länder on November 2 to fund a nationwide monthly public transport ticket priced at €49, with January 1 2023 being set as the target launch date.