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    Wiremind software to help Eurostar optimise revenue

    2024-07-02T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: International high speed train operator Eurostar has signed a five-year contract to use Wiremind’s CAYZN software to modernise its revenue management processes, identify new revenue opportunities and increase load factors. It is expected to go live in Q1 2025. Eurostar Chief Commercial Officer François Le ...

  • London Overground operating concessionaire Arriva Rail London is to test technology that translates digital passenger information into British Sign Language which can be accessed through a smart device via a personalised digital avatar.
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    Sign language translation to be tested at London Overground stations

    2024-07-02T04:00:00Z

    UK: London Overground operating concessionaire Arriva Rail London is to test technology that translates digital passenger information into British Sign Language which can be accessed through a smart device via a personalised digital avatar. The Luna platform supplied by GoMedia uses translation technology from Signapse. Trials ...

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    California high speed line track and electrification design contract awarded

    2024-07-01T14:30:00Z

    USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority has appointed a joint venture of Systra and Typsa to design the track and overhead electrification for the initial section of the line. The contract has an initial value of up to $131·2m. It covers the production of high-level designs ...

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    GBRf runs final UK power station coal train

    2024-07-01T11:30:00Z

    UK: GB Railfreight operated what is expected to be the final coal train to a British power station on June 28, delivering fuel from the port of Immingham to Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. The service carried what is scheduled to be the last shipment to Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...

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    Failed bearing caused East Palestine derailment, NTSB confirms

    2024-07-01T11:00:00Z

    USA: A defective wheel bearing on a hopper wagon led to last year’s derailment of a Norfolk Southern train at East Palestine, Ohio, according to the formal NTSB investigation.

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    Dublin – Belfast boost in Irish timetable recast

    2024-07-01T05:02:00Z

    IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann is planning a major uplift in its inter-city and inter-regional services in the second half of the year, including a boost in frequency to the cross-border Enterprise service linking Dublin and Belfast.

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    World rail freight news round-up

    2024-07-01T05:00:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.

  • Stadler is supplying a fleet of non-tilting 250 km/h trainsets for the Gotthard corridor.
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    SBB sets date to restore full access to Gotthard Base Tunnel

    2024-06-30T07:50:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: SBB has confirmed that it expects to reopen the Gotthard Base Tunnel fully on September 2, bringing to an end more than a year of disruption caused by a derailment of a freight train in August 2023. According to the national railway, repair works in ...

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    Parliamentary body to support Brazil’s railway industry

    2024-06-29T07:19:00Z

    BRAZIL: A political lobby group has been set up to put the case for rail within the country’s political institutions.

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    Koleje Mazowieckie orders more Flirts

    2024-06-28T15:13:00Z

    POLAND: Regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie has signed a 3·2bn złoty framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of 50 five-car Flirt electric multiple-units. A firm order has been placed for an initial batch of 25. The deal includes the provision of maintenance for 18 years, as ...

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    Traction innovations on show in Ostrava

    2024-06-28T09:00:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: One of the 18 Flirt electric multiple-units being supplied to Serbia formed the centrepiece of the Stadler presentation for the Rail Business Days 2024 trade fair at Ostrava’s Trojhalí Karolina centre.

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    Sensors selected for train automation trial

    2024-06-28T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The AutomatedTrain project to test the driverless operation of multiple-units as part of the Digitale Schiene Deutschland initiative is to use Aeva’s frequency modulated continuous wave 4D LiDAR sensors. A Siemens Mobility Mireo trainset is to be equipped for GoA4 unattended movement from stabling sidings ...

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    Heathrow Express access rights extended

    2024-06-28T05:00:00Z

    UK: Heathrow Express announced on June 24 that it had secured a track access agreement covering its non-stop services between London Paddington and the airport terminals until June 2028.

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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-06-28T04:54:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • Impression of Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H hydrogen train for NEB's Heidekrautbahn at station
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    ‘End-to-end’ hydrogen co-operation accord

    2024-06-27T13:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Siemens Mobility and its Smart Train Lease subsidiary have signed a co-operation agreement with Tyczka Hydrogen to offer fuel cell trains with a full hydrogen supply chain and appropriate support services.

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    Flytoget eyes an open access future

    2024-06-27T09:00:00Z

    NORWAY: Airport express operator Flytoget has applied to the national railway authority Statens Jernbanetilsyn to launch open access passenger services on the Sørlandsbanen between Oslo and Kristiansand from December 2027.

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    Ulm – Augsburg new line alignment identified

    2024-06-27T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: DB InfraGO has selected its preferred option for reconstruction of the Ulm – Augsburg section of its Stuttgart – München main line.

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    Chinese coaches enter service in Montréal

    2024-06-26T15:00:00Z

    CANADA: Montréal regional transport authority Exo put its first CRRC-built double-deck commuter rail coaches into revenue service on the Saint-Jérôme route on June 25, following a launch run on June 21. 

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    ČD orders more Škoda BEMUs as first trainset is unveiled in Ostrava

    2024-06-26T13:00:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: The first Škoda battery-electric multiple-unit for state operator České Dráhy was officially unveiled at the Rail Business Days trade fair in Ostrava on June 11.

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    Rumo to invest R$600m more in Paulista network

    2024-06-26T09:00:00Z

    BRAZIL: An addendum to the agreement covering Rumo Logística’s Malha Paulista concession provides for additional investment worth R$600m