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UKRAINE: Standard gauge trains from the EU can now run directly to the city of Uzhhorod, following the opening of a 1 435 mm gauge track from Chop near the Slovakian and Hungarian borders.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
RUSSIA: A fully automated driverless tram has entered regular passenger service in Moskva, following a multi-stage testing programme.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
UK: Inter-city operator LNER is developing plans for a Ticket Protection product intended to give customers greater confidence when booking currently non-refundable rail journeys.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
IRELAND: Procurement of contractors for the DART+ Coastal North project to extend Dublin’s electric suburban services north to Drogheda is to get underway, following the granting of planning approval during August.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government has cancelled Stage 4 of the Gold Coast Light Rail programme, and will instead look to bus provision as well as studying wider transport needs for the region.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
UK: Southeastern and Canterbury Christ Church University are to collaborate to boost career development for staff and students, tackle regional skills shortages and support employment opportunities.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
USA: The San Francisco Bay Area’s BART has introduced tap-in tap-out payment with contactless bank cards and mobile services.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
MALAYSIA: The first of 10 ETS3 trainsets being supplied by CRRC Zhuzhou for long-distance services on the west coast corridor has entered revenue service.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
GEORGIA: Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced a tender for the design of a 7·5 km tramway in the capital, and plans are being developed for a third metro line.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
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UK: Indian industrial group Kineco has acquired TRB Lightweight Structures, which supplies composite train interior products to rolling stock manufacturers in Europe and Asia.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
MONGOLIA: The national railway has produced a diesel-battery hybrid locomotive by rebuilding one section of a 2TE116 diesel loco.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
CHILE: Construction of Santiago's 27 km metro Line 9 has begun with a ceremony at the future La Pintana depot site.| Railway Gazette International
ARGENTINA: The province of Mendoza has agreed to take forward a 32·3 km suburban rail project linking the current Metrotram terminus at Gutiérrez with San Martín.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
POLAND: PKP Intercity has announced that Alstom submitted the best offer for a contract to supply and maintain 42 double-deck 200 km/h electric multiple-units.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
UK: ScotRail has been authorised to initiate the procurement of 69 electric and battery-electric trains, Scottish government Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop has confirmed.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
CHILE: Construction of Santiago’s 27 km metro Line 9 has begun with a ceremony at the future La Pintana depot site.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
GERMANY: TÜV Süd’s Görlitz rolling stock test centre is carrying out extensive stress tests on digital automatic couplers from several manufacturers to support the authorisation process.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
USA: The California High Speed Rail Authority has presented three scenarios for completing its high speed rail network, while initiating procurement for track materials on the Central Valley section.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
AZERBAIJAN: National railway ADY has purchased wagons to support faster and more efficient operations on domestic routes as well as north-south and east-west international corridors.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
SINGAPORE: Metro operator SMRT Trains has installed giant chess sets as part of its Communities in Station programme to ‘enhance vibrancy and enrich the commuter experience’.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
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UK: Allan J Hargreaves Plant Engineers is expanding its site to help meet to increased demand for its machinery design and manufacturing services.| Railway Gazette International
KRRI is developing a lightweight bogie concept aimed at increasing the operating speed of high speed trains, reducing the bogie weight by 30% and improving air resistance to cut energy consumption.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
EUROPE: Telecoms component specialist Funkwerk Systems has announced several important milestones towards standard-compliant implementation of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
AUSTRALIA: The government has ’refreshed’ its National Freight & Supply Chain Strategy to take into account the impact of Covid-19, geopolitical shifts, extreme weather events and worker shortages.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
FRANCE: The overseas territory of La Réunion and its five municipalities have signed a ‘partnership roadmap’ for revival of the Réunion Express interurban light rail project along with bus and road improvements designed to reduce dependency on private cars and cut carbon emissions.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
SPAIN: RENFE has announced that its Avlo-branded low-cost services between Madrid and Barcelona are to be withdrawn indefinitely from September 8, as result of high speed trainsets experiencing rough riding on the route.| Railway Gazette International
EUROPE: Arriva Group has announced the appointment of Gianfranco Sgro as Chief Executive Officer with effect from October 1.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
UK: The Department for Transport and Innovate UK have selected 26 rail projects to share £5m of government first-of-a-kind funding to support trials of innovative technology for the rail industry.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
NORTH AMERICA: Marmon Rail has launched a mobile system for the on-site cleaning of tank wagons without the need for anyone to enter confined spaces containing hazardous residues.| Railway Gazette International - Latest news
UK: Network Rail is working with WSP to create a Flood & Coastal Risk Management Framework which will help standardise the infrastructure manager's readiness for floods and coastal erosion and increase its knowledge of potential problems across the network.| Railway Gazette International
GUINEA: Mining company Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée has taken delivery of passenger coaches and freight wagons manufactured by CRRC.| Railway Gazette International
INDIA: Mumbai Metro Regional Development Authority has awarded Larsen & Toubro and its partner Alstom the rolling stock and signalling systems contract for Mumbai Metro Line 4 (Green).| Railway Gazette International
DENMARK: København metro authority Metroselskabet has prequalified three bidders from a 'strong field of applicants' for the next contract to operate the automated network.| Railway Gazette International
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has formed a Joint Community Response Unit to plan its response to any future emergencies on the Tseung Kwan O Line.| Railway Gazette International
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Photo: Christophe Masse FRANCE: The government announced on September 3 its intention to provide a financial support package for the rail sector worth €4·7bn as part of a post-pandemic recovery plan. Transport Secretary Jean-Baptiste Djebbari said that the funding package, which forms part of a wider national ...| Railway Gazette International