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June 27, 2019 | Fleet

TSA to supply traction motors for Oslo LRVs

TRACTION System Austria (TSA) has announced it will supply 696 traction motors to CAF, for use on 87 Urbos LRVs bound for Oslo.

June 27, 2019 | Rolling stock

Bogestra orders more Variobahn LRVs

BOGESTRA has ordered an additional eight Variobahn LRVs from Stadler to expand its fleet, taking its fleet to triple digits.

June 27, 2019 | Locomotives

BaltTransService receives new locomotives from TMH

THE first of 10 2TE25KM double-unit diesel locomotives built by Transmashholding (TMH) subsidiary Bryansk Locomotive Works for Russian rail freight operator BaltTransService was officially handed over at a ceremony in Velikiye Luki in Pskov Oblast on June 25.

June 27, 2019 | Fleet

New Saarland EMU fleet delayed

THE Ministry of Transport in the German region of Saarland together with Bombardier and train operator Vlexx announced on June 19 that a new fleet of Talent 3 EMUs ordered for the Saar Electric Network will not be fully-available in time for the start of the 2020 timetable in December.

June 27, 2019 | Signalling

Network Rail publishes digital signalling plan

BRITAIN’s infrastructure manager Network Rail (NR) has published a long-term plan for the deployment of ETCS. The plan is a response to a request last year by the Department for Transport that future signalling renewals should be digital, or at least digital-ready beyond NR’s 2019-2026 Control Period 6 (CP6) investment plan.

June 27, 2019 | Technology

Sydney Trains commissions new incident management system

SYDNEY Trains has fully launched Frequentis’ Incident and Crisis Management (ICM) solution on its network to improve the way it manages and resolves incidents.

June 26, 2019 | News

SNCF aims for zero emissions by 2035

FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has announced a plan to eliminate emissions - both greenhouse gases and particulates - by 2035 as part of its contribution to achieving France’s zero net emissions target in 2050. This is despite a 20% forecast increase in passenger and freight traffic in France by 2050.

June 26, 2019 | News

Davenne appointed UIC secretary general

MR François Davenne was announced as the new director general of the International Union of Railways (UIC) at the UIC General Assembly in Budapest on June 25.

June 26, 2019 | Technology

New iPhone app supports visually-impaired passengers

A British university student has developed and launched an iPhone app designed to help make rail travel more accessible for blind and visually-impaired travellers by alerting them when they are approaching their station.

June 26, 2019 | Europe

Midlands Connect proposes £2bn central England rail upgrade

A £2bn plan to increase rail capacity, improve east-west links and reduce journey times in central England has been submitted to Britain’s Department for Transport (DfT) by Midlands Connect.

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