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Pandrol News

Success for Fastenings in India

There is some excellent work happening in the fastenings product line in the development of Pandrol track systems.

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Transdev News

Transdev in Germany secures first new contract for RheinRuhrBahn

Transdev Germany’s subsidiary Transdev Rhein-Ruhr GmbH (TDRR) recently won the contract to operate S-Bahn Line 7 Wuppertal – Remscheid – Solingen in the Rhine-Ruhr Transportation Network (VRR) under the RheinRuhrBahn brand from December 2023 for an initial period of five years.

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GATX Rail Europe News

HANDOVER OF NEW SPECIALIZED RAILCARS TO VESTOLIT, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY LEADER

GATX Rail Europe’s specialized 7182 tank railcar for transporting vinyl chlorides is in demand. In September, we completed the handover of the newly built cars at the Inveho FWN workshop in Germany to our valued customer Vestolit.

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Sella Controls News

Facilities Expansion to Meet Growth for SELLA CONTROLS Rail Business

Systems integration specialist SELLA CONTROLS, has expanded its engineering and test facilities as result of the significant growth to its rail business.

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Transdev News

Transdev and its partner Metro de Medellín win the contract to operate the Quito metro (Ecuador)

Following an international bidding process, Transdev (51%) and its Colombian partner Metro de Medellín (49%) have won the contract to operate the first metro line in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

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Mack Brooks Exhibitions Info

Preparations are well underway for Railtex 2023

Railtex will gather the UK’s railway industry from 9 - 11 May 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham. Renewed public interest in rail travel and the need for more digitalised and greener solutions are driving the attention of many key players towards more innovative and sustainable mobility.

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HS2 News

Transport Secretary makes historic first journey through a completed HS2 tunnel

Today [Thursday 1 December] Mark Harper, Secretary of State for Transport, and HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Thurston went 33 metres below ground for an exclusive end-to-end tour of the first completed tunnel on the HS2 project.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom and Kazakhstan Railways expand their partnership

Fleet renewal to include next generation locomotive KZ8A(NG).

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HITACHI RAIL News

Hitachi Rail’s ‘360Pass’ mobility app to transform travel in Trentino

Hitachi Rail’s new 360Pass smartphone app goes live in Trentino, Italy, today allowing passengers to use a QR code in an app to pay for all travel on trains and buses, and parking lots in the area.

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VR Group News

VR procures 20 new commuter trains from Switzerland

VR procures 20 electric multiple unit trains from Stadler. The trains will be put into service in spring 2026. The procurement also includes options to order 50 more trains from Stadler as well as maintenance services for the trains. The value of the procurement without options is approximately 250 million euros.

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There is some excellent work happening in the fastenings product line in the development of Pandrol track systems.

Transdev Germany’s subsidiary Transdev Rhein-Ruhr GmbH (TDRR) recently won the contract to operate S-Bahn Line 7 Wuppertal – Remscheid – Solingen in the Rhine-Ruhr Transportation Network (VRR) under the RheinRuhrBahn brand from December 2023 for an initial period of five years.

GATX Rail Europe’s specialized 7182 tank railcar for transporting vinyl chlorides is in demand. In September, we completed the handover of the newly built cars at the Inveho FWN workshop in Germany to our valued customer Vestolit.

Systems integration specialist SELLA CONTROLS, has expanded its engineering and test facilities as result of the significant growth to its rail business.

Following an international bidding process, Transdev (51%) and its Colombian partner Metro de Medellín (49%) have won the contract to operate the first metro line in Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Railtex will gather the UK’s railway industry from 9 - 11 May 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham. Renewed public interest in rail travel and the need for more digitalised and greener solutions are driving the attention of many key players towards more innovative and sustainable mobility.

Today [Thursday 1 December] Mark Harper, Secretary of State for Transport, and HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Thurston went 33 metres below ground for an exclusive end-to-end tour of the first completed tunnel on the HS2 project.

Fleet renewal to include next generation locomotive KZ8A(NG).

Hitachi Rail’s new 360Pass smartphone app goes live in Trentino, Italy, today allowing passengers to use a QR code in an app to pay for all travel on trains and buses, and parking lots in the area.

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