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Transfesa News

TRANSFESA LOGISTICS STARTS OPERATING UIC GAUGE TRAINS BETWEEN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY

The trains are being pulled by two of the five Euro6000 locomotives that the Group has taken delivery of. Transfesa Logistics has obtained an extension of the safety certificate that allows it to operate on the border section from Perpignan to Figueras on UIC gauge.

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LEM NEWS

LEM: On-board train metering is essential if rail companies are to ensure they have an accurate record of their energy usage

Much has been discussed and written over the years about the rail industry moving away from its dependence on such fossil fuels as oil and gas and its attempts to graduate towards offering genuinely ‘green’ transportation.

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Ricardo News

Ricardo supports procurement of zero-emission fleet to serve Latvian capital

New Battery-Electric Multiple Units to form part of major transport investment across Riga’s metropolitan area.

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Westermo News

Westermo technology used to operate world’s steepest cogwheel railway

The Pilatus-Bahnen railway was built over 130 years ago and is still the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. The train climbs the path from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, with passengers able to view flowering alpine meadows, striking rock formations and snowfields.

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Kontron News

Kontron Transportation closes acquisition of public transport business from Kapsch TrafficCom in Spain

Kontron Transportation has closed the transaction for the acquisition of the public transport business from Kapsch TrafficCom in Spain.

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RATP News

The city of Belgrade awards RATP Dev an “Early Operator Assistance” contract for the Belgrade automated metro system

The City of Belgrade signs with RATP Dev an “Early Operator Assistance” contract of one year with option for a second year for the three lines of the Belgrade metro system, which will be launched in 2028.

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VR Group News

VR procures new rolling stock for night train traffic from Škoda Transtech

VR procures nine sleeper coaches and eight car-carrier coaches from Škoda Transtech Oy. The new rolling stock will be in use by the end of 2025. The value of the procurement is approximately EUR 50 million.

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Clayton Equipment News

CLAYTON EQUIPMENT DEVELOPS A SOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN INTELLIGENT LOCOMOTIVE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The loco simulator uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags with distance to calculate a position within the mine simulation.

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ALSTOM News

Alstom wins maintenance contract with VR for a fleet of 30 regional trains in Sweden

A contract valued at nearly 1 billion SEK for 10 years of train maintenance.

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Rail Baltica News

Contract signed for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations in Estonia

Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed agreement with the Spanish company "Ardanuy Ingeneria" S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations at Harju and Pärnu counties.

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Market Overview

How railway braking systems operate without air

TRANSFESA LOGISTICS STARTS OPERATING UIC GAUGE TRAINS BETWEEN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND EUROPE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY

The trains are being pulled by two of the five Euro6000 locomotives that the Group has taken delivery of. Transfesa Logistics has obtained an extension of the safety certificate that allows it to operate on the border section from Perpignan to Figueras on UIC gauge.

LEM: On-board train metering is essential if rail companies are to ensure they have an accurate record of their energy usage

Much has been discussed and written over the years about the rail industry moving away from its dependence on such fossil fuels as oil and gas and its attempts to graduate towards offering genuinely ‘green’ transportation.

Ricardo supports procurement of zero-emission fleet to serve Latvian capital

New Battery-Electric Multiple Units to form part of major transport investment across Riga’s metropolitan area.

Westermo technology used to operate world’s steepest cogwheel railway

The Pilatus-Bahnen railway was built over 130 years ago and is still the world’s steepest cogwheel railway. The train climbs the path from Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, with passengers able to view flowering alpine meadows, striking rock formations and snowfields.

Kontron Transportation closes acquisition of public transport business from Kapsch TrafficCom in Spain

Kontron Transportation has closed the transaction for the acquisition of the public transport business from Kapsch TrafficCom in Spain.

The city of Belgrade awards RATP Dev an “Early Operator Assistance” contract for the Belgrade automated metro system

The City of Belgrade signs with RATP Dev an “Early Operator Assistance” contract of one year with option for a second year for the three lines of the Belgrade metro system, which will be launched in 2028.

VR procures new rolling stock for night train traffic from Škoda Transtech

VR procures nine sleeper coaches and eight car-carrier coaches from Škoda Transtech Oy. The new rolling stock will be in use by the end of 2025. The value of the procurement is approximately EUR 50 million.

CLAYTON EQUIPMENT DEVELOPS A SOLUTION TO PROVIDE AN INTELLIGENT LOCOMOTIVE TRACKING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The loco simulator uses RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags with distance to calculate a position within the mine simulation.

Alstom wins maintenance contract with VR for a fleet of 30 regional trains in Sweden

A contract valued at nearly 1 billion SEK for 10 years of train maintenance.

Contract signed for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations in Estonia

Rail Baltic Estonia, Rail Baltica global project's national implementing body in Estonia, has signed agreement with the Spanish company "Ardanuy Ingeneria" S.A. for the design works of Rail Baltica regional stations at Harju and Pärnu counties.

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