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Urban rail industry news round-up

This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. A 4.4 km three-station eastern extension of Istanbul’s fully automated metro Line M5 was inaugurated on May 19. The handover of the Samandıra Merkez – Sultanbeyli section marks the completion of the Çekmeköy – Sancaktepe – Sultanbeyli metro project on the Anatolian side of…

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Urban rail industry news round-up This week’s round-up of news from the global urban transport sector. A 4.4 km three-station eastern extension of Istanbul’s fully automated metro Line M5 was inaugurated on May 19. The handover of the Samandıra Merkez – Sultanbeyli section marks the completion of the Çekmeköy – Sancaktepe...

Swiss railway deploys Mammoth on steep gradient

SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn has taken delivery of a Plasser MultiCrafter 12.5 E³ C/I multipurpose infrastructure maintenance machine known as ‘Mammut’ (Mammoth) for use on lines S4 and S10. The vehicle is used to transpors staff, materials and equipment to track and overhead electrification worksites. The loading platform can carry machinery, building materials and…

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Swiss railway deploys Mammoth on steep gradient SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn has taken delivery of a Plasser MultiCrafter 12.5 E³ C/I multipurpose infrastructure maintenance machine known as ‘Mammut’ (Mammoth) for use on lines S4 and S10. The vehicle is used to transpors staff, materials and equipment to track and overhead ele...