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And here’s today’s news from Rail Technology Magazine in association with TransCity Rail – on Wednesday the 26th June 2024.
Avanti West Coast has welcomed the 56th and final refurbished Pendolino into its fleet, following an upgrade programme completed by Alstom.
Alstom performed the £117 million refurbishment programme of Avanti West Coast’s Class 390 Pendolino fleet, which was the largest fleet upgrade in UK rail history.
The upgrade has returned the Class 390 fleet to an ‘as-new’ condition. Customer benefits of the refurbishment project include enjoy brand new seats, improved lighting, extra luggage space, power points at every seat and refurbished toilets.
574 carriages were refurbished across the whole project, at a rate of one train completed every two weeks. The final train to be refurbished entered service on Monday morning.
Siemens Mobility and the Parisian transport administration have completed the modernisation of the automated line 14 of the Paris metro.
This upgrade marks the first time that an automated driverless metro line has migrated to the latest generation “Trainguard MT CBTC” system.
This new system, which has been implemented over the last six years with over 500,000 hours of engineering work, will enable more efficient and reliable services on the line.
The radio-based system precisely locates each train on the network and controls speed, offering improved safety and the ability for continuous updates on system status, resulting in fewer journey delays.
The line has also been extended to Paris Orly Airport, doubling the line’s length, and at 28 kilometres is now the longest line on the Paris metro.
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