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Alstom chosen to provide Smartlock Interlocking & ETCS for Cork Area commuter rail

August 23, 2023 – Alstom (OTC: ALSMY), the global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has been awarded a groundbreaking contract by Irish Rail (Iarnród Éireann) to revolutionise rail travel and mobility on the Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network. The project, set to enhance the rail service within the Cork metropolitan area, will feature Alstom’s cutting-edge signalling technologies – Smartlock Computer-Based Interlocking (CBI) system and European Train Control System (ETCS).

The CACR project aims to modernise and upgrade 62km of the rail network, stretching from Mallow to Cork, Cobh, and Midleton, creating a seamless, high-frequency unified suburban rail service for the people of Cork.

Alstom’s Smartlock Interlocking System: A Foundation for Safety and Efficiency

At the core of this transformative initiative is Alstom’s Smartlock CBI system. This state-of-the-art technology will serve as the project’s primary foundation, offering a safe, simplified, and maintenance-friendly solution. By directly interfacing with axle counters and trackside objects through SmartIO, the Smartlock system eliminates the need for intermediate relays, ensuring a robust, efficient, and streamlined operation.

ETCS: Ensuring Continuous Train Protection and Efficiency

In addition to Smartlock interlocking, the project will also feature the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 trackside technology. ETCS is a train protection system that guarantees enhanced safety, efficiency, and reliability throughout the Greater Cork area. The implementation of ETCS further strengthens the commitment to safety and ensures a smooth, secure, and eco-friendly rail network.

Ryanair Launches Irish Summer 2020 Schedule

4 New Dublin Routes To Marseille, Palanga, Podgorica & Verona

Ryanair, Ireland’s No.1 airline, today (25 Sept) launched its Irish Summer 2020 schedule, with 160 routes in total, including 4 new Dublin routes Marseille, Palanga, Podgorica and Verona, and 3 new summer services from Cork to Katowice and from Dublin to Billund and Toulouse, which will deliver 17.2m customers p.a. and support 12,900* jobs at Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Knock and Kerry airports.

Ryanair’s Irish Summer 2020 schedule will deliver:

At Dublin: 

  • 4 new routes: Marseille (5 per week), Palanga (3), Podgorica (2) & Verona (3)
  • 2 new summer services: Billund (2), Toulouse (daily)
  • More flights on 4 other routes: Bristol (3 daily), Bydgoszcz (3), Riga (daily) & Vilnius (4)
  • 105 routes in total
  • 14.3m customers p.a.
  • 10,725* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Shannon: 

  • 15 routes in total
  • 775,000 customers p.a.
  • 580* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Cork: 

  • 1 new summer service to Katowice (2)
  • More flights on 2 other routes: Malaga (6) & Palma (4)
  • 23 routes in total
  • 1.2m customers p.a.
  • 900* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Knock: 

  • 11 routes in total
  • 600,000 customers p.a
  • 450* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Kerry: 

  • 6 routes in total
  • 310,000 customers p.a.
  • 210* “on-site” jobs p.a.

Irish consumers and visitors can now book their holidays on 160 routes as far out as October 2020, flying on the lowest fares and with the greenest/cleanest major airline in Europe, with the lowest CO2 emissions.

To celebrate, Ryanair has launched a seat sale with fares on its Irish routes available from just €14.99, for travel until the end of November 2019, which must be booked by midnight Friday (27 Sept), only on the Ryanair.com website.

In Dublin, Ryanair’s Kenny Jacobs said:

“Ryanair is delighted to bring the lowest emissions and fares to Ireland with our Summer schedule 2020, with 4 new Dublin routes to Marseille, Palanga, Podgorica and Verona, and 160 routes in total, which will deliver 17.2 million customers p.a. and support over 12,900* jobs at Dublin, Shannon, Cork, Knock and Kerry airports.

Irish customers and visitors can now book low fare seats on 160 routes as far out as October 2020. To celebrate, we are releasing seats for sale from just €14.99 for for travel until the end of November 2019, which are available for booking until midnight Friday (27 Sept). Since these amazing low prices will be snapped up quickly, customers should log onto www.ryanair.com and avoid missing out.”

Niall Gibbons, CEO of Tourism Ireland, said:

“Against the current economic backdrop, we welcome the fact that Ryanair capacity for 2020 will be up by +1%. Most of the routes which are important for Irish tourism will be retained and we look forward to co-operating with Ryanair to maximise the promotion of its new flights from Marseilles and Verona to Dublin Airport. As an island, the importance of convenient, direct, non-stop flights cannot be overstated – they are absolutely critical to achieving growth in inbound tourism.”

IAG’s Aer Lingus Boss Stephen Kavanagh To Step Down

(Reuters) – International Airlines Group (IAG) (ICAG.L) said on Thursday that Aer Lingus chief executive Stephen Kavanagh will step down on Jan. 1, 2019 and will be succeeded by Sean Doyle, a British Airways director.

Kavanagh, who will remain with Aer Lingus as a non-executive director, is stepping down to pursue other interests, after a career that spanned over three decades at the Irish airline, with the last four in the top job.

IAG Chief Executive Willie Walsh credited Kavanagh with modernizing Aer Lingus, the flag carrier of Ireland founded by the government in 1936.

Doyle, who hails from Cork, Ireland, is also the director of network, fleet and alliances at IAG-owned British Airways.

IAG also said Mike Rutter, chief operating officer of Aer Lingus, has extended his contract with the airline.

(Reporting by Shariq Khan in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirsten Donovan and Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

In other Aer Lingus news:

Meet Montreal and Minneapolis-St. Paul

Minnesota’s twin cities, Minneapolis-St. Paul, join Montreal, the largest city in Canada’s Québec province, as the latest additions to our expanding transatlantic network.

Ireland’s first direct Minneapolis-St. Paul service will operate daily from 8th July 2019, with fares from €249 each way, as part of a return trip.

Our new daily Montreal route will take off on 8th August 2019, with fares from €239 each way, as part of a return trip.