All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2024

All articles published this month.

  • Novosibirsk BKM rebuilt tram (Photo BKM)
    Metro Report International

    Rebodied tram unveiled

    2024-07-05T05:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: The BKM-Siberia joint venture of Belarussian manufacturer Belkommunmash and the city of Novosibirsk unveiled its first rebodied partially low-floor Type T701 tram at the Siberian Transport Forum trade fair which was held in the city during June. The cost of rebodying a tram is put ...

  • Japanese facial recognition
    Metro Report International

    Japanese local railway pilots facial recognition ticketing

    2024-07-04T05:00:00Z

    JAPAN: Light rail and bus operator Yamaman Co has added facial recognition to the Jorudan Style Point&Pass ticketing system used on its 4·1 km six-station Yukarigaoka Line and local bus services. Passengers need to register online and provide a passport-style photo and credit card details to ...

  • The integration of photorealistic computer-generated images created using the Unreal Engine into rail training simulators is to be showcased by Corys at InnoTrans 2024.
    News

    Unreal experience at InnoTrans 2024

    2024-07-04T04:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: The integration of photorealistic computer-generated images created using the Unreal Engine into rail training simulators is to be showcased by Corys at InnoTrans 2024. The company says this marks ’a significant advance that will make train driver training more attractive and effective’. An advanced scene ...

  • København S-tog (Photo: C Regild)
    News

    Danish train operator to buy solar power

    2024-07-03T13:00:00Z

    DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB has agreed to purchase 80 GWh/year from the 262 GWh/year Lidsø Solar Park which European Energy is to develop on a 253 ha site at Rødbyhavn. DSB said this is equivalent to half of the current power consumption of its København ...

  • Torun tram
    Metro Report International

    Toruń tram framework contract awarded

    2024-07-03T11:00:00Z

    POLAND: Pesa Bydgoszcz has beaten Turkish company Bozankaya to win a framework contract to supply MZK Toruń with up to 20 low-floor unidirectional trams. A firm order for an initial four trams is planned, with follow-on orders to be placed over 48 months subject to EU ...

  • TfL Image - Customers using mobiles on Elizabeth line trains
    Rail Business UK

    Elizabeth Line tunnels get mobile coverage

    2024-07-03T10:04:00Z

    UK: Transport for London and neutral telecoms infrastructure provider Boldyn Networks have deployed public 4G and 5G mobile coverage in the Elizabeth Line tunnels between Liverpool Street station and the Royal Oak portal to the west of Paddington. This comes after coverage at the stations went live ...

  • CD ComfortJet train (Photo Toma Bacic)
    News

    ComfortJet coaches enter service

    2024-07-02T12:00:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has put its first set of ComfortJet inter-city coaches into revenue service. An initial set began operating on the Praha – Bohumín route on June 12, with the Bohumín – Františkovy Lázně route to follow once three sets are ready for ...

  • Melbourne tram (Photo Yarra Trams)
    Metro Report International

    Yarra Journey Makers to operate world’s biggest tram network

    2024-07-02T11:30:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The state of Victoria has awarded the Yarra Journey Makers joint venture of Transdev and John Holland the next contract to operate the Melbourne tram network. This is the world’s largest, with around 500 trams, 1 600 stops, 24 routes, more than 250 km of ...

  • São Paulo Line 6 metro train design (Image Alstom)
    Metro Report International

    São Paulo metro Line 6 train design revealed

    2024-07-02T11:30:00Z

    BRAZIL: Alstom and São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange) PPP construction and operating concessionaire Linha Universidade have unveiled the design for the 22 six-car trainsets to be supplied for the future 15·3 km route. Production of the cars has begun at Alstom’s Taubaté site in São ...

  • London Northwestern Railway Class 730 at Crewe (Photo Tony Miles)
    Rail Business UK

    West Midlands Trains proposes Manchester to London service

    2024-07-02T11:00:00Z

    UK: West Midlands Trains has announced plans to extend its existing West Coast Main Line services to create a Manchester – London route.

  • GBRf 66781 leaves Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station
    Rail Business UK

    GBRf runs final UK power station coal train

    2024-07-01T11:30:00Z

    UK: GB Railfreight operated what is expected to be the final coal train to a British power station on June 28, delivering fuel from the port of Immingham to Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire. The service carried what is scheduled to be the last shipment to Uniper’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar ...

  • ie-Irish Enterprise set runs into Dublin Connolly on 031123 TM
    News

    Dublin – Belfast boost in Irish timetable recast

    2024-07-01T05:02:00Z

    IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann is planning a major uplift in its inter-city and inter-regional services in the second half of the year, including a boost in frequency to the cross-border Enterprise service linking Dublin and Belfast.

  • Bologna tram Green Line map (Photo Bologna Comune)
    Metro Report International

    CAF sole bidder to supply Bologna trams

    2024-07-01T04:30:00Z

    ITALY: CAF is the sole bidder for the tram tender in Bologna, the city council announced on June 25. The municipality is currently evaluating the offer and it still hopes to sign a contract by the end of the summer. Bologna municipality has called tenders worth ...

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    News

    Parliamentary body to support Brazil’s railway industry

    2024-06-29T07:19:00Z

    BRAZIL: A political lobby group has been set up to put the case for rail within the country’s political institutions.

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    Koleje Mazowieckie orders more Flirts

    2024-06-28T15:13:00Z

    POLAND: Regional operator Koleje Mazowieckie has signed a 3·2bn złoty framework agreement with Stadler for the supply of 50 five-car Flirt electric multiple-units. A firm order has been placed for an initial batch of 25. The deal includes the provision of maintenance for 18 years, as ...

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    News

    Traction innovations on show in Ostrava

    2024-06-28T09:00:00Z

    CZECH REPUBLIC: One of the 18 Flirt electric multiple-units being supplied to Serbia formed the centrepiece of the Stadler presentation for the Rail Business Days 2024 trade fair at Ostrava’s Trojhalí Karolina centre.

  • Railway track
    News

    Sensors selected for train automation trial

    2024-06-28T05:00:00Z

    GERMANY: The AutomatedTrain project to test the driverless operation of multiple-units as part of the Digitale Schiene Deutschland initiative is to use Aeva’s frequency modulated continuous wave 4D LiDAR sensors. A Siemens Mobility Mireo trainset is to be equipped for GoA4 unattended movement from stabling sidings ...

  • gb-Heathrow-Express-Paddington-HEx
    Rail Business UK

    Heathrow Express access rights extended

    2024-06-28T05:00:00Z

    UK: Heathrow Express announced on June 24 that it had secured a track access agreement covering its non-stop services between London Paddington and the airport terminals until June 2028.

  • Brightline West Siemens Mobility high speed train impression (Image Brightline) (1)
    News

    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-06-28T04:54:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • Impression of Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H hydrogen train for NEB's Heidekrautbahn at station
    News

    ‘End-to-end’ hydrogen co-operation accord

    2024-06-27T13:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Siemens Mobility and its Smart Train Lease subsidiary have signed a co-operation agreement with Tyczka Hydrogen to offer fuel cell trains with a full hydrogen supply chain and appropriate support services.