All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2020
All articles published this month.
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NewsDigitalising railway maintenance in Mallorca
SPAIN: Software for managing railway infrastructure maintenance activities in Mallorca and generating information to support a move towards predictive maintenance has been developed and deployed by contractor Azvi, technology start up MainRail Solutions, the CEIT technology institute and software specialist Inycom. The MainRail software is used ...
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Metro Report InternationalFerrovie Luganesi tram-train delivered
SWITZERLAND: Ferrovie Luganesi has taken delivery of the first of nine Stadler Tramlink tram-trains ordered in 2018 at cost of SFr47m for use around Lugano. The manufacturer has appointed Van Der Vlist to deliver the vehicles from its factory in Valencia. ...
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Rail Business UKDecarbonisation requires immediate start to electrification and a strategy for hydrogen and batteries
UK: The rail industry needs the government to provide a clear strategy for decarbonising operations including the launch of a rolling programme of electrification, the House of Commons Transport Committee says in its sixth Trains Fit For The Future? report. The government should as a matter ...
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Rail Business UKConsultation on East West Rail stations and local needs
UK: East West Railway Co began the next round of public consultation for the Oxford – Cambridge railway corridor project on March 31. The consultation covers: how Oxford, Oxford Parkway and Bicester Village stations could be improved; options for avoiding lengthy delays at London Road ...
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NewsMalaysia reimburses Singapore for cancelled high speed rail project
ASIA: The government of Malaysia has paid S$102·8m to reimburse the government of Singapore for costs it incurred in developing plans for a 350 km high speed railway between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia decided last year not to go ahead with the project, explaining it ...
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Rail Business UKRSSB business plan aims at a ‘better, safer’ post-pandemic railway
UK: Innovation, efficiency, sustainability, safety, health and wellbeing are amongst the objectives of safety and standards body RSSB’s 2021-22 business plan Plans for the coming year include: continuing to develop the Covid-19 transmission model and risk support to reflect the vaccination roll-out; driving forward the ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight and Progress Rail expand locomotive support contract
UK: GB Railfreight has agreed to extend its existing locomotive services agreement with Progress Rail’s UK subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel Ltd to cover its expanding fleet. As well as providing increased repair capacity at the operator’s Doncaster and Peterborough depots, the extended agreement will see an increase ...
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Metro Report InternationalMumbai Metro Line 4 trainsets ordered
INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has formally awarded Alstom a contract to supply 234 metro cars for the future Line 4 and the Line 4A extension. The contract announced on March 30 is worth Rs18·54bn, including staff training. It has been awarded to Alstom as ...
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Metro Report InternationalSarajevo tram and trolleybus investment to cut congestion and pollution
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: The European Investment Bank has signed a €40m loan ‘on the most favourable terms’ to support the modernisation and extension of Sarajevo’s tram and trolleybus networks. This will include renovating infrastructure on the 19·5 km tramway, re-establishing trolleybus infrastructure within existing alignments, and ...
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NewsGrowth is essential, says wagon leasing company
GERMANY: Wascosa has handed over 45 Eamnos open wagons to Havelländische Eisenbahn, which will use them primarily for transporting building materials The wagons were manufactured by Greenbrier in Poland. ‘As the fourth largest lessor of freight wagons, Wascosa will continue its vigorous ...
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Rail Business UKUnion calls on rail staff to participate in equality survey
UK: Trade union TSSA and the University of the West of England have issued a call for all rail staff to take part in a survey designed to understand the state of equality and diversity in the rail industry. The project is a follow up to ...
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Metro Report InternationalTransport security changes after social justice concerns
USA: San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has made changes to its security procedures in response to national concerns about law enforcement. ‘The significant social justice issues involving law enforcement all over the country have made us even more aware of how we want to engage with ...
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NewsŠkoda Transportation owner Petr Kellner dies in helicopter accident
CZECH REPUBLIC: Petr Kellner, the 99% owner of investment company PPF which has stakes in companies including Škoda Transportation, was amongst five people killed in a helicopter crash in Alaska on March 27. Kellner was reported to be the richest person in the Czech Republic, owning ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro and monorail proposed to serve western Los Angeles
USA: The Los Angeles Metro board has selected two consortia to develop detailed concepts for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, a proposed metro or monorail line to provide a high speed and high capacity connection between San Fernando Valley, the Westside and eventually Los Angeles International Airport ...
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NewsItalian support packages approved
ITALY: Two packages of Italian government support provided to the rail sector during the coronavirus crisis have been approved by the European Commission under EU state aid rules. One was a €270m measure to reduce track access costs for freight and commercial passenger operators between March ...
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NewsFamily trust to provide continuity at Knorr-Bremse and Vossloh
GERMANY: The stakes in Knorr-Bremse and Vossloh which were held by the late Heinz Hermann Thiele are to be transferred to a family trust under the terms of his will. ‘Thiele’s wish was to secure his life’s work for the future’, said his executor and long-time ...
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Metro Report InternationalFrankfurt studies cargo tram opportunities
GERMANY: A project to investigate the possibility of introducing a freight tram service in Frankfurt has been awarded funding by the Land of Hessen. The project is being undertaken by Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, in co-operation with city transport operator VGF and parcel delivery service ...
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NewsWabtec acquires Nordco
USA: Wabtec Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire North American track maintenance and inspection equipment and wagon mover supplier Nordco. The business will be acquired from Greenbriar Equity Group for $400m in cash, to be financed through cash on hand and a revolving credit ...
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