All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2023 – Page 5
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Rail Business UKHarry Needle Railway Co secures funding for expansion plans
UK: Harry Needle Railway Co has secured £2m in funding from Frontier Development Capital to support a £6·2m plan to expand its engineering capabilities and modify locomotives to lower emissions. The funding is from FDC’s Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative Recycled Fund, which aims to help ...
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NewsUkrainian wagon builder targets international expansion
AUSTRIA: Ukrainian company TAS Group has acquired a 40·03% stake in lightweight modular wagon development joint venture TransANT as part of its strategy of expansion into the international market. This reduces steelmaker Voestalpine’s stake in the Linz-based joint venture from 80·2% to 48·1% and ÖBB Rail ...
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Metro Report InternationalPutrajaya Line second phase opens in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim opened the second phase of Kuala Lumpur’s Putrajaya Line with a ceremony at the Serdang depot on March 16. Public services began at 15.00, with free travel until March 31. The automated metro line is expected to have an initial ridership ...
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Metro Report InternationalKrasnoyarsk tramway modernisation concession signed
RUSSIA: An agreement for the modernisation of the tram network in the city of Krasnoyarsk has been signed by the regional authority and tramway project PPP concessionaire Movista Regions. The agreement signed on March 6 covers the procurement of 50 two-section low-floor trams, along with the ...
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Rail Business UKTSSA appoints Interim (joint) General Secretary to implement review recommendations
UK: Peter Pendle has been appointed Interim (joint) General Secretary to help lead the TSSA union in the aftermath of publication of two reports into the organisation’s working culture following a series of scandals. A change management team is also being introduced. Pendle took up the ...
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NewsKururi Line closure plan fuels fears for Japan’s rural railways
JAPAN: East Japan Railway has confirmed that it is to launch consultations for the partial closure of the 32·2 km Kururi Line east of Tokyo.
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NewsGenesee & Wyoming appoints Tim Shoveller as UK/Europe CEO
EUROPE: Genesee & Wyoming Inc has appointed Tim Shoveller as CEO of its UK/Europe operations.
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NewsAuckland’s City Rail Link seeks more funding as pandemic drives up costs
NEW ZEALAND: Cross-Auckland rail tunnel project promoter City Rail Link Ltd has submitted a formal request for more funding from the government and Auckland Council, citing the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on construction works, the supply chain, resourcing, materials and labour costs. The cost of ...
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NewsMRS Logística investment plan
BRAZIL: A government decree published on March 6 grants outline approval for MRS Logística to qualify for a tax incentive targeted at infrastructure investment. This paves the way for the concession holder to invest around R$1∙8bn in a range of infrastructure works and the purchase of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro Istanbul sells airport station naming rights
TURKEY: Metro Istanbul has sold the naming rights for the Line M4 station at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport station to Pegasus, Turkey’s largest private airline. The station at Istanbul’s second airport will be called Pegasus-Sabiha Gökçen Havalimanı İstasyonu (Pegasus Sabiha Gökçen Airport Station) for the three ...
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NewsSTB approves Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern merger with conditions
NORTH AMERICA: The US Surface Transportation Board has approved the application from Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern to merge their two railways.
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NewsAmtrak seeks funding to study Mississippi – Louisiana – Texas passenger train
USA: Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are to apply for federal funding to study a proposed passenger service linking New York and Dallas/Fort Worth via Atlanta.
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NewsDrieland train to link Aachen, Maastricht and Liège from December
EUROPE: Cross-border regional trains connecting Aachen, Maastricht and Liège are on course to begin with the December 2023 timetable change, following the signing of a letter of intent between the Netherlands and Belgium on March 13. The agreement was signed by the Dutch State Secretary for ...
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NewsTalgo sees growth opportunities despite fall in profits
INTERNATIONAL: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo says it foresees an increase in revenue in 2023, driven by its ongoing projects and the good performance of the rail sector. It is working on several opportunities with a total value of €7·6bn for 2023-24, with Europe, the Middle ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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Metro Report InternationalCaring for Dementia programme uses transport smart cards to find missing people
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has launched a Caring for Dementia programme, adding functions to its fare collection system which alert staff if a missing person is detected in the network. The Octopus smart card numbers of missing persons with dementia can be entered into the ...
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Rail Business UKRail sector disappointed at lack of clarity in Spring Budget
UK: Deeper devolution deals for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands and confirmation that the route for the Bedford – Cambridge section of East West Rail will be announced during May were included in the Spring Budget presented by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on March 15, but ...
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NewsAmtrak begins work on B&P Tunnel replacement programme
USA: Amtrak has begun early construction activities as part of a programme to upgrade 6 km of the Northeast Corridor through central Baltimore and replace the national passenger operator’s oldest tunnel. The 2·3 km Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel dates from 1873 and is now suffering from ...
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In depthEgypt: Building a Suez Canal on rails
Siemens Mobility is playing a vital part in construction of a 2 000 km high speed network in Egypt. Siemens Mobility’s CEO for Turnkey, Middle East & Africa Léon Soulier outlines the company’s role, its partnerships, and the impact of this huge investment.