All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2024 – Page 9
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NewsTurkey, Iraq, Qatar and UAE to develop Gulf to Europe rail corridor
ASIA: Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE have signed a memorandum of understanding to create the Development Road, a 1 200 km railway and road corridor which would link Al-Faw container port in the Iraqi city of Basra with Turkey. The MoU was signed when Turkey’s ...
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Metro Report InternationalPlaybook sets out SEPTA’s sustainability vision
USA: Philadelphia transport agency SEPTA has published a Sustainability Playbook setting out its latest seven-year vision to embed environmental, social and economic best practices within its operations. Plans include: transitioning revenue and non-revenue vehicles to zero emissions, and right-sizing the non-revenue fleet vehicles for efficiency ...
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NewsConcrete sleeper business bought
EUROPE: French rail infrastructure supplier SATEBA Group has acquired the concrete sleeper manufacturing activities of Belgian company De Bonte Group. This includes more than 80 employees who last year produced 500 000 sleepers at plants in Laakdal and Baudour in Belgium and Montataire and Vers-Pont-du-Gard in ...
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Metro Report InternationalTemirtau tramway reopening project gets underway
KAZAKHSTAN: Steelmaker Qarmet has begun work to reopen the 11 km tramway in Temirtau which was included in its acquisition of the local steelworks from ArcelorMittal Steel in December. Tram operations has been suspended in February 2023 when the then owner said the line was unprofitable ...
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Rail Business UKDashboard to facilitate more efficient use of the rail network
UK: Industry regulator the Office of Rail & Road has published a track access dashboard which it hopes will help Network Rail and train operators make more efficient use of the network. The dashboard gives an overview of how the industry is using available capacity and ...
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NewsXi’an – Almaty passenger train planned
ASIA: Representatives of Kazak national railway KTZ have begun discussions with Chinese regional officials over the launch of a planned passenger service between Xi’an and Almaty. The tourist-oriented service would operate via the Korgas border crossing, which is already used by regular Urumqi – Almaty-2 passenger ...
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NewsGulf & Atlantic Railways rebrands
USA: Short line and regional railway group Gulf & Atlantic Railways has rebranded as Pinsly Railroad Company. The name change announced on May 1 comes after Gulf & Atlantic’s October 2023 acquisition of Pioneer Valley Railroad, which was Pinsly Railroad Co’s last short line. ...
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Metro Report InternationalRegauged inter-urban tram line reopens
CZECH REPUBLIC: Revenue services on the full length of inter-urban tram Route 11 between Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou have restarted following a two-year rebuilding which included conversion from metre to 1 435 mm gauge. The reopening on May 1 completed a 30-year programme to rebuild ...
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NewsFinnish ETCS contract awarded
FINLAND: Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to deploy ETCS Level 2 and hybrid train detection on the first route which to be upgraded under the government’s Digirail project to replace legacy train control systems. Siemens Mobility said the 191 km route between Lielahti, Rauma ...
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Rail Business UKRailway Industry Association announces SME Group leadership
UK: The Railway Industry Association announced the appointments of the next Chair and Vice-Chair of its SME Group on May 2. The new Chair is Catherine Leech, Managing Director of Anturas Consulting Ltd, who succeeds Lucy Prior. Leech said she would continue work to raise the ...
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NewsSerbia begins 200 km/h testing on upgraded line
SERBIA: DB Systemtechnik’s Siemens Vectron locomotive 193 969 is being used for 200 km/h test running on the Novi Sad – Vrbas southern section of the 108 km corridor between Novi Sad, Subotica and the Hungarian border at Kelebia, which is being rebuilt to modern standards. ...
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Metro Report InternationalDortmund H-Bahn looks to the future
GERMANY: Planning is underway for an expansion of the H-Bahn suspended monorail in Dortmund, and the procurement of a new fleet of vehicles and control system. ‘We are talking about a completely new and trend-setting vehicle generation, which can then also be very interesting for H-Bahn ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operators launch joint innovation programme
UK: Four train operators are to run a joint programme giving technology companies the opportunity to demonstrate AI, telecoms, quantum and other innovations in a real-world rail environment. The Future Labs programme is to be run by the government-owned operators LNER, Northern, Southeastern and TransPennine Express ...
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NewsLas Vegas – California high speed train supplier selected
USA: Private sector project promoter Brightline West has named Siemens Mobility as preferred bidder to supply 355 km/h electric trainsets for its planned high speed line between Las Vegas and California. The order, which is still to be finalised, would cover 10 American Pioneer 220 trainsets ...
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NewsStadler awards long-term brake systems support contract
EUROPE: Knorr-Bremse RailServices has signed a contract to provide Stadler with comprehensive rolling stock braking system maintenance, repair and spare part supply services The contract runs until the end of 2028, with an option to extend. ‘This major service contract represents a new phase in our ...