NSW railway upgraded ahead of grain harvest
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has completed the Narrabri to Turrawan Line Upgrade project ahead of what it expects to be one of the largest grain harvests in years for farmers in northwest New South Wales.
Hitachi Rail awarded Thai ETCS contracts
THAILAND: South Korean company LS Electric has awarded Hitachi Rail a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 trackside equipment as part its work to renew signalling and telecoms on two State Railway of Thailand main lines.
New Elizabeth Line operator aims to offer ‘the best of Tokyo and London’
UK: Transport for London has selected the GTS Rail Operations Ltd joint venture of rail and bus operator Go-Ahead Group (65%), recently part-privatised operator Tokyo Metro (17·5%) and diverse Japanese business group Sumitomo Corp (17·5%) for the next concession to operate Elizabeth Line services.
3D digital maps designed to help people navigate stations
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway is testing digital 3D maps designed to help passengers, and particularly those who are disabled, gain more confidence in navigating its stations.
Lima to launch commuter rail service with withdrawn Caltrain fleet
PERU: Lima municipality is to launch a commuter train service on the railway between Callao on the Pacific coast and Chosica in the capital’s eastern suburbs in 2025, using a fleet of diesel locos and double-deck coaches withdrawn from service by California’s Caltrain.
Increasing obsolescence management expertise in the rail sector
UK: Rail Forum and the International Institute of Obsolescence Management have signed of a memorandum of understanding to bring experience from other sectors to rail.
Flirt Evo trains ordered to standardise Swiss regional fleet unveiled
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways and its local subsidiaries Thurbo and RegionAlps have formally unveiled the first of the Stadler Flirt Evo electric multiple-units being supplied under a large framework order. The procurement is intended to standardise the regional train fleet to provide more efficient maintenance and operation.
Stations: Keeping Eurostar passengers connected
Road transport provider CMAC has been working with Eurostar to provide taxi, bus and coach services, which enable the pan-European operator to manage disruption better and support pre- and post-shift travel for its traincrew.
First through train runs on Russia’s Pacific Railway
RUSSIA: The first train has travelled the full 531 km length of the recently completed Pacific Railway from the Elga coking coal deposit to a port which is under construction at Cape Manorsky on the Sea of Okhotsk.
World rail freight news round-up
News from the world rail freight market.
Porterbrook raises £250m in private placement
Autonomous battery LRV tested in Indonesia
Air Canada expands through ticketing to railways
Report highlights the benefits of a railroad career
Co-operatively owned Go-op approved to launch open access train services
Report calls for harmonisation of standards across Australia’s 29 rail networks
Transport Minister backs launch of Young Rail Professionals Ireland
VR sells road freight business to focus on rail
Modern wagons arrive for Angolan railway capacity upgrade
Railway supply industry news round-up
Devastating floods hit Stadler supply chain
Stations: Barcelona’s next rail hub nears completion
Rebuilt diesel-battery hybrid loco in service
Wabtec acquires relay and pantograph component businesses
Adaray suburban rail service launched
French ERTMS strategy confirmed as Paris – Lyon roll-out progresses
Train operators’ revenue protection to be reviewed following ‘egregious’ prosecutions
Restructured East West Rail can ‘reset’ industry’s reputation, says CEO
Rail industry shares cybersecurity best practice
Nurminen Logistics targets European rail freight growth with Swedish acquisition
