Chilean freight operator orders Wabtec locos
CHILE: Rail logistics company Transap has ordered four Wabtec C30ACi diesel locomotives as part of its fleet renewal plans.
Quarry shunting loco to be converted to battery power
UK: Positive Traction has been awarded an order to rebuild a Class 08 diesel shunter used by Heidelberg Materials at Whatley Quarry into an 08e zero-emission battery locomotive.
MÁV group to take on GySEV staff and rolling stock as Hungarian restructuring advances
HUNGARY: Minister of Construction & Transport János Lázár announced a series of structural changes and improvements to railway services in Hungary at a press conference held in Budapest on January 8.
Depot safety systems deployed at KiwiRail sites
NEW ZEALAND: Depot safety control specialist FirstClass Safety & Control has deployed depot protection systems at two KiwiRail sites in collaboration with Freightquip.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Colour blindness testing change opens rail jobs to more people
UK: More people with colour blindness will be able to work in safety critical railway roles such as train driving as a result of research undertaken by the Rail Safety & Standards Board at the request of drivers’ union ASLEF.
Rolling stock owners call for action on rail’s ‘patchwork of increasingly expensive technologies’
EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling stock Lessors has called for the more co-ordinated deployment of ERTMS, changes to subsidy policies and measures to ensure life-time support of vehicles. It says these measures are needed to avoid disrupting procurement and to avoid rail pricing itself out of the freight market.
Refurbished Stuttgart S-Bahn trains ready to return to service
GERMANY: The first three Stuttgart S-Bahn electric multiple-units to be refurbished have been unveiled by operator DB Regio and transport authority VRS ahead of their return to passenger service in February.
Dedicated suburban services planned in three Moroccan cities
MOROCCO: ONCF is working on the development of RER-branded suburban rail networks around Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech for launch by the end of the decade.
Rebuilt section of future Skopje – Sofia railway inaugurated
NORTH MACEDONIA: Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski has inaugurated the first section of a future rail route between Skopje and Sofia which is being developed as part of pan-European Corridor VIII to link the Adriatic and the Black seas.
New Year bug halts Spanish high speed train fleet
Transport Secretary sets out five priorities for Shadow Great British Railways in 2025
FirstGroup makes its case for open access alongside Great British Railways
Korean network grows as second Seoul – Busan route completed
Rail freight operators propose four measures to boost growth
CN tests medium-power hybrid locomotive
Titagarh Firema unveils EMUs for the Lazio region
Funding finalised for first phase of Côte d’Azur railway enhancement programme
Technology: HS1 explores potential of digital twins
World rail freight news round-up
Rob Whyte appointed Managing Director for Alstom UK & Ireland
Indian industrial group acquires Danish train toilet maker
Data-Driven Infrastructure: Intelligent bolts monitor bridge behaviour
Hitachi to acquire Omnicom rail asset monitoring technology business
Five manufacturers invited to bid for Northern Trains fleet renewal contracts
First Montréal Charger loco delivered to Exo
India: Using Lidar to support automated operations
Railway supply industry news round-up
Park Signalling to develop SSI design workstation
Wagons ordered under SBB Cargo fleet standardisation strategy
