Zambia Lobito railway concession signed
AFRICA: The governments of Angola and Zambia have signed concession agreements with Africa Finance Corp paving the way for construction of an 800 km rail link between the two countries.
Rail competition works, says European Commission report
EUROPE: ‘Competition in railways seems to trigger an increase in ridership and brings about significant benefits to society’, according to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport.
Alstom to restructure its European regions
EUROPE: Alstom is to combine its DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland) regions from January 2025, and has appointed a turnaround specialist from Siemens as President of the combined business area.
HS1 access charges to be reduced
UK: Lower charges for passenger trains on the high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel and a halving of charges for freight are proposed in the Office of Rail & Road’s draft determination of the High Speed 1 concessionaire’s next five-year spending plan.
LTO batteries to offer performance advantages for hydrogen trains
GERMANY: Saft is supplying lithium titanium oxide batteries for the hybrid fuel cell and battery traction system on seven Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units.
Nevomo and Captrain to trial MagRail Booster technology ‘in real environment’
INNOTRANS: Nevomo and Captrain plan to test linear motor technology to automate wagon movements in an industrial terminal in Germany in what promises to be the first real-world use of the MagRail Booster concept.
Single-deck EMUs to replace double-deck coaches
SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 17 three-car Flirt EMUs for use on the 13·2 km S-Bahn route S4 between Zürich HB and Sihlwald.
Astra Vagoane eyes the international market with prototype tram
INNOTRANS: Romania’s Astra Vagoane Călători unveiled a prototype tram at InnoTrans 2024.
Leasing company to expand Vectron fleet
SLOVAKIA: RS Lease has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract for the ‘fast’ delivery of 30 Vectron Multi System electric locomotives, with an option for 35 more including Dual Mode variants.
HS2 Ltd awards post-excavation archaeology contract
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has awarded what it says is the largest ever archaeological post-excavation contract to the Access+ consortium.
Lithuanian railway telecoms upgrade completed
State aid should be limited and targeted, says European Rail Freight Association
Panasonic shows a complete platform door system
Tri-mode München metro maintenance car handed over
Alstom highlights the flexibility of Coradia Max at InnoTrans
Partnership to share well-respected UK rail expertise worldwide
Technotrans combines battery and power electronics cooling in one device
Rolling stock thermoplastics on show at InnoTrans
Velaro high speed train designed for Egypt’s hot and sandy conditions
Automated train gangway coupling system to be tested in Toronto
Railway supply industry news round-up
Rail freight up 7%
FART train on show at InnoTrans
Končar KEV unveils battery multiple-units
Alstom demonstrates retrofitted remote-controlled train
Turkish electrification firm targets UK rail market
French railway enhancements needed to support European freight modal shift
Object controller leads Frauscher development strategy
Locos ordered to lead Swiss rail freight into the future
DB InfraGO set to order Plasser CatenaryCrafter vehicles
