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NewsRoute of Kaohsiung – Pingtung high speed extension agreed
TAIWAN: Premier Su Zhenchang has approved the alignment of an eastern extension of the country’s high speed line from Kaohsiung to Pingtung on January 4.
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NewsUkrainian Eurobonds restructured to support wartime rail operations
UKRAINE: The holders of two issues of Eurobonds totalling US$895m have accepted proposals from national railway Ukrzaliznytsia to delay the repayment of the principal debt by two years. UZ explained that this would reduce the burden on its liquidity and contribute to stable operations during wartime ...
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NewsFurther Cluj-Napoca – Oradea route modernisation contracts signed
ROMANIA: Contracts have been signed to modernise the 30 km Cluj-Napoca – Aghireș and 36 km Aghireș – Poieni sections of the Cluj-Napoca – Oradea – Hungarian border line, deploy ETCS and undertake electrification. The two packages have been agreed between infrastructure manager CFR SA and ...
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NewsHigh speed rail training programme
USA: The seventh intake has completed the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s free 12-week pre-apprenticeship programme, which provides hands-on construction industry training for military leavers, at-risk young adults, minority and low-income populations in the Central Valley. The Central Valley Training Centre has been developed by CHSRA in ...
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NewsOperail agrees sale of Finnish rail freight business
FINLAND: Nurminen Logistics has signed an agreement to purchase the Finnish activities of Operail, the Estonian state freight operator which is divesting its non-core activities. Subject to Finnish regulatory approval of €27·7m sale and purchase agreement announced on January 13, the entire share capital of Operail ...
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Rail Business UKTÜV Rheinland acquires railway gauging specialist D/Gauge
UK: Quality and safety organisation TÜV Rheinland has acquired railway gauging and clearance assessment consultancy D/Gauge, which will be fully integrated into its structure as a subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland UK. TÜV Rheinland said the acquisition was an important foundation for further growth in the rail ...
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NewsRFI calls bids for infrastructure projects valued at €6·8bn
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI launched 18 tenders at the end of December for a range of infrastructure works throughout the country at an estimated total cost of €6·8bn.
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In depthAustria: Mobile milling supports preventive rail maintenance
Wiener Linien has been exploring how a combination of mobile milling and investment in premium rail steels can help to optimise its maintenance costs and move from reactive to preventive interventions on its metro lines.
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Rail Business UKHS2 placements offer ‘great way to get invaluable industry experience’
UK: High Speed 2 construction contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci is offering 30 eight-week paid work placements at its sites to undergraduates who live or study in the Midlands The programme, which begins in July, includes opportunities in civil engineering, quantity surveying, design engineering, project controls & ...
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NewsHydrogen distribution by rail to be studied
USA: The role of railways as consumers and transporters of hydrogen is to be studied by BNSF and Bakken Energy, which is working on the Heartland Hydrogen Hub proposal to develop a facility to produce hydrogen from natural gas. ‘Railways could play a critical role in ...
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NewsFederal funding to support Caltrain electrification
USA: Bay Area commuter rail operator Caltrain has been allocated a further $43m in federal funding for its ongoing electrification programme. Work on the project to install 25 kV 60 Hz overhead line equipment between San Francisco and San Jose is well advanced, and the first ...
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NewsThales to maintain signalling on ‘demanding’ section of high speed line
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Thales a contract to maintain signalling and traffic management systems on the Lleida – Barcelona Sants – Figueras section of the Madrid – Figueras high speed line. Thales said the reliability requirements and traffic density on this route, ...
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Rail Business UKAsking passengers what they want from train interiors
UK: A report into what passengers want from train interiors has been produced to help inform the proposed refurbishment of Turbostar diesel multiple-units. Built by Bombardier Transportation from the late 1990s, the units are widely deployed by various train operators on regional services across the British ...
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NewsC-Series EMU on test in Perth
AUSTRALIA: The first of the C-Series electric multiple-units which Alstom is supplying for the Perth suburban network has begun initial overnight testing on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines.
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NewsEBRD finances maintenance equipment replacement
MONTENEGRO: Infrastructure manager ŽICG and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development have signed a €11m loan agreement to finance the purchase of modern maintenance equipment to replace obsolete and energy-inefficient machinery by 2025. The financing will also support ŽICG in improving corporate governance and developing ...
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NewsHuron Central Railway infrastructure funding announced
CANADA: Funding has been announced for infrastructure life extension works to support Huron Central Railway in sustaining a viable freight service on the 280 km line between Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury.
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Rail Business UKThree Bridges ROC automated route setting commissioned
UK: Network Rail, Siemens Mobility and Hitachi Information Control Systems commissioned automated route setting at the Three Bridges Rail Operations Centre during December. ‘We are excited to confirm this next step of technology development which will improve train performance by automating route regulation for signallers, reducing ...
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In depthTrack Technology: Modular elements could offer cheaper and more flexible slab trackform
Field trials are expected to start near Marseille in the coming months of a lower-cost modular slab trackform developed by Systra and construction group Stradal as a potential replacement for conventional ballasted track. Technical consultant Jean-Claude Zabée explains the concept to Nick Kingsley.