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NewsTMH delivers coaches to Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Transmashholding’s Tver Carriage Works in Russia has begun delivering coaches for final assembly and fitting out at the Tulpar factory in Nur-Sultan under an agreement signed in February. Transmashholding is to supply a total of 92 Type 61-4447 open saloon and ...
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NewsHigh speed co-operation extended
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽ has finalised a further agreement with SNCF International to assist with the development of the county’s proposed network of high speed lines.
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NewsKiwiRail to order two train ferries
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail has issued a request for proposals for its next generation of train ferries for the Wellington to Picton route linking the road and rail networks of the North Island and South Island. The two new ships ‘represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform the Cook ...
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Rail Business UK£2·7bn plan for transport links to Toton HS2 hub
UK: A £2·7bn vision to provide fast and frequent rail, tram, bus and road connections to the future HS2 East Midlands Hub station at Toton has been published by a partnership of councils, transport bodies and East Midlands Airport. More than 20 ...
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NewsWabtec launches BlueFilter air filters for trains
FILTER: Wabtec Corp has launched BlueFilter, a filter designed to be retrofitted to current passenger train HVAC systems to ensure the provision of clean air on board. The company says it can remove contaminants that are .01 to 1 000 μm size, smaller than current standard filters ...
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NewsLimited inter-city service restarts in Turkey
TURKEY: Limited inter-city services on the national network restarted with the departure of a high speed train from Ankara to Istanbul at 07.00 on May 28, the first such train since services were suspended as part of coronavirus lockdown measures on March 28. Passenger services have restarted ...
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NewsLatest Shift2Rail call for proposals attracts strong market interest
EUROPE: The 2020 Shift2Rail call for proposals has prompted requests for railway research funding worth €113∙3m, the joint technology initiative announced on May 29. A total of 43 proposals have been submitted with a total value of €185∙8m, of which S2R would support €113m. Eight were reserved ...
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NewsFive senior appointments at embattled Prasa
SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger operator Prasa announced a management reshuffle on May 29, when Administrator Bongisizwe Mpondo announced five senior appointments. Nosipho Damasane becomes Chief Executive of Prasa Rail, while Hishaam Emeran is named CEO of engineering business Prasa Technical. Neil Roesch heads road transport subsidiary Autopax; ...
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NewsInnoTrans organiser reports ‘positive reactions’ to new date
INNOTRANS: The decision to move InnoTrans from September 2020 to April 27-30 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic has received widespread support, organiser Messe Berlin says. ‘We are delighted that with this very complex and complicated measure we are able to offer an adequate alternative to the ...
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Rail Business UKFreight locomotive ETCS design contract awarded
UK: Siemens Mobility has awarded DB ESG a contract to undertake design work for the first-in-class installation of Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment on Class 47, 57, 59 and 60 freight locomotives. This forms part of Network Rail’s ETCS Freight Train Fitment Programme, and follow successful progress with ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Wascosa has taken delivery of the last of 404 Type Tanpps fertiliser wagons ordered from Waggonbau Niesky for use by K+S. United Wagon Co is to supply 25 Tyoe 15-9545 sulphuric acid tank wagons to freight forwarding company RS-Trans, which bought some covered vans ...
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NewsStadler orders ABB traction and energy storage technology
EUROPE: So far this year Stadler has awarded ABB orders worth more than US$180m to provide traction systems and battery energy storage for locomotives and trainsets to be supplied to operators in Europe and North America. This total includes customised electrical equipment for the 71 multiple-units that ...
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NewsBDZ to repower narrow gauge locomotives
BULGARIA: National operator BDZ has allocated 4m leva for modernisation of the 760 mm gauge diesel locomotives used on the 125 km Septemvri – Bansko – Dobrinishte line in the Rhodope mountains. The three classes of four-axle diesel locomotives on BDZ’s only remaining narrow gauge line were ...
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NewsVossloh completes sale of locomotive business to CRRC
GERMANY: Vossloh AG finalised the sale of its Locomotives business unit to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive on May 29, with the tranaction to taken effect from May 31. This follows the completion of regulatory approvals in Germany and abroad during April. Following its strategic decision to focus on ...
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NewsSan Sebastián’s ‘Mole’ breaks through
SPAIN: On May 20, a 2·1 km tunnel was holed through in San Sebastián which will form part of a 4·2 km cross-city corridor for the metre gauge railway through the city operated by Euskotren, known colloquially as El Topo (the mole).
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NewsMilitary help to complete FIOL railway
BRAZIL: Visiting the grain producing centre of São Desidério in Bahia state on May 18, Transport Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas announced that the Brazilian army would be brought in to build part of the Ferrovia de Integração Oeste-Leste project. Inspecting a construction site and visiting a ...
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NewsCaltrain’s first Stadler EMUs on test
Stadler Kiss EMUs for Caltrain (Photos: Caltrain) USA: On-track testing of the Kiss electric multiple-units ordered by Californian commuter operator Caltrain has started at Stadler’s plant in Utah. Stadler is supplying an initial batch of 16 six-car EMUs under a $551m ...
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NewsBoost for rail travel and clean mobility in EU recovery plan
EUROPE: ‘A boost for rail travel and clean mobility in our cities and regions’ is included in the proposals for a major post-coronavirus recovery plan for the European Union set out by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on May 27. This includes changes to the ...
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NewsBombardier to supply 28 BiLevel coaches to two operators
USA: Bombardier Transportation has signed contracts totalling US$108m to supply 28 BiLevel double-deck coaches to two West Coast transport operators. The order anounced on May 27 covers three push-pull driving cars and eight intermediate coaches for Seattle’s Sound Transit, which led the procurement, as well as five ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Hübner Group has consolidated its rail businesses, including those producing gangways, doors, cab displays and other rolling stock components, into a single unit. The new rail segment is headed by Huschke Diekmann, who was previously a senior manager at Wabtec’s former GE Transportation arm. ‘We want to ...