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News‘No reason to cancel InnoTrans’
INNOTRANS: Amid concerns about the impact of the coronavirus and associated travel restrictions on international business, on February 28 InnoTrans organiser Messe Berlin told Railway Gazette International ‘we are in constant communication with the responsible health authorities and are monitoring the situation regarding COVID-19’. Messe Berlin said ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Lineas has joined the European Rail Freight Association. ‘We strongly believe that private rail freight players will make the difference in Europe’, said Geert Pauwels, CEO of the Belgian freight operator. ‘As private companies we have a unique customer mindset to deliver innovative products that convince our ...
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NewsSachsen on show at InnoTrans 2020
INNOTRANS: Attending InnoTrans is a must for railway technology firms from Sachsen, says Thomas Horn, Managing Director of economic development agency Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen. The Land ‘is one of Germany’s top three locations for rail vehicle technology’ according to Horn, with local suppliers including Goldschmidt Thermit, Bombardier Transportation ...
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NewsFederal Railroad Administration launches risk-reduction programme
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a final rule launching a risk-reduction programme. This requires Class I railways to identify and analyse hazards, and develop and implement an FRA-approved safety plan to eliminate or mitigate the risks. The rule implements a mandate required by the Rail ...
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NewsZagreb infrastructure modernisation contract signed
Source: Toma Bačić CROATIA: HŽ Infrastruktura and Swietelsky have signed a contract for modernisation of the 17·8 km Zagreb Zapadni – Savski Marof section of the Zagreb – Dobova line. This is used by 160 trains/day including Zagreb suburban services. The 27-month project will raise the maximum ...
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NewsTX Logistik expands NiKRASA semi-trailer transport network
Source: TX Logistik HUNGARY: TX Logistik has begun using its NiKRASA system to load semi-trailers which are unsuitable for lifting by crane onto wagons at the Mahart Container Centre in Budapest. Its first shipment for a Hungarian customer was for International-Alexander and ran from Herne in ...
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NewsRomania ordered to recover €570m of state aid to freight operator
ROMANIA: The European Commission has ordered the government to recover €570m of state aid incompatible with EU rules which national freight operator CFR Marfă received through a debt write-off and failure to collect debts. The Commission said rail freight transport in Romania is highly competitive, with numerous ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Russian wagon manufacturer RM Rail’s VKM Steel plant has been equipped with a 16 tonne capacity electric arc steelmaking furnace supplied by Thermomelt of Italy, and a shot blasting chamber from Slovenian company STEM. Modernisation of the foundry forms part of RM Rail’s strategy to development its ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2020 provides gateway to Berlin-Brandenburg
INNOTRANS: Companies from Berlin and the Land of Brandenburg will be exhibiting together on a joint stand in Hall B of the CityCube building, with a combined display area of more than 1 200 m². ‘At InnoTrans 2020 some 80 exhibitors from the capital Berlin and the ...
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NewsEtihad Rail orders 38 locomotives
UAE: National railway developer Etihad Rail has awarded Progress Rail a contract to supply a further 38 heavy haul diesel locomotives. These will add to the seven 4 500 hp EMD SD70ACS locomotives delivered in 2013 for the opening of the 264 km first phase of ...
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NewsSpanish infrastructure managers fined for inflated access charges
SPAIN: Competition regulator CNMC has fined infrastructure managers ADIF and ADIF Alta Velocidad for imposing excessive access charges. However, under current railway legislation, the maximum fine is just €6 300, which CNMC believes is too low to enable it to perform its duties as a regulator. For ...
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NewsLotos Kolej expands fleet in EU-backed intermodal freight programme
POLAND: Freight operator Lotos Kolej has placed orders for an electric locomotive and flat wagons with co-financing from an EU programme which aims to increase the use of intermodal freight and move containerised traffic from road to rail. The EU’s aim is to reduce the negative effects ...
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NewsHessische Landesbahn retains Wetterau West-Ost contract
GERMANY: Following a European tender, Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has awarded incumbent Hessische Landesbahn the next contract to operate Wetterau West-Ost passenger services in the area north of Frankfurt. The contract running for 10 years from December 11 2022 covers services RB46 Gießen – Gelnhausen, RB47 Wölfersheim-Södel ...
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NewsMalaysia’s rail sector to exhibit at InnoTrans for the first time
INNOTRANS: The Malaysian rail industry will be represented on a combined stand for the first time at InnoTrans 2020. The stand in Hall 11.2 will feature 10 companies. ‘Over recent years, developments and growth in the Malaysian rail sector have certainly exceeded expectations’, explains Badrul Hisham Hilaly, ...
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NewsRolling motorway reaps reward from lorry transit restrictions as row looms with EU
AUSTRIA: Introduction of further restrictions on specific cargoes and certain categories of lorry on the A12 Inn Valley motorway between Langkampfen near Wörgl and Ampass near Innsbruck from January 1 2020 has led to a 32% increase in rolling motorway traffic on the Brenner corridor, reports Austrian ...
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NewsIndian wagon concept presented by Russian defence supplier
INDIA: Russian armoured vehicle and rolling stock manufacturer Uralvagonzavod highlighted its railway products at a defence sector show for the first time during the DefExpo 2020 event in Lucknow. UVZ showed a concept for a platform wagon with 27 tonne axleload 1 676 mm gauge bogies which ...
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NewsTransContainer drops Dobrá intermodal gateway
SLOVAKIA: Russian intermodal operator TransContainer has decided to close its Slovakian subsidiary and end its lease on the Dobrá intermodal terminal five years early.
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NewsATO tested on JR West’s Osaka Loop Line
JAPAN: West Japan Railway has successfully tested automated train operation on a section of the Osaka Loop Line, as a precursor to introducing ATO on its busiest routes in the Osaka region.
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NewsOdakyu Electric Railway tests AI-based level crossing monitoring
JAPAN: Odakyu Electric Railway is testing the use of Nokia’s SpaceTime scene analytics to provide real-time warnings of obstructions at level crossings. The railway currently uses 137 radar units for object detection on its 120·5 km three-line network with 229 crossing points. The trial will assess whether ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern franchise termination was the only option, says Transport for the North
Industry sources have expressed some unease at the decision to terminate Arriva’s franchise rather than agree to its proposals for stabilisation. But termination was the only available option, Transport for the North Strategic Rail Director David Hoggarth tells Rail Business UK’s Tony Miles.