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NewsCobham Wireless displays next-generation onboard repeater
INNOTRANS: Cobham Wireless is displaying for the first time a working unit of its idOBR digital on-board repeater, following the launch of a prototype at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The new generation of repeater features a reduction in size to 2HU, enabling better use of space onboard. ...
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NewsGerman-Polish accord heralds better cross-border services
EUROPE: DB Netz AG and Polish national infrastructure business PKP PLK have signed an agreement to improve nine cross-border routes that include Frankfurt (Oder) to Rzepin, the lines from Löcknitz and Tantow to Szczecin, Guben – Gubin and Görlitz – Zgorzelec. The accord covers arrangements for operations and path allocation ...
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NewsNokia to operate Berlin S-Bahn telecommunications
GERMANY: Nokia announced on September 19 that it had concluded a multi-year agreement with DB Netz to manage telecommunications systems serving the 326 km S-Bahn network in Berlin. Nokia had previously supplied Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching technology which hosts a CCTV system supporting train dispatch. The IP/MPLS ...
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NewsFourth ERTMS memorandum signed
EUROPE: ERTMS deployment across Europe is to be formalised under the terms of a fourth memorandum of understanding between the European Union Agency for Railways and rail sector associations, which was signed at InnoTrans 2016 in Berlin on September 20. European Union Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc said ERTMS was ...
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NewsLight rail expansion boosts Unimog
INNOTRANS: The increasing global popularity of European-style light systems is providing a boost for Mercedes-Benz's Unimog range of trucks, which the manufacturer's industrial partners such as Zagro and Zweiweg can adapt for a multitude of road-rail applications. Unimogs are in widespread use with European tramways, and based on this success ...
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NewsSmarter pantograph developed
UK: Wabtec company Brecknell Willis has unveiled a pantograph developed with the support of a £300 000 grant from safety and standards body RSSB. The pantograph measures the contact with the overhead electrification equipment and automatically adjusts to ensure optimised current collection. Sensors at the head of the pantograph constantly ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2016 breaks all records
Attracting 2 950 exhibitors from 60 countries, the 11th InnoTrans trade fair is the largest yet, according to Dr Christian Göke, Chief Executive of organiser Messe Berlin GmbH. Speaking to Railway Gazette International in Berlin, he said around 130 000 trade visitors are expected to attend the four-day event ...
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NewsTehran metro grows to 104 stations
IRAN: The Tehran metro now serves a total of 104 stations, following the opening to passenger traffic on September 14 of Shahid Ghoddoosi station on Line 3. Line 3 runs for a total of 37 km from the southwest suburbs of the Iranian capital to the northeast. It is the ...
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NewsListen to the trains
FRAUSCHER: Austrian train detection specialist Frauscher Sensor Technology launched its new Frauscher Tracking System in Berlin on September 19, ahead of InnoTrans 2016. FTS combines digital acoustic sensing with axle counter information to detect a wide range of activities along the track. DAS works by sending a light pulse along ...
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NewsTVZ to supply Sakhalin passenger cars
RUSSIA: Governor of Sakhalin oblast Oleg Kozhemyako has signed a 600m rouble contract with Tver Carriage Works covering the supply of 10 passenger cars, ordered as part of the programme to convert the island’s railway network from 1 067 mm to 1 520 mm gauge. With options for a further ...
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NewsGE and Intel focus on digitising the railway
GE: At InnoTrans 2016, GE Transportation will be showcasing a range of IT-focused innovations which the company says will ‘marry industrial brawn and analytical brain’. A particular focus will be on ‘dynamic collaborations’ and sensor-enabled software that significantly improve railway efficiency, moving beyond its historic role as a locomotive manufacturer. ...
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NewsThree new metro stations open in Moscow
RUSSIA: Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin inaugurated a northern extension of metro Line 10 on September 16. The 5·6 km extension takes the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line from Marina Roscha to Petrovsko-Razumovskaya, with intermediate stations at Butyrskaya and Fonvizinskaya. Cross-platform interchange with Line 9 is provided at Petrovsko-Razumovskaya, while Fonvizinskaya offers interchange to ...
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NewsStay ahead, stay informed at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2016, Railway Gazette is once again providing extensive coverage of the event. For breaking news follow @railwaygazette on Twitter and like our Facebook page for discussion and exclusive photos and video The Railway Gazette Group and our partners within the ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Latvian Railways and Russia’s Freight One have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration to enhance the quality of freight services, make more efficient use of the Russian company’s rolling stock and introduce new operational and management systems. The Czech Republic has now applied three sections of the Convention Concerning ...
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NewsFeature articles in the September 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Rescued from extinction News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis Scrapping ...
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NewsWorld rail market September 2016
International: Bombardier has certified Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and ZTE to supply 4G LTE for use with its train control systems. Pakistan: Corys is to supply PR with a full-scope driving simulator replicating the 55 Evolution ES43ACi diesel locomotives to be supplied by GE. Qatar: QR has extended a ...
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NewsICE4 approved for operation
GERMANY: Siemens announced on September 16 that the 12-car ICE4 high speed trainset that it is supplying to Deutsche Bahn had been approved for operation by federal railway authority EBA. With immediate effect, ‘the train’s 14-month introductory phase can now begin’, said Siemens. Following two months of ‘internal test operations’, ...
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NewsThales awarded Ceneri Base Tunnel signalling contract
SWITZERLAND: Thales announced on September 16 that it had been awarded a SFr63m contract by project organisation AlpTransit Gotthard to supply signalling for the 15⋅4 km Cenneri Base Tunnel, now under construction between Bellinzona and Lugano. Responsible for overall project management and the integration of train command and control systems, ...
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NewsPesa and Ukrainian Railways to sign agreement at InnoTrans
PESA: Bydgoszcz-based rolling stock supplier Pesa will be showing three vehicles on the outdoor display at InnoTrans 2016. It will also be signing a memorandum of co-operation with Ukrainian Railways on its stand on September 20. On display will be a Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn Link diesel multiple-unit, which was recently ...
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NewsT11 Express depot opened
FRANCE: On September 15 Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region and transport authority STIF, joined SNCF Transilien Director General Alain Krakovitch and other dignitaries to officially open the depot at Noisy-le-Sec that will maintain the fleet of 15 Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-train vehicles being supplied for T11 Express. Deliveries ...