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NewsIcomera wins Norwegian wi-fi contract
NORWAY: Oslo airport express operator Flytoget has selected Icomera to provide passenger wi-fi on its fleet of 16 Adtranz-built Class 71 EMUs operating between Gardermoen Airport, Oslo Sentral and Drammen, the supplier announced on September 7. Operating at up to 210 km/h, the four-car units cover the 48 km between ...
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NewsBART pays passengers in order to reduce overcrowding
USA: BART introduced a six-month pilot programme on August 30 to reward passengers who travel outside the morning peak with cash rewards. The aim is to reduce crowding on trains and at the busiest stations. Inspired by a similar project launched in Singapore in 2013, the BART Perks programme ...
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NewsAlstom and SNCF develop next-generation TGV
FRANCE: On September 7 Voyages SNCF CEO Rachel Picard and Alstom France President Jean-Baptiste Eymeoud officially opened the shared workspace in Paris that is home to a 20-strong team from Alstom and SNCF, working to develop the next generation of the TGV. Due to enter service in 2022, France’s future ...
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NewsRoute 2020 launch in Dubai
UAE: Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum laid the foundation stone for the Route 2020 project to extend Dubai metro’s Red Line at a ceremony on September 5. The 15 km branch will start at Nakheel Harbour & Tower on the existing Red Line, then run ...
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NewsRethinking regional inter-city services in Victoria
AUSTRALIA: An ambitious transport blueprint designed to secure Melbourne’s position as one of the world’s most liveable cities in the face of rapid population growth was launched at the RMIT Centre for Urban Research on September 5. Launched by former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Tim Fischer, the report entitled ...
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NewsNorthern Ireland ticketing upgrade
UK: Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced on September 5 that Parkeon has been selected to modernise ticketing under a £45m investment programme. ‘The current ticketing system was introduced 15 years ago and serves around 80 million passenger journeys every year’, said Hazzard, adding that ‘a high quality ...
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NewsKeep the noise down at InnoTrans
HANNO: The Hanno-Tect heat insulation and noise reduction foam will be hidden behind the interior trim of the 82 Desiro HC partially double-deck electric multiple-units that Siemens is to supply for Rhein-Ruhr-Express services, but will be on show on Hanno’s stand at InnoTrans 2016. Hanno-Tect open-cell foam reduces overall noise ...
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NewsThello acquisition to support Trenitalia expansion
EUROPE: Italian state-owned operator Trenitalia confirmed on September 6 that it had acquired full ownership of open access operator Thello, by taking over the one-third stake in the joint venture business previously held by Transdev. Thello currently runs international services between France and Italy, including day trains between Marseille and ...
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NewsRobust and intelligent lighting
NORKA: Luminaire manufacturer Norka will be showing its latest innovations in lighting technology at InnoTrans, 2016, with applications for stations, platforms, tunnels and subways, as well as trackside lighting. A combination of robust hardware, LED light sources and a customised control is helping to set new benchmarks for energy efficiency ...
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NewsMumbai metro Line 3 work to begin in October
INDIA: Work on Mumbai metro Line 3 is due to begin next month, following the signing of six of the seven civil works packages in late August. The joint ventures for each works package are: Package 1, Cuffe Parade – Hutatma Chowk (Rs29·9bn): Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel ...
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NewsCRRC rolls out first Belgrano loco
ARGENTINA: The first of 20 diesel freight locomotives being built for the 1 000 mm gauge Belgrano network has been rolled out by Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC at its Ziyang plant, in the presence of Ezequiel Lemos, President of state-owned freight operator Trenes Argentinos Cargas. Particularly tailored to operating ...
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NewsBNSF to launch expedited intermodal service
USA: BNSF Railway is to launch an intermodal service between Portland/Seattle and Dallas/Fort Worth on September 12 which it says will be two days faster than current offerings, and comparable in speed to single-driver road options. This is the first of several routes that BNSF intends to launch over the ...
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NewsSlovenia launches national multimodal ticketing
SLOVENIA: The roll-out of a national multimodal public transport ticketing scheme began on September 1. The integrated scheme is designed to enable passengers to use trains, interurban buses and urban transport in Ljubljana and Maribor, the country’s two largest cities, without needing separate tickets. Tickets are loaded onto ...
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NewsZhengzhou – Jinan PDL approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the construction of a 391 km passenger-dedicated line connecting Zhengzhou and Jinan, at an estimated cost of 50·4bn yuan. According to a feasibility report adopted on August 31, the line is due to be completed by 2020, serving en route the ...
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NewsEskişehir selects Škoda to supply catenary-free trams
TURKEY: Škoda Transportation announced on September 5 that it is to supply 14 trams capable of catenary-free operation to Eskişehir. They are to be delivered within 19 months of signing the contract, which is worth €26m. Škoda beat Turkish manufacturer Bozankaya to supply trams to Turkey’s only metre gauge ...
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NewsGreat Western goes electric
UK: On September 5 Great Western Railway put into passenger service the first two of 45 Class 387 Electrostar electric multiple-units, operating in pairs on eight services a day in the morning and evening peaks between Hayes & Harlington and London Paddington. To replace ex-British Rail Class 165 and 166 ...
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NewsNS reveals modernised double-deck EMU
NETHERLANDS: The first of 81 double-deck electric multiple-units to be refurbished at NedTrain’s Haarlem workshops was unveiled on August 30, ahead of its return to passenger service later this year. The InterRegioMat EMUs were built by Talbot in 1994-96 as 34 three-car and 47 four-car units, and subsequently lengthened ...
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NewsRail freight news in brief
The first EffiLiner 3000 electric locomotive produced by CZ Loko began trial operation on the SŽDC network at the end of August, following trials hauling coal trains on the Tušimice–Březno and Tušimice–Prunéřov industrial lines.Rebuilt from a former SNCB Class 12, locomotive 365.001 is to be displayed at the InnoTrans 2016 ...
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NewsLook through what Romag has to offer
ROMAG: High-performance toughened safety glass products for rolling stock will be displayed by Romag at InnoTrans 2016. The UK company will be showcasing its work with major rolling stock suppliers including Hitachi and Siemens, and in particular the windscreens it is supplying for the Aventra electric multiple-units which Bombardier is ...
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NewsEmbedded computing platform gets SIL4 certification
SAFETY: Artesyn Embedded Technologies has announced that TUV SÜD has provided Safety Integrity Level 4 certification for its ControlSafe embedded computing platform, which it says is one of the first to use commercial off-the-shelf components to create a fail-safe and fault-tolerant platform suitable for a wide range of train control ...