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NewsOre branch planned to serve Serra Azul
BRAZIL: Plans to build a 32∙4 km line to carry mineral traffic in Minas Gerais have been submitted to national land transport agency ANTT. Linking Itaùna to Igarapé to the southwest of Belo Horizonte in the so-called Iron Quadrangle, the project has been put together by ...
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In depthInterview: Making trains even greener
Wabtec Transit CEO Pascal Schweitzer explains to Nick Kingsley how the tier one supplier is innovating in areas such as brake design and air-conditioning agents to further enhance the sustainability of rolling stock.
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NewsEvolyn trains not ordered yet, Alstom confirms
EUROPE: Alstom has confirmed that no contract is currently in place for the supply of high speed trainsets to Evolyn, which has announced plans to launch a Paris – London service completing against Eurostar.
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NewsFactory opens to produce Japanese-designed slab track in India
INDIA: A highly automated facility for the local production of Japanese J-slab ballastless track components has opened in Anand, southeast of Ahmedabad. Opened on September 30, the factory will produce the ballastless reinforced concrete trackbed for a 116 km section of double-track on the 508 km ...
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Rail Business UKRosehill Polymers targets exports following financing deal
UK: Rosehill Polymers Group has finalised a deal with Virgin Money and UK Export Finance to complete a refinancing and management buyout and accelerate international growth. Rosehill Rail anti-trespass panels have been installed to discourage people from walking on the tracks at Tri-Rail’s Fort Lauderdale Airport station ...
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NewsAI and loco cameras to identify railway trespass risks
USA: AI-backed technology to use images from forward-facing locomotive cameras to identify railway trespass risks is to be developed by Wi-Tronix and Florida passenger operator Brightline. The project has been awarded $1·648m from the Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements grant programme. High-definition ...
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NewsTrack measuring train will be able to cover network twice a year
SLOVAKIA: Infrastructure manager ŽSR has acquired a Sever-1435 two-car track monitoring and diagnostic train, which Minister of Transport Pavel Lančarič said will enable the entire network to be inspected twice a year. The 50 m long diesel-powered trainset was built by Russian company TVEMA. It is ...
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NewsAmtrak Airo train production provides supply chain boost
USA: Amtrak says the production of Airo trainsets at Siemens Mobility’s Sacramento plant is boosting businesses across the country, with more than 3 500 parts being manufactured by nearly 100 suppliers in 31 states. ‘As we build to support the soaring demand for train travel, Amtrak ...
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NewsCalifornia orders hydrogen trains
USA: Stadler has been awarded what it calls a ‘transformative’ contract to supply hydrogen fuel cell multiple-units to California. The contract signed with the California State Transportation Agency and California Department of Transportation on October 12 includes a $80m firm order for four trains, with options ...
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Rail Business UKHow to refurbish a Pendolino in 10 days
UK: The £120m refurbishment of Avanti West Coast’s 56 Class 390 Pendolino trainsets is on course for completion by next June year, in what Alstom says is the largest programme of its kind in the UK. Nick Kingsley reports from Widnes.
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NewsGo-Ahead sells German rail business to ÖBB
GERMANY: Go-Ahead Group has agreed to sell its German rail business to Austrian Federal Railways’ passenger division ÖBB-Personenverkehr, and is looking at options for the future of its Norwegian activities. Managing Director of Go-Ahead Deutschland Fabian Amini said ÖBB ‘has a good reputation in Germany’. The ...
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NewsRumo takes delivery of battery-diesel hybrid locomotives
BRAZIL: Freight operator Rumo has taken delivery of two Progress Rail EMD GT38H battery-diesel hybrid locomotives, which will store energy generated during dynamic braking rather than dissipate it as heat. Rumo expects the locos to use up to 45% less fuel and to be produce ...
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NewsTurkish treasury to extend support for TCDD
TURKEY: The national treasury is to continue to fund budget deficits run up by state railway infrastructure manager TCDD for a further 10 years until the end of 2033, according to a presidential decree published in the state gazette on October 6. The existing agreement on ...
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NewsUzbekistan Railways orders Škoda electric trains
UZBEKISTAN: National railway UTY has awarded Škoda Group a €320m contract to supply 30 electric multiple-units. The four-car EMUs will be similar to 1 520 mm gauge units which Škoda is supplying to Latvia and Estonia. Features will include ergonomic seating, air-conditioning, wi-fi and external and ...
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In depthTraction: Intermittent wiring could form path to decarbonisation
Is there a feasible way to decarbonise North America’s railroads? Partial electrification matched with battery-powered traction may offer an answer.
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In depthUSA: Coastal corridor offers a growth blueprint
With Amtrak seeking to develop medium-distance corridor services linking selected city pairs across the USA, Dave Lustig looks to southern California, where inter-city passenger trains offer an attractive alternative to gridlocked highways.
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NewsEvolyn to launch Paris – London trains in competition with Eurostar
EUROPE: High speed rail start-up Evolyn has announced plans to launch passenger services to compete with Eurostar on the ‘strategic and high demand’ route between Paris and London. On October 11 the company said it had reached an agreement to acquire 12 Avelia high speed trains ...
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NewsCEO sets out how the merged Eurostar business aims to go further
EUROPE: ‘We are opening a new chapter of the Eurostar story’ with ‘our most loyal customers as the main characters’, Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave said at an event on October 9 marking the launch of an international marketing campaign following the completion of the merger with Thalys.