At the beginning of September the municipality of Hiroshima announced it was buying four Combino low-floor LRVs, with an option for eight more. Due for delivery in the spring of 1999, they will be supplied by Siemens in conjunction with local firm Alna Koki.
The 30·5m long bi-directional cars, 2 450 mm wide, will carry 46 seated and 139 standing passengers. They will have a Bo’2’Bo wheel arrangement and four 100 kW motors, with a floor height of just 330mm above rail. o
INDIA: Spain’s Ministry of Transport & Sustainable Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding to support Indian Railways in developing and upgrading its network. The initial agreement runs for five years, when a number of pilot projects are envisaged, to be followed by automatic annual renewals. ...
UK: The annual Rail Business Awards which recognise and reward excellence across every aspect of the industry will be back in Manchester in 2025.
INTERNATIONAL: ‘Beware of trains. Life can change in a split second’ is the slogan for the 16th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which this year has a particular emphasis on the safety of vulnerable people. Around 50 countries take part in the annual ILCAD campaign which ...
