All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2024
All articles published this month.
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NewsZambia Lobito railway concession signed
AFRICA: The governments of Angola and Zambia have signed concession agreements with Africa Finance Corp paving the way for construction of an 800 km rail link between the two countries.
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NewsRail competition works, says European Commission report
EUROPE: ‘Competition in railways seems to trigger an increase in ridership and brings about significant benefits to society’, according to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport.
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NewsAlstom to restructure its European regions
EUROPE: Alstom is to combine its DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) and Nordic (Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland) regions from January 2025, and has appointed a turnaround specialist from Siemens as President of the combined business area. Announcing the change on September 30, Alstom said it ...
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Metro Report InternationalJohn Holland wins Parramatta tramway bridge contract
AUSTRALIA: John Holland has been awarded a A$322m contract to build a 1·3 km section of Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail project in west Sydney, covering a 320m bridge and its approaches. Design and preliminary work will start later this year with major construction ...
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Rail Business UKHS1 access charges to be reduced
UK: Lower charges for passenger trains on the high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel and a halving of charges for freight are proposed in the Office of Rail & Road’s draft determination of the High Speed 1 concessionaire’s next five-year spending plan. ORR ...
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NewsLTO batteries to offer performance advantages for hydrogen trains
GERMANY: Saft is supplying lithium titanium oxide batteries for the hybrid fuel cell and battery traction system on seven Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units. The batteries will be mainly used during acceleration to compensate for the power limitations of the fuel cells, and during ...
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Metro Report InternationalAlstom delivers 100% locally produced metro trainset to Delhi
INDIA: Alstom Transport India Ltd handed over the first of 52 six-car driverless Metropolis trainsets for the Delhi metro on September 23. Described as being ‘100% locally designed and produced’, the trains are being built at Alstom’s factory at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, under the Indian ...
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