All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 105
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NewsProgramme backs ‘green’ rolling stock
BRAZIL: The government has launched a programme to encourage investment in motive power and rolling stock that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Frota Ferroviária Verde project was announced in the Official Gazette of the Union on September 30 and the regulation came into force on ...
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NewsCalifornia freight complex planned to get more containers on to trains
USA: BNSF has announced plans to develop a $1·5bn rail freight facility at Barstow in southern California with the aim of increasing the use of rail instead of road transport to move containers out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. BNSF told Railway ...
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NewsPerth’s Airport Line rail link opens
AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has opened the 8·5 km Airport Line connecting Perth’s eastern suburbs with the central business district via the international airport.
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NewsHitachi introduces onboard transformer with integrated cooling
INNOTRANS: Hitachi Energy has developed an onboard traction transformer with integrated cooling, aimed at improving energy efficiency in rolling stock applications and reducing emissions. Launched at InnoTrans in Berlin, the latest iteration of the Resibloc Rail product family is a dry-type traction transformer, capable of handling power ...
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NewsCall for flexibility on train driver language requirements
EUROPE: The European Rail Freight Association has called on the European Commission to introduce greater flexibility in its language requirements for cross-border train drivers. In response to public consultation on the revision of the Train Drivers Directive, ERFA says it accepts the overall requirements for language ...
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NewsUnion Pacific to trial diesel-battery shunting locomotives
USA: Union Pacific and locomotive control technology supplier ZTR have agreed to co-operate on the production of diesel-battery hybrid locomotives, which can powered by a diesel engine or a battery back which would be charged using the engine or a lineside supply. Primarily intended for use ...
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NewsSpain extends free local rail offer until the end of 2023
SPAIN: The national government has announced that it is to extend its free travel pass offer covering local and regional trains from December 31 through to the end of 2023.
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NewsUS coupler manufacturers claim unfair import pricing
USA: The US Freight Railcar Coupler Coalition of manufacturers has filed petitions with the Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission seeking to counter what it says are market distortions caused by ‘significant volumes of unfairly priced imports’ of couplers from China and Mexico. The ...
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News3TE28 diesel loco for eastern Russia unveiled
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant has unveiled its 3TE28 main line diesel locomotive, a three-section 18-axle design for hauling 7 100 tonne freight trains in eastern Russia. It uses TMH’s 8-9DGM diesel engine produced at the Kolomna works. The locomotive is to undergo 10 000 km of ...
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NewsScenic Tadami Line reopens after storm damage
JAPAN: After 11 years of closure following storm damage, the Tadami Line in central Honshu was reopened on October 1.
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NewsMelbourne Airport Rail contract preferred bidder selected
AUSTRALIA: The Sunshine Systems Alliance consortium has been selected as preferred bidder to undertake works around Sunshine and Albion stations as part of the Melbourne Airport Rail scheme.
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NewsElectrification extended southeast of Paris
FRANCE: Electrification of the 72 km Gretz - Longueville – Nogent-sur-Seine section of the Paris Est – Troyes main line and the 7 km single-track Longueville – Provins branch has been completed with the launch of electric services on October 3. Speeds and journey times are unchanged, but electrification is expected to improve reliability.
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NewsSix-year wagon supply agreement
USA: Leasing company GATX has awarded Trinity Industries a contract to supply 15 000 wagons in 2023-28, with an option to order up to 500 more each year. Trinity will deliver 1 200 tank wagons per year in 2024-28, while the remaining 9 000 wagons will ...
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NewsModular maintenance fleet ordered
AUSTRIA: Plasser & Theurer is to supply ÖBB Infrastruktur with a fleet of 56 modular maintenance vehicles with hybrid traction drives under the largest contract ever placed with the company. The order includes an option for another 46 vehicles. First delivery is scheduled for the end ...
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NewsHydrogen traction and fuel supply agreement signed
POLAND: Rolling stock manufacturer Pesa and fuel company PKN Orlen are to jointly offer rail operators hydrogen vehicles and the fuel they require. The two companies signed an agreement at InnoTrans, held in Berlin on September 21-24, where Pesa displayed a hydrogen shunting locomotive along with ...
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NewsThree-phase Portuguese high speed line plan announced
PORTUGAL: Plans to launch the development of a €4·5bn Lisboa – Porto high speed line as part of the PNI 2030 national investment plan have been announced.
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NewsFirst Class Partnerships rebranded
UK: Rail consultancy First Class Partnerships has been rebranded as the UK & Europe Division of its parent company CPCS, working alongside the divisions covering Africa, North America and elsewhere.
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NewsECM becomes Progress Rail Signaling
ITALY: Progress Rail has unveiled the brand for its signalling subsidiary Progress Rail Signaling SpA, the renamed ECM SpA business. The ECM name is to be retained as a product brand, reflecting its wide industry recognition. ‘While our company identity is changing, what remains is our ...