All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 129

  • Inland Rail (Photo: ARTC)
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    ARA to lead delegation from down under at InnoTrans

    2022-05-13T10:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: The Australasian Railway Association is to lead an Australian rail industry delegation to InnoTrans 2022. As at previous InnoTrans events, the ARA will have a stand at the exhibition and will host social events, with participation and use of the general section of the stand ...

  • Russian Railways Sapsan train
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    Siemens to exit the Russian market

    2022-05-13T07:00:00Z

    SIEMENS: Siemens AG announced on May 12 that it is to exit the Russian market as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. The company said it had begun proceedings to wind down its industrial operations and all industrial business activities, in line with regulatory requirements ...

  • Construction
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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2022-05-13T05:00:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • Rail Baltica impression
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    Business opportunities as Rail Baltica looks 150 years ahead

    2022-05-12T13:33:00Z

    EUROPE: ‘What will this look like in 150 years?’ is a question being asked by Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail, which sees the greenfield construction project as offering opportunities to take a very long-term view of where rail technology is heading, and to apply best ...

  • Castellón de la Plana station
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    Thales awarded Mediterranean Corridor signalling contract

    2022-05-12T12:40:00Z

    SPAIN: Infrastructure manager Adif Alta Velocidad has awarded Thales a contract for signalling renewals on the 155 km Castellón de la Plana – L’Ametlla section of the Valencia – Barcelona main line, and on the 13 km branch linking L’Aldea Amposta with Tortosa.

  • PKPE hydrogen storage
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    PKP Energetyka to trial green hydrogen energy storage

    2022-05-12T12:06:00Z

    POLAND: PKP Energetyka has launched the construction of a hydrogen-based energy storage system at its Garbce traction power substation, as part of a research initiative aimed at transitioning the national rail network to renewable energy sources. The state railway’s power subsidiary announced on May 11 that ...

  • jp-nishi-test-6_N700S Running-KMiura
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    Test running starts on Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen

    2022-05-12T11:01:00Z

    JAPAN: Test running has started on the isolated Nishi-Kyushu Shinkansen between Nagasaki and Takeo Onsen, which is scheduled to open for revenue service on September 23.

  • Mitsubishi Electric’s 3300V Full Hybrid SiC Power Module for Traction Inverters
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    MoU to use silicon carbide to increase train efficiency

    2022-05-12T09:45:00Z

    EUROPE: Siemens Mobility and Mitsubishi Electric Europe have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-operate to use silicon carbide power modules to increase the efficiency and lower the weight of onboard traction systems. Siemens Mobility said the rail market is stimulating demand for more efficient energy ...

  • br-Santos-port-aerial
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    Santos port rail network to be tendered

    2022-05-12T05:00:00Z

    BRAZIL: Bids for a concession to operate the 100 km internal rail network in the port of Santos are to be called in July if the Federal Audit Court agrees to the proposals. Interested parties are likely to include existing rail operators Rumo, MRS and VLI. ...

  • in Alstom Prima T8 WAG12 electric locomotive (Alstom) (1)
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    Varanasi diesel works to build high-power electric locos

    2022-05-11T12:09:00Z

    INDIA: Indian Railways has issued a request for qualification for the construction of high-power electric locomotives at the former Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, now rebranded as Banaras Locomotive Works following the run-down of diesel loco manufacturing. The tender released on May 4 ...

  • Nurminen Logistics' first full-length container service from China to central Europe via southern Trans-Caspian route
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    Trans-Caspian rail and sea freight route to Europe launched

    2022-05-11T09:02:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Nurminen Logistics’ first full-length container service from China to central Europe via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route left Chongqing on May 10. The containers will travel by rail through Kazakhstan to the port of Aktau, across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and then by rail ...

  • Railcare battery MPV
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    Battery maintenance machines under development to meet sustainability targets

    2022-05-11T05:00:00Z

    SWEDEN: Contractor Railcare is developing additional battery-powered maintenance vehicles as part of its ambitions to be ‘a front runner within the industry’ for sustainability and meet its target of reducing CO2 emissions from operations by 40% by 2025.

  • Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus H roll-out
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    Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-unit is ‘another step towards phasing out diesel’, says DB

    2022-05-10T11:00:00Z

    GERMANY: There will be a need for between 1 700 and 2 500 trains with alternative traction systems by 2038, the Federal Ministry for Digital & Transport said at the unveiling of Siemens Mobility’s first Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-unit, with DB seeing the optimal technology choice as depending on route length.

  • A short-lived passenger service was launched in Jamaica in 2011.
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    Universities to assist Jamaican railway revival ambitions

    2022-05-10T11:00:00Z

    JAMAICA: The University of Technology and the UK’s University of Birmingham have signed a memorandum of understanding for technical co-operation to develop engineering capabilities in support of ambitions to revive railway services. The MoU was facilitated by Dr Kevin Brown of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, ...

  • The first trainset for the Delhi Regional Rapid Transit System has been rolled out at Alstom’s former Bombardier Transportation Savli plant in Gujurat.
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    First Delhi RRTS trainset handed over

    2022-05-10T07:59:00Z

    INDIA: The first trainset for the Delhi Regional Rapid Transit System has been rolled out at Alstom’s former Bombardier Transportation Savli plant in Gujurat. The first of 40 trainsets being built for the 82 km Delhi – Meerut corridor was handed over ...

  • A financing agreement for rail infrastructure enhancements in the region around Wien has been signed by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology, the city of Wien and Austrian Federal Railways.
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    Wien rail infrastructure enhancement package agreed

    2022-05-10T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: A financing agreement for rail infrastructure enhancements in the region around Wien has been signed by the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation & Technology, the city of Wien and Austrian Federal Railways. The overall aim is to further increase the already ...

  • VR Transpoint wagons (Photo VR Group)
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    Finland’s VR begins terminating Russian rail freight contracts

    2022-05-09T14:02:00Z

    EUROPE: Finland’s national train operator VR Group has begun the process of terminating its Russian cross-border freight contracts, with traffic expected to cease completely by the end of the year at the latest, and it is also looking to sell or liquidate its Russian freight joint ...

  • Baden-Württemberg Alstom Coradia Stream EMU impression (2)
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    Alstom signs its biggest rolling stock contract in Germany

    2022-05-09T13:29:00Z

    GERMANY: Alstom has signed its largest-ever order in Germany, a €2·5bn contract to supply Baden-Württemberg rolling stock agency SFBW with 130 Coradia Stream High Capacity electric multiple-units equipped for automatic operation. The partly double-deck EMUs are to be used on regional services from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe, ...

  • Vicșani
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    Romania rehabilitates rail links to Ukraine

    2022-05-09T09:58:00Z

    ROMANIA: Additional tracks have been rehabilitated and brought back into use at Vicșani on the border with Ukraine, providing a total of seven 1 520 mm gauge and six 1 435 mm gauge tracks to increase capacity and reduce transhipment times. The Ministry of Transport has ...

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    World rail freight news round-up

    2022-05-09T09:56:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.