All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 149
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NewsLong-distance trains to celebrate the fjords and mountains
NORWAY: State rolling stock owning body Norske Tog has prequalified four bidders for a contract to supply a fleet of trainsets which would replace the country’s life-expired locomotive-hauled trains and ‘create a completely new kind of travelling experience’ on long-distance routes. The prequalified companies are: Alstom, ...
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NewsBendigo regional upgrading makes progress
AUSTRALIA: The first of three new stations being built on the lines from Bendigo to Echuca and Swan Hill as part of Victoria’s A$4bn Regional Rail Revival programme has opened for revenue service. The stations at Goornong and Huntley on the Echuca line and Raywood on ...
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NewsČD orders more RegioPanter EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has awarded Škoda Transportation a KC5bn contract to supply a further 31 three-car RegioPanter electric multiple-units. They will be delivered from 2024 for use on the Praha–Kralupy nad Vltavou – Ústí nad Labem, Hradec Králové – Chlumec nad Cidlinou, Hradec Králové ...
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NewsBattery train fleet financed
GERMANY: Financing has been put in place for the fleet of battery electric multiple-units ordered to replace diesel multiple-units on regional services in Brandenburg from December 2024. The 31 Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B BEMUs ordered in 2021 are being bought by leasing company Alpha Trains ...
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NewsRailpool awards 100-loco framework contract
EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract for the supply of 100 Vectron locomotives, with a firm order for an initial 70. The 6·4 MW locomotives with a maximum speed of 200 km/h will be equipped with ETCS and national train control ...
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NewsContract let as Kosovan route modernisation programme progresses
KOSOVO: Infrastructure manager Infrakos has awarded Generale Costruzioni Ferroviarie a contract to modernise the central section of its north-south main line between Fushë Kosovë and Mitrovicë.
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NewsRFI calls tenders to rebuild Sicilian route
ITALY: RFI has called tenders for reconstruction of the railway between Palermo and Trapani via Segesta Tempio in Sicily.
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NewsDeutsche Plasser merged with Robel service business
GERMANY: Deutsche Plasser Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH has been merged with the Robel Service & Customer Service business unit to create Plasser Robel Services GmbH with effect from January 1 2022.
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NewsDXC Technology awarded RENFE IT contract
SPAIN: RENFE’s technology and logistics services business LogiRAIL has awarded DXC Technology a US$6m contract to modernise its IT infrastructure and create a centre of competence for cloud technologies. The project includes transferring the national operator’s critical IT platforms, operating systems, databases and applications to a ...
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NewsCargoBeamer to launch Germany – France route
EUROPE: CargoBeamer is to launch an intermodal service between Kaldenkirchen in Germany and Perpignan near France’s border with Spain on January 10, carrying semitrailers, containers, P400 trailers, refrigerated and tank trailers. This is CargoBeamer’s sixth route, and the fifth to be added to its network in ...
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NewsMattigtal line electrified
AUSTRIA: Electric services have started operating on the southern 4 km of ÖBB’s Mattigtal branch between Steindorf bei Straßwalchen and Friedburg, northeast of Salzburg, following the completion of a €23·3m electrification project.
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NewsFoot crossing obstacle detection using AI
JAPAN: Seibu Railway is to start testing a newly-developed AI-assisted warning system for detecting obstacles on foot crossings at two stations on the Ikebukuro Line in the suburbs of Tokyo.
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NewsCableway heritage commemorated
JAPAN: Kintetsu’s Ikoma Cable Line has been certified by the Selected Civil Engineering Society as a Civil Engineering Heritage site, a designation created by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers to encourage the conservation of historic structures. With its lower terminus adjacent to Kintetsu’s Ikoma station, ...
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NewsCoupler maintenance optimisation project gets underway
GERMANY: Scharfenberg coupler manufacturer Voith and Siemens Mobility have launched a three-year project to lower costs by using data to optimise maintenance strategies. During the first phase of the project, Siemens Mobility maintenance teams will collect data on the condition of the Scharfenberg couplers on 84 Rhein-Ruhr-Express ...
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NewsIran – Iraq rail link agreement signed
ASIA: An agreement has been signed to complete the 30 km Shalamcheh – Basra railway which would connect the national rail networks of Iran and Iraq. Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and Iraqi Republic Railways expect to establish a joint venture within two months to implement ...
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NewsDeveloping alternative traction for shunting locos
CZECH REPUBLIC: CZ Loko is developing a prototype hydrogen powered version of its Effishunter 1000 four-axle diesel loco design. Provisionally branded HydrogenShunter 1000, this will use hydrogen cells to charge traction batteries, with an output of up to 800 kW. Design work is also underway on ...
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NewsPresident opens Dakar TER at last
SENEGAL: The first phase of the Dakar TER project was finally inaugurated by President Macky Sall on December 27 with a ceremony at Damniadio.
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NewsVale orders autonomous track inspection technology
BRAZIL: Vale has awarded ENSCO Rail a contract to provide a suite of track inspection systems and analysis software over the next 12 months for use on its 2 000 km rail network. This will include an ENSCO-designed, manufactured and installed Autonomous Track Geometry Measurement System ...
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NewsR&D co-operation starts with locomotive component life cycles
RUSSIA: A five-year agreement covering strategic co-operation in research and development has been signed by TMH Perspective Technologies Centre and Emperor Alexander I St Petersburg State Transport University. The TMH subsidiary and the university aim to expanded the scope and increase the quantity of research, undertake ...