All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 223
-
NewsAlstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation cleared by European Commission
INDUSTRY: Alstom’s proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation was approved by the European Commission on July 31, subject to full compliance with a number of commitments offered by Alstom. ‘Thanks to the comprehensive remedies offered to solve the competition concerns in the areas of very high speed, main ...
-
NewsVossloh wins Guiyang – Nanning high speed line rail fastening contract
CHINA: Vossloh’s Kunshan-based Vossloh Fastening Systems China business has been awarded a €30m contract to supply rail fastenings for the Guiyang - Nanning high speed line. The 512 km route which includes 482 km of new line is currently under construction for opening in 2023. It designed ...
-
NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Luxembourg-based Beacon Rail Leasing has rebranded as Beacon, adopting a new brand identity developed with UK design and marketing agency Fellowship. The Issarts Capital business controlled by Wabtec board director Erwan Faiveley announced on July 29 its intention to sell up to ...
-
NewsFrench freight access charges waived
FRANCE: Track access charges for freight trains will be waived until the end of this year and halved in 2021, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on July 27 Speaking after touring the Valenton intermodal terminal at Bonneuil-sur-Marne in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, Castex, who was appointed ...
-
NewsBangladesh Railway orders 150 coaches
BANGLADESH: A joint venture of South Korean firms Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology Ltd and POSCO International signed a contract to supply 150 coaches to Bangadesh Railway on July 29. To be delivered in 18 to 30 months, the metre-gauge coaches will feature stainless steel bodies, automatic ...
-
NewsIndian Railways unveils ‘post-Covid coach’
RCF coach INDIA: The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala has rolled out its first ‘post-Covid coach’, incorporating what Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal said were ‘significant design improvements for post-Covid travel’ The vehicle incorporates a range of ‘hands-free’ features including forearm-operated compartment ...
-
NewsAmerican Industrial Transport brand launched
USA: American Railcar Industries has been renamed American Industrial Transport, as part of its strategy of focusing on leasing and repair activities following the sale of its wagon and components manufacturing business to The Greenbrier Companies last year. It will also be known by its wagon reporting ...
-
NewsAlpha Trains acquires DMUs in sale and leaseback deal
GERMANY: Leasing company Alpha Trains has acquired 22 Alstom Coradia Lint 54 two-car diesel multiple-units from Transdev in a sale and lease-back transaction, and is to acquire a further nine identical units directly from the manufacturer. The DMUs are to be used by Transdev subsidiary Bayerische Oberlandbahn ...
-
NewsLevel crossing inspection trial
USA: Railway Internet-of-Things developer Wi-Tronix has been awarded a grant to test the use of AI-aided machine vision for the automated inspection of level crossing equipment. Wi-Tronix is to evaluate the ability of locomotive-mounted forward-facing cameras to detect and analyse level crossing equipment such as lights and ...
-
NewsEMD Joule battery shunting locomotive under development
BRAZIL: Progress Rail has announced EMD Joule, a lithium-ion battery shunting locomotive which it hopes to make available to the global market in early 2021. The Caterpillar subsidiary is working with mining group Vale to develop the 100% electric locomotive, in a project which has brought together ...
-
NewsBangladesh locomotive handover
BANGLADESH: India formally handed over 10 WDM3D diesel locomotives which are being donated to Bangladesh Railway with a virtual ceremony on July 27. The 1 676 mm gauge, 3 300 hp mixed traffic locomotives have been modified to suit height restrictions in Bangladesh and are expected ...
-
NewsHydrogen train fuelling point under construction
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony has formally marked the start of construction of a hydrogen train fuelling point in Bremervörde. This will serve the fleet of 14 Alstom Coradia iLint fuel cell multiple-units which Niedersachen transport authority LNVG has ordered for use by Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser on ...
-
NewsBatteries beat hydrogen on cost and efficiency, VDE study shows
GERMANY: A study of climate-neutral traction technology by VDE, the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies, has concluded that over a 30-year life-cycle battery-powered multiple-units are substantially cheaper and more efficient than those powered by hydrogen. The study published on July 21 concludes that the costs ...
-
NewsIarnród Éireann orders Stage V MTU PowerPacks
IRELAND: Rolls-Royce has been awarded a contract to supply 41 ‘hybrid-ready’ MTU PowerPacks for the additional Class 22000 inter-city diesel multiple-unit cars which Iarnród Éireann ordered from Mitsui & Co last year. These PowerPacks will be fitted with MTU 6H 1800 R86 diesel engines complying with ...
-
NewsKoralm Tunnel track and railway systems contract awarded
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has awarded the track and railway systems contract for the 32·8 km Koralm Tunnel.
-
NewsTraxx MS3 enters revenue service
CZECH REPUBLIC: The first two Bombardier Transportation Traxx MS3 electric locomotives entered revenue service this month. They are being operated by ČD Cargo, which awarded a framework contract for up to 50 of the locomotives in August 2019 with firm order for an initial 10. ‘It’s a ...
-
-
NewsRolling stock cable launched
CABLE: SAB Bröckskes has introduced the SAB RailLine 560 cable for use in applications including rolling stock door control systems, jumper cables or bogies and wheelset monitoring sensors. The halogen-free cable offers flame protection and non-toxic characteristics. It is able to withstand outdoor use and is resistant ...
-
NewsFirst series-built Talgo Avril breaks cover ahead of test programme
Photos: Mariano Álvaro Navarro RENFE’s first S106 Avril trainset passes through Getafe in the southern suburbs of Madrid on the morning of July 24. SPAIN: The first series-produced Avril high speed trainset ordered by RENFE left Talgo’s Rivabellosa factory overnight on July 23-24 to be moved to ...
-
NewsPajares tunnel safety systems contract awarded
Source: Alstom SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded a consortium of Alstom (35%), Indra (35%) and Constructora San Jose (30%) a €53m contract to supply safety and security systems for 12 tunnels on the 49·7 km Pajares New Line which is under construction between La Robla and ...