All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 345
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NewsDutch network ‘almost full’, ProRail warns
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch main line network is ‘almost full’, ProRail warned on August 20. The national infrastructure manager issued the stark assessment in its annual update on proposed path allocations for 2019. ProRail said it was ‘running up against the limits’ of its 7 300 track-km network, pointing out that ...
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NewsMernda extension completed
AUSTRALIA: A public open day on August 19 marked the official completion of an 8 km extension of Melbourne’s South Morang Line to Mernda, with around 6 000 local residents invited to sample a shuttle service on the route. Regular services are due to begin running with the introduction of ...
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NewsFrankfurt light rail vehicles to be lengthened
GERMANY: Bombardier is to supply 22 light rail vehicle centre sections for Frankfurt am Main transport operator VGF. The 25 m long modules will be used to lengthen VGF’s U5-50 LRVs to 75 m or 100 m. Bombardier supplied the fleet of high-floor U5 vehicles. The centre sections will ...
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NewsElectrification programme gets underway
LATVIA: National railway LDz has invited expressions of interest in a contract to undertake the first phase of its 25 kV 50 Hz electrification programme. Phase 1 covers the routes radiating from Krustpils to Daugavpils (89 km), Rēzekne (95 km) and Riga (129 km), with completion planned by the end ...
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NewsCamrail and Sitarail sign freight deals
AFRICA: Freight transport agreements have been signed by Bolloré Transport & Logistics railway concessionaires Camrail, which operates in Cameroon, and Sitarail which links Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Bolloré and forestry company SEPBC have agreed to work together to increase the volume of timber exported from Cameroon. Camrail will transport ...
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NewsFly through the product range with the greatest of ease
TRAPEZE: The latest developments in real-time passenger information, smartphone ticketing, on-board computers, vehicle tracking, integrated crew and vehicle planning and public transport business intelligence tools will be highlighted by Swiss company Trapeze. ComfoAccess is a check-in/be-out ticketing system for smartphone users. Before starting a trip they check-in to the app, ...
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NewsNYSW selects ARINC RailwayNet technology
USA: New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway has selected Rockwell Collins’ ARINC Railway Net service to support the roll-out of Positive Train Control. NYSW operates a network of more than 600 route-km in the states of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, carrying commodities including lumber, construction materials, chemicals, food ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse acquires rights to Federal-Mogul technology
INDUSTRY: Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems announced on August 20 that it had acquired Federal-Mogul’s ‘know-how and intellectual property rights’ for the development and production of friction materials for rolling stock and industrial applications. In turn, Federal-Mogul will receive a licence from Knorr-Bremse allowing it to continue to supply its customers ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
CSX Corp has announced a new eastern and western management structure intended to decentralise operational and support functions. ‘This is a proven model that pushes decision making closer to the day-to-day field operations and eliminates bureaucracy and long-standing silos within our business’, said President & CEO James ...
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NewsRail approved cable glands at InnoTrans 2018
CMP: Cable gland, cleat and accessory specialist CMP will be showcasing its range of rail-specific products, which have been supplied for high-profile projects including London’s Crossrail and metro lines in Dubai and Doha. TruSeal is the company’s new range of polymer cable glands to suit a variety of industrial applications. ...
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NewsOptic fibre cable troughing launched
TROUGHING: Groundworks and civil engineering product supplier Scott Parnell has expanded its Arcosystem range with the launch of Arcosizesero glass-reinforced plastic elevated troughing which is designed for the easy installation of lightweight optic fibre cables. The 6 m long pieces can be slid into position without the need for loose ...
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NewsDouble-deck EMU order approved
HUNGARY: The government has given the go-ahead for MÁV-Start to exercise an option for Stadler to supply a further eight Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units. The HF39bn order approved on August 13 is to be funded from EU sources. It is to be placed under a framework agreement signed by the ...
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NewsÖBB signs 700-coach framework agreement
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have signed a five-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 700 coaches with a potential total value of €1·5bn, with an option to extend the agreement beyond 2023. ÖBB has placed an initial firm order for eight nine-car rakes to replace ...
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NewsNext Firenze tram route to open in November
ITALY: Opening of Firenze tram line T2 is now expected in November, after the President of the design-build-operate concessionaire confirmed that work would not be completed at the end of August as planned. Tram di Firenze President Fabrizio Bartaloni confirmed that work is expected to be completed ...
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NewsSolaris wins Berlin electric bus order
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has ordered 15 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses. The 12 m long vehicles are due to arrive in 2019, when they will join the five already in operation. The buses will have axles with integrated traction motors and Solaris High Energy batteries with a ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Central Japan Railway subsidiary Nippon Sharyo is to close its US rolling stock plant in Rochelle, Illinois, at the end of August. The plant opened in July 2012 to serve the North American market, but ran into problems with Buy America requirements for components, the failure of a subsupplier and ...
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NewsGet connected with Era-Contact
ERA-CONTACT: The latest features of Era-Contact’s Ethernet coupler will be presented at InnoTrans 2018. Era-Contact has worked with Frankfurt transport operator VGF to test the provision of a 1 000 MBit/sec ethernet connection between vehicles using the device which can be retrofitted without having to convert, modify or replace the ...
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NewsItalian local railways awarded funding
ITALY: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport has announced the allocation of government funding with a total value of €338m towards signalling and safety system upgrading projects on local lines which are not part of national railway holding company FS Group. RecipientRoute/locationAmount, €m Ferrovie della CalabriaCalabria74·9 ATACRoma – ...
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NewsExpert team to review MTR Corp project management
CHINA: Following the discovery of problems with construction methods and documentation on the Shatin – Central Link project, Hong Kong’s Transport & Housing Bureau has appointed three retired senior government officers to review MTR Corp’s project management system and recommend additional management and monitoring measures. The expert adviser team team ...
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News3D printing demonstration at InnoTrans 2018
STRATASYS: A Fortus 450mc Production 3D printer will be running live on the Stratasys stand, demonstrating how the use of additive manufacturing to produce high-performance replacement parts on demand can accelerate product development cycles and overcome the limitations of traditional manufacturing for low-volume production. The Fortus 450mc uses robust engineering-grade ...