All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 347
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NewsPadova to receive BYD electric buses
ITALY: BYD has won a tender to supply six electric buses to operate in Padova. The 12 m long buses will be operated by Busitalia Veneto, a subsidiary of Busitalia Sita Nord, which is owned jointly by FS Group and the municipality’s APS Holding. BYD has previously supplied electric ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co certified as potential Deutsche Bahn supplier
EUROPE: Deutsche Bahn has approved United Wagon Co as a potential supplier, following an audit of the Russian company including its All-Union Research & Development Centre for Transportation Technology and the Tikhvin wagon factory businesses. The Tikhvin plant has also obtained EN 15085 Welding of Railway Vehicles & Components certification ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
On August 3 Russian construction company VIS Group and China Railway Construction Corp signed an agreement to work together to implement transport infrastructure projects including metro lines in Russia and the Middle East. ‘The integration of our companies’ accumulated competencies in construction and infrastructure project financing will have a significant ...
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NewsVerify what’s new at Prover
PROVER: A SIL-4 certified sign-off verification tool which can be used to automatically produce complete safety evidence for CENELEC EN50128 SIL 4 certification using Formal Verification will be highlighted by Prover, along with the Trident signalling design automation tool. The company will also be helping people learn more about two ...
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NewsNJ Transit to invest more as PTC pressure prompts service cuts
USA: On August 8 New Jersey Transit announced that it would be spending $3·8bn in the 2019 financial year as the commuter railroad seeks to address an urgent shortfall in investment. NJT is one of the largest commuter rail operations in the USA, running an extensive network of services which ...
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NewsGreenbrier invests in Turkish wagon manufacturer
TURKEY: The Greenbrier Companies’ European business Greenbrier-AstraRail has agreed to acquire a 68% stake in Adana-based wagon, bogie and component manufacturing and maintenance company Rayvag Vagon Sanayi ve Ticaret. Rayvag was founded in 2007 by Asim Suzen, who will retain a 32% equity interest and continue as Managing Director. ...
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NewsČD Cargo orders interoperable locomotives
CZECH REPUBLIC: Two locomotive orders were approved by the ČD Cargo board on August 8. Bombardier Transportation is to supply 10 Traxx MS3 electric locomotives in 2019-20, with options for up to 40 more. These will be designated as the new Class 388. Siemens is to be awarded a KC400m ...
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NewsIcon Multimedia signs up for data trends
ICON MULTIMEDIA: A broad range of digital signage technology for the transport industry will be shown by Icon Multimedia, which will also be highlighting recent projects it has undertaken. The Deneva communication system for digital signs and passenger information systems currently drives more than 12 000 screens workldwide, and is ...
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NewsFreight terminal opened east of Moscow
RUSSIA: The Vostochny freight terminal near Elektrougli station 36 km east of Moscow on the line to Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod was opened on July 31. Natalia Tsukanova, CEO of terminal operator Obltransterminal, said the facility has been built in just one year thanks to the assistance of Russian Railways, ...
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NewsAlpine impasse as political infighting threatens Lyon – Torino base tunnel
ANALYSIS: Conte says no, but Salvini says yes. This sums up the Italian media’s view of the conflict at the heart of the new ‘yellow and green’ government in Roma over the future of the Lyon – Torino trans-Alpine railway, writes Christian Scasso. A coalition of the radical Five Star ...
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NewsCatenary renewal fleet ordered
FRANCE: The RC2 consortium of TSO, Mobility, ETF and Setec Ferroviaire has selected Bergamo-based Tesmec Group to develop and supply a fleet of high-performance on-track machines for the replacement of overhead line equipment on Paris RER Line C. Under a €277m design-build contract awarded by infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau in ...
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NewsVirtually travel the world from InnoTrans with Bombardier Transportation
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION: A ‘highly interactive’ indoor stand will be the focus of Bombardier Transportation’s presence at InnoTrans 2018, with the company opting to focus on dialogue with visitors rather than displaying hardware. A virtual reality exhibit will take visitors on an immersive 360° experience of cities across the world, featuring ...
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NewsNext phase of Delhi metro Line 7 opens
INDIA: The next phase of Delhi metro Line 7 was inaugurated on August 6. The 8·1 km extension from Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus to Lajpat Nagar adds six stations, including interchanges with lines 2 and 6. The first 21·6 km phase of Line 7, also known as the Pink ...
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NewsMercitalia takes delivery of shunting locomotives
ITALY: CZ Loko has delivered five EffiShunter 1000 shunting locomotives to Mercitalia Shunting & Terminal, which will deploy them at freight terminals in Milano, Ravenna and Livorno. The 100 km/h TSI-compliant four-axle single-cab locomotives have 895 kW Caterpillar C32 engines, AC-AC transmissions and a fire safety system. ‘This contract has ...
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NewsMTR Corp management shake-up after construction scandal
CHINA: The Hong Kong government announced on August 7 that it would deploy a team of experts to ensure quality and safety assurance on the Shatin – Central Link, following an MTR Corp special board meeting to discuss issues associated with the faulty construction of a platform slab at Hung ...
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NewsHigh-capacity container wagons ordered for Poland – Russia route
EUROPE: United Wagon Co has won an international tender to supply Polish company Laude Smart Intermodal with 200 flat wagons for transporting heavyweight containers on the 1 520 mm gauge corridor between Russia and Poland. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed by the end of Q2 2019. The Type 13-6851-01 ...
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NewsSolaris electric buses enter service in Kristiansand
NORWAY: Solaris has delivered five Urbino 12 electric buses to Kristiansand. Operator Boreal Buss is using the vehicles on route 10. Solaris signed a €3m contract with Boreal Buss last year. The 12 m long buses are fitted with two 125 kW traction motors powered by 145 kWh Solaris ...
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NewsTransmashholding and LocoTech-Service stakes pooled
RUSSIA: The shareholders of rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding and maintenance services company LocoTech-Service pooled their ownership interests on August 2. Transmashholding and LokoTech-Service will remain legally independent companies, but a gradual integration of the two operations is planned. Alstom previously owned 33% in Transmashholding and now has a 20% stake ...
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NewsVossloh locomotives on show at InnoTrans 2018
VOSSLOH LOCOMOTIVES: An ‘advanced’ version of the Type DE18 four-axle diesel locomotive and an example of the three-axle Type G6 locomotive will be displayed by Vossloh Locomotives on the outdoor tracks at InnoTrans 2018. Vossloh expects to obtain approval during 2019 for the DE18 to use the KVB and TVM ...
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NewsFrankfurt S-Bahn tunnel resignalling completed
GERMANY: A three-year €100m project to resignal the heavily-used S-Bahn tunnel under central Frankfurt was completed when the new electric interlocking was brought into use on August 6. The 6 km tunnel between the Hauptbahnhof, Lokalbahnhof and Mühlberg stations is used by eight S-Bahn Rhein-Main routes and carries up to ...