All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 357
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NewsDB orders CRRC hybrid locomotives
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded sole bidder CRRC Zhuzhou a contract to supply four hybrid locomotives for hauling engineering trains. Delivery is scheduled for 2021, and there are options for up to 16 more of the locos. The 750 kW TSI-compliant AZLok locomotives will be able to operate at a ...
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NewsKathmandu rail link accord signed
ASIA: Construction of a trans-Himalayan rail link connecting China and Nepal is expected to be completed within seven years, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries on June 21. No fewer than 14 separate co-operation agreements were signed during a visit to Beijing by Nepalese ...
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NewsNext generation interlocking development programme launched
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has launched the Argos ‘innovation partnership’ project to design its next generation of computer-controlled interlockings. The project which formally began on June 20 has three objectives: a 15% decrease in the cost of procurement, maintenance and future modernisation; reducing the cost, number of ...
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NewsUsing onboard telematics units to identify wheel flats
SWITZERLAND: A project to use wagons’ onboard telematics units to provide an early warning of wheel flats has been undertaken by leasing company Wascosa and Savvy Telematic Systems, with the support of the Federal Office for the Environment which is seeking to reduce train noise. Savvy has developed an algorithm ...
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NewsAlexandria tram rolled out
EGYPT: Tatra-Yug has rolled out the first of 15 trams which it is to supply to Alexandria Passenger Transportation Authority. The air-conditioned two-section high-floor tram is 22 m long. Deliveries from Tatra Yug’s factory in Dnipro are scheduled for completion in 2019. The Ukrainian manufacturer beat Stadler ...
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NewsSiemens rolling stock on show at InnoTrans 2018
SIEMENS: Rolling stock from Siemens will feature prominently among the outdoor exhibitors at InnoTrans 2018. Avenio M tram Siemens is supplying 12 Avenio M trams to Ulm municipal operator SWU Verkehr, with the articulated design optimised for the steep gradients on the city’s network. A Siemens Tram Assistant tool ...
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NewsBLS exercises EMU option to operate long-distance routes
SWITZERLAND: Regional operator BLS has accepted the Federal Office for Transport's June 12 ruling that it will be granted only two Interregio routes under the long-distance operating concession due to commence in December 2019. It expects to place orders in the next few weeks for eight MUTZ double-deck EMUs to ...
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NewsAlstom ETCS for SBB Pendolinos
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Alstom a €16m contract to upgrade the train control systems on its 19 ETR610 trainsets with its Atlas ETCS Level 2 Baseline 3 technology, with the Swiss national train control system being a specific transmission module. This forms part of a wider ongoing ...
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NewsDelhi Metro Green Line extended
INDIA: The 11·2 km western extension of Delhi Metro Line 5 from Mundka to Bahadurgarh City Park was formally inaugurated on June 24, with a ceremony in Bahadurgarh attended by Urban Development Minister Hardeep Puri and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Following the official launch, public services began operating ...
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NewsLEO Express confirms Praha – Kraków launch date
EUROPE: LEO Express is to launch its Praha – Kraków service on July 20, the Czech open access operator announced on June 25. Trains will leave Praha hl n at 16.10 on Fridays and Sundays, serving stations including Ostrava, Bohumín, Katowice and Oświęcim before arriving in Kraków at 23.19. The ...
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NewsTravel catering and comfort services at InnoTrans 2018
INNOTRANS: Part of the dedicated vehicle interiors section of InnoTrans 2018 will be devoted to Travel Catering and Comfort Services. More than half of the specialist exhibitors in Hall 1.1 will be from outside Germany, with five companies exhibiting for the first time. ‘We want to use InnoTrans to present ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
German operator EGP placed the first order for Siemens’ Smartron electric locomotive on June 21, signing a contract for three to be delivered in 2019. A week earlier the operator had taken delivery of its second Siemens Vectron AC locomotive. Contship Italia Group's multimodal operator Hannibal is to launch a ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market - June 2018
Austria: Zillertalbahn announced on May 15 that it had selected Stadler to supply five hydrogen-fuelled multiple-units for its 760 mm gauge line (RG 3.18 p12). A prototype is expected to be ready for trials in 2020, with the remaining four trainsets to be delivered in 2022. ...
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NewsWorld rail market - June 2018
Europe: Rail Baltica promoter RB Rail has awarded Atkins a €389 496 contract to identify the ‘optimum’ infrastructure management model. France: Teleste is to supply information screens and a data transmission platform for 30 trainsets that Alstom is building for Lyon metro lines B and D. Germany: PSI ...
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NewsFour shortlisted to supply Québec – Windsor trainsets
CANADA: Four companies have prequalified to submit proposals for the supply of trainsets to replace the fleet which national passenger operator VIA Rail currently uses on the Québec city – Windsor corridor. They are Bombardier Transportation Canada, Siemens Canada, Stadler US and Talgo. The shortlist announced on June 18 follows ...
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NewsNewag Impuls II EMU unveiled
POLAND: Newag unveiled the first of its next-generation of Impuls electric multiple-units at its factory in Nowy Sącz on June 18. The launch customer for the Impuls II is Łódź suburban operator ŁKA, which has ordered 14 three-car units under a 236·8m złoty contract signed in February 2017 which includes ...
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NewsNew South Wales transport budget
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has allocated A$14·4bn towards public transport in its state budget for 2018. Maintenance of the Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Intercity networks has been allocated A$1·5bn, and signalling and train control upgrades are in line for A$880m. Fleet procurement funding includes A$496m for the ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
US wagon leasing company RGCX announced on June 21 that it had been acquired by Corrum Capital. RGCX President Nick Tupper said the private investment firm would bring a 'unique blend of financial expertise, market access and management insight through their ownership of other leasing and operating businesses'. DVB Bank ...
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NewsThe event of the year for Selectron
SELECTRON: InnoTrans 2018 will be the most important customer event of the year for Swiss company Selectron, which will be represented on two stands at the event. Parent company Knorr-Bremse’s range of services will be on show at the group’s main stand in Hall 1.2, while Selectron will be using ...
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NewsFirst Newag Impuls II completed
POLAND: The first next-generation Impuls electric multiple-unit was unveiled at Newag’s factory in Nowy Sącz on June 18. The first customer for the Impuls II is Łódź suburban operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, which has ordered 14 three-car EMUs under a 236·8m złoty contract signed in February 2017. Newag will ...