All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 44

  • VTG wagons
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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-01-26T05:00:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • DSB Talgo unveiling (Photo Foto Jens Hasse, Chili Foto) (2)
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    DSB unveils Talgo 230 for Denmark – Hamburg services

    2024-01-25T16:05:00Z

    DENMARK: The first of the Talgo 230 trainsets for national passenger operator DSB’s long-distance and international EuroCity services was unveiled in København in January 25.

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    Railway Influencer Festival to be held at InnoTrans 2024

    2024-01-25T05:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: Influencers and bloggers will be able to meet leaders from the transport sector during the first international Railway Influencer Festival, taking place at InnoTrans 2024. The festival is to be held on the morning of September 27. The programme will include a mix of lectures, ...

  • RENFE Talgo 250 Dual (Photo Talgo)
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    Hydrogen high speed train to be developed

    2024-01-24T13:20:00Z

    SPAIN: A group of Spanish companies has been awarded funding for the Hympulso project to power a Talgo 250 gauge-changing high speed trainset using renewable hydrogen. Talgo Class 730 electro-diesel trainsets used by national operator RENFE have a power car behind each driving car containing a ...

  • CC1500 MS (Photo ABB)
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    Electric loco modernisation aims to improve performance and efficiency

    2024-01-24T11:00:00Z

    ROMANIA: National passenger operator CFR Călători has awarded contracts for the modernisation of 19 Electroputere LE5100 electric locomotives to bring their energy efficiency and reliability up to modern standards. The modernisation is being undertaken by locomotive overhaul contractor Reloc, with ABB supplying the traction equipment including ...

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    Work starts on next stage of Budapest southern ring capacity scheme

    2024-01-24T05:00:00Z

    HUNGARY: Construction work on the second phase of the project to add capacity to Budapest’s Southern Circle railway ring between Kelenföld and Ferencváros started on January 15, the Ministry of Construction & Transport has announced.

  • CPK station impression
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    Incoming Polish government announces audit of CPK high speed rail and airport project

    2024-01-23T12:00:00Z

    POLAND: The recently elected government has announced an audit of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny railway, road and hub airport programme, along with leadership changes at the project promoter. On January 17 Maciej Lasek, the new Secretary of State for Development Funds & Regional Policy and the ...

  • Italo train
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    BlackRock to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners

    2024-01-23T10:40:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Investment company BlackRock has reached an agreement to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners, which has a portfolio including stakes in Australian rail freight operator Pacific National, rolling stock leasing group VTG and Italian open access high speed train operator Italo. The transaction announced on January 12 ...

  • Wien S-Bahn
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    Wien S-Bahn ring plans announced

    2024-01-23T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: The Wien municipality has announced plans to create an S-Bahn ring from 2032 by combining two services and upgrading a freight-only line for passenger use. The orbital service would be formed from the existing S80 and S45 services; S45 trains would be extended from Handelskai ...

  • Taiwan Railway Corp is the successor to the former Taiwan Railway Administration.
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    Taiwan Railway restructured as state-owned corporation

    2024-01-22T10:00:00Z

    TAIWAN: Control of the national rail network has been transferred to a newly established Taiwan Railway Corp, as successor to the former Taiwan Railway Administration. Transformation of the railway from a government department into a state-owned corporation had been under discussion since 2002, but was given ...

  • Harpangbghamn (Photo Port of Gothenburg)
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    World rail freight news round-up

    2024-01-22T05:00:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.

  • Bitritto
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    Bari – Bitritto railway opens

    2024-01-21T05:00:00Z

    ITALY: Revenue passenger services on the newly-built Bari – Bitritto line began on January 9, following an inauguration ceremony the previous day. The standard gauge electrified single-track line is 11·9 km long, with 2·5 km running parallel to the existing Bari – Taranto main line and ...

  • KiwiRail freight service running on the Main North Line south of Seddon (Photo: KiwiRail)
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    KiwiRail orders track inspection car

    2024-01-20T05:00:00Z

    NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail has awarded MerMec a contract to supply a replacement track evaluation car. MerMec said the vehicle would provide ‘exhaustive’ real-time track analysis using 12 inspection and measurement systems including lasers, cameras and others sensors. MerMec CEO Luca Necchi Ghiri said the contract announced ...

  • ÖBB Siemens Mobility Mireo EMU impression (Image ÖBB)
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    ÖBB orders the latest evolution of the Mireo EMU family

    2024-01-19T16:32:00Z

    AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways has placed a firm order for 70 electric multiple-units based on a development of Siemens Mobility’s established Mireo design. The €800m order announced on January 19 is the first to be placed under a €5bn 10-year framework agreement covering up to 540 ...

  • Dr. Dalya Al Muthanaa, Alstom MD & CEO GCC
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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-01-19T05:00:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • FdC Stadler hydrogen train impression (1)
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    Narrow gauge hydrogen trains ordered as operator aims to be ‘modern and sustainable‘

    2024-01-18T14:00:00Z

    ITALY: Reginal operator Ferrovie della Calabria has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply and maintain a further three 950 mm gauge hydrogen multiple-units. The order announced on January 18 has been placed under a June 2023 framework agreement awarded jointly by FdC and Sardinian transport ...

  • Alstom OSTA Coradia Max EMU impression (Image Alstom) (1)
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    DB Regio places order as Coradia Stream high capacity becomes Coradia Max

    2024-01-18T12:25:00Z

    GERMANY: DB Regio has ordered nine three-car and nine five-car Alstom Coradia Max partly double-deck electric multiple-units. The announcement of the order on January 18 comes after the Länder of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg awarded DB Regio the contract to operate Ostsee-Alster service RE1 between Hamburg ...

  • fr freight train (Christophe Masse) (2)
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    Changes to EU lorry regulations could hit rail freight

    2024-01-18T09:00:00Z

    EUROPE: European Commission proposals to revise the Weights & Dimensions Directive covering lorries could have ‘disastrous consequences’ for the rail sector, according to industry associations CER, ERFA, UIC, UIP and UIRR. The Commission has proposed allowing zero-emission lorries and lorries carrying freight which is moved using ...

  • InnoTrans exhibition entrance
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    InnoTrans 2024 to be more international than ever

    2024-01-18T05:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: The InnoTrans 2024 trade fair will be the most international yet, with Messe Berlin reporting that more than 60% of booked exhibitors will come from outside Germany. According to the organiser, more than 99% of the display area covering 42 halls and a total of ...

  • CargoBeamer wagon
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    Financing backs CargoBeamer expansion

    2024-01-17T13:58:00Z

    EUROPE: French private debt manager Flexam Invest Asset Management has financed 40 wagons which CargoBeamer is using to transport non-craneable lorry semi-trailers by rail, principally between Calais and Perpignan. This includes 24 wagons manufactured at a plant which CargoBeamer opened in Erfurt in 2022 to produce ...