All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 483
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NewsGolden Phoenix and Blue Dolphin trainsets complete test programme
CHINA: The two prototype China Standard high speed EMUs being tested by China Railway Corp have successfully completed more that 600 000 km of trial running, under a programme that began in June 2015. The 350 km/h China Standard EMUs have been developed using purely domestic technology, unlike the 23 ...
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NewsModertrans unveils its first fully low-floor tram
POLAND: Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram at its factory in Poznań on November 18. The official premiere of the Moderus Gamma was followed by a ceremonial test run. The five-section Gamma is 32 m long with capacity for 244 passengers. There are 66 seats including three tip-up ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
TMH’s Bryansk Engineering Plant has delivered two TEM18DM shunting locomotives to Kazakh chemical company TK Zhetysu. Argentina’s Minister of Transport Guillermo Dietrich has welcomed the first sugar traffic to move by rail in the province of Tucumán for 34 years. He attributed this to the government’s current investment programme to ...
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NewsSouth Bohemia operating contract award approved
CZECH REPUBLIC: GW Train Regio subsidiary GW Jihotrans expects to take over the operation of subsidised regional passenger services on three lines in the Šumava mountains in December 2017, after the Brno supreme court ruled on November 4 that the regional authority can proceed with signing the contract. The Jihočeský ...
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NewsGermany asked to change rolling stock inspection rules
GERMANY: The European Commission has submitted a reasoned opinion formally asking Germany to bring all its national railway safety rules into line with Directive 2004/49/EC, which EU member states were required to transpose by December 2010. If Germany does not ‘react satisfactorily’ within two months of the November 17 ...
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NewsSuseo open access operator poised to launch
SOUTH KOREA: High speed open access services will commence on December 8 with the launch of trains operated by Supreme Railways. Owned 41% by national operator Korail, SR will use a new line from Suseo in the southern district of Seoul which joins the Gyongbu high speed line to Busan ...
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NewsSamsun receives Durmazlar trams
TURKEY: The second Durmazlar tram arrived in Samsun on November 17 after a journey by road from Durmazlar’s factory in Bursa that began the previous day. Samsun Metropolitan Municipality ordered eight five-section trams for Durmazlar in 2015 under a €12·3m contract. The first arrived in the city in late ...
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NewsTaipei tram unveiled
TAIWAN: New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu unveiled the first tram for the two lines being built in the Danhai district on November 16. The remaining 14 trams are due to be delivered by August 2017. The trams are being supplied by the Taiwan Rolling Stock Co joint venture of ...
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NewsThales to sell ticketing business
FRANCE: On November 18 Thales announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity firm Latour Capital with a view to divesting its transport ticketing, revenue collection, road toll and car park management business. The proposed transaction would not involve Thales’ railway signalling and control activities. The ticketing ...
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NewsThales to sell ticketing business
FRANCE: On November 18 Thales announced that it had entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity firm Latour Capital with a view to divesting its transport ticketing, revenue collection, road toll and car park management business. The proposed transaction would not involve Thales’ railway signalling and control activities. The ticketing ...
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NewsTaipei metro extension breaks ground
TAIWAN: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Xinyi Line East extension on November 7. The 1·4 km eastern extension from Xiangshan is being built by BES Engineering Corp and Daiho Corp and is expected to cost NT$9bn.
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NewsETCS Level 2 tested in Poland
POLAND: The Railway Institute carried out certification tests for ETCS Level 2 using a Pesa Dart electric multiple-unit on the nights of November 14-15 and 15-16. The tests were undertaken on the Miłkowice – Chojnów route in Dolnośląskie voivodship using Siemens onboard equipment. TUV, infrastructure manager PKP PLK and ...
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NewsPrima India locos to have ABB transformers
INDIA: Alstom has awarded ABB a contract to supply 1 600 traction transformers for the 800 twin-section Prima India electric freight locomotives it is to build for use on routes including the future Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor. The transformers are to be manufactured at ABB's Vadodara facility in Gujarat, supporting ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
On November 15 Mozambique became the second African country to sign the rail element of the Luxembourg Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. The Rail Working Group, which represents the industry in regard to the implementation of the protocol, said Mozambique plays a pivotal ...
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NewsNadeem Velani
Nadeem Velani has been named Vice-President & Chief Financial Officer at Canadian Pacific, having served in the post on an interim basis since September.
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NewsFast tram route opens in Lviv
UKRAINE: Trams started running on Route 8 of the metre-gauge network in Lviv on November 17. The fast tram route links Plosha Soborna with the residential district of Sykhiv in the south, partly using newly built tracks that run south of Kinoteatr Dovzhenka. The end-to-end journey time is 25 ...
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NewsHigh speed rail forum addresses challenges of a changing society
INTERNATIONAL: The ability of high speed railways to generate economic benefits and transform society was one of the themes underpinning the International High Speed Rail Association Forum, which brought together 286 participants from more than 20 countries in Kyoto on November 17. Describing high speed rail as 'a game changer', ...
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NewsGauge-changing train decision next year
JAPAN: JR Kyushu, which was successfully listed on the stock market on October 26, expects to decide whether or not to continue with plans for a gauge-changing Shinkansen train next year. The latest test train is undergoing endurance trials following modifications made after cracks were found in the axles two ...
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NewsMore Kawasaki EMU cars for MTA Metro-North
USA: An order for 60 more Kawasaki Rail Car Type M8 electric multiple-unit cars to increase capacity on Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line was approved by the New York MTA board on November 16. There is an option for a further 34 cars, and the base order ...
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NewsWien Süd freight terminal test operations begin
AUSTRIA: Rail Cargo Austria has begun test running at the Wien Süd freight terminal, ahead of the official opening on December 5 of what is planned to be Austria's biggest import and export transshipment hub. Built by ÖBB-Infrastruktur over a three-year period, the multi-functional terminal includes an intermodal facility with ...