All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 502
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NewsFocus on maintenance management
CARL: As a leading supplier of maintenance and asset management systems, CARL Software will be highlighting two current projects at InnoTrans 2016. In France, the company is supplying its CARL Source Transport and mobile CARL Touch CMMS software to the MESEA consortium, which will be responsible for operating and maintaining ...
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NewsAstaldi to build Italian section of Brenner Base Tunnel
EUROPE: Having been selected as preferred bidder in March, a consortium led by Italian construction firm Astaldi has been selected to undertake ‘all principal underground works’ under Lots 2 and 3 of the Brenner Base Tunnel linking Austria with Italy. These cover the section between the south portal at Fortezza ...
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NewsRebuilt Metra locomotive returns to Chicago
USA: Chicago commuter operator Metra announced on September 7 that the first of 41 locomotives being rebuilt by Progress Rail Services has returned to service. Following testing, Metra plans to assign the loco to its routes operated under contract by Union Pacific. Metra awarded Progress Rail a $91m contract ...
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NewsAlstom to cease locomotive production at Belfort
FRANCE: Citing an anticipated 30% drop in orders from the French market over the next two years, Alstom announced on September 7 that it is embarking on a programme to reduce manufacturing capacity in the country. Addressing a meeting of its European Works Forum at the Belfort plant in Franche-Comté, ...
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NewsHitachi ETCS approved for passenger service
UK: Rail safety regulator ORR has approved Hitachi Rail Europe’s onboard ETCS equipment for use in passenger service, the company announced on September 7. The formal Authorisation to Place in Service was issued following the successful completion of trials on the Cambrian line, which runs from Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth and ...
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NewsChinese freight train reaches Hairatan
AFGHANISTAN: The first through freight train from China was formally welcomed into the northern rail port at Hairatan on September 7, although it was reported to have arrived a day earlier following a 3 000 km transit taking 14 days. With the locomotive carrying a headboard proclaiming Central Asia Train: ...
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NewsNTV exercises Pendolino option
ITALY: Four more non-tilting Pendolino trainsets have been ordered from Alstom by open access operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Announcing the deal on September 7, NTV said the four seven-car 250 km/h trains were an option in the €460m contract for eight Pendolinos signed on October 29 last year and that ...
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NewsCross Track Media trial in Delhi
INDIA: XTD signed an agreement with advertising company TDI International on September 6 for a trial of its Cross Track Media system on the Delhi metro network. Cross Track uses billboard-sized LED screens and high-definition sound to broadcast information and advertising to passengers waiting at stations. XTD already has ...
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NewsIcomera wins Norwegian wi-fi contract
NORWAY: Oslo airport express operator Flytoget has selected Icomera to provide passenger wi-fi on its fleet of 16 Adtranz-built Class 71 EMUs operating between Gardermoen Airport, Oslo Sentral and Drammen, the supplier announced on September 7. Operating at up to 210 km/h, the four-car units cover the 48 km between ...
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NewsBART pays passengers in order to reduce overcrowding
USA: BART introduced a six-month pilot programme on August 30 to reward passengers who travel outside the morning peak with cash rewards. The aim is to reduce crowding on trains and at the busiest stations. Inspired by a similar project launched in Singapore in 2013, the BART Perks programme ...
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NewsAlstom and SNCF develop next-generation TGV
FRANCE: On September 7 Voyages SNCF CEO Rachel Picard and Alstom France President Jean-Baptiste Eymeoud officially opened the shared workspace in Paris that is home to a 20-strong team from Alstom and SNCF, working to develop the next generation of the TGV. Due to enter service in 2022, France’s future ...
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NewsRoute 2020 launch in Dubai
UAE: Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum laid the foundation stone for the Route 2020 project to extend Dubai metro’s Red Line at a ceremony on September 5. The 15 km branch will start at Nakheel Harbour & Tower on the existing Red Line, then run ...
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NewsRethinking regional inter-city services in Victoria
AUSTRALIA: An ambitious transport blueprint designed to secure Melbourne’s position as one of the world’s most liveable cities in the face of rapid population growth was launched at the RMIT Centre for Urban Research on September 5. Launched by former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Tim Fischer, the report entitled ...
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NewsNorthern Ireland ticketing upgrade
UK: Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced on September 5 that Parkeon has been selected to modernise ticketing under a £45m investment programme. ‘The current ticketing system was introduced 15 years ago and serves around 80 million passenger journeys every year’, said Hazzard, adding that ‘a high quality ...
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NewsKeep the noise down at InnoTrans
HANNO: The Hanno-Tect heat insulation and noise reduction foam will be hidden behind the interior trim of the 82 Desiro HC partially double-deck electric multiple-units that Siemens is to supply for Rhein-Ruhr-Express services, but will be on show on Hanno’s stand at InnoTrans 2016. Hanno-Tect open-cell foam reduces overall noise ...
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NewsThello acquisition to support Trenitalia expansion
EUROPE: Italian state-owned operator Trenitalia confirmed on September 6 that it had acquired full ownership of open access operator Thello, by taking over the one-third stake in the joint venture business previously held by Transdev. Thello currently runs international services between France and Italy, including day trains between Marseille and ...
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NewsRobust and intelligent lighting
NORKA: Luminaire manufacturer Norka will be showing its latest innovations in lighting technology at InnoTrans, 2016, with applications for stations, platforms, tunnels and subways, as well as trackside lighting. A combination of robust hardware, LED light sources and a customised control is helping to set new benchmarks for energy efficiency ...
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NewsMumbai metro Line 3 work to begin in October
INDIA: Work on Mumbai metro Line 3 is due to begin next month, following the signing of six of the seven civil works packages in late August. The joint ventures for each works package are: Package 1, Cuffe Parade – Hutatma Chowk (Rs29·9bn): Larsen & Toubro and Shanghai Tunnel ...
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NewsCRRC rolls out first Belgrano loco
ARGENTINA: The first of 20 diesel freight locomotives being built for the 1 000 mm gauge Belgrano network has been rolled out by Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC at its Ziyang plant, in the presence of Ezequiel Lemos, President of state-owned freight operator Trenes Argentinos Cargas. Particularly tailored to operating ...
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NewsBNSF to launch expedited intermodal service
USA: BNSF Railway is to launch an intermodal service between Portland/Seattle and Dallas/Fort Worth on September 12 which it says will be two days faster than current offerings, and comparable in speed to single-driver road options. This is the first of several routes that BNSF intends to launch over the ...