All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 53

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    Infrastructure manager established ahead of South African rail network opening

    13 November 2023

    SOUTH AFRICA: National railway and logistics group Transnet has established an interim rail infrastructure manager as part of plans to open the network to third party train operators in 2024. Vertical separation forms part of the government’s National Rail Policy which aims to facilitate private sector ...

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    Tackling an ETCS retrofitting bottleneck

    13 November 2023

    GERMANY: Stadler says it is now set up to help accelerate the roll-out of ETCS, after its AngelStar joint venture with MerMec completed the first retrofit of its Guardia equipment to another manufacturer’s locomotive without the involvement of the original supplier. Two of DB Cargo’s Bombardier ...

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    Light rail: Multifunctional sensors support tram expansion

    13 November 2023

    Component supplier Lenord+Bauer has worked with Siemens and operator BSAG to develop a compact sensor to support the launch of tram operations over a freight railway in Bremen.

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    World rail freight news round-up

    13 November 2023

     News from the world rail freight market. 

  • FEG service RB82 from Freiberg to Holzhau (Photo VMS, Brumm)
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    Freiberg – Holzhau operating contract awarded

    12 November 2023

    GERMANY: Mittelsachsen transport authority VMS has awarded incumbent Freiberger Eisenbahn a new contact to continue to operate passenger services RB82 from Freiberg to Holzhau. The contract with Transdev subsidiary FEG runs from June 2024 to December 2036 and will include efforts to increase tourist traffic ...

  • BDZ narrow gauge cycle van (1)
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    Bicycle and ski van added to Bulgarian narrow gauge trains

    11 November 2023

    BULGARIA: National railway BDZ now offers bicycle and ski vans on the 760 mm line between Septemvri and Dobrinishte. Two vans are available on weekends from November 4. They have been converted from parcels vans, and are fitted with racks for bicycles ...

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    Trenitalia orders high speed trains equipped to reach the Netherlands

    10 November 2023

    ITALY: Hitachi Rail has signed a €861m contract to supply Trenitalia with a further 30 ETR1000 high speed trainsets. There is a €287m option for another 10 in addition. Announcing the order on November 10, Hitachi said the trainsets with a design speed of 350 km/h ...

  • Lithuanian passenger train (Photo LTG Link)
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    Vilnius – Riga passenger train to launch in December

    10 November 2023

    EUROPE: Lithuanian passenger operator LTG Link expects to launch a through service from Vilnius to Riga in Latvia in December, filling a gap in the European passenger rail network. A track access agreement has been signed with the Latvian infrastructure manager, Latvian speaking drivers have been ...

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    Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway partnership

    10 November 2023

    CANADA: An agreement has been reached for Canadian National to acquire a stake in Genesee & Wyoming’s Cape Breton & Central Nova Scotia Railway. CN will manage interline movements, while a G&W subsidiary will continue to operate the line which has 230 km of active track ...

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    Poland’s CPK sets out plans to buy more than 100 trainsets

    10 November 2023

    POLAND: The government has approved high speed rail and airport project promoter Centralny Port Komunikacyjny’s rolling stock strategy, which envisages the purchase of more than 100 electric multiple-units. CPK’s expenditure on rolling stock in 2024-30 is estimated at 8·7bn złoty at H1 2023 prices, and 16-20bn ...

  • AITX tank wagon (Photo ITE)
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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    10 November 2023

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

  • MGBahn Orion order (Photo MGBahn)
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    Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn orders more Orion EMUs

    9 November 2023

    SWITZERLAND: Metre-gauge operator Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn has awarded Stadler a firm contract to supply a further 25 ABeh 8/12 Orion rack electric multiple-units. ‘This order represents a milestone in Stadler’s history and is the largest single order for rack trains that we have ever received’, said ...

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    Northeast Corridor enhancements allocated $16·4bn

    8 November 2023

    USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded $16·4bn for 25 passenger rail enhancement interventions along the Northeast Corridor between Boston and Washington DC. The projects were selected through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail programme. ‘We are finally delivering the generational investments ...

  • CD orders more RegioFox DMUs
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    ČD orders 30 more RegioFox DMUs

    8 November 2023

    CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy exercised an option on November 7 for Pesa Bydgoszcz to supply 30 more two-car RegioFox diesel multiple-units at a cost of KC3bn. In February 2021 ČD and Pesa signed a KC14·5bn framework agreement for the supply of up to 160 ...

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    ALSA and Eco Rail explore high speed rail possibilities

    8 November 2023

    SPAIN: Bus operator ALSA is exploring opportunities to operate high speed passenger services in partnership with Andalucían company Eco Rail, one of the companies that missed out on ADIF’s first round of train path allocations in 2019. The two companies have spent the past three years ...

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    EU recovery funds underwrite two more Italian route modernisation schemes

    8 November 2023

    ITALY: As part of an intensive investment programme underpinned by EU funding, infrastructure manager RFI has awarded two route enhancement contracts totalling €633m. Under a €374·2m contract announced on October 31, a consortium of Eteria Consorzio Stabile Scarl and Salcef is to double-track the 9 km ...

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    Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail proposal deadline extended

    7 November 2023

    ASIA: The deadline for potential bidders to submit proposals for undertaking the revived Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail project has been extended to January 15 2024. On November 7 Malaysian project promoter MyHSR Corp said more than 60% of the companies which had indicated their intention ...

  • California high speed rail project train impression
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    Revised California high speed rail track and electrification design RFQ issued

    7 November 2023

    USA: California High-Speed Rail Authority has released a new request for qualifications for a contract to provide design services for the track and overhead electrification systems. The contract has an estimated value of up to $131·2m, plus options. It would cover high-level designs for track and ...

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    REMSA offers student trip to InnoTrans 2024

    7 November 2023

    INNOTRANS: The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association is offering an opportunity to attend InnoTrans 2024 to a student who intends to pursue a career in the sector. The next InnoTrans event will take place in Berlin on September 24-27 2024. The InnoTrans Career Award will include return ...

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    Austria announces €21bn rail investment plan

    7 November 2023

    AUSTRIA: The federal government has announced a €21·1bn railway infrastructure investment plan for 2024–29, an increase on the previous plans to spend €19bn in 2023-28. This includes the addition of projects worth €1·5bn. ‘With this framework investment plan, we are securing the railway expansion programme in ...