All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 54

  • Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd JV (Photo KTZ)
    News

    Middle Corridor joint venture to co-ordinate China – Europe rail freight

    2023-10-30T11:00:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: The national railways of Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan have formed an equally-owned joint venture to develop multimodal services on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route between China and Europe. The agreement to create Middle Corridor Multimodal Ltd was signed at the Silk Road forum in Tblisi ...

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    News

    World rail freight news round-up

    2023-10-30T05:00:00Z

     News from the world rail freight market.

  • UZ coach
    News

    Ukrainian Railways orders replacement night train coaches

    2023-10-29T05:00:00Z

    UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has awarded domestic manufacturer KVSZ a 1·95bn hryvna contract to supply 44 night train coaches over the next two years. The order announced on October 17 includes 20 sleeping cars with four-berth compartments, 12 with two-berth compartments, nine 56-berth platskartny cars and ...

  • Belgrano Sur lines to Lozano (Photo Trenes Argentinos)
    News

    Belgrano Sur network reaches Lozano

    2023-10-28T05:00:00Z

    ARGENTINA: Trenes Argentinos has extended the González Catán – Villars suburban service by one station to Lozano. The suburban service is part of the metre-gauge Belgrano Sur network, serving the areas southwest of Buenos Aires. Since September 29, a single return trip has been operating on ...

  • Elron EMUs photo Skoda Group (3)
    News

    Elron EMU production underway

    2023-10-27T12:00:00Z

    ESTONIA: Representatives from Elron visited the Škoda Group factory at Ostrava in the Czech Republic to see the assembly of the first of 16 electric multiple-units ordered by the passenger operator. ‘Bringing new trains on to the line from 2025 will gradually solve the shortage of ...

  • SARA and Rail Forum
    News

    Southern Africa opportunities for UK rail supply chain

    2023-10-27T10:32:00Z

    AFRICA: The Southern African Railways Association and UK trade association Rail Forum have signed a letter of intent for long-term co-operation in rail infrastructure development. The collaboration brings together SARA, Rail Forum, the UK Department for Business & Trade, UK Export Finance and the UK Rail ...

  • Railcoop3
    News

    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2023-10-27T05:00:00Z

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

  • Fuzhou – Zhangzhou high speed line
    News

    Fuzhou – Zhangzhou high speed line opened

    2023-10-26T12:00:00Z

    CHINA: China Railway has started revenue operation on a 278 km section of the Coastal Corridor high speed axis along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. Designed for 350 km/h operation, the Fuzhou – Xiamen – Zhangzhou line is expected to boost connectivity in Fujian ...

  • AGC battery conversion (Photo SNCF) (1)
    News

    Electro-diesel multiple-unit converted to battery-electric power

    2023-10-26T11:01:00Z

    FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs and Alstom have unveiled a prototype conversion of an AGC multiple-unit from electro-diesel to battery-electric power as part of a plan to decarbonise the French regional train fleet. Five of the Bombardier Transportation-built electro-diesel multiple-units are due to be converted as part of ...

  • EDFC bridge
    News

    Indian Railways completes Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

    2023-10-26T09:00:00Z

    INDIA: Indian Railways has completed construction of the 1 337 km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor linking Ludhiana in the state of Punjab to Sonnagar in Bihar, enabling it to operate freight trains with heavier trailing loads at higher average speeds.

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    Croatian rail infrastructure project funding signed

    2023-10-26T05:00:00Z

    CROATIA: Rail infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura and the European Climate, Infrastructure & Environment Executive Agency have signed Connecting Europe Facility funding agreements for two projects. The first is the double-tracking and modernisation of the Ivanić-Grad – Popovača and Popovača – Kutina sections of the Dugo Selo ...

  • Train in Thailand
    News

    Double-tracking towards Thai-Laos border funded

    2023-10-25T11:00:00Z

    THAILAND: The Prime Minister’s Office formally approved State Railway of Thailand’s request for 29·7m baht to double-track the Khon Kaen – Nong Khai railway line on October 16. The 167 km long metre-gauge north-south route runs to Nong Khai near the border with Laos. It handles ...

  • Alpha Trains Stadler EURO9000 contract signing (Photo Alpha Trains)
    News

    German federal funding for electro-diesel locomotive order

    2023-10-25T09:42:00Z

    GERMANY: Leasing company Alpha Trains has placed its first order for Stadler Euro9000 six-axle multi-system electro-diesel locomotives, supported by €15m of funding from the Federal Ministry for Digital & Transport. The 12 locos will be built at Stadler’s Valencia factory for delivery in 2025-26. The federal ...

  • Mapna wagons
    News

    Iranian wagon manufacturer plans European exports

    2023-10-25T05:00:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Iran’s Mapna Group has announced a 10-year co-operation agreement for the potential supply of wagons to a Polish company, which plans to deploy them across eastern Europe. The deal announced on September 27 follows a year of negotiations with the unnamed company from Poland, which ...

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    Legislators overturn obstacles to new line projects

    2023-10-24T15:02:00Z

    BRAZIL: On October 16 changes to planned legislation intended to facilitate investment in the rail sector by private entrepreneurs were published in the Official Gazette. This followed a vote by National Congress on October 4 and signature by President Luiz Inácio da Silva on October 11. ...

  • Kazakhstan and CRRC presidents (Photo Kazakhstan President's office)
    News

    CRRC signs Kazakhstan locomotive agreement

    2023-10-24T05:00:00Z

    KAZAKHSTAN: A US$1·3bn framework agreement for CRRC to supply national railway KTZ with up to 200 main line and shunting locomotives was announced after Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met the Chinese manufacturer’s President Sun Yongcai at the Third Belt & Road Forum in Beijing. The October ...

  • A_Vossloh_Moldula_by_Railpool
    News

    Railpool orders Modula heavy shunting and freight locomotives

    2023-10-23T15:16:00Z

    GERMANY: Leasing company Railpool has ordered 45 Modula heavy shunting and freight locomotives from CRRC’s Vossloh Rolling Stock business, with options to purchase 142 more. The initial batch of locomotives is to be supplied in two variants. All will be fitted with a 1 MW diesel ...

  • Delhi RRTS inauguration (Photo Prime Minister's Office)
    Metro Report International

    Delhi commuter railway opening shows a ‘glimpse of India of the future’, says Modi

    2023-10-23T11:30:00Z

    INDIA: Passenger services on the initial section of the Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System began on October 21, after the line had been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi the previous day. The first section of the stand-alone Delhi – Ghaziabad – ...

  • Vossloh Rolling Stock DE 18 locomotive in operation
    News

    World rail freight news round-up

    2023-10-23T08:27:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.

  • Toshkent station
    News

    Uzbekistan plans South Korean train order

    2023-10-22T05:00:00Z

    UZBEKISTAN: National Railway UTY is to buy six inter-city electric multiple-units from Hyundai Rotem in 2023-26. The planned order was announced via presidential decree on October 10 after a Uzbek delegation visited South Korea. It is to be financed through a €185m 35-year loan from South ...