All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 60
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NewsInnoTrans 2024 exhibitor booking deadline approaches
INNOTRANS: Trade fair organiser Messe Berlin reports that more than 90% of the available stand space at InnoTrans 2024 has now been booked. The deadline for exhibitors to submit an online application to display their products and services at next year’s event is September 22 2023. ...
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NewsNevomo hails magnetic levitation test success
POLAND: Technology company Nevomo says it has successfully completed tests to demonstrate the potential for passive levitation of vehicles on existing railway infrastructure.
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NewsWellington train operating contract extended
NEW ZEALAND: Greater Wellington Regional Council has extended Transdev’s contract to operate local passenger trains under the Metlink brand until July 3 2031. Transdev has operated the services since 2016, carrying more than 1·3 million passengers/year on 2 000 services/week. It runs 3·22 million train-km/year on ...
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NewsOpen access start-up Le Train raises funding
FRANCE: Aspiring open access operator Le Train has raised a further €8m to support its plans to launch passenger services from Bordeaux to Angoulême, Poitiers, Tours, Nantes and Rennes. The funding was raised from Aquiti Gestion, Charente Périgord Expansion, Naco and Tudigo, joining existing investors Crédit ...
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NewsFirst Frederick Douglass Tunnel main works contract awarded
USA: Amtrak has selected a joint venture of Clark Construction and Stacy & Witbeck for the first of three major contracts to be awarded under the Frederick Douglass Tunnel programme to rebuild 6 km of the Northeast Corridor through central Baltimore. The central element of the ...
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NewsZambia – DR Congo – Angola railway study backed by EU and USA
AFRICA: Studies are to be undertaken for the construction of a railway linking the Copper Belt region of Zambia with the Katanga region of DR Congo and the existing railway to the port of Lobito in Angola. This would form part of a planned Trans-African Corridor. ...
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NewsRailway planned as part of India – Middle East – Europe Economic Corridor
ASIA: Ambitions to develop an India – Middle East – Europe economic corridor with sea transport from India to the Gulf region and a railway linking Middle Eastern countries with each other and to Europe were announced at the G20 summit in New Delhi. IMEC is ...
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NewsOrigami train manufacturing plan
SWEDEN: Alstom is investigating how origami-inspired manufacturing techniques from Stockholm-based design and technology company Stilfold could be used to make rolling stock production more sustainable. Stilfold’s patented ‘industrial origami’ inspired by the Japanese art of paper folding involves the use of robotic arms to fold flat ...
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Rail Business UKCelebrating diversity at the Rail Business Awards
UK: Diversity and inclusion are vital for the rail industry to thrive and serve the varied needs of its users. Recognising and celebrating organisations and individuals that champion diversity sends a powerful message about the industry’s commitment to inclusivity. By embracing diversity, the rail sector enhances employee ...
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NewsMore inclusive facilities for train drivers
AUSTRALIA: Enhancements to provide more inclusive facilities for train drivers at Melbourne’s Flinders Street station have been completed. This includes the creation of all-gender locker rooms with private changing rooms, and a maternity room with private areas for expressing and spaces to rest. Other upgrades include new ...
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NewsReplacement rolling stock components 3D printed
AUSTRIA: Faced with the need to source replacements for obsolete components which are used to reduce vibration and prevent dust and moisture ingress on multiple-units, Austrian Federal Railways’ rolling stock maintenance business ÖBB Train Tech approached Chromatic to discuss the possibility of using 3D printed parts. ...
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NewsThree prequalify for København automated train contract
DENMARK: Three potential bidders have prequalified for a contract to supply at least 226 fully automatic electric mutiple-units for the København S-bane suburban network.
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NewsTororo – Gulu rail revival underway
UGANDA: Reconstruction work has started on the 382 km metre-gauge railway line that links Tororo near the Kenyan border to Gulu on the northwest, Uganda Railways Corp has confirmed. The railway has not seen traffic for about three decades. A reconstruction agreement was signed on April ...
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NewsSão Paulo airport express extended to Palmeiras-Barra Funda
BRAZIL: São Paulo suburban rail operator CPTM has extended its Expresso Aeroporto service from Luz to Palmeiras-Barra Funda with effect from September 1. This has been facilitated by a R$158m project to modernise the 2 km cross-city connection between Luz and Palmeiras-Barra Funda. This was previously ...
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NewsBrazilian government to back passenger train revival
BRAZIL: Plans to launch regional passenger services over seven short or medium-distance routes are likely to be included in a National Railway Plan due to be published by the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula de Silva in October. A Passenger Rail Transport Policy establishing guidelines, principles ...
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NewsDivača – Koper railway systems contract awarded
SLOVENIA: Project promoter 2TDK has signed a €203·8m contract with a consortium of SŽ-Železniško gradbeno podjetje, Kolektor IGIN, GH Holding and YM Construction for the supply of railway systems for the second track from Divača to the port of Koper. 2TDK announced the signing of its ...
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NewsÖBB and DB to enhance cross-border passenger train services
EUROPE: Citing a boom in rail traffic between Germany and Austria, ÖBB and DB have announced plans to increase long-distance cross-border services with effect from the December 10 timetable change.
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NewsGrenada Railroad revived
USA: Regional and short line railway group Gulf & Atlantic Railways has officially reopened the 380 km Grenada Railroad between Canton in Mississippi and Memphis in Tennessee after more than nine years of repairs and renewals. Gulf & Atlantic Railways said the line was close to ...