All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 63
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NewsMarket study to identify the keys to successful night train services
EUROPE: The German Centre for Rail Traffic Research, DZSF, has appointed a consortium of Railistics, SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure and Innofact to study how European night train services can be developed by increasing their attractiveness and reducing the barriers to market entry.
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Rail Business UKCelebrating regional initiatives at the Rail Business Awards
UK: Recognising the increasing number of initiatives across the rail sector being driven by devolved governments, regional administrations and local authorities, the 26th Rail Business Awards will include a new award for the Regional Initiative of the Year. This category aims to recognise and celebrate successful efforts ...
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Metro Report InternationalTeresina suburban rail investment package approved
BRAZIL: Piauí state Governor Rafael Fonteles has given the go-ahead for the renovation and expansion of the 1 000 mm gauge suburban network in Teresina, which currently comprises a single 13·5 km route shared with freight traffic. The governor approved the R$11m investment package on August ...
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NewsTrain noise reduction collaboration
SPAIN: Wheelset supplier CAF MiiRA is to work with Basque region train operator Euskotren to test technology designed to reduce significantly the noise generated by train wheels. Used mainly in monobloc wheels, the constrained layer damper system is tuned to damp the most relevant modes of ...
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NewsInsufficient demand to justify Bayern route reopening
GERMANY: There is insufficient demand to justify the reinstatement of regular passenger services on the Werntalbahn, Bayern railway agency BEG has concluded. Passenger traffic on the 39 km single-track electrified line between Gemünden and Waigolshausen was discontinued in 1976. Freight traffic continues, along with some weekend-only ...
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NewsGotthard Base Tunnel repairs could last until next year
SWITZERLAND: The infrastructure damage caused by a freight train derailment in the western bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on August 10 is significantly greater than expected and repairs could take until early 2024, Swiss Federal Railways has reported.
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NewsMajor rail schemes in Brazil’s Growth Acceleration Programme
BRAZIL: Rail projects are to receive funds worth a total of R$94∙2bn in the country’s latest Growth Acceleration Programme unveiled by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on August 11. The Programme allocates R$55∙1bn for the period from 2023 to 2026, with the remaining R$39∙1bn due ...
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NewsBattery train to take Caltrain electric operation beyond the wires
USA: The California Transportation Commission has approved funding for Stadler to supply a battery-electric multiple-unit which will enable Caltrain to extend its future San Francisco – San Jose electric train service to Gilroy over track which is not currently scheduled for electrification. The funding allocated on ...
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NewsLinking Israel rail project gets underway to connect north and south
ISRAEL: The government has launched a project to develop new sections of line which would provide a fast rail corridor running from Qiryat Shemona near the border with Lebanon in the north to Eilat on the Red Sea in the south. The estimated 100bn shekel scheme ...
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NewsVicenza high speed link contract signed
ITALY: Infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana has signed a €1·82bn contract with the Iricav Due consortium to design and build a section of approach tracks and digital signalling west of Vicenza as part of the Milano – Venezia high speed line programme. The predecessor companies making ...
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NewsSimandou iron ore railway and port deal reached
GUINEA: The government has signed agreements with a consortium to develop more than 600 km of railway and port facilities to support the export of iron ore from the Simandou mining area.
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NewsEuroDual approvals in the Balkans expected this year
EUROPE: Type approval for the operation of Stadler EuroDual electro-diesel locomotives in Serbia is expected shortly, with approval for Slovenia and Croatia to follow by the end of the year.
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NewsEFE orders 32 EMUs for Santiago suburban routes
CHILE: National railway EFE has awarded a consortium of CRRC Sifang and local partner Temoinsa a US$171·4m contract to supply 32 three-car electric multiple-units for Santiago suburban services. Announcing the contract on August 11, EFE said it was the largest single rolling stock order in the ...
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NewsGeorgian freight terminal to support Trans-Caspian International Transport Route
GEORGIA: Kazakhstan-based logistics group PTC Holding has begun construction of a multimodal freight terminal at the Black Sea port of Poti to support growing traffic on the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route between China and Europe. PTC said the war in Ukraine had seriously affected global logistics, ...
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NewsSalerno suburban rail extension contract awarded
Photo: David Campione ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded a design and build contract for a 9 km extension of the Salerno suburban rail service to serve Salerno Costa D’Amalfi Airport. This will involve the construction of a single-track electrified line dedicated to the suburban service ...
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NewsSinara presents domestically produced Lastochka EMU
RUSSIA: Sinara Transport Machines presented a prototype of its domestically designed and manufactured Lastochka ES104 Vostok EMU during the Innoprom-2023 fair in Yekaterinburg. The unveiling was attended by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Belarus’s Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko, and Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov. The ES104 ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse agrees Kiepe Electric sale
GERMANY: A definitive agreement has been signed for Knorr-Bremse to sell its Kiepe Electric business to Heramba GmbH and Heramba Holdings. Kiepe Electric produces drive, control and battery charging systems for electric rail and road vehicles, with more than 580 employees in six countries and 2022 ...
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NewsPortuguese national rail pass launched
PORTUGAL: A €49 one-month national rail pass has been launched by operator CP with government funding. The initiative was proposed in parliament in 2022, and funded under the 2023 national budget. The ticket is available to residents and non-residents, and is sold exclusively on the CP ...