All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 668
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NewsMore than passenger information
RUF GROUP: ‘More than passenger information’ will be the motto of the Ruf Group’s stand at InnoTrans. The Swiss company will be presenting its VisiWeb data transfer technology which can be used for both passenger information and safety applications. Visitors will be able to see examples of the real-time exchange ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - August 2014
VIA Rail, Island Corridor Foundation and Southern Railway of Vancouver Island have signed an agreement to revive Victoria – Courtenay passenger services which ceased in 2011. Funding of C$21m for infrastructure rehabilitation has been identified. The Blue Ridge Southern Railroad subsidiary of Watco Transportation Services is to purchase ...
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NewsEuro VI Unimog road-rail vehicle on show
MERCEDES-BENZ: The Unimog U 423 road-rail vehicle which will be on show at InnoTrans 2014 meets Euro VI exhaust emission standards and has a redesigned cab. The large windows gives an unobstructed view, with the wipers now positioned above the windscreen. The driver’s instrument cluster has been redesigned with ...
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NewsPacific National takes delivery of locomotives
AUSTRALIA: Pacific National has taken delivery of the first two of seven N-ViroMotive genset locomotives ordered from National Railway Equipment Co, and has begun testing five heavy haul locomotives supplied by CSR Qishuyan earlier this year. The NRE locomotives with Cummins QSK19 engines were custom designed for use at the ...
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NewsGet better connections with Huawei
HUAWEI: A wide range of advanced rail transport information and communications technology will be showcased by Huawei, including GSM-R, eLTE and Cloud computing. Huawei will explain how it can already undertake a smooth evolution of communication systems from GSM-R to LTE, how cloud computing is being applied by customers around ...
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NewsBombardier highlights capacity, efficiency and urban flow at InnoTrans 2014
BOMBARDIER: Capacity, efficiency and urban flow are the key themes for Bombardier Transportation’s ‘biggest and best exhibition yet’. ‘Capacity’ exhibits will highlight rolling stock with flexible interiors designed for moving more people in greater comfort. Two double-deck EMUs will be on display, an Omneo (Régio2N) for SNCF, and the inter-city ...
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NewsChicago receives upgrade funds
USA: Mayor Rahm Emanuel and US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced $35m in Core Capacity Grant Program funds for the Chicago Transit Authority on August 7. The funds make up part of the $43·7m required for preliminary designs, engineering and environmental planning for the first phase of the $4·7bn ...
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NewsUIC launches global railway MBA
INTERNATIONAL: Under the umbrella of its Railway Academy programme, UIC has announced the launch of a Railway Global Executive MBA course, to be hosted by the EM Lyon Business School in France. Subject to sufficient applications through member railways, UIC hopes that the first intake could start the Master’s course ...
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NewsBraking things worldwide
DAKO-CZ: Czech firm DAKO-CZ will be highlighting the worldwide usage of its products, with vehicles equipped with its braking systems now operating in Europe, Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Stadler Minsk incorporated a DAKO-CZ hydraulic braking system into its prototype tram, which will be on show at InnoTrans, and DAKO-CZ ...
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NewsSoftronic launches open access service with Hyperion EMU
ROMANIA: As part of a promotional campaign for its 160 km/h Hyperion electric multiple-unit, the Softrans subsidiary of rolling stock manufacturer Softronic is running a daily Craiova – București – Constanța open access return service between August 1 and September 12. This follows trials undertaken by national operator CFR ...
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NewsČD orders long-distance EMUs ahead of market opening
CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator ČD announced a KC2·6bn order for 14 long-distance electric multiple-units based on Škoda Vagonka’s RegioPanter regional EMU family on August 5. Deliveries are scheduled for 2015-16. The routes the EMUs will be deployed on are still be finalised, but ČD said the order forms part ...
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NewsMetronom wins Niedersachsen-Ost operating contract
GERMANY: The Braunschweig, Niedersachsen and Hannover transport authorities have jointly selected Metronom for a contract to operate Elektro-Netz Niedersachsen-Ost passenger services for 10 years from December 2015. The ENNO contract covers the operation of 2·1 million train-km/year on the Wolfsburg – Gifhorn – Hannover and Wolfsburg – Braunschweig – Hildesheim ...
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NewsAdaptive lighting brings the sky and clouds onboard
SBF: Adaptive LED lighting which mixes warm, neutral and cold white light to simulate natural changes in daylight will be demonstrated by SBF Spezialleuchten at InnoTrans 2014. The company will also be discussing developments including virtual panorama ceiling panels which could simulate the passing sky or clouds based on the ...
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NewsLatvia develops electrification plans
LATVIA: National railway LDz is developing plans to spend an estimated €450m on 25 kV electrification of its main lines, including the Riga – Ventspils and Riga – Daugavpils routes and conversion of the existing 248 km of 3 kV DC electrification radiating from Riga. This would be in addition ...
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NewsGoing live at InnoTrans
ALCATEL-LUCENT: A live LTE network will be demonstrated by Alcatel-Lucent at InnoTrans, providing a preview of SYSTUF, the Telecom System for Future Urban Transport which is to be tested for the fture Grand Paris automated metro network. Visitors will be able to discover how a converged IP/MPLS network can be ...
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NewsTransnet secures US guarantee for GE loco financing
SOUTH AFRICA: Freight operator Transnet has secured a R6bn guarantee from the USA’s export credit agency to support the financing of 293 diesel locomotives which GE is to supply, including an order for 233 announced in March. Transnet said the Ex-Im Bank guarantee announced on August 6 would enable it ...
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NewsDB Regio awarded Allgäu operating contracts
GERMANY: The Länder of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg have awarded DB Regio two contracts to operate Dieselnetz Allgäu passenger services between December 2017 and December 2029. The services were tendered as two lots, with Lot 1 covering regional express services between München, Augsburg and Nürnberg which are to be operated using ...
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NewsAlstom and Huawei announce metro LTE trial
FRANCE: Alstom and Huawei are to test LTE multi-service broadband radio networking technology for metros at the French company’s Valenciennes site. The pilot project follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the companies in April. Huawei is to provide the LTE network, while Alstom will provide a trainset ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2014
The Indian government has allocated Rs177·4m for Bangalore metro Phase II and expansion of Phase I by 2015. The EIB is to provide Düsseldorf’s Rheinbahn with a €150m loan for modernisation including procurement of around 40 trams and refurbishment of 100 existing vehicles by 2019. The 3·2 ...