All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 71
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NewsInterim report finds faulty sleepers caused Garmisch derailment
GERMANY: The primary cause of the derailment of a regional train at Burgrain on June 3 2022 was an ‘infrastructure failure’, an interim report published on June 1 by the Federal Bureau for Investigation of Railway Accidents confirms. The train formed of five double-deck coaches being ...
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NewsRail projects receive share of €6·2bn of Connecting Europe Facility grant funding
EUROPE: Various rail enhancement schemes are among the 107 projects on the Trans-European Transport Network which have been allocated a total of €6·2bn under the latest EU Connecting Europe Facility grant provisions.
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NewsZSSK unveils first Kiss EMU
SLOVAKIA: National operator ZSSK has presented the first of four six-car Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units supplied by Stadler. Unveiled at the Rail Business Days event in Ostrava on June 6, the four EMUs are planned to enter service on the Bratislava – Žilina, Bratislava – Nové ...
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NewsCanadian concrete sleeper joint venture formed
CANADA: PCM RailOne and Sudbury-based Rainbow Concrete Industries have formed a joint venture to produce concrete sleepers and ballastless track for Canadian rail and urban transport customers. RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp will also provide turnout technology and engineering services for railway infrastructure projects. The German company’s ...
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NewsPresident Lula ‘very happy’ that Ferrovia Norte-Sul is finally completed
BRAZIL: At 10.30 on June 16 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was due to have taken part in ceremonies marking completion of Ferrovia Norte-Sul at Rumo’s Rio Verde rail terminal in the state of Goiás. Also scheduled to be at the event were Minister for ...
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NewsCPKC and CSX announce hydrogen locomotive collaboration
NORTH AMERICA: A collaboration to convert diesel locomotives to hydrogen fuel cell power has been announced by Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX. A prototype hydrogen-powered main line locomotive which CP developed in-house by retrofitting a diesel locomotive with fuel cells and batteries has now operated for ...
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NewsSlovenian operator orders more Flirt DMUs
SLOVENIA: National passenger operator SŽ-Pp has awarded Stadler a contract to supply a further 20 Flirt diesel multiple-units from 2025. The DMUs will have provision for possible future conversion to electric operation. The €148·3m contract was signed on June 14 during an event to mark the ...
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NewsBrightline completes construction of Orlando extension
USA: Private sector inter-city operator Brightline has formally marked the completion of construction work on its northern extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando, where passenger services are expected to launch this summer. Construction of the Orlando extension began in June 2019, one year after Brightline ...
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NewsKorean consortium to design Polish high speed line
POLAND: A consortium of Korea National Railway and Dohwa Engineering has been awarded a contract to design a 70 km section of 250 km/h line between Katowice and the Czech border. The 134m złoty contract announced on June 21 has been awarded as part of the ...
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NewsLTG Link orders inter-city and battery trains to transform journey quality
LITHUANIA: National passenger operator LTG Link has awarded Stadler a contract to supply electric inter-city and battery regional multiple-units, in the Swiss manufacturer’s first contract in Lithuania. The contract signed on June 21 includes a €226·5m base order for Stadler Polska to supply nine Flirt EMUs ...
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NewsRail funding debate begins in France
FRANCE: Negotiations have begun between the government and regional administrative bodies to determine levels of funding for local rail investment projects in 2023-27. The process represents an initial step in the government’s stated ambition to invest €100bn in the nation’s rail network by 2040 as part ...
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NewsContract awarded for complex port railway extension
SPAIN: The Gijón port authority has awarded Comsa a €5·8m contract to undertake a complicated project to extend the 1 668 mm gauge rail network within the port complex at El Musel onto the northern breakwater The 2·9 km extension will have to cross roads and ...
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NewsUIC targets telecoms skills as it launches Rail Academy
INTERNATIONAL: The International Union of Railways has established the UIC Rail Academy in a strategic partnership with Wray Castle, with an initial focus on skills and training in the field of railway telecoms. Launching the academy at UIC’s FRMCS conference in Paris on June 8, Director-General ...
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NewsSBB buys back stake in Cargo business from Swiss Combi
SWITZERLAND: Just over three years after selling a 35% stake in its freight business to logistics operator Swiss Combi, SBB has bought it back again for an undisclosed sum. SBB Cargo AG is now a 100% subsidiary of the national state-owned operator. Swiss Combi will continue ...
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NewsShimla mountain railway coaches on test
INDIA: Panoramic coaches specially built for Indian Railways’ UNESCO World Heritage listed 762 mm gauge Kalka - Shimla line are now on test. The Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala has built an Air-Conditioned Executive Chair Car with 12 seats, an AC Chair ...
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NewsADIF eyes more open access as Spanish high speed ridership surges
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has put forward proposals for the expansion of open access operations across the Spanish rail network, building on the experience of competition on selected high speed lines. Speaking at the UNIFE General Assembly in Madrid on June 15, ADIF President María Domínguez-González ...
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NewsSNCF approves Pandrol clipping machine
FRANCE: National railway SNCF has approved the use of Pandrol’s CD200 IQ single rail clipping machine for e-clips or fastclips. It can clip up to 20 sleepers per minute, with a built-in sleeper lift function and a modular design enabling it to be easily lifted on ...