All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 79
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NewsKeolis picked to run Valleilijn services
NETHERLANDS: The province of Gelderland has selected Keolis Nederland to operate Valleilijn services between Amersfoort and Ede-Wageningen via Barneveld for 13 years from the December 2023 timetable change. The line is currently operated by Transdev subsidiary Connexxion, using a fleet of five Protos EMUs supplied by ...
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NewsRail freight operator expands in southeast Europe
EUROPE: The Metrans rail subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen & Logistik has acquired a 51% stake in Croatian operator Adria Rail.
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NewsANTT prepares to relet Malha Oeste concession
BRAZIL: ANTT has launched the process to relet the Malha Oeste operating concession, which is currently held by Rumo Logística.
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NewsSupreme Railways to serve more cities from September
Photos: Benjámin Zelki SOUTH KOREA: Open-access high speed operator Supreme Railways to launch services to Jinju, Yeosu, and Pohang from September from its Suseo terminus in southeast Seoul. The expansion plan was announced by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport on April 4 following discussions ...
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NewsAutomated train wheelchair lift launched
SWITZERLAND: Högg Group company Simplify Engineering has received the first order for its latest design of automated train-mounted wheelchair lift.
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NewsBrightline to deploy S3 Passenger inventory and reservation system
USA: Florida private sector passenger operator Brightline is to deploy the S3 Passenger inventory, ticketing and reservation platform from Siemens Mobility subsidiary Sqills. This intended to support the operator as it prepares to launch to services to Orlando, enabling it to manage and maximise seat utilisation ...
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NewsAgreement signed to develop Vietnam – Laos railway
ASIA: An agreement has been signed to study the construction of a 555 km railway between Vietnam and Laos.
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NewsRebuilt future western terminus of Paris RER Line E unveiled
Photos: Jérémie Anne FRANCE: Ile-de-France-Mobilités unveiled the modernised and expanded Mantes-La-Jolie station on April 4, which will be the western terminus of Paris RER Line E. Under a project known as Éole, Line E is currently being extended from Haussmann-Saint-Lazare in the centre ...
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NewsNorway to donate DMUs to Ukraine
UKRAINE: Norway is ready to donate 12 Düwag Type 92 diesel multiple-units to Ukraine, Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård has announced.
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NewsHuancayo – Huancavelica route modernisation plan
PERU: Tenders have been called for the upgrading and subsequent operation of the Huancayo – Huancavelica railway east of Lima.
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Metro Report InternationalTunis finally opens RFR Line E
TUNISIA: The first section of the RFR dedicated suburban network has opened in the capital.
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NewsLaos – China passenger service starts running
INTERNATIONAL: Regular cross-border passenger services began running between Kunming and Vientiane on April 13. The 1 024 km standard gauge route linking Laos and China was opened in December 2021, but the line could only be used by freight trains because of Chinese restrictions on international ...
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NewsRepublika Srpska railway rehabilitation study
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: The government of the Republika Srpska entity has signed a memorandum of understanding for Turkish rail contractor ERG to conduct studies for the planned modernisation of the Doboj – Tuzla – Zvornik railway. The agreement was signed by the entity’s President Milorad Dodik ...
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NewsEurope’s Rail JU seeks scientific steering group members as latest grants announced
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is seeking specialists to join a scientific steering group.
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NewsStadler agrees Portuguese rolling stock production joint venture
PORTUGAL: Stadler has signed an agreement with commercial vehicle supplier Salvador Caetano to develop a rolling stock assembly plant and a servicing hub in Portugal.
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NewsAmtrak backs New York – Scranton passenger revival
USA: Amtrak has unveiled proposals for the restoration of inter-city passenger trains between New York and Scranton.
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NewsAnkara – Istanbul ‘super high speed’ line proposed
TURKEY: The government is planning a ‘super high speed’ railway between Istanbul and Ankara.
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NewsRussian Railways orders suburban EMUs
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky plant has been awarded a contract to supply Russian Railways with 42 suburban electric multiple-units totalling 220 cars by the end of 2023. The order includes four to eight-car EP2D 3kV DC EMUs, and four to 10-car EP3D 25 kV 50 Hz units. ...