All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2024 – Page 4
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NewsPassion and technology will support the future of rail, says Germany’s Transport Minister
INNOTRANS: ‘We need to harness people’s passion for railways’, urged Germany’s Federal Minister for Digital & Transport Dr Volker Wissing at the opening ceremony for InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin on September 24. Emphasising the need for a comprehensive modernisation and digitalisation of the country’s ageing rail network, ...
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin U-Bahn Type JK train on display at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: On show in the city where it will operate is a Stadler Type JK metro trainset for the Berlin U-Bahn’s small-profile lines. In March 2020 operator BVG finalised a €3bn framework contract with Stadler covering the supply of up to 1 500 vehicles by 2035, ...
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NewsFrequentis to replace SBB communication system
Source: SBB CFF FFS SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has selected Frequentis to supply and maintain technology to replace its current dispatching system and manage communications for more than 11 000 trains per day. The IMS Service BTA platform is intended to enhance communications between control centres, staff ...
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Rail Business UKLiverpool Baltic station funding approved
UK: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved £96m from the £710m City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement to fund construction of Liverpool Baltic station, which will be between Brunswick and Liverpool Central stations on Merseyrail’s Northern Line. This will serve the growing Baltic Triangle district. A ...
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Metro Report InternationalDaejeon hydrogen tram on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Hyundai Rotem is displaying its prototype hydrogen fuel cell tram at InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin. It was developed as part of a national research and development project launched in 2021 by Hyundai Rotem, Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology, Korea ...
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NewsSignaling X launched to harmonise main line and urban rail data management
INNOTRANS: Ahead of the opening of the InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin, Siemens Mobility launched the latest iteration of digitalisation programme on September 23, branded Signaling X.
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In depthInterview: Innovating in the complex railway system
Whereas innovation in railways was once about the search for higher speeds or energy efficiency, Prof Peter Veit believes that the primary focus is now shifting to a whole‑system understanding. It will also be necessary to optimise infrastructure maintenance methods to accommodate rising demand, he explains to Reinhard Christeller.
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Metro Report InternationalJakarta’s east-west line breaks ground
INDONESIA: President of Indonesia Joko Widodo and Japanese Ambassador Yasushi Masaki launched construction of Jakarta’s second heavy metro line at a ground-breaking ceremony on September 11. Japanese companies are to provide construction, mechanical, electrical and signalling equipment under a ¥140·7bn loan agreed by the Japanese government ...
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Rail Business UKICE sets out the lessons to be learned from High Speed 2
UK: The Institution of Civil Engineers has published a report setting out lessons it says need to be learned from the decision to cancel the northern phases of the High Speed 2 project. The cancellation of HS2 Northern’s leg — learning lessons draws on interviews and ...
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NewsAll the world’s rail markets are in one place in Berlin
INNOTRANS: The 14th InnoTrans trade fair which opens on September 24 is the largest trade show ever to be held in Berlin, according to Dirk Hoffmann, COO of organiser Messe Berlin. It is ‘a show that always moves with the times’, with this year’s focus being ...
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NewsTrain2InnoTrans highlights the need for cross-border co-operation
INNOTRANS: Around 230 senior European decision makers and rail sector representatives travelled from Brussels to Berlin on a special train on September 23, organised by the Europe’s Rail joint undertaking to demonstrate the benefits of enhancing cross-border rail connectivity. Operated by one ...
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NewsProduction of Chilean DMUs underway in Brazil
CHILE: Representatives of EFE Trenes de Chile have visited the Caxias do Sul factory of Marcopolo Rail in Brazil to see the production of diesel multiple-units the operator has ordered. EFE signed a contract with Marcopolo Rail in January 2023 for the ...
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Metro Report InternationalKing inaugurates Brussels tram extension
BELGIUM: Revenue services began operating on Brussels tram route 10 on September 23, following inauguration celebrations on September 21 attended by King Philippe. Authorised in 2019, the 5·5 km branch serving the northern suburb of Neder-over-Heembeek has been under construction for the past two years. It diverges ...
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In depthGermany: ÖBB enters an evolving market
Austrian Federal Railways’ acquisition of the former Go-Ahead Deutschland business marks a significant strategic move in a regional rail market which has been characterised by instability in recent years. Toma Bačić reports.
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Rail Business UKNo plans for a British rail ‘climate ticket’
UK: Rail Business UK understands that the government has no plans to introduce a subscription-based ticket offering unlimited rail travel, as has been proposed in a report produced for Greenpeace by the Greengauge 21 think tank. ‘Across Europe, nations are adopting a Climate Card, offering public ...
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Metro Report InternationalAmazon deliveries by LastMileTram
GERMANY: Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, city transport operator VGF and retailer Amazon are testing the use of trams to deliver parcels from the outskirts to the city centre. This aims to reduce road traffic, noise and carbon emissions in the urban area. The parcels ...
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NewsRail sector gets ready to meet at InnoTrans 2024
INNOTRANS: The global rail market is worth approximately €180bn per annum. But surely the only place to see the industry come together in one place is at InnoTrans, the world’s largest transport technology trade fair. And by any measure, InnoTrans is vast. As at the last ...
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Metro Report InternationalNovel software to assess Transport for London clearances
UK: Transport for London is the latest customer to use D/Gauge’s Rift software for in-house structure gauging and track design activities. TfL is a longstanding client of D/Gauge engineering and consultancy services, and is now also using the Cloud-based gauging platform which has been configured to ...
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