All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2024

All articles published this month.

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    In depth

    Laos: Nascent link fosters tourist and cargo trade

    2024-05-14T13:30:00Z

    Travel on the Laos – China Railway is booming as tourists are keen to visit and locals are eager to ride. Peter Janssen reports.

  • Refurbished Alstom TER 2N NG photo Jérémie Anne (4)
    News

    Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes operating contract includes rolling stock renewals

    2024-04-02T09:27:00Z

    FRANCE: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région has signed a contract with SNCF Voyageurs to operate local passenger services from 2024 to 2033.

  • Indian train (Photo Saft)
    News

    Batteries provide emergency power for Kashmir railway tunnels

    2024-03-31T05:00:00Z

    INDIA: Saft has supplied more than 30 sets of ReGenPro batteries to provide standby power for operational and safety systems in the tunnels on the Banihal – Sangaldan section of the Udhampur – Kashmir railway. The 48·1 km section was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

  • LTG Link train (Photo IVU)
    News

    Software supports Lithuanian operator’s digital transformation

    2024-03-29T05:00:00Z

    LITHUANIA: National passenger operator LTG Link has deployed IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.rail software for planning and dispatch. ‘IVU’s many years of experience and integrative approach fit in with Lithuania’s strategy to use established European standards and processes to expand rail transport across the Baltic region’, said ...

  • Zephir depot shunter (Image Porterbrook)
    Rail Business UK

    Zephir shunters to replace Class 08 locos at steel works

    2024-03-28T14:29:00Z

    UK: Leasing company Porterbrook has bought three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters which will be leased to GB Railfreight for use at the Celsa Steel works in Cardiff. The LOK 16.300 is intended as a more sustainable option than the Class 08 diesel shunting locomotives currently ...

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    News

    Service increase in new Köln S-Bahn operating contract

    2024-03-28T12:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Following a European tender, transport authorities go.Rheinland and VRR have selected incumbent DB Regio for a contract to operate Köln S-Bahn services until December 2032. The contract is backdated to December 10 2023 and will see operations increase from 12·3 million to 14·2 million train-km/year. ...

  • GySEV Stadler inter-city EMU impression (Image Stadler) (3)
    News

    Stadler to supply inter-city EMUs to GySEV

    2024-03-28T11:00:00Z

    HUNGARY: Hungarian-Austrian cross-border operator GySEV has signed a contract for Stadler to supply nine inter-city electric multiple-units with an option for four more. The EMUs are intended for use on the Sopron – Győr – Budapest and Szombathely – Győr routes and would also be certified ...

  • Orleans tram (Kuba, Shutterstock)
    Metro Report International

    Orléans open payment system goes live

    2024-03-28T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Orléans Métropole has launched an open payment ticketing system on its tram and bus services, deployed by its long-standing ticketing technology partner Kuba in partnership with La Banque Postale. Passengers can pay by physical or virtual bank card, smartphone or connected watch, with payment services ...

  • IE MkIV set passes Kildare heading to Dublin in 2016
    News

    Iarnród Éireann seeks to develop start-up mindset

    2024-03-28T05:00:00Z

    IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann and Dogpatch Labs have launched Future Track which aims to bring a ‘start-up mindset’ to innovation in the rail sector. Iarnród Éireann staff will be mentored by entrepreneurs and engage in an annual three month programme which aims to make ideas ...

  • emergency services taking part in the 'Royal Oak' incident exercise at Sutton Coldfield station (Photo Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    UK railway news round-up

    2024-03-28T04:00:00Z

    This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.

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    News

    SBB tests automated shunting without possessions

    2024-03-27T12:48:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: SBB and Alstom have carried out a series of trials using a remotely controlled shunting locomotive on tracks that remained open for normal operations. As part of the research trials, 24 locomotive drivers operated a shunter in the marshalling yard at Zürich-Mülligen from a control ...

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    Metro Report International

    Seoul Metro to operate GTX-A when it opens on March 30

    2024-03-27T11:55:00Z

    SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Metro has been selected as operator for Line A of the capital’s Great Train Express commuter rail network, ahead of the opening of the first section on March 30. When complete, the 82 km line with 11 stations will link Unjeong in the ...

  • Bristol Temple Meads named UK's first 'Station Innovation Zone' (Photo Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    SMEs selected for Bristol Temple Meads innovation zone

    2024-03-27T11:00:00Z

    UK: Connected Places Catapult, Network Rail and Great Western Railway have selected three SMEs to receive funding of up to £75 000 for technology trials in the Station Innovation Zone at Bristol Temple Meads. Chrome Angel Solutions applies ‘serious games’ technology to tackle performance, safety and ...

  • Delhi Meerut RRTS extended photo NCRTC
    Metro Report International

    Urban transport industry news round-up

    2024-03-27T05:00:00Z

    This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.

  • Euro money notes and coins
    News

    Fitch says rolling stock lessors are resilient to economic challenges

    2024-03-27T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: Rolling stock lessors in Europe are benefiting from continued rail traffic recovery and have resilience to higher interest rates, adequate leverage and long-term funding profiles, according to a report from Fitch Ratings. Fitch says European policies favouring environmentally friendly transport will support both the passenger ...

  • c2c train (Photo c2c)
    Rail Business UK

    c2c maps mobile coverage

    2024-03-27T04:00:00Z

    UK: Essex to London commuter operator c2c has worked with mobile analysts Streetwave to produce a map of mobile coverage along its route. Analysis of the four main mobile networks found that all provided a poorer experience during peak hours, when larger passenger numbers increase mobile ...

  • DB ICE passes freight train on Hannover to Hamburg line
    News

    Record spend at DB as freight volume plummets

    2024-03-26T14:55:00Z

    GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn carried more than 1∙8 billion passengers in the year to December 31 2023, up by nearly 6% on the previous year. Publishing its annual results on March 21, the national railway group reported that its long-distance services had been used by more than ...

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    Metro Report International

    Izmit plans first metro line as tram network grows

    2024-03-26T13:53:00Z

    TURKEY: Plans to build a 26·8 km metro line in Kocaeli were announced by Turkey’s Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu on March 20, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31. Speaking at the inauguration of a 3·1 km tram line in Izmit, the ...

  • Leixões Line (2)_Matosinhos municipality
    News

    Passenger services to be restored on Porto orbital line

    2024-03-26T13:22:00Z

    PORTUGAL: Agreement has been reached to restore passenger services on an orbital line in the northern suburbs of Porto. The first trains are expected to begin running this year, following a 13-year hiatus. A protocol to restore passenger services was signed at São Mamede de Infesta ...

  • Station lift (Photo ORR)
    Rail Business UK

    Station lift reliability needs to be improved, says regulator

    2024-03-26T11:00:00Z

    UK: The Office of Rail & Road has raised concern over the rate of station lift faults, and it is to review of Network Rail’s processes to ensure it is taking appropriate measures to plan and carry out maintenance and repairs. ORR says there are 1 ...