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  • Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and manpower
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    Wabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities

    2024-07-26T14:15:00Z

    INDIA: Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and staff while the manufacturer leads technical supervision to meet availability, reliability and fuel efficiency targets. The three-year contract covers the regular maintenance of up ...

  • Deutsche Bahn trains at Leipzig Hbf (Photo: DB/Max Lautenschläger)
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    Strikes, weather and ageing infrastructure hold back DB’s first half performance

    2024-07-26T11:02:00Z

    GERMANY: Hopes that the flow of investment in the Deutsche Bahn network would lead to a rapid improvement in operational and financial performance were dashed on July 25 when DB published its half-year results. One highlight was a 4∙9% rise in the total number of passengers ...

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    Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway

    2024-07-26T11:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Wabtec and interstate infrastructure manager Australian Rail Track Corp are collaborating on the development of a set of standards to facilitate the deployment of ETCS technology across the country’s long-distance trunk routes. Wabtec is investigating the capabilities of ARTC’s Advanced Train Management System, with a ...

  • Hamburg Hochbahn Alstom DT6 impression (Image Alstom) (1)
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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-07-26T05:00:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • Susquehanna River Bridge Kick-Off (Photo Amtrak)
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    Work to replace Susquehanna River Bridge gets underway

    2024-07-25T15:00:00Z

    USA: A ceremony in northeast Maryland on July 19 marked the start of early construction works for a $2·7bn project to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge which forms a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor. The 1·3 km double-track bridge incorporating a swing section opened in 1906. ...

  • EFVM ore train in Brazil (Photo: Vale)
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    Vale completes design of Anchieta – Kennedy railway

    2024-07-25T12:00:00Z

    BRAZIL: Mining company Vale submitted engineering design documents for the 92∙8 km Ferrovia Kennedy to the Espírito Santo state government in early July. The line from Anchieta to Presidente Kennedy near the border of Rio de Janeiro state will serve Piúma, Iconha, Rio Novo do Sul ...

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    Rail Logistics: Freight trains are getting smarter

    2024-07-25T06:00:00Z

    While the complex migration to operation using digital automatic couplers lies ahead, Europe’s freight trains are already being digitalised. Reinhard Christeller presents a snapshot of the benefits in safety, productivity and cost effectiveness.

  • Alstom Regiolis hybrid (Photo Grand Est)
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    Battery-hybrid trainset enters service with Grand Est

    2024-07-25T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Commercial trials with a hybrid multiple-unit featuring conventional electric, diesel and battery traction were launched in the Grand Est région on July 15. The train will operate on the Strasbourg – Sarreguemines route until November 24, during which tests will also be undertaken using hydrotreated ...

  • East River Tunnel (Photo Amtrak)
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    New York East River Tunnel rehabilitation contract awarded

    2024-07-24T15:00:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has appointed a joint venture of Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co to undertake the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project to modernise the four bores connecting New York Penn Station with Queens. Two of the four single-track tubes require significant repairs to damage caused ...

  • HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply six electro-diesel multiple-units
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    Electro-diesel trains ordered for Zagreb – Split route

    2024-07-24T14:46:00Z

    CROATIA: National passenger operator HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply six electro-diesel multiple-units for the 429 km Zagreb – Split route, which is electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz as far as Oštarije. The €57·3m contract signed on July 23 is being financed ...

  • HS2 hivi (Photo HS2 Ltd)
    Rail Business UK

    Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says

    2024-07-24T11:00:00Z

    UK: The cancellation of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 means the programme will now not address the capacity issues on the West Coast Main Line north of Birmingham, according to the National Audit Office. The NAO warns that improving existing infrastructure may be expensive and ...

  • Koeln S-Bahn EMU impression (Image Alstom Advance&Creative Design) (14)
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    Alstom wins €4bn contract to supply ‘tailor-made’ Köln S-Bahn trains

    2024-07-24T10:11:00Z

    GERMANY: Transport authorities go.Rheinland and Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr have selected Alstom to supply and maintain 90 custom-designed Adessia Stream electric multiple-units for S-Bahn services through Köln. Alstom said the order announced on July 24 was the largest it had won in Germany, with an overall value of ...

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    Moxa forges ahead with cybersecure technology at InnoTrans 2024

    2024-07-24T05:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: ‘Forging Mobility Ahead’, is the slogan for Moxa’s presence at InnoTrans 2024, where it will be showing what it says is the world’s first router certified to IEC 62443-4-2 Security Level 2 for train control management systems and ethernet train backbone network management. It will ...

  • Green Park Way Ventilation shaft Head House (Image: HS2 Ltd)
    Rail Business UK

    ‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London

    2024-07-24T04:00:00Z

    UK: Construction of HS2 Ltd’s Green Park Way ventilation shaft at Greenford in west London has entered a crucial phase, as preparations ramp up ahead of the arrival and subsequent recovery of four tunnel boring machines at the site. The TBMs are excavating the 13·5 km ...

  • Livingston Ave Bridge (Image NYDOT)
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    Skanska awarded Empire Corridor bridge replacement contract

    2024-07-23T12:30:00Z

    USA: New York State Department of Transportation has awarded Skanska a design and build contract for the $634·8m replacement of the Livingston Avenue Bridge connecting Albany and Rensselaer across the Hudson River. The 390 m bridge incorporating a swing section is owned by CSX and leased ...

  • Korean-built coach in Bangladesh (Photo Korail)
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    Korail to maintain passenger trains in Bangladesh

    2024-07-23T09:00:00Z

    BANGLADESH: Korea Railroad Corp has been awarded a three-year contract to maintain passenger rolling stock operated by Bangladesh Railway. The 4∙7bn won Bangladesh Passenger Car Operation & Maintenance Improvement Project contract is funded as an official development assistance scheme by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure ...

  • Prototype Hybrid Electric Train
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    Philippines plans second Hybrid Electric Train prototype

    2024-07-23T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation is to work with the Department of Science & Technology to develop a second prototype diesel-electric train.

  • HS2 hivi (Photo HS2 Ltd)
    Rail Business UK

    Innovation funding supports sustainable decommissioning of HS2 worksites

    2024-07-23T04:00:00Z

    UK: HS2 Ltd is to work with SMEs Infinitive Group Ltd and Material Index as part of its efforts to sustainably ‘deconstruct’ worksites along the 225 km of high speed railway being built between London and the West Midlands. The two companies will work with the ...

  • Passengers and London King's Cross station concourse (Photo Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    Government introduces bill to take passenger train operations into the public sector

    2024-07-22T14:15:00Z

    UK: The legislation envisages that the direct award of a contract to a public sector operator would become the default, rather than a last resort.

  • FAS track works (Photo Vossloh)
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    Vossloh acquires French turnout and signalling contractor

    2024-07-22T13:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Vossloh has acquired France Aiguillages Services, which provides a range of turnout and signalling installation, inspection and maintenance services and has extensive approvals to undertake work for its biggest customer SNCF. The transaction announced on July 19 includes the LUNEFCF centre which provides training for ...