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Rail Business UKMore focus on passenger welfare is needed when trains are stranded
UK: The rail industry’s plans for dealing with trains stranded between stations need greater focus on passenger experience and welfare, according to a report commissioned by regulator the Office of Rail & Road and watchdog Transport Focus. The report produced by consultancy Steer examined four incidents ...
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NewsStellex to acquire foundry and forge businesses
USA: Private equity firm Stellex Capital Management has reached a definitive agreement to acquire rail and industrial cast, forged and machined product manufacturer McConway & Torley and axle maker Standard Forged Products from Arcosa. The transaction is expected to close in Q3 this year. Stellex sees ...
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NewsExpedited rail freight service cuts China – Uzbekistan transit time
ASIA: An expedited freight service making use of upgraded border facilities has transported containers 4 486 km from Xi’an in China to Toshkent in Uzbekistan in what Kazakh national railway KTZ says is a record five days. The service was organised within a framework for the ...
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NewsCRRC Qishuyan delivers hydrogen locomotive to FCAB
CHILE: CRRC Qishuyan has delivered a metre-gauge hydrogen fuelled locomotive to the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta transport subsidiary of mining company Antofagasta that links the Chilean seaport with the same name to Bolivia. The sole locomotive, ordered in November 2022, is designed to be resilient to local ...
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NewsIsrael Railways DMUs purchased by Romanian company
tn_il-isr-ic3.jpg ROMANIA: Ferotrans has purchased 33 redundant IC3 diesel multiple-units from Israel Railways The price was reported to be between €15m and €16m. ISR acquired 50 of the three-car DMUs manufactured by ABB Scandia, Bombardier and RAMTA in three batches between 1992 and 2005. They have ...
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Metro Report InternationalRolling stock and signalling partners selected for Los Angeles driverless metro proposal
USA: One of the two consortia developing concepts for a high capacity public transport link through the Santa Monica mountains between Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and Westside has selected the companies which would supply driverless metro trains and control systems should its proposal go ahead. ...
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Rail Business UKFreight operator says HVO is the only alternative to electrification
UK: ‘Until a firm commitment is made to electrification of the UK network, hydro-treated vegetable oil is the only credible solution to rail freight decarbonisation’, according to DB Cargo UK’s Chief Sales Officer Roger Neary. ’More services could be operated with HVO if the right policies ...
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NewsPeruvian rail project plans make progress
PERU: Following the completion of initial viability studies, in July Minister of Transport & Communications Raúl Pérez Reyes Espejo approved the start of design work for the San Juan de Marcona – Andahuaylas and Lima – Ica railway projects. The two proposed mixed traffic lines are ...
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News‘More digitalisation for more sustainability’ is Siemens Mobility’s InnoTrans message
Photo: Bernd Piplack INNOTRANS: The key message from Siemens Mobility for InnoTrans 2024 is similar to that the company promoted at recent editions of the show: enhancing digitalisation and sustainability. But this year, it is placing particular emphasis on how software tools can further reduce the ...
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NewsNJ Transit orders more double-deck EMU cars
USA: The board of New Jersey’s NJ Transit has approved an order for 36 more Alstom Multilevel III electric multiple-unit cars. The maximum price of the order approved on July 24 is $170m plus 5% for contingencies. It is being placed using a December 2018 contract ...
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NewsMoroccan high speed line extension support contract awarded
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has appointed a Franco-Moroccan consortium of Egis, Systra and Novec to provide project management assistance services to support the development of the Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line. The contract announced by the consortium on August 1 covers project management, operations master ...
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NewsKatowice upgrade signalling contract awarded
POLAND: Torpol as general contractor has awarded Alstom a subcontract to supply traffic control systems for a 4·2bn złoty project to upgrade the line through the city of Katowice. The project will increase the number of tracks from two to four between Katowice Szopienice Południowe and ...
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NewsComposite sleeper with integral track fastenings to be shown at InnoTrans 2024
INNOTRANS: Lankhorst Engineered Products will be showing what it says is the world’s first composite sleeper with integral moulded baseplate connections at InnoTrans 2024. The Dutch company’s KLP Hybrid Polymer Sleeper Type 104 avoids the need for machining baseplates on-site, simplifying the installation of composite sleepers. ...
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NewsSurveillance stepped up following French high speed rail sabotage
FRANCE: Surveillance of the rail network has been stepped up using human and technical resources on the ground and in the air following the large-scale disruption caused by carefully targeted sabotage on July 26, the opening day of the Paris Olympic Games. Around 1 000 maintenance ...
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NewsŁódź high speed rail tunnel construction tenders called
POLAND: The CPK project has called tenders for the construction of 4·6 km tunnel in Łódź which will be a key element of the Y-shaped high speed line between Warszawa, the future national hub airport, Wrocław and Poznań. The 14 m diameter double-track tunnel to be ...
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NewsVossloh to acquire concrete sleeper manufacturer Sateba
FRANCE: A €450m agreement for Vossloh to acquire concrete sleeper manufacturer Sateba Group from TowerBrook Capital Partners was signed on July 30. Sateba has 1 120 employees and 19 production sites in 10 European countries, with a total capacity of around four million sleepers per year. ...
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Rail Business UKRail Skills Academy to set young people up for careers in railway maintenance
UK: A Rail Skills Academy programme is being launched to help to combat the skills shortage and lack of diversity in the rail industry as part of the legacy programme for the East Kilbride Enhancement Project. The academy will be delivered by QTS Training on behalf ...
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NewsEnerpac sets its sights on the global market at InnoTrans 2024
InnoTrans: Railway maintenance tool specialist Enerpac will be making its first appearance at InnoTrans this year, as the company sets its sights on the global market. The centrepiece of its stand will be the TL248 Hydraulic Track Lift System, a powerful, efficient and safe way to ...