News – Page 6

  • BEG train
    News

    Bayern to award electric-hydrogen-battery tilting train operating contract

    2024-07-17T12:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Bayern railway authority BEG has launched the process of selecting a company to operate Allgäu regional passenger services using a future fleet of emission-free tilting multiple units which would be able to use overhead electric, hydrogen and battery power. The services are currently operated by ...

  • Belarus Railway CRRC BKG2 locomotive
    News

    China postpones delivery of electric locos to Belarus

    2024-07-17T11:00:00Z

    BELARUS: Chinese manufacturer CRRC Datong has postponed the delivery of 15 BKG2 single-section AC electric freight locomotives to Belarus Railway, citing the use of western components now subject to EU and US sanctions on Belarus. The BKG2 is derived from the domestic HXD2 locomotive design. This ...

  • 3
    In depth

    Rail Logistics: Kazakhstan eyes transit corridor growth

    2024-07-17T06:00:00Z

    Sitting astride several Eurasian landbridge corridors, Kazakhstan has been well placed to develop rail freight flows between China and Europe, as well as north-south connections to India and South Asia. Vladimir Waldin investigates.

  • InnoTrans
    News

    Australasian Railway Association organises study tours for InnoTrans delegates

    2024-07-17T05:00:00Z

    INNOTRANS: The Australasian Railway Association is organising events around InnoTrans 2024 to provide its members with an ‘outstanding business development opportunity’ where they can promote themselves to the global market, connect with decision-makers and build relationships with potential partners, suppliers and customers. ARA will organise a ...

  • LNER Azuma train
    Rail Business UK

    ​Automated detection of lineside vegetation on test

    2024-07-17T04:00:00Z

    UK: The use of cab-mounted forward-facing CCTV for the automated detection of potentially hazardous lineside vegetation is being tested on the East Coast Main Line. The 12-month trial is being sponsored by infrastructure manager Network Rail, and undertaken in partnership with train operator LNER, rolling stock ...

  • Eurostar London St Pancras photo BZ
    News

    Study looks at how to increase international capacity at London St Pancras

    2024-07-16T15:11:00Z

    EUROPE: High speed line concessionaire HS1 Ltd has appointed ‘experience design’ agency Active Thinking to undertake an in-depth study into expanding passenger capacity at London St Pancras International station to cope with increased demand for international travel and the potential arrival of competitors to Eurostar. Eurostar ...

  • Karpaty wagon
    News

    Ukrainian grain wagons made with domestic components

    2024-07-16T12:00:00Z

    UKRAINE: The Karpaty wagon factory has developed five models of grain hopper wagon using newly-sourced domestically produced components. This will enable wagon production to continue despite the loss of the Azovstal and Azovmash plants in Mariupol as a result of Russia’s full scale invasion. Last year ...

  • IMG_5180
    Rail Business UK

    Sheffield students scoop 2024 Railway Challenge

    2024-07-16T11:00:00Z

    The Sheffield locomotive featured a see-through bodyshell. UK: A team of students from the University of Sheffield was the winner of the 13th Railway Challenge competition, organised by the Railway Division of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Aimed at engineering students and apprentices across the rail ...

  • CRRC carbon fibre metro train (4)
    Metro Report International

    Carbon fibre metro trainset to enter service

    2024-07-16T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: CRRC Qingdao Sifang has unveiled its six-car Cetrovo 1.0 Carbon Star Express metro trainset, which features carbon fibre composite bodyshells, bogies and other load-bearing structures. The manufacturer says the material is five times stronger than steel, reducing the overall train weight by 11% and power ...

  • Elron Skoda EMU delivery (Photo Operail)
    News

    Electric train delivery is a complex task

    2024-07-16T05:00:00Z

    ESTONIA: The delivery of 16 new electric multiple-units from Škoda’s Ostrava factory to Estonian passenger operator Elron’s depot at Pääsküla is being managed by logistics company EWSA, with transport by road from the Czech Republic to Latvia and then by rail with Operail as transport partner ...

  • Southeastern Class 395 EMUs on the Medway viaduct
    News

    Australasian rail industry study tour to visit London and Paris

    2024-07-16T04:00:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: The Australasian Railway Association is organising a study tour to London and Paris the week before InnoTrans, to provide delegates with insights into topics including interoperability, high speed rail, sustainability, infrastructure development and operations, as well as networking opportunities with industry leaders. The London leg ...

  • VIA Rail train
    News

    VIA Rail fleet renewal funding confirmed

    2024-07-15T15:37:00Z

    CANADA: National passenger operator VIA Rail is to begin the competitive procurement of ‘new, comfortable and accessible trains’ for use across the country following the confirmation of government funding. The latest funding under the 2024 budget follows from that announced in 2018 which enabled the procurement ...

  • Amtrak Crescent train crosses Lake Pontchartrain
    News

    US federal funding available for inter-city rail services

    2024-07-15T15:00:00Z

    USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has issued a notice of funding opportunity, making $153m available from the Restoration & Enhancement grant programme. The grants are intended to assist with covering operating costs for projects to establish new inter-city passenger services, restore withdrawn routes and enhance existing ...

  • Grerater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham
    Rail Business UK

    Burnham bullish on Liverpool – Manchester fast line prospects

    2024-07-15T11:00:00Z

    UK: Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham remains confident that funding remains available for the development of a new Liverpool – Manchester railway serving Manchester Airport and a new underground station in Manchester following the recent change of government. ‘As far as I know there’s no ...

  • Vy Tag train (Photo Vy Tag)
    News

    SJ to replace Vy Tåg as night train operator

    2024-07-15T09:04:00Z

    SWEDEN: National transport agency Trafikverket has directly awarded state operator SJ a contract to operate Stockholm – Narvik overnight trains for one year from December 15 2024, with an option for a further year. SJ operated the services until December 2020, when the Vy Tåg subsidiary ...

  • Nippon Express Vietnamese rail freight service
    News

    World rail freight news round-up

    2024-07-15T05:00:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.

  • Northern train at station (Photo Northern)
    Rail Business UK

    Northern reviews recruitment process to better support neurodivergent candidates

    2024-07-15T04:00:00Z

    UK: Train operator Northern has reviewed its recruitment processes with the aim of ensuring that applicants with neurodivergent conditions are better supported. Candidates with autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia and Tourette’s syndrome are now being given extra support, including: a step-by-step breakdown, including timings, ...

  • EQT Future and Kühne Holding have agreed to acquire a 35% minority stake in Flix
    News

    Investors take stake in Flix

    2024-07-14T05:00:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: Investors EQT Future and Kühne Holding have agreed to acquire a 35% minority stake in Flix, which manages the commercial side of open access train and coach services that are operated by partner companies. In addition to a primary investment, the investors will acquire shares ...

  • VR Stadler Flirt impression
    News

    Finnish EMUs to have propane-based HVAC units

    2024-07-13T05:00:00Z

    HVAC: Liebherr-Transportation Systems has developed its first series-produced heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units to use propane as an alternative to more environmentally harmful refrigerants. The concept was developed in co-operation with TÜV Süd. Stadler Polska has ordered 80 of the saloon HVAC units, 80 heat recovery ...

  • Stockholm - Uppsala line (Photo Erich Westendarp, Pixabay)
    News

    East Coast four-tracking contract awarded

    2024-07-12T13:00:00Z

    SWEDEN: National infrastructure manager Trafikverket has appointed Sweco to assist with capacity expansion on the busy East Coast trunk line between Stockholm and Uppsala. The region to the north of the capital has been growing rapidly, and in 2017 the government commissioned Trafikverket to undertake a ...