Non-traditional materials to reduce bogie weights
SLOVAKIA: The readiness of the rail freight market to accept the use of non‑traditional materials in bogie production is being assessed in Tatravagónka’s Y25LsAL‑C-K bogie project, for which technical and economic feasibility studies are now underway.
Fenniarail orders electric locomotive to support growth
FINALND: Private freight operator Fenniarail has announced a firm order for Siemens Mobility to supply one Vectron electric locomotive by the end of October 2023, with an option for a further four.
Louisiana short line acquisition agreement
USA: Patriot Rail has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Delta Southern Railroad, which operates two sections of line in Louisiana totalling around 60 km.
RENFE looks at entering UK rail market through open access partnership
UK: Managing Director Ian Yeowart tells Rail Business UK about Grand Union Trains’ latest plan to launch a London – Carmarthen service in partnership with a Spanish investor and national operator RENFE.
Service increases and new trains in German operating contract
GERMANY: Berlin-Brandenburg transport authority VBB has awarded DB Regio Nordost the contract to operate Netz Nord-Süd passenger services on behalf of the Länder of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Sachsen-Anhalt.
Europe: Overcoming the language barrier
Developed by UIC and RailNetEurope with funding from the Shift2Rail joint undertaking, the Translate4Rail tool offers hope that the thorny problem of drivers and dispatchers speaking different languages on cross-border routes in Europe can finally be resolved. Toma Bačić explains.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
