All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2020 – Page 6
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NewsRZD Logistics launches Shenyang – Austria transit service
INTERNATIONAL: RZD Logistics and Sinotrans have launched a transit container service from Shenyang in China to Enns in Austria via the Zabaikalsk border crossing between China and Russia. The first train carrying industrial raw materials left on March 14 and arrived on April 1, managed by Far ...
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NewsRail-approved DC/DC converter
CONVERTER: Traco Electronic’s THN 10WIR series of ruggedised 10 Watt DC/DC converters has been approved for railway applications according to the EN 50155 and EN 61373 standards. Designed for reliability in harsh environments, the converters have a wide 4:1 input range of 9 to 36, 18 to ...
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Rail Business UKRosehill Rail to provide advice to other companies seeking to win export business
UK: Rosehill Rail’s parent company has been named an Export Champion by the Department for International Trade, following its continued expansion in overseas markets. As an Export Champion the company will offer practical advice and encouragement to other businesses in the Northern Powerhouse Region ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Swedish fuel company St1 has awarded Green Cargo a further two-year extension to a contract to run 10 single-commodity trains a week from its facilities in Göteborg to depots in Jönköping and Karlstad. This is the equivalent of 12 000 trucks/year. Uzbekistan has ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrolleybuses switch to fuel-cell operation
LATVIA: Commissioning of a hydrogen refueling point in early March enabled Riga operator Rīgas Satiksme to begin operating its fleet of 10 Solaris Trollino trolleybuses on fuel-cell power from March 24. Together with diesel trolley hybrids, they have allowed conversion of bus Route 40, the city’s second ...
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NewsTrain Express Régional simulators ordered
SENEGAL: Five Corys train driving simulators have been ordered by SETER, the joint venture of SNCF and RATP Dev which has been appointed to operate the Train Express Régional line in Dakar. The contract covers the supply of two multifunction simulators with driving desks, as well as ...
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NewsMulti-legend driver’s cab alarm indicator
PANEL: EAO now offers a customisable multi-legend alarm indicator for train cabs, which can include features such as dimmable illumination and a lamp test switch. The panel size, array layout and ‘secret until lit’ symbol sizes are customisable, with the 8 mm mounting depth fitting into driver’s ...
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Rail Business UKRSSB publishes updated rail industry health & safety strategy
Source: Network Rail UK: RSSB has published a new version of its Leading Health & Safety on Britain’s Railway strategy. This sets out areas where the industry needs to co-operate to achieve a step-change in performance, recognising that there are still significant risks involved in signals passed ...
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NewsBerlin – Malmö night train to continue despite closure of ferry route
EUROPE: The Berlin Night Express overnight train between Sweden and Germany will continue to run despite shipping company Stena Line’s plans to close the Trelleborg – Sassnitz ferry route which the train uses to cross the Baltic, operator Snälltåget has told Railway Gazette International. ...
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Metro Report InternationalCairo Monorail site characterisation contract awarded
EGYPT: Arab Contractors has awarded Fugro a contract to undertake geophysical and geotechnical investigations for the second phase of the Cairo Monorail project. Fugro is to deploy up to 15 geotechnical drilling rigs along the 43 km route of the planned Giza to October 6 City line. ...
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NewsAmtrak awarded $1bn from coronavirus relief package
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration is making available more than $1bn to support Amtrak operations during the coronavirus pandemic, under the terms of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief & Economic Security Act approved by the US Congress on March 27.
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Rail Business UKHitachi Rail begins to restart production
UK: Hitachi Rail began a staged restart of rolling stock production at its Newton Aycliffe site on April 14. Work had been put on hold during March as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. ‘Our priority continues to be the safety and well being of all Hitachi ...
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Metro Report InternationalPublic transport continuity needed to ensure ‘the health crisis does not turn into a social one’
INTERNATIONAL: Ensuring the continuity of public transport services during the coronavirus pandemic is essential to ensure that ‘the health crisis does not turn into a social one’, according to the International Association of Public Transport, United Cities & Local Governments, the International Transport Workers’ Federation and the ...
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NewsNarrow gauge wagon launched with updated bogie design
RUSSIA: Kambarka Engineering Works has launched its VSK-1000 narrow gauge side-tipping wagon, which has a new design of bogie. The wagon with a capacity of 35 tonnes is designed to carry bulk sand, gravel, ballast, salt, rock, ore and coal. It can be ...
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Rail Business UKUnlocking innovation event goes virtual
UK: Because of Covid-19, the Railway Industry Association’s Digital Journeys for Passengers & Rail Freight event within its Unlocking Innovation programme is to be held as a series of daily webinars from 14.00 to 15.00 during the week commencing April 20. The topics be discussed are working ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport news round-up
Eastern Denmark public transport authority Movia has awarded Keolis a contract to operate and maintain 47 buses, of which 32 are fully electric, in the greater København area. The contract for the operation of 6 million vehicle-km/year is worth more than €100m and runs for 10 ...
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Metro Report InternationalBayswater rebuilding contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: The government of Western Australia has awarded the Coleman Rail-led Evolve Bayswater Alliance a A$253m contract for the reconstruction of Bayswater station on the Perth suburban network.
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NewsRomania seeks inter-regional EMUs
Local builder Softronic demonstrated its Hyperion EMU prototype on a daily Craiova – București – Constanța service in the summer of 2014. (Photo: Mihai Tudosă). ROMANIA: Railway reform authority Autoritatea pentru Reformă Feroviară has invited bids for the supply of 20 low-floor EMUs for use on long-distance ...
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Rail Business UKHigh Speed 2 Notice to Proceed issued
UK: On April 15 the Department for Transport gave project promoter HS2 Ltd approval to issue its four main works civils contractors with Notice to Proceed with full detailed design and construction of the 225 km London – West Midlands Phase 1 of the high speed network. ...