All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2023 – Page 6
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne suburban contract extended as tunnel tracklaying completed
AUSTRALIA: Tracklaying in Melbourne’s cross-city Metro Tunnel has been completed.
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In depthInterview: Rail Cargo Austria adapts to a challenging environment
Ongoing disruption to global supply chains and the war in Ukraine have impacted on Rail Cargo Group in recent months, but the ÖBB freight operator sees emerging opportunities in southeast Europe, as Chief Executive Officer Clemens Först explains to Toma Bačić.
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SponsoredThe 12th International Heavy Haul Association Conference
Are you involved in heavy haul railway operations, engineering, maintenance, or technology? If so, mark your calendars for the 12th International Heavy Haul Association Conference (12th IHHA Conference 2023) hosted by the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from 27 – 31 August 2023.
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NewsTobu Railway launches Spacia X EMU fleet
JAPAN: Tobu Railway unveiled the first of 24 aluminium-bodied Series N100 EMUs on April 15, branding its new fleet as ‘Spacia X’.
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EventsCaspian International Transport, Transit and Logistics Exhibition
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SponsoredCPK – an ambitious Polish mobility project in the heart of Europe
By 2028 the new airport in the centre of Central and Eastern Europe is expected to have a capacity of 40 million passengers per year. Mikołaj Wild, President of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny, is to talk about the progress of CPK, new contracts and innovative concepts undertaken with international partners at the Passenger Terminal Expo.
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens wins Cross Island Line CBTC contract
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded a €310m contract to Siemens Mobility to provide its CBTC signalling system and full-height platform screen doors on the Cross Island Line. Construction of CRL1, the first phase of Singapore’s eighth fully underground metro line, started in January 2023. Siemens ...
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Rail Business UKLong Marston hosts Network Rail major incident training exercise
UK: Porterbrook’s Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre has hosted a Network Rail major incident training exercise which replicated an collision between a train and a road vehicle. During two separate weeks in March, more than 300 people took part in the National ...
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NewsRussian Railways orders suburban EMUs
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovsky plant has been awarded a contract to supply Russian Railways with 42 suburban electric multiple-units totalling 220 cars by the end of 2023. The order includes four to eight-car EP2D 3kV DC EMUs, and four to 10-car EP3D 25 kV 50 Hz units. ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalLatest Lisboa orbital metro link contract let
PORTUGAL: A €70m contract was awarded on April 13 to build a 1·9 km link connecting Lisboa’s Green and Yellow metro lines to create a loop through the city centre.
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NewsAnkara – Istanbul ‘super high speed’ line proposed
TURKEY: The government is planning a ‘super high speed’ railway between Istanbul and Ankara.
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NewsAmtrak backs New York – Scranton passenger revival
USA: Amtrak has unveiled proposals for the restoration of inter-city passenger trains between New York and Scranton.
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NewsStadler agrees Portuguese rolling stock production joint venture
PORTUGAL: Stadler has signed an agreement with commercial vehicle supplier Salvador Caetano to develop a rolling stock assembly plant and a servicing hub in Portugal.
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Rail Business UKHitachi partnership to underpin GCRE’s net zero aim
UK: The Global Centre of Rail Excellence has agreed a technology development partnership with Hitachi, and procured a Static Frequency Converter to support planned electrification of the railway test facility.
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NewsEurope’s Rail JU seeks scientific steering group members as latest grants announced
EUROPE: The Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking is seeking specialists to join a scientific steering group.
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.