All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2025 – Page 5
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NewsGreenbrier to close Romanian wagon factory
ROMANIA: Greenbrier is to close its Arad wagon factory, and concentrate production at its Caracal and Drobeta-Turnu Severin sites.
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NewsWestern Australia produced iron ore wagon rolled out
AUSTRALIA: Gemco Rail and supply partner CRRC Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock have delivered the first of 100 iron order wagons which are to be produced in Western Australia for Rio Tinto.
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Rail Business UKGuidance on traction power changeover locations updated
UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has updated industry standards and the Rule Book to include requirements and guidance for locations where multi-mode trains switch between external electric power and internal sources such as diesel or battery.
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NewsFerrovie della Calabria orders custom DMUs
ITALY: Ferrovie della Calabria has ordered three custom-made 950 mm gauge diesel-electric multiple-units from Stadler.
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Rail Business UKCzech rails delivered to British specifications
UK: This month Czech turnout manufacturer DT-Výhybkárna a Strojírna will complete a major contract to supply permanent way specialist Trackwork Ltd with 86 switch rails approved to British specifications.
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Metro Report InternationalMadrid and Delhi metros join forces to study urban freight shipments
INTERNATIONAL: The operators of the Madrid and Delhi metros have agreed to co-operate to assess how far their networks could be used for urban parcel distribution.
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Rail Business UKSignalling and electrical control training hub opens
UK: Network Rail has opened what it says is its only facility able to offer training for all types of signalling as well as electrical control room operations.
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NewsKTMB to operate inland port on Thai border
MALAYSIA: National railway KTMB has signed a strategic agreement for the operation and maintenance of the future Perlis Inland Port at Padang Besar on the border with Thailand.
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NewsRigid Overhead Catenary System ordered for Turkish tunnel
TURKEY: Electrification contractor RESA Yapi Elektromekanik has awarded Alstom a contract to supply rigid overhead catenary for a 7 km tunnel on a new alignment which will enable 200 km/h running on the route between Istanbul and the Bulgarian border. The new alignment is being built ...
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NewsEgyptian loco modernisation contract signed
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has awarded Progress Rail three long-term contracts to modernise 100 AA22T diesel locomotives and provide technical services and parts support for a total of 141 locos for up to 15 years.
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NewsCEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility dies in helicopter crash
INTERNATIONAL: Agustin Escobar, CEO of Rail Infrastructure at Siemens Mobility, his wife and three children and the pilot were killed when a New York sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on April 10.
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Rail Business UKRIA-led partnership proposes fresh approach to station development
UK: A discussion paper published by the Railway Industry Association calls for a new approach to developing small and medium-sized stations.
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NewsKuwait railway design contract awarded
KUWAIT: Turkish engineering group Proyapı Mühendislik ve Müşavirlik has been awarded a contract to design Kuwait’s section of the planned Gulf Co-Operation Council railway corridor. The US$8·1m contract awarded on April 7 covers an 111 km electrified line running from the Al-Shadadiya area of Kuwait City ...
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Metro Report InternationalConstruction of tram-train stop gets underway
UK: Work has begun to build a stop and 100-space park and ride facility at Magna on the Supertram tram-train route from Sheffield and Meadowhall to Rotherham.
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NewsGerman coalition agreement includes rail reform and electrification
GERMANY: The incoming coalition government plans to reform state-owned Deutsche Bahn, accelerate electrification schemes and continue to offer the national local transport pass.
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NewsHydrogen loco commercialisation in sight after successful trial
USA: Californian short line Sierra Northern Railway has completed testing of a hydrogen fuel cell shunting locomotive, and says its technology is suitable for widespread commercialisation ‘in the immediate future’. The successful trial ‘marks another major milestone in Sierra’s mission to bring hydrogen-powered zero emission switcher ...