All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2014 – Page 6
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NewsTransnet secures US guarantee for GE loco financing
SOUTH AFRICA: Freight operator Transnet has secured a R6bn guarantee from the USA’s export credit agency to support the financing of 293 diesel locomotives which GE is to supply, including an order for 233 announced in March. Transnet said the Ex-Im Bank guarantee announced on August 6 would enable it ...
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NewsDB Regio awarded Allgäu operating contracts
GERMANY: The Länder of Bayern and Baden-Württemberg have awarded DB Regio two contracts to operate Dieselnetz Allgäu passenger services between December 2017 and December 2029. The services were tendered as two lots, with Lot 1 covering regional express services between München, Augsburg and Nürnberg which are to be operated using ...
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NewsAlstom and Huawei announce metro LTE trial
FRANCE: Alstom and Huawei are to test LTE multi-service broadband radio networking technology for metros at the French company’s Valenciennes site. The pilot project follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the companies in April. Huawei is to provide the LTE network, while Alstom will provide a trainset ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2014
The Indian government has allocated Rs177·4m for Bangalore metro Phase II and expansion of Phase I by 2015. The EIB is to provide Düsseldorf’s Rheinbahn with a €150m loan for modernisation including procurement of around 40 trams and refurbishment of 100 existing vehicles by 2019. The 3·2 ...
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NewsRoad-rail excavator and hand-held tamper
WACKE NEUSON: A road-rail version of the 8003 excavator will be unveiled at InnoTrans by Wacker Neuson, which will also be showing its proven BH 55rw hand-held tamper. The 10 tonne 8003 excavator is designed to be compact and more manoeuvrable than larger models, with lower purchase and operating ...
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News13 MW electric locomotive to tackle Siberian gradients
RUSSIA: ‘The most powerful AC electric freight locomotive in the world’ was unveiled by Transmashholding’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant and Russian Railways as part of Railwaymen’s Day celebrations in Rostov-na-Donu on August 3. The four-section 4ES5K has a 1 h rating of 13·12 MW. This is intended to be sufficient ...
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NewsFind a tram stop with augmented reality
INIT: Making public transport more attractive for passengers and more efficient for operators is the aim of the software developed by INIT, which will be demonstrating its latest innovations at InnoTrans 2014. The DEPARTURESlive iPhone application displays the nearest light rail or bus stops and departure times, or users can ...
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NewsSupercap trams enter service in Rostock
GERMANY: The first of 13 Vossloh Tramlink 6N2 trams equipped with roof-mounted supercapacitor energy storage units entered regular service in Rostock on July 30. All 13 are expected to be in service by the end of the year, replacing older Tatra T6 vehicles. The five-section 100% low-floor trams are 32 ...
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NewsVossloh highlights modular locomotive and tram families
VOSSLOH: Locomotives and light rail vehicles based on modular platforms but customised to meet specific customer needs will be displayed at InnoTrans 2014 by companies from the Vossloh group. On show in Berlin will be a UKLight diesel locomotive developed specifically for the UK market, along with a full-scale mock-up ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn companies team up in the CityCube
DEUTSCHE BAHN: On display at InnoTrans 2014 will be the first of 36 Pesa Link diesel multiple-units which DB ordered for the Sauerland network in 2013 under a framework agreement signed at the last InnoTrans. Visitors will also be able to see the first of five diesel-battery hybrid shunting ...
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NewsBremen tram route extends out
GERMANY: A 5·5 km extension of Bremen tram Route 4 was officially inaugurated at 14.00 on August 1, with a public ceremony on the following Sunday. The 10-stop extension from Borgfeld to Falkenberg in the neighbouring town of Lilienthal is the first of the city’s tram routes to cross ...
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NewsReverse engineering with 3D printing
UK: The ability to use aviation-specification flame retardant plastic in additive manufacturing - commonly known as 3D printing - has enabled 3T RPD to win its first contracts in the rail sector. The company was able to reverse-engineer spare parts for onboard ventilation and communication systems, despite the original toolings ...
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NewsSteelmaker rolls into InnoTrans
EVRAZ: Russian steelmaker EVRAZ has completed a two-year US$520m reconstruction of its ZSMK rail mill at Novokuznetsk in Siberia since the last InnoTrans. In May this year it delivered its first batch of Russian-made 100 m head-hardened rails to RZD, and certification is underway which will enable the company ...
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NewsGrand Paris funding
FRANCE: Société du Grand Paris approved €3·49bn for the Grand Paris project last month. The investment will go towards construction of Lines 16 between Noisy-Champs and Saint-Denis-Pleyel, as well as Line 17 South from Le Bourget RER station to Triangle-de-Gonesse and Line 14 North from Mairie de Saint-Ouen to Saint-Denis-Pleyel. ...
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NewsA good look around
USA: The Hi-Vis cab has been designed by US locomotive supplier Motive Power & Equipment Solutions to offer shunting locomotive drivers improved all-round visibility for safe operation at industrial sites. Locomotives with older cab designs and large bonnets can have blind spots, but MP&ES says the Hi-Vis has minimal ...
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NewsIsrael Railways calls tenders for electric locomotives
ISRAEL: Israel Railways has called tenders for the supply of between 62 and 78 electric locomotives, with options for more. These are required as part of ISR’s 25 kV 50 Hz electrification programme. ISR is seeking mixed traffic locomotives with three-phase asynchronous traction equipment. These should be suitable for regenerative ...
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NewsTrams for Germany and Poland
SOLARIS: Polish bus, trolleybus and tram manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach will be displaying its latest low-floor tram at InnoTrans. This is the Tramino Braunschweig, the first of which was delivered to the Germany city on July 18. The four-section unidirectional vehicles are 36 m long with capacity for ...
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NewsAppeal court ruling provides high speed funding fillip
USA: Three judges of the State Appellate Court in Sacramento ruled on July 31 to support an appeal by California High Speed Rail Authority against a prior judgment blocking the sale of $9·95bn in so-called ‘Proposition 1A’ bonds. Judge Michael Kenny had ruled on November 25 that when Californian voters ...
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NewsCAF to supply Monterrey fleet
MEXICO: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has announced that it is to supply 22 cars for Line 3 of the Monterrey metro, as leader of the consortium awarded a 20-year concession to build and operate the line on July 30. According to CAF, the funding package for the project was ...
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NewsDesign your own Stadler train at InnoTrans
STADLER RAIL: InnoTrans 2014 will provide the first chance for people outside Belarus to see the prototype Metelica tram, which the Stadler Minsk joint venture of Stadler and Belkommunmash has developed as a simple and robust vehicle for use in harsh climates. Stadler will also be displaying two Flirt3 ...