All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2018 – Page 2
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Plans to merge British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland have been postponed. This follows ‘recent advice from Police Scotland around the practicalities of a number of issues and timing of implementation, particularly relating to ICT, which have emerged as part of the re-planning exercise commissioned by Scottish Ministers’, ...
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NewsTrain cleaning equipment on show at InnoTrans 2018
VOGELSANG: The TUnit for the environmentally friendly and hygienic supply of drinking water to trains and the vacuum disposal of waste water will be presented by Vogelsang at InnoTrans 2018. The TUnit SP variant is a compact, single-station system equipped with a VX series rotary lobe pump which is particularly ...
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Rail Business UKHitachi trainsets for Hull Trains under construction
UK: The first bodyshell for the fleet of five Hitachi AT300 electro-diesel trainsets ordered by open access operator Hull Trains has been completed at the manufacturer’s factory at Kasado in Japan. Fitting out will be undertaken at Hitachi’s Pistoia plant in Italy ahead of delivery to the ...
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NewsBLS opens Rosshäuser Tunnel
SWITZERLAND: BLS celebrated the completion of the Rosshäuser Tunnel on the Bern – Neuchâtel line on August 25, ahead of the planned start of regular services on September 3. The 1 910 m long single bore tunnel with two tracks on a new 2·4 km alignment will replace a winding ...
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NewsOpen access operator plans Praha – Berlin service
GERMANY: Czech open access operator Leo Express has confirmed it is interested in adding a Praha – Berlin service to its network. ‘Germany has a huge liberalised transport market on which we want to further develop and which we want to connect with the Czech one through the Praha – ...
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NewsStagecoach pledges Manchester electric bus investment
UK: Bus operator Stagecoach announced on August 28 that it will invest £34·6m into the procurement of a fleet of electric buses for Greater Manchester. If £21·5m can be secured from the government’s Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, 105 double-decker Enviro400 EV City battery buses would be purchased from Alexander ...
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NewsAnti-trespass panels approved
ANTI-TRESPASS: Prime Rail Solutions’ GRP anti-trespass panels designed for use at level crossings, stations, bridges and other locations where an access deterrent is required have been approved for use on the ProRail network in the Netherlands and by Network Rail in the UK, and trials are to be undertaken by ...
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NewsNS to run a fast train to InnoTrans
EUROPE: Dutch national passenger operator NS is to run a one-off fast inter-city service from Amsterdam to Berlin on September 17, to demonstrate how journey times between the cities could be reduced. The train will take passengers including NS CEO Roger van Boxtel to the German capital ahead of the ...
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NewsRussian companies to co-operate in South American freight market
SOUTH AMERICA: Russian suppliers Transmashholding and United Wagon Co have signed an agreement to co-operate to win orders in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as the South American rail freight market in general. They envisage this could include the supply of integrated packages combining TMH locomotives and UWC ...
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Rail Business UKTrain disruption information by Facebook Messenger
UK: East Midlands Trains is testing the provision of personalised travel disruption information to passengers via Facebook Messenger. The system was developed by technology company Zipabout with the aim of replacing potentially confusing mass broadcasts of disruption information. Passengers opt-in through a ‘Keep Me Updated’ button on the EMT website. ...
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NewsAbu Dhabi metro project moves forward
UAE: The Abu Dhabi Department of Transport has invited bids for consultancy services for the emirate’s metro and light rail projects. Companies registered with the Department of Economic Development are invited to tender, with applications due by September 13. According to the surface transport master plan for ...
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Metro Report InternationalToyota and Uber to develop autonomous cars
AUTONOMOUS CARS: Toyota Motor Corp announced on August 28 that it is investing US$500m in Uber Technologies, and the two companies had agreed to work together on ride-sharing using autonomous cars. Under the agreement, both companies will use their technologies in purpose-built Toyota vehicles that would be deployed on ...
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NewsNorrbotniabanan construction launched
SWEDEN: Construction of the initial section of the Norrbotniabanan was launched by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven with a groundbreaking ceremony at on August 23. The planned 270 km Norrbotniabanan between Umeå and Luleå is to expected be built in three phases at total cost of SKr30bn, starting with the short ...
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NewsNæstved site to replace DSB’s København workshop
DENMARK: DSB is to move its main locomotive and rolling stock workshop from København to a new facility to be built at Næstved in south Sjælland, the national passenger operator announced on August 27. DSB CEO Flemming Jensen said the move was a long-term strategic decision that would contribute towards ...
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NewsKöln light rail extension inaugurated
GERMANY: A northwestern extension of Köln light rail Line 3 opened to passengers on August 27, following an official inauguration ceremony on August 25. The 600 m extension from Ollenhauerring runs along Militärringstraße to reach a new terminus at Görlinger-Zentrum. The new stop offers level boarding. Main works ...
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NewsFirst phase of Aarhus tram-train route inaugurated
DENMARK: The first tram-train section of the Aarhus Letbane light rail network opened on August 25 with the start of operations on the 29 km southern section between Aarhus H and Odder, serving 16 stations. The railway linking Aarhus and Odder closed in 2016 for upgrading including electrification. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalShanghai tram operations contract awarded
CHINA: Songjiang Tramway has awarded Shanghai Keolis a five-year contract to operate and maintain the tram network in the Songjiang district of southwestern Shanghai. The joint venture of Shanghai Shentong Metro Group (51%) and Keolis (49%) is to operate the two-line network, which is due to open in two ...
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NewsStage V engine development on show at InnoTrans 2018
VOITH: The development of a horizontal diesel engine for rail applications offering up to 23% more power than comparable engines while meeting the Stage V exhaust standards coming into force in 2021 will be highlighted by Voith at InnoTrans 2018. Derived from construction machine engines, the six cylinder engine would ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market - August 2018
Australia: The South Australian government has approved an extension to Lendlease’s Phase I contract for the electrification of Adelaide’s 40 km Gawler Line to include the second phase from Salisbury to Gawler, due to be completed by the end of 2020 at a cost of A$462·5m. PTA has awarded ...
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NewsRail-certified industrial computer range launched
COMPUTERS: Specialist computing platform supplier Captec has launched a range of EN 50121-4:2006 certified industrial computers for trackside applications including surface and underground installation. The computers feature redundant power supplies, RAID support and hot-swappable drive bays. They are compatible with Celeron, i3, i5 and i7 processors, and can be customised ...