All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2018 – Page 4
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InnoTrans 2018
InnoTrans 2018 - THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY 18–21 SEPTEMBER BERLIN International Trade Fair for Transport Technology Innovative Components Vehicles Systems The world is growing together – and InnoTrans is growing along with it. As an international showcase and communication platform for the international rail industry, the trade ...
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NewsPendolino to be tested in Greece
GREECE: One of the ERT485 Pendolino trainsets which Trenitalia uses in Italy is on its way to Greece for testing with a view to possible future deployment on the Athens – Thessaloniki route. Ongoing upgrading projects including the 54 km new alignment between Tithorea and Lianokladi have raised the maximum ...
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NewsDonetsk People’s Republic tram rolled out
UKRAINE: Head of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic Aleksandr Zakharchenko attended the rollout of a tram built at the Donetsk Electrotechnical Plant on August 21. Assembly began in March. The frame and bogies of a Tatra tram were used, and 80% of components came from the DPR, with the ...
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Rail Business UKMarston Vale D-Train contract signed
UK: The contract for the supply of three two-car Class 230 D-Train diesel-multiple-units for the Marston Vale line between Bedford and Bletchley has been formally signed, manufacturer Vivarail announced on August 22. Testing is expected to begin in the next few weeks, and entry into service is planned for December. ...
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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou to test hydrogen fuel cell buses
CHINA: Zhengzhou Public Transportation Corp is to put 20 hydrogen fuel cell buses into commercial demonstration operation. The buses that Yutong is supplying are equipped with a kneeling function for easier boarding, as well as a ramp. The supplier says that the buses have a range of 500 ...
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News'Sterling' performance at Transnet
SOUTH AFRICA: Growth in multiple sectors of Transnet Freight Rail's business helped achieve 'sterling' financial results for Transnet in 2017-18. Figures in Transnet’s annual report published on August 20 showed that overall rail tonnage was 7·6% higher at 226·3 million, with export coal handled by TFR growing by 4·3% to ...
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NewsPandrol focuses on four core specialisms at InnoTrans 2018
PANDROL: Infrastructure component specialist Pandrol will be highlighting its four core specialisms at InnoTrans 2018: rail fastenings, aluminothermic welding, electrification, and equipment and control systems. The company will also be hosting ‘ask the expert’ sessions, where its technical specialists will be running short seminars on topical issues relating to ...
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NewsBattery electric multiple-unit study
GERMANY: Oberlebe transport authority VVO, Bombardier Transportation and Technischen Universität Berlin are to study the feasibility of using battery power instead of diesel multiple-units on four routes around Dresden. Städtebahn Sachsen services are currently operated using Siemens Desiro DMUs, but the transport authority envisages that the start of the next ...
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NewsBYD signs Messina electric midibus contract
ITALY: Messina municipality signed a contract to purchase 13 electric midibuses from BYD, the supplier announced on August 21. To be delivered in two batches this year, the 8·7 m long buses will have two doors and capacity for 53 passengers. The municipality will own the buses, which ...
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Metro Report InternationalSanto Domingo metro extension opens
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: President Danilo Medina opened an eastern extension of Santo Domingo metro Line 2 on August 8. Known during construction as Line 2B, the 4·6 km extension from Eduardo Brito to Concepción Bona adds four stations. Construction started in April 2014 and included the erection of a 645 ...
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NewsGBW Railcar Services joint venture ends
USA: The Greenbrier Companies and Watco have agreed to end their GBW Railcar Services joint venture, which was established in July 2014 to bring together the two companies’ workshops to form a national wagon maintenance network. The assets and employees of 12 workshops will return to Greenbrier, with 14 workshops ...
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Metro Report InternationalBiocomposite resin train door launched
DOOR: TRB Lightweight Structures has developed a biocomposite resin based carbon fibre reinforced sandwich panel door leaf with a 100% recycled foam core which is fire rated for both surface and underground rail use. This is lighter than an aluminium equivalent, can be operated using a less heavy duty mechanism ...
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NewsDutch network ‘almost full’, ProRail warns
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch main line network is ‘almost full’, ProRail warned on August 20. The national infrastructure manager issued the stark assessment in its annual update on proposed path allocations for 2019. ProRail said it was ‘running up against the limits’ of its 7 300 track-km network, pointing out that ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem wins Seoul metro driverless train contract
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has been awarded a 361·5bn won contract to supply driverless rolling stock and railway systems for a metro line being developed in Seoul. Rotem is to supply 50 two-car trainsets to operate the 13·4 km underground line connecting Seongdong-gu and Nowon-gu in northeast Seoul. The ...
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NewsMernda extension completed
AUSTRALIA: A public open day on August 19 marked the official completion of an 8 km extension of Melbourne’s South Morang Line to Mernda, with around 6 000 local residents invited to sample a shuttle service on the route. Regular services are due to begin running with the introduction of ...
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Metro Report InternationalMernda extension completed
AUSTRALIA: A public open day on August 19 marked the official completion of an 8 km extension of Melbourne’s South Morang Line to Mernda, with around 6 000 local residents invited to sample a shuttle service on the route. Regular services are due to begin running with the introduction of ...
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NewsFrankfurt light rail vehicles to be lengthened
GERMANY: Bombardier is to supply 22 light rail vehicle centre sections for Frankfurt am Main transport operator VGF. The 25 m long modules will be used to lengthen VGF’s U5-50 LRVs to 75 m or 100 m. Bombardier supplied the fleet of high-floor U5 vehicles. The centre sections will ...
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NewsElectrification programme gets underway
LATVIA: National railway LDz has invited expressions of interest in a contract to undertake the first phase of its 25 kV 50 Hz electrification programme. Phase 1 covers the routes radiating from Krustpils to Daugavpils (89 km), Rēzekne (95 km) and Riga (129 km), with completion planned by the end ...
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NewsCamrail and Sitarail sign freight deals
AFRICA: Freight transport agreements have been signed by Bolloré Transport & Logistics railway concessionaires Camrail, which operates in Cameroon, and Sitarail which links Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso. Bolloré and forestry company SEPBC have agreed to work together to increase the volume of timber exported from Cameroon. Camrail will transport ...
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NewsFly through the product range with the greatest of ease
TRAPEZE: The latest developments in real-time passenger information, smartphone ticketing, on-board computers, vehicle tracking, integrated crew and vehicle planning and public transport business intelligence tools will be highlighted by Swiss company Trapeze. ComfoAccess is a check-in/be-out ticketing system for smartphone users. Before starting a trip they check-in to the app, ...