All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2020 – Page 3
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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 InternationalMoscow ends trolleybus operation
RUSSIA: Moscow’s last six trolleybus services have ended, with five routes switching to diesel operation on August 25 and one route to battery buses. The city’s first trolleybus ran in November 1933, with the system reaching 80 routes totalling 1 300 km operated by 1 700 vehicles ...
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Rail Business UKEly Area Capacity Enhancement programme consultation to begin
UK: Next month Network Rail is to launch the first phase of public consultation on the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement proposal to add capacity on the five lines radiating from the city. Encompassing the area around Ely as far as Cambridge, Peterborough and King’s Lynn, the EACE ...
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NewsMassachusetts commuter rail construction contract awarded
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fiscal & Management Control Board has approved the award of the second and largest of the two principal construction packages for the South Coast Rail Phase 1 project. The $1·047bn project which is scheduled for completion in late 2023 will extend Boston’s ...
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Rail Business UKArterio brand name for South Western Railway Class 701 fleet
UK: South Western Railway has announced Arterio as its brand name for the fleet of 90 Class 701 electric multiple-units which Bombardier Transportation is supplying for use on suburban services from London Waterloo station. Speaking at Wimbledon depot on August 24, SWR Managing ...
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Metro Report InternationalNext batch of Kelana Jaya metro cars nears completion
MALAYSIA: Bombardier Transportation announced on August 24 that final assembly of the first Innovia metro cars from a follow-on order of 108 for Kuala Lumpur transport agency Prasarana has been completed. To be deployed on the north-south Kelana Jaya light metro line, the 27 four-car Innovia 300 ...
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NewsMÁV-Start seeks up to 50 battery-electric trainsets
Procurement of a battery-electric fleet would allow low-floor DMUs to redeployed. HUNGARY: National passenger operator MÁV-Start has called tenders for an initial 20 bi-mode multiple-units with an option for 30 more. The trains will have to be able to operate in 25 kV 50 Hz electric mode ...
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Metro Report InternationalMonitoring fare collection equipment
TICKETING: Cubic Transportation Systems is using the Dexda automated predictive fault management platform to monitor the fare collection systems it has supplied to New York MTA and Transport for London. ‘Dexda provides Cubic’s managers with the predictive insight needed to track event, service and maintenance issues, optimise ...
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Rail Business UKDellner Romag rolling stock and specialist glazing business formed
UK: Sweden’s Dellner Bubenzer Group has former Dellner Romag Ltd through the acquisition of Romag Ltd, which supplies specialist glass and glazing products for the rail, transport, security and architectural markets. Romag started in 1943 by producing safety goggles for Royal Air Force pilots, and expanded into ...
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NewsAmtrak sells ‘Ocean View’ dome car
Source: Joseph M Calisi USA: Amtrak has sold its ‘Ocean View’ full- length dome car to private coach fleet owner Paxrail, two years after it was withdrawn from traffic because of high maintenance costs. The vehicle is one of six Great Dome cars built by Budd ...
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Rail Business UKEMR set to retain Liverpool – Nottingham service
Photos: Tony Miles UK: The Department for Transport has confirmed to East Midlands Railway that, for the time being at least, it is no longer planning to transfer the Liverpool Lime Street – Nottingham service to TransPennine Express from the December 2021 timetable change. This long-standing proposal ...
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Rail Business UKAcceleration Unit to speed up infrastructure projects and ‘build back better’
Photo: Marcus Dawson/Network Rail UK: The formation of an ‘Acceleration Unit’ to speed up the delivery of transport projects was announced by Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps on August 21. The new team is to be in place at the Department for Transport next month, ...
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Rail Business UKDfT funding to support Welsh enhancements and freight improvements
Expansion of Cardiff Central station has been backed by UK government funding. UK: Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps announced funding to support a number of investment schemes in England and Wales on August 21. The announcement includes £5·8m to ‘kick start’ design work for the ...
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NewsEurostar plans to start direct Amsterdam – London trains in October
EUROPE: Cross-Channel high speed operator Eurostar has confirmed its intention to launch direct Amsterdam – London St Pancras services from October 26, complementing the London – Amsterdam trains which have run since April 2018. The announcement follows the conclusion earlier this year of negotiations between the ...
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In depthComment: Beware of the weather
‘Disruption from extreme weather events seems to be increasing rapidly in many parts of the world’
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Rail Business UKMechan bogie lifters installed at Siemens Mobility site
UK: A set of 22 bogie lifters which were custom designed and manufactured by Mechan have been installed to replace aging equipment at Siemens Mobility’s Lincoln site, where it undertakes the maintenance and repair of bogies from Velaro, Desiro and Desiro City fleets. ‘Siemens Mobility approached us ...
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Metro Report InternationalPlans for light rail project to share BNSF corridor dropped
USA: Following what they described as ‘years of unsuccessful discussions with BNSF Railway’, the promoters of the Minneapolis Metro Blue Line Extension project have abandoned plans for the colocation of light rail and freight services. The Metro Blue Line Extension, also known as Bottineau Light Rail Transit, ...
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In depthGreece: Infrastructure investment back on the agenda
After years of delays amid the country’s financial crisis, several major infrastructure projects are coming to fruition in Greece, while Chinese investment in the port of Piraeus could spur more investment in the near future. Toma Bačić reports.
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NewsLocomotive lamp offers visibility, safety and durability
LAMP: Speciality lamp manufacturer Amglo has launched its PAR Series locomotive halogen lamp, designed to provide train operators with a focused, bright beam of light down the track for greater visibility and safety. Intended for use acreoss the USA and Canada, the lamp’s light output exceeds ...