All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2021 – Page 6
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo Line 9 extended
BRAZIL: A one-station extension of São Paulo suburban Line 9 Esmeralda from Grajaú to Mendes-Vila Natal has been inaugurated by state Governor João Doria. Operator CPTM will initially provide a limited service until the full timetable is introduced in December. As part ...
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Metro Report InternationalTrack Access Management System goes to market
SINGAPORE: PCCW Solutions and the Strides Engineering subsidiary of metro operator SMRT Trains are to jointly market their Track Access Management System software for automating track access allocations when planning engineering and maintenance works. TAMS replaces labour intensive manual processes, and provides real-time updates of allocation ...
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Metro Report InternationalGroundbreaking for Berlin tramway extension
GERMANY: Construction of the 2·2 km five-stop extension of Berlin tram line M10 westwards from Hauptbahnhof to Turmstraße U-Bahn station in the city’s Moabit district was officially launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on August 11. The €33m project is being funded by the Berlin Sustainable Development ...
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Metro Report InternationalLugano tram-train cut-off tunnel approved
SWITZERLAND: Plans for a 2·2 km cut-off tunnel which would provide metre-gauge operator Ferrovie Luganesi with a more direct route into Lugano were approved by the Federal Council on August 11. Construction of the tunnel along with a 1·9 km surface branch to Manno are key ...
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NewsLeasing company takeover to provide funding for growth
GERMANY: Swiss Life Asset Managers and Vauban Infrastructure Partners have proposed the acquisition of wagon leasing company Aves One, and following a successful takeover intend to provide additional capital of €100m to optimise the capital structure and finance further growth. The deal would be worth €12·80 ...
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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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In depthHigh Speed: Sapporo in sight as tunnellers tackle Hokkaido’s hills
Construction of the 212 km second phase of the Hokkaido Shinkansen from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto to Sapporo offers the prospect of a 5 h journey time from Tokyo once the line is completed in 2030-31. Mike Bent investigates.
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line timetables under development
Northern has operated a number of special trains between Newcastle and Morpeth for Northumberland County Council to highlight progress with the Northumberland Line scheme…
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Rail Business UKHydrogen strategy says electrification is the best option for rail
The government’s first UK Hydrogen Strategy says electrification is likely to be the best way to decarbonise non-electrified railways…
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NewsThe Andersons sells wagon leasing business with repair shops to follow
USA: The Andersons has sold its wagon leasing business to American Industrial Transport for $550m, and is also planning to divest its wagon repair business which includes 29 facilities across the USA. ‘This railcar leasing business has been a successful and consistent cash flow generator’, said ...
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NewsShunters converted to gas dual-fuel operation
EUROPE: Shunting locomotives in Estonia and Poland have been converted to diesel and gas dual-fuel operation using the NYSMART technology developed by Latvian company DiGas. A TEM2 shunting locomotive belonging to Estonian state-owned oil shale company Enefit Kaevandused has been converted to ...
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Metro Report Internationalİzmir invites tenders for Otogar – Kemalpaşa metro line
TURKEY: Seven companies or consortia have applied to prequalify for the contract to build İzmir’s planned Otogar – Kemalpaşa metro line. The 27·5 km line with 19 stations will link the inter-city coach station with the future Ankara – İzmir high speed rail line and the ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry
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In depthItaly: Speeding up rail schemes
As part of its post-Covid recovery strategy, the Italian government has launched a wide-ranging programme to accelerate the delivery of major infrastructure projects, and rail is set to be a prime beneficiary. Christian Scasso investigates.
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NewsRailpool orders electric locos equipped for 11 countries
EUROPE: Railpool has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 20 Vectron MS electric locomotives suitable for operation in Germany, Austria, Poland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. ‘We want to position Railpool even better to handle anticipated market developments, especially ...
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News‘Industrial espionage’ train maintenance dispute resolved
GERMANY: A dispute over Go-Ahead Bayern’s decision to appoint a subsidiary of Russian company Transmashholding to maintain a fleet of Stadler Flirt3 electric multiple-units has been resolved, and the manufacturer handed over the first of the units to the future operator in Augsburg on August 18. ...
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Rail Business UKDisabled trainer-led courses for all GTR staff
UK: All customer-facing Govia Thameslink Railway staff have now participated in disability equality courses delivered by experts who are themselves disabled, and the programme is being expanded to all the operator’s staff including the board. The courses are delivered by a company owned by wheelchair-using accessibility ...
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Metro Report InternationalCross-border CBTC contract awarded
ASIA: Siemens Mobility has been formally awarded the contract to design, install and commission what it says will be the first communications-based train control deployment on a cross-border line. The contract covers the provision of Trainguard MT CBTC to support GoA4 unattended automatic operation on the ...
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