All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2022 – Page 3
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NewsQueensland unveils Brisbane rail expansion strategy
AUSTRALIA: A pipeline of investment valued at more than A$20bn will support the long-term expansion of the southeast Queensland rail network under proposals published by the state government on August 2.
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Rail Business UKNational Train Control Systems framework aims to develop UK signalling market
UK: Network Rail is planning to establish a multi-supplier National Train Control Systems framework for the delivery of major enhancements and renewals, including ETCS and conventional signalling. It is envisaged that the 10-year framework would cover five suppliers, and have an estimated overall value of £4bn. ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro escalator refurbishment matches speed to the time of day
SINGAPORE: Otis has completed a six-year project to refurbish 231 escalators at 42 stations on the North-South and East-West metro lines, installing additional safety features, improving efficiency and enabling operation at different speeds depending on the time of day. The escalators are programmed to move at ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo metro Line 6 financing secured
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro Line 6 PPP consortium Concessionária Linha Universidade has closed a R$6·9bn financing deal with development bank BNDES. The consortium of Acciona (47%), Societe Generale (39·7%), Stoa (12·3%) and Transdev (1%) said the R$18bn public-private infrastructure project to build the 15·3 km line ...
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Rail Business UKHigh Speed 1 renewals concerns raised
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has expressed concern over how high speed rail infrastructure concessionaire HS1 Ltd is managing asset renewals. ORR’s annual operational and financial performance assessment of HS1 Ltd for the year to March 31 2022 found a good safety record and ...
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NewsLimerick to Foynes railway reopening plan
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has invited expressions of interest in rehabilitation works for the reopening of the line from Limerick to Foynes on the Shannon estuary. The 42 km line which last saw a revenue train in 2000 would initially be reopened for freight, connecting Shannon Foynes ...
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NewsCzech Republic electrification conversion advances
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽ has converted the overhead electrification on the 43 km Nedakonice – Říkovice section of the Břeclav – Přerov main line from 3 kV DC to 25 kV 50 Hz. The work forms part of SŽ’s ambitious programme to establish a unified ...
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NewsPolish approval for wheel detector
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has approved the use of Alstom’s ELS-96 rail-mounted wheel detector for axle counters. The ELS-96 provides full digital transmission without lineside electronics with fully automatic adjustment as well as a remote diagnostics and software upgrade capability. It can withstand high and ...
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NewsNSH Group to present innovations in wheelset machining and maintenance
INNOTRANS: Niles-Simmons-Hegenscheidt, Hegenscheidt-MFT, Simmons and Standray will highlight their co-ordinated capabilities for wheelset maintenance, with the wheelset measurement and diagnosis system ARGUS, the U2000-150 underfloor wheelset re-profiling machine and Hegenscheidt’s Total Wheelset Management software tool. TWM enables fleet operators to efficiently manage, plan, track, document and ...
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NewsZF highlights metro gearbox innovation
INNOTRANS: At this year’s show, ZF will present its modular EcoMet gearbox for metro vehicles and a wheelset gearbox used in combination with EcoWorld, a fuel-saving powershift transmission. Also on display will be the digital condition monitoring system connect@rail, which demonstrates how integrated sensors and advanced data ...
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Rail Business UKCity regions want formal role in rail reform
UK: City regions have been sidelined in the government’s plans for rail reform, according to the Urban Transport Group of transport authorities, which has called for them to be given a statutory role in managing and developing the rail network. UTG said it welcomed many of the ...
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NewsPresident Marcos commits to rail investment
PHILIPPINES: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr underlined his commitment to continuing and expanding the previous administration’s investment in rail during his first state of the nation address. ‘The infrastructure programme of the Duterte administration must not only continue but, wherever possible, be expanded’, he said. ‘We must ...
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NewsEstonian locomotive approved for operation in Finland
FINLAND: A C30-MF diesel locomotive produced at Operail’s Tapa workshop in Estonia has been approved for use on the Finnish network. It is to be used for shunting at the port of Kotka, instead of Operail’s Wabtec/Tülomsaş PowerHaul main line freight locomotives. Transport agency Traficom granted ...
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NewsAmergin to invest in rail and aviation assets
USA: Funds managed by Blue Owl Capital’s Owl Rock division have invested in Amergin Asset Management, which has been formed to invest in a diversified portfolio of wagon and aircraft assets for lease. Based in Boca Raton, Florida, Amergin is headed by CEO Mark McGreenery; he ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram subsystem framework agreement signed
INTERNATIONAL: Knorr-Bremse has signed a framework agreement to supply Hyundai Rotem with subsystems for more than 200 light rail vehicles in 2023-28. Valued in the ‘mid-double-digit million-euros’ range, the agreement announced on August 8 covers ‘field-proven and robust’ electro-hydraulic braking systems including sanding equipment and magnetic ...
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NewsKnick adds to electrical instrument range
INNOTRANS: Electrical instrumentation specialist Knick will be introducing two novel products at this year’s event, a speed signal doubler and a high-voltage transducer. The P16800 signal multiplier doubles the signals of a speed sensor and converts them to the requisite signal type or frequency. Individual speed sensors ...
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Metro Report InternationalBangkok Pink Line monorail branch agreed
THAILAND: Agreements have been signed for the construction of a branch off the Bangkok MRT Pink Line monorail to serve exhibition, hotel and retail destinations to the north of the city. Expected to cost 4bn baht to complete, the 3 km branch will run from Si ...
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Rail Business UKMandy Rail wins wagon fleet contract
UK: Mandy Rail has won its first long-term contract to maintain a wagon fleet, covering 50 IIA hoppers which are owned by leasing company VTG Rail UK and operate from the port of Tyne.