All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2019 – Page 9
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NewsCRRC trainset enters service in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA: The first of nine S14 diesel trainsets being supplied by CRRC Qingdao Sifang has entered revenue service on the Colombo Fort – Badulla line, which has a journey time of 8 h 43 min. Sri Lankan Railways ordered the 120 ...
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NewsNext section of western China link completed
CHINA: The 173 km Subei – Mahai section of the line which is being built between Dunhuang and Golmud opened on December 18, adding six stations. Construction of the 671 km Dunhuang – Golmud line was officially launched in 2012, to connect the line running west to ...
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Rail Business UKNon-PRM compliant trains get last-minute derogation
UK: A few days ahead of the January 1 2020 deadline for ensuring compliance with tighter accessibility standards, the Department for Transport has granted limited dispensations for operators to keep in service for up to one year trains which do not meet the TSI-PRM requirements.
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Metro Report InternationalGuangzhou completes metro Line 21
CHINA: The 35·3 km second section of Guangzhou metro Line 21 was opened for revenue service on December 20, taking the total length of the city’s metro network to 513 km.
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NewsAppenzeller Bahnen electro-diesel locomotives delivered
SWITZERLAND: Appenzeller Bahnen has taken delivery of two Stadler Gem 2/2 electro-diesel locomotives for use on its infrastructure maintenance trains. The two-axle metre-gauge locomotives were ordered at cost of SFr5·3m in March 2018 to replace 50-year old diesel-only locos. The 28 tonne loocs ...
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Metro Report InternationalSt Petersburg passenger rail investment agreement
RUSSIA: Governor Alexander Beglov has announced that the government of St Petersburg and Russian Railways have confirmed their intention to invest 500bn roubles developing passenger rail services in and around the city by 2030. This would include spending of 90bn roubles in 2020-25. The plans include the ...
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NewsGuangzhou linked to Shenzhen airport
CHINA: The 74 km central section of the 140 km/h Guangzhou – Shenzhen inter-city railway opened on December 15. The new infrastructure starts at Xintang Bei station in the east of Guangzhou and runs to Shenzhen airport in the west of the Shenzhen urban area, via Dongguan ...
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NewsEmergency window-breaking hammer updated
HAMMER: EMKA has introduced an updated design of emergency hammer which passengers can use to break tempered and laminated glass if they need to escape through a train window. The hammer is made of glass fibre reinforced plastic with a hardened steel tip, and complies with relevant ...
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Metro Report InternationalAbidjan to expand bus network and study cocoa biofuel
CÔTE D’IVOIRE: The Ministry of Transport, transport operator SOTRA and Scania have signed an agreement for the supply of 400 low-entry 13 m buses and 50 compressed gas fuelled 18 m articulated buses, which will have with bodies from Marcopolo. The deal includes depot upgrading and training ...
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NewsPolish operator orders high-capacity flat wagons
POLAND: Laude Smart Intermodal has awarded United Wagon Co a contract to supply 200 Type Sgmmns 1 435 mm gauge flat wagons for transporting heavy-duty containers. The Russian manufacturer said the wagons it had developed would differ from similar vehicles available on the European market. They will ...
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NewsSt Louis operator selects operational testing software
USA: Class III operator Terminal Railroad Association of St Louis has selected CloudMoyo’s Operational Testing System for implementation across its network to ensure safety and regulatory compliance. The OTS is part of CloudMoyo’s Rail Transportation Management suite. It uses advanced analytics to create configurable master test plans ...
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NewsIarnród Éireann deploys integrated HaCon systems
IRELAND: National rail operator Iarnród Éireann has become the first customer to adopt HaCon’s Train Planning System as well as its HAFAS journey planning software. Siemens subsidiary HaCon said this would be the first time that HAFAS and TPS would be fully integrated without any intermediate systems. ...
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NewsPutin inaugurates Kerch Strait rail link
EUROPE: The 18·1 km railway bridge across the Kerch Strait connecting Russia and Crimea was formally inaugurated by President Vladimir Putin on December 23.
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Metro Report InternationalFree Lyft rides from train to plane at Ontario International Airport
USA: As part of a programme to increase public transport’s share of surface access to Ontario International Airport near Los Angeles, passengers can now claim free travel with app-based taxi service Lyft between the airport and four Metrolink commuter rail stations. The $396 000 pilot programme is ...
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NewsBeijing – Zhangjiakou PDL inaugurated with national timetable change
CHINA: The 174 km Passenger-Dedicated Line running northwest from Beijing to Zhangjiakou was opened for revenue service on December 30, along with the 53 km branch from Xiahuayuan Bei to Taizicheng which has been built to serve the Chongli Olympic Village and venues for the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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Metro Report InternationalBeijing metro now the world’s longest
CHINA: The opening of two extensions to the Beijing metro on December 28 has taken the total network length to 699·3 km with 405 stations, including 62 interchanges, overtaking Shanghai to become the world’s largest metro network.
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Metro Report InternationalDepot management system to support Bonn’s switch to electric power
GERMANY: Bonn city transport operator SWB has awarded PSI Transcom a contract to supply its PSItraffic Depot Management System to monitor and control its fleet of around 200 buses and 100 trams across three depots. PSItraffic/DMS will automate and optimise the planning of vehicle movements, including fuelling ...
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NewsCross-sea rail and road bridge to open in 2020
CHINA: The 16·3 km Pingtan Bridge carrying a railway and road across the Haitan Strait is expected to open during 2020, significantly reducing journey times between Fuzhou and Pingtan Island off the east coast of Fujian province. The fixed link which includes three cable-stayed bridges is being ...
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Data & Analysis
Urban rail infrastructure opened in 2019
New lines and extensions to metro, light rail and commuter rail networks. Map, operator and news links.
