All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2021 – Page 4
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Rail Business UKScottish Rail Holdings managers appointed
UK: Two senior appointments have been announced at Scottish Rail Holdings, the Scottish government-owned company being set up to own ScotRail Trains Ltd, which will operate ScotRail passenger services after the current contract held by Abellio expires on March 31 2022. Chris Gibb has been appointed ...
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Metro Report InternationalBratislava orders trams
SLOVAKIA: Bratislava transport operator DPB has awarded Škoda Transportation two contracts to supply 30 single-ended and 10 double-ended trams for its metre gauge network. The city already operates 30 bidirectional ForCity Smart Plus trams designated Type 30T supplied by Škoda in 2014-15 and 30 unidirectional variants ...
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Rail Business UKRobot train cleaner to be tested
UK: A robot designed to clean hard-to-reach areas between and underneath train seats is being developed by the National Robotarium research centre, which has unveiled the design ahead of laboratory and real-world trials with a prototype in 2022. The National Robotarium is supported by Heriot-Watt University ...
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NewsFirst Pro Trilhos construction schemes approved
BRAZIL: The federal government signed contracts with six groups on December 9 authorising them to progress nine railway construction projects which would add an estimated 3 507 km to the national network using R$50bn in private funding.
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Rail Business UKBattery trains to serve Headbolt Lane station
UK: Work is set to begin on construction of a station at Headbolt Lane as part of an initiative which will see Merseyrail Stadler Class 777 electric multiple-units use battery power to run around 2 km beyond the end of the 750 V DC third rail ...
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NewsFrench night trains relaunched as government announces €800m investment
FRANCE: At 20.52 on December 12, the rebirth of France’s domestic overnight passenger network took a step forward. Jérémie Anne reports from Paris Austerlitz.
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Metro Report InternationalKarlsruhe Kombilösung tram tunnels inaugurated
GERMANY: The cross-city tram tunnels in Karlsruhe were opened for revenue service on December 11, with Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe operating its first trams through the link from 14:30 and its regional partner Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft starting the following day. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was ...
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NewsBattery power to extend Dublin commuter services as Alstom wins DART fleet renewal
IRELAND: Alstom was formally confirmed as supplier of up to 750 suburban multiple-unit cars for Iarnród Éireann as part of its DART+ Programme on December 13, having been named preferred bidder in June.
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Rail Business UKDesiro air-conditioning goes digital
UK: Siemens Mobility has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to overhaul and install remote monitoring equipment on 733 heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems on 172 Class 444 and Class 450 Desiro electric multiple-units operated by South Western Railway. The HVAC systems were made by Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Merak. ...
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Metro Report InternationalTramway and cable cars proposed to relieve Andorra’s roads
ANDORRA: Construction of a light rail line is proposed in a study commissioned by the government to consider options for reducing unsustainable growth in road traffic. The tramway would run from Sant Julià de Lòria to Escaldes-Engordany, with three connecting cable car links to the airport, ...
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NewsCzech passenger services change hands
CZECH REPUBLIC: The timetable introduced on December 12 brought a further decline in passenger volumes operated by ČD, although the state operator has returned to two short branch lines where trains were previously run by private operators.
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Rail Business UK‘Serious errors’ made by Southeastern franchisee
UK: Serious errors were made by Govia’s Southeastern franchisee London & South Eastern Railway Ltd in its engagement with the Department for Transport over several years, a review commissioned by the chairs of shareholders Go-Ahead Group and Keolis UK has found.
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Rail Business UKTransPennine Express unveils accessibility initiatives
UK: TransPennine Express has introduced the GoodMaps app, which guides blind and other users around stations to help them find features such as platforms, toilets, ticket offices and coffee shops. The app uses LIDAR and image recognition data, and does not require ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens Mobility wins Digital Train Control Frankfurt CBTC contract
GERMANY: Frankfurt transport operator VGF has selected Siemens Mobility for the Digital Train Control Frankfurt contract to replace the conventional train control systems on its U-Bahn and tram networks with communications-based train control. Wireless digital communications between the control system and the vehicles will enable services ...
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NewsRecognising and managing the risks of battery fires
INNOTRANS: In the latest InnoTrans Podcast, Roger Dirksmeier, Managing Director of Fogtec, explains how the rail industry must adapt its fire-fighting measures to cope with battery-electric and fuel cell drive systems. ’It is important to look at fire safety as an integrated system and not simply ...
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Rail Business UKDerailers installed to protect DIRFT traverser
UK: Depot safety specialist Zonegreen has completed its first installation for the freight sector, supplying five powered derailers to protect a traverser which has been installed instead of a head shunt at Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal in Northamptonshire. DIRFT III contractor Winvic Construction commissioned Zonegreen ...