All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2022
All articles published this month.
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Metro Report InternationalGlassboro – Camden link design contract awarded
USA: The South Jersey Transit Partners joint venture of AECOM and STV has been awarded a contract to support the pre-construction phase of the Glassboro – Camden diesel light rail project in New Jersey. The long-proposed 29 km line would use an ...
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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 depthComment: Transport back on the climate agenda
The recent COP27 climate summit in Egypt received a broadly underwhelming response, but for the rail and public transport sectors at least, there were signs of hope that the mobility transition is edging back on to the global climate agenda after being largely absent at COP26 in Glasgow last year.
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NewsSète – Paris rail motorway launched
FRANCE: A rolling motorway service has been launched to carry unaccompanied lorry trailers between the Mediterranean port of Sète near Montpellier and Valenton to the southeast of Paris. The service has been developed by the government with the aim of reducing road traffic, and is targeted ...
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NewsAutonomous shunting loco copes with the unexpected
NETHERLANDS: Alstom, infrastructure manager ProRail and Belgian freight operator Lineas have completed testing of an automated shunting locomotive near Breda. The Lineas diesel-hydraulic locomotive was fitted with Alstom’s automatic train operation system supporting Grade of Automation 4 unattended starting, movement and stopping. ...
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Rail Business UKGrand Union’s Carmarthen to London service approved
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has approved Grand Union Trains’ plans to launch an open access passenger service between London and southwest Wales using bi-mode trains with a high-quality interior including 2+1 seating in standard class. On December 1 ORR announced that it had ...
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Rail Business UKAcademy helps Network Rail to address adverse weather
UK: A Weather Academy pilot programme has been launched by Network Rail, Newcastle University, the Met Office and weather forecasting service MetDesk, bringing together rail operations staff, asset engineers and meteorology experts to identify ways of mitigating the effects of adverse weather. Network Rail staff have ...
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Metro Report InternationalHangzhou to add more metro lines
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has approved the fourth phase of the Hangzhou metro, which envisages construction of another 153 route-km and the addition of 89 stations. The first section to be built under the plans would be a 26 km northwest-southwest Line 12 ...
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NewsČD Night brand aims to raise the profile of sleeper trains
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator České Dráhy has introduced the ČD Night brand with the aim of raising the profile of its overnight trains, ahead of the launch of a route from Praha to Zürich via Germany with the December timetable change. On October 24 the operator ...
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Rail Business UKTrain operators respond as Vivarail enters administration
UK: Vivarail Ltd went into administration on December 1, with the appointment of joint administrators from Grant Thornton UK. Vivarail produces multiple-units using old London Underground cars and develops battery traction technology. In a post on LinkedIn, Managing Director Steve McBride wrote ‘it feels like we ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo metro lines open in one day in Shenzhen
CHINA: The 40·5 km long metro Line 12 and a 6·1 km branch of the existing Line 6 have opened in Shenzhen.
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NewsSoloviev Group buys San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad
USA: A federal judge has approved Soloviev Group’s purchase of the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad out of bankruptcy. OmniTRAX had announced an agreement to purchase the railway’s assets in October, but was outbid by Soloviev Group’s KCVN subsidiary with a winning offer of $10·7m ...
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NewsAI improves broken rail detection
BRAZIL: Operator and logistics company Rumo has introduced an enhanced broken rail detection system, integrating artificial intelligence to improve the accuracy of detection and reduce the number of false alarms. Rumo began its broken rail detection project in 2018, installing devices at various locations across its ...
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Metro Report InternationalTbilisi cancels order for Russian metro trains
GEORGIA: The city of Tbilisi has cancelled an order for TMH’s Metrowagonmash subsidiary to supply 11 four-car metro trains. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is unable to finance the previously announced order because of international sanctions imposed following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Mayor ...
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TenderITB for the Provision of Consultancy Services in connection with the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Metro Network
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Rail Business UKWrexham line compromise shows the need for more capacity
UK: Capacity has been allocated to enable an increase in passenger services between Wrexham and Bidston, but local stakeholders say the compromise required shows the need for urgent investment in the route.
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Metro Report InternationalFoshan tram line extended
CHINA: A 4·8 km extension of the Nanhai tram line in Foshan opened on November 29, linking Sanshanxinchengbei with Linyuedong on metro Line 2. There are five stops, including two on a 2 km elevated section of the route. The Nanhai line is now 14·3 km ...
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NewsRegioJet orders cross-city EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: RegioJet exercised an option to order seven more Class 654 Elf.eu EMUs from Pesa on November 4. The three-car EMUs will be used on Praha cross-city services S49 and S61 from December 2024. The dual-system 3 kV DC/25 kV 50 Hz low-floor EMUs are derived ...
