All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2023 – Page 8
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NewsMinister promises ‘boldest railway programme’ in logistics modernisation drive
BRAZIL: The government of recently-elected President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vowed to continue the previous administration’s policy of investing in rail projects and has proposed to establish a national rail secretariat. In a meeting last month with President of the National Transport Confederation Vander ...
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Metro Report InternationalReșita tramway reopening makes progress
ROMANIA: The first of 13 trams which Durmazlar is to supply for the reopening of the abandoned tramway in Reșita was delivered on January 29. Tram services ended in 2011 because the city could not afford to renew the ageing infrastructure and rolling stock. Since then, it ...
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NewsHydrogen train to be demonstrated in Québec
CANADA: An Alstom Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit is to operate demonstration passenger services on the Chemin de fer de Charlevoix from June 17 to September 30. The return service along the St Lawrence River between Parc de la Chute-Montmorency on the outskirts of Québec ...
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NewsWell wagon acquired for 200 tonne loads
TANZANIA: Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority has taken delivery of a 200 tonne capacity well wagon which will be used to transport abnormal loads such as turbines for the construction of the Julius Nyerere hydroelectric power plant. TAZARA’s Acting Chief Mechanical Engineer Greyson Moilo said the wagon was ...
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Rail Business UKHima Group acquires Sella Controls
UK: Germany’s Hima Group has acquired railway and industrial automation and control technology company Sella Controls with effect from February 1. Previous owners John Blackwell and Eddy Turnock will continue to lead Sella Controls, with Chris Parr, who previously led the Process division, joining the board ...
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NewsMore rolling stock needed to support passenger market growth, say European associations
EUROPE: The Association of European Rail Rolling Stock Lessors and the AllRail association of independent operators have met to discuss the provision of vehicles to facilitate the launch of new passenger services. Rolling stock availability has provided a stumbling block to ambitions to launch new open ...
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In depthComment: Stations really matter
The opening on January 25 of Long Island Rail Road’s deep-level hub at Grand Central Madison in New York encapsulates the challenges facing station developers, who must balance urban regeneration objectives with operational improvements to rail services. This is no simple task, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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Metro Report InternationalQingyuan maglev delivery
CHINA: CRRC Changchun has delivered the first three-car trainset for a 120 km/h maglev line under construction in Qingyuan. The line will run for 8·1 km between Chimelong Theme Park and an interchange with the Guangzhou – Qingyuan inter-city railway at Yinzhan, with two intermediate stops. ...
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Rail Business UKRIA announces 2023 Unlocking Innovation programme
UK: The Railway Industry Association has announced its Unlocking Innovation event programme for 2023. The programme is supported by Network Rail and the UK Rail Research & Innovation Network. It starts with an Unlocking Innovation — Rail Freight event in Doncaster on February 22. This will ...
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NewsUkrzaliznytsia named Rail Champion at European Railway Award
EUROPE: The heroism and resilience of Ukrainian Railways over the past year was marked at the 16th European Railway Award celebrations, with the presentation of the Rail Champion award.
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NewsIndian Railways funding boosted to record levels
INDIA: The government will increase funding for the national railway network to its highest ever level in 2023-24 in order to support further capital investment, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Presenting the national budget for the financial year from April 1 to parliament on February ...
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NewsNexrail orders 50 locomotives
EUROPE: CRRC ZELC’s Vossloh Rolling Stock business has announced orders to supply leasing company Nexrail with 50 DE18 Stage V locomotives. This includes 40 locomotives approved for use in Germany which are to be delivered in Q4 2023. ‘This puts us in an excellent position of ...
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NewsRolling stock climate test chamber opens
FRANCE: A rolling stock climate testing chamber which can provide temperatures from -45°C to 70°C and humidity from 5% to 95% has been built at the Centre d’Essais Ferroviaires centre in Valenciennes. This will provide additional testing capacity, as high demand means France’s existing facility at ...
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NewsEuropean Commission to support 10 cross-border inter-city pilot services
EUROPE: The European Commission has announced that it will support 10 pilot projects for new or improved cross-border passenger services. Proposals were invited from the rail industry following the publication of the Commission’s action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail services in December 2021. ...
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NewsUnderstanding rail in Australia and New Zealand
AUSTRALASIA: The Australasian Railway Association has opened registration for its Understanding Rail courses aimed at new entrants to the railway and metro sectors. ARA will be holding two five-week interactive online courses during 2023, the first starting on March 1 and the second taking place in ...
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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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Metro Report InternationalReal-time train occupancy data smooths S-Bahn boarding
GERMANY: Passengers in Hamburg can now get real-time train occupancy data using technology developed by S-Bahn Hamburg in-house using an existing communication system supplied by PSI Transcom. Sensors scan passing trains to collect information on the occupancy of individual coaches, which is sent through the PSI ...
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Rail Business UKFLOW footbridge aims to offer low-cost way to close foot crossings
UK: A prototype Fibre-reinforced polymer, Lower cost, Optimised design, Working — or FLOW — footbridge developed to enable the affordable replacement of foot crossings has been opened in Shropshire. The FLOW bridge was designed and funded by Network Rail’s Research & Development team in partnership with ...
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NewsEngels Locomotive Plant sold
RUSSIA: The bankrupt Engels Locomotive Plant has been purchased by Inter Cargo Co for 2·8bn roubles, below the auction’s starting price of 3·83bn roubles. ELZ was founded in 2012 by Bombardier Transportation and Russian investors First Locomotive Co and VneshEconomBank Leasing to produce Traxx-derived dual-voltage electric ...