Freight news – Page 8
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Rail Business UKNational freight locomotive ETCS fitment programme begins
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun installing Trainguard 200 ETCS equipment on a GB Railfreight Class 66 locomotive under the National Freight ETCS Programme.
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NewsContainer wagons modified for agricultural loads
EUROPE: Slovakian wagon manufacturer ŽOS Trnava has modified 40 Lgs container wagons to carry bulk agricultural goods.
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NewsUS backs Philippines freight railway project
PHILIPPINES: The US Trade & Development Agency is to fund technical assistance to develop the planned 212 km Subic Bay – Clark – Manila – Batangas railway, which would connect three of the Philippines’ most important ports.
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NewsWagon telematics partnership to combine technology and market presence
EUROPE: Dutch company Intermodal Telematics has granted Wabtec exclusive distribution rights for its wagon products in the European rail freight market.
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NewsLocomotive equipped to test autonomous freight train operation
GERMANY: A DB Cargo electric locomotive has been equipped with automatic and remote train operation technology.
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In depthComment: Rail freight’s push for visibility
There are welcome signs that the rail freight sector is starting to seize the opportunity to become a key element in the global logistics sector, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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NewsHungarian routes transferred to GySEV
HUNGARY: Austro-Hungarian cross-border railway GySEV has taken over the management of more than 750 route-km of secondary lines in Hungary from national infrastructure manager MÁV Pályamüködtetési.
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NewsRetrack Slovakia and Retrack Czech file for insolvency
EUROPE: Retrack Slovakia and Retrack Czech have filed for insolvency, with parent company VTG citing persistent challenges in the eastern European traction market.
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In depthTechnology: System perspective drives efficiency improvements
Measures to reduce the environmental impact and cost of urban, main line and freight railways while improving the efficiency and performance of the rail system were key foci at this year’s Conference on Modern Rolling Stock.
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NewsPrototype hydrogen shunting locomotive unveiled
ITALY: A prototype hydrogen fuel cell locomotive was unveiled by rolling stock maintenance company SITAV at the Hydrogen Expo in Piacenza.
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NewsSBB Cargo International starts running via France
FRANCE: Having obtained its own safety certification for France, the Swiss national operator’s SBB Cargo France subsidiary has gained the ability to reroute trains avoid congestion and disruption on the Rhine-Alpine corridor through Germany.
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NewsUGL unveils Evolution Series locomotive to haul Australian intermodal trains
AUSTRALIA: UGL has unveiled the first of the Evolution Series diesel locomotives it is producing for Pacific National at its plant in Broadmeadow in New South Wales.
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NewsCasablanca suburban rail project and freight improvements secure funding
MOROCCO: The World Bank approved a US$350m financing package on June 9 for the Greater Casablanca Mobility & Logistics Hub, which aims to improve railway infrastructure and increase rail services in the region around the city.
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NewsDuration Capital Partners makes $600m investment in short line group
USA: Duration Capital Partners has made a minority equity investment of more than $600m in Watco Companies.
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NewsUruguay to draw up railway master plan
URUGUAY: An agreement to draw-up a master plan to revitalise and modernise the national railway system has been signed.
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Rail Business UKDouble first as freight train runs to Northampton terminal via East West Rail
UK: A freight train operated by DB Cargo UK has become the first to use the full length of the Oxford – Bletchley section of the East West Rail route and the first to serve a newly-built Strategic Rail Freight Interchange in Northampton.