All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2020
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Metro Report InternationalPayPal travel payment now available in the Rhein-Main region
GERMANY: Public transport users in Rhein-Main transport authority RMV’s ticketing region can now pay for travel using PayPal, which has been integrated into the RMV app and back office system supplied by Cubic Transportation Systems. Weekly and monthly passes can also now be purchased through a smartphone. ...
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Metro Report InternationalFive predictions for the UK transport sector in 2020
Rabih Arzouni, Chief Technology Officer of Transport at Fujitsu UK, shares his five predictions for what we could expect from the British transport sector in 2020
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Metro Report InternationalSongjiang tram network phase 1 completed
CHINA: The final 3·9 km section of the first phase of Shanghai’s Songjiang tram network was opened for revenue service on December 30.
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NewsJoint venture awarded Chinese high speed train contract
CHINA: The Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation joint venture has been awarded a 2·97bn yuan contract to supply China State Railway Group with a further 10 16-car CR400AF 350 km/h trainsets by mid-2020. The contract announced on January 1 is the third order for the CR400AF to be ...
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Metro Report InternationalChengdu metro and tram networks expand
CHINA: The Chengdu urban rail network was increased by more than 100 km with the simultaneous opening on December 27 of five new metro and tram lines.
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NewsMade in Ukraine DMU enters service on Kyiv airport route
UKRAINE: The first DPKr-3 diesel multiple-unit built by KVSZ has entered passenger service on the route linking Kyiv’s main station with Boryspil International Airport. This follows testing undertaken between Ternopil, Kyiv and Kremenchug to obtain type approval for the domestically-developed trainset. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalCNG buses financed under EBRD Green Cities programme
SERBIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has signed the first loan under its Green Cities programme, covering the provision of €7m to enable Novi Sad’s city transport operator to purchase compressed natural gas fuelled buses. Scheduled to enter service this year as part of a ...
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Metro Report InternationalHohhot joins Chinese metro club
CHINA: The provincial capital of Nei Mongol became the 38th city in mainland China with a metro network when its first line opened for revenue service on December 29.
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Rail Business UKGovia Thameslink Railway to pilot fares reform for part-time workers
UK: A scheme to pilot proposed reforms to the national fare structure was launched by LNER on January 2, and on the same date Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps announced another pilot at Govia Thameslink Railway as well as the introduction of a fund ...
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In depthIndia: Time to let go
Indian Railways’ in-house production units are at a crossroads, with the government floating plans to spin them off. Raghu Dayal explains.
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
India’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works produced 446 locomotives during 2019, significantly ahead of its design capacity of 200 locomotives per year and representing a near-doubling of its output over the past five years. An agreement has been signed for a consortium formed by AXA ...
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SponsoredAn important milestone in planning for the future of the railway industry
Riyadh prepares for the launch of the highly anticipated 2020 Railway Forum
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NewsPolish-Chinese consortium to upgrade Białystok line
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has selected a Polish-Chinese consortium comprising Intercor, Stecol Corp and Sinohydro Corp for a 4·14bn złoty contract to modernise the 71 km line between Czyżew and Białystok. This forms part of the corridor from Warszawa to the Lithuanian border, which is ...
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Metro Report International St Petersburg to boost trolleybus fleet
RUSSIA: St Petersburg tram and trolleybus operator Gorelektrotrans has placed orders for 55 new trolleybuses as part of a programme to update its extensive fleet. Deliveries are expected in May and June 2020.
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NewsProgress Rail sells maintenance equipment leasing business
USA: Dallas-based private equity firm Paceline Equity Partners has acquired the Progress Rail Equipment Leasing Corp business from Catterpillar subsidiary Progress Rail. Terms of the transaction announced on January 2 were not disclosed. Based near Detroit and with an office in the St Louis area, PRELC provides ...
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Rail Business UKPlans to reopen Aldridge station move a step closer
UK: A feasibility study has confirmed that plans to open a station at Aldridge are viable, Transport for West Midlands announced on December 27. The new station would see passenger trains restored on the freight-only line from Ryecroft Junction near Walsall. The West Midlands Rail Executive ...
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In depthHungary: Fight of the giants
Stadler and Transmashholding have been vying to take over Dunakeszi Járműjavító, to support local assembly deals. Benjámin Zelki investigates.