All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2020 – Page 10
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Metro Report InternationalCollaboration to drive open ticketing standards
INTERNATIONAL: A joint programme which aims to drive the adoption of open ticketing standards, reduce market fragmentation and prevent vendor lock-in was announced by the Calypso Networks Association and OSPT Alliance at the Transport Ticketing Global conference in London on January 28. Three working groups have been ...
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NewsNJ Transit’s River Line DMUs to be repowered
USA: The 20 Stadler GTW diesel multiple-units used on the 55 km River Line inter-urban light rail route linking Trenton with Camden in New Jersey are to be fitted with new engines to bring them into compliance with EPA Tier 4 emissions standards for non-road equipment. The ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Talgo has given a sleeping car formerly used on Madrid – Paris overnight services to Chesterfield Borough Council. It is to be used for training and education purposes at the Barrow Hill Roundhouse, where the Spanish company’s UK business plans to establish an innovation centre based on ...
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NewsSmartRail World becomes Railway Gazette Events
EVENTS: Last year we saw a lot of change on the Railway Gazette Group. Now as we move into 2020, I am delighted to add more industry leading events to our growing portfolio. In 2018, our parent DVV Media International Ltd purchased Global Transport Forum, a media ...
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NewsSão Paulo state studies Sorocaba passenger concession
BRAZIL: According to state minister for transport Alexandre Baldy, São Paulo suburban operator CPTM is studying options for tendering of passenger services to Sorocaba. The move is part of the state government’s proposal to introduce regional passenger services linking São Paulo with surrounding cities. The state plans ...
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Metro Report InternationalNagpur Metro opens Aqua Line
INDIA: The first section of Nagpur metro’s Aqua Line was opened on January 27, adding six stations and 11 km to the network. The extension brings Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s operational mileage to 24·5 km. The Aqua Line connects the Orange Line’s Sitabuldi interchange station with the ...
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NewsArriva leases Alpha Trains DMUs for Czech operating contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: Arriva Vlaky has signed a long-term agreement to lease five two-car Siemens Desiro Classic diesel multiple-units from Alpha Trains. The DMUs are currently operated by RegioJet in Slovakia. They will be used by Arriva’s Czech subsidiary on competitively-tendered passenger services on the Liberec – Turnov ...
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Metro Report InternationalFaulty Bombardier Subway cars returned to service
USA: Bombardier has recalibrated the door mechanisms of 298 New York City Transit R179 Subway cars following two isolated instances of train doors opening between stations. The cars were withdrawn from service on the A, C, J and Z lines on January 8 for analysis, and were ...
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Rail Business UKRoute for Bedford – Cambridge section of East – West Rail announced
UK: The government has announced its preferred route for the Bedford – Cambridge section of the planned East West Rail corridor which is being developed to link Oxford and Cambridge. The announcement on January 30 follows public consultation on five route options. While the Oxford – ...
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo Metro lets contracts to complete Line 17
BRAZIL: On January 13, Metrô de São Paulo signed a R$494·8m contract with construction company Constran for the completion of Line 17. The agreement allows Constran to complete construction of the remaining 14% of the line, as well as fit out eight stations which have already been ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra completes Amsterdam ticket machine deployment
NETHERLANDS: Indra has completed the development and deployment of more than 130 Mova Collect ticket vending machines across Amsterdam’s metro, tram and bus networks. The supplier adapted its Mova Collect range to suit city transport operator’s GVB user-focused conceptual design proposal, and to ...
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Rail Business UKSelf-service smart card machines to go live at GTR
UK: Govia Thameslink Railway passengers will be able to obtain the operator’s ITSO-compliant The Key smart cards through self-service vending machines from February 3. Paragon ID has supplied GTR with 12 free-standing kiosks which have been installed at selected stations outside London. Passengers will use a ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Rail Vision Ltd says it is in advanced negotiations with ‘a leading European train operator’ for a €0·5m prototype deployment of its vision sensor and machine learning technology in a shunting yard. The system is designed to automatically detect and classify objects such as people, vehicles and ...
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NewsUkraine seeks local content in locomotive renewal programme
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia will need funding of 51·2bn hryvnia over six years to modernise its locomotive fleet, according to management board member Frantisek Bures. He said that this programme ‘should always support Ukrainian rolling stock producers’. UZ will need to acquire around 135 new AC electric ...
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Rail Business UKPorterbrook aims to put Long Marston on the global map for rail innovation
UK: Rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has taken a 15-year lease on property company St Modwen’s Long Marston site in Warwickshire, and will take responsibility for the future direction and development of the rail technology centre on the 55 ha former military site. The site will transfer ...
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Metro Report InternationalHanoi Metro lets three-year ticketing contract for Line 3
VIETNAM: French company RATP Smart Systems has signed a €12m contract with Hanoi Metro covering design and supply of the future Line 3’s ticketing system. The three-year contract includes the development of a contactless card and token system, as well as the installation of access control gates ...
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NewsNew Zealand government announces investment in commuter capacity and freight
NEW ZEALAND: Rail has been allocated a NZ$1·1bn share of a NZ$6·8bn package of transport infrastructure funding announced by the government on January 29. Transport Minister Phil Twyford said the rail investment was targeted at getting lorries off the roads and improving passenger services, particularly at busy ...
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Metro Report InternationalQatar orders self-driving electric shuttles
QATAR: Volkswagen AG and the Qatar Investment Authority have announced a deal for a fleet of self-driving electric shuttles ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The partnership will deliver 35 autonomous, electric ID. BUZZ AD cars capable of carrying up to four passengers, as well as ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst section of Taipei Circular Line opens
TAIWAN: The first section of Taipei Metro’s fully automated Circular metro line is now in operation, serving the Daipinglin district in the south of the city. The 15·4 km route has been developed by Hitachi Rail as part of its first turnkey metro contract ...
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NewsHigh speed line signalling contract renewed
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Thales a €68·8m contract to continue to undertake preventive and corrective maintenance of signalling and traffic control systems on the Madrid – Sevilla and Córdoba – Málaga high speed lines for a further 48 months. Thales now has similar contracts covering ...