All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2021 – Page 10
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NewsTrafikverket consults on Lund – Hässleholm high speed line
SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has launched public consultations on route options for the Hässleholm – Lund section of its proposed Stockholm – Malmö high speed line.
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Metro Report InternationalBlack Country very light rail innovation centre under development
UK: The Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation has been formed to oversee the development and operation of a very light rail innovation centre in Dudley, and has appointed law firm Higgs & Sons to advise on corporate governance and other legal matters. The £25m VLR National Innovation ...
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NewsGTS Rail places loco order as it plans to double its fleet
ITALY: Intermodal freight operator GTS Rail has ordered a further three Bombardier Transportation Traxx DC3 E.494 electric locomotives, which will take its Traxx fleet to 20, with CEO Alessio Muciaccia saying its goal is to double the fleet over the next five years. The locomotives are to ...
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Metro Report InternationalSzeged tram-train deliveries underway
HUNGARY: Stadler’s Valencia site has delivered the first of 12 Citylink light rail vehicles ordered for the 22 km Szeged – Hódmezővásárhely tram-train line, which is scheduled to open in September. National passenger operator MÁV-Start placed a HF17∙6bn order for an initial eight ...
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NewsDisability inclusion priorities for Alstom
ALSTOM: Alstom has joined The Valuable 500 not-for-profit network of CEOs committed to ensuring that disability inclusion features prominently in their leadership agendas. Alstom has committed to increasing the number of employees with disabilities, saying it will pay particular attention to challenging misconceptions about disability and ...
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News‘Modern, efficient and sustainable’ trains arrive in Costa Rica
COSTA RICA: National railway Incofer has taken delivery of eight diesel multiple-units for use on commuter services around the capital San José. ‘With the arrival of these new trains, the process of rail modernisation begins’, said Incofer President Elizabeth Briceño. ‘Current passenger operations will be improved significantly ...
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Rail Business UKNorthumberland Line and East West Rail awarded funding
UK: The government has announced £794m of funding for the projects to develop an Oxford – Cambridge railway corridor and reintroduce passenger services between Newcastle and Ashington. East – West Rail The funding confirmed by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on January 23 includes £760m for the ...
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NewsJR East says sayonara to Series E4
JAPAN: East Japan Railway has announced that it will withdraw its Series E4 double-deck trains from services on the Joetsu Shinkansen later this year.
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NewsInland Rail turnout order
AUSTRALIA: Infrastructure manager ARTC has awarded Vossloh Cogifer Australia a €50m contract to supply turnouts for the Inland Rail freight line project. Deliveries are scheduled to take place over five years starting in March this year. ‘This order is the biggest in the history of Vossloh in ...
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Metro Report InternationalBeograd metro memorandum of understanding signed
SERBIA: The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with French and Chinese companies regarding the long-proposed development of a metro in Beograd. The MoU covering phase one of the project was signed on January 22 by Finance Minister Siniša Mali, Alstom Vice-President Philip Delur, Egis ...
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NewsDellner acquires CAF’s Miira couplers business
EUROPE: Swedish coupler, ganngway and data transmission product supplier Dellner has signed an agreement to acquire Spanish train builder CAF’s Miira couplers business. The transaction announced on January 22 covers Miira’s full product portfolio and order backlog, and includes a long-term agreement for Dellner Couplers to supply ...