All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2018 – Page 2
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NewsState aid for electric train operators approved
GERMANY: The European Commission has approved under state aid rules a scheme which provides the operators of electric trains with federal government funding to cover up to 50% of the costs incurred from measures taken to increase energy efficiency. This can include the acquisition of modern rolling stock, including hybrid ...
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Rail Business UKEast West Rail Phase 2 legal powers sought
UK: Network Rail has submitted an application for the legal powers which would enable it to go ahead with the second phase of the East West Rail project to reinstate a rail corridor between Oxford, Bicester, Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge. Phase 1 between Oxford and Bicester was completed in ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto Transit Commission orders BYD electric buses
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has placed an order with BYD for up to 40 battery buses. The base order covers 10 of the 12 m long electric buses. TTC plans to buying only zero-emission buses from 2025, with the aim of having a fully zero-emission fleet by 2040.
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NewsBYD wins another Swedish electric bus order
SWEDEN: Bus operator Nobina has ordered 24 electric buses from BYD, which are to be used in the province of Södermanland. The 12 m long battery buses are to be delivered by mid-2019. Nobina is already operating buses supplied by BYD in Ängelholm in Sweden and Oslo in ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
East Japan Railway is to hold its fourth European suppliers tour in November. This will provide an opportunity for companies to meet the operator in Paris on November 20 and København on November 22 to discuss business opportunities in sectors including rolling stock, track and signalling. Bombardier has appointed ...
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NewsEurofins York offers EMC expertise at InnoTrans 2018
EUROFINS YORK: Specialist electromagnetic compatibility services company Eurofins York will be exhibiting at InnoTrans 2018 as part of the UK Rail Industry Association’s pavilion The company offers a range of EMC services for the rail industry, including compliance and regulatory issues, EMC project management, on-site and laboratory testing. Eurofins ...
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NewsSNCF confirms TGV of the Future order
FRANCE: SNCF Mobilités confirmed an order for Alstom to supply 100 high speed trainsets under the TGV of the Future programme at a board meeting on July 26. Branded Avelia Horizon by Alstom, the double-deck trains will be acquired at a cost of €25m per trainset, which SNCF says ...
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NewsAnimal repellent approved for railway use
NETHERLANDS: Following successful trials, infrastructure manager ProRail has approved the use of Rail Road Systems’ Tupoleum, a non-toxic organic product with an odour designed to harmlessly repel wild animals. Tests were undertaken at three sites. Two focused on deer, being undertaken on a 5 km section of track where the ...
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NewsLviv takes delivery of ex-Berlin trams
UKRAINE: The first six of 30 ex-Berlin Tatra KT4D trams that Lviv is purchasing from BVG arrived in the city in late July. Deliveries are due to be completed in October. The total cost of the second-hand trams is €800 000, which is cheaper than one new Elektron tram. ...
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NewsBombardier to supply 396 metro cars to Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has ordered 66 six-car trainsets for the North-South and East-West lines from Bombardier. The contract announced on July 25 is worth S$827m. The value would rise to S$1·2bn if an option is exercised for service support for their design life of 30 years. ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
ScotRail’s 70 Hitachi Class 385 EMUs began entering passenger service on July 24, initially being deployed on the route from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Falkirk High. Sir Mark Worthington has been appointed as independent HS2 Construction Commissioner, responsible for mediating in unresolved disputes, monitoring complaints and providing ...
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NewsConnect with Schaltbau at InnoTrans 2018
SCHALTBAU: ‘The Smart Evolution of Mobility’ is this year’s theme for the Schaltbau stand, where companies from the group will show their latest electrical engineering products ranging from modular contactors and plug connectors to complete driver’s desks. A highlight will be the IntelliDesk 2.0 communication and wiring concept designed for ...
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NewsLocomotives handed over to Green Cargo
SWEDEN: The first two of eight Transmontana electric locomotives which Green Cargo has ordered from Romanian manufacturer Softronic were formally handed over at the freight operator’s Eskilstuna depot on July 24. Green Cargo ordered its first two Transmontana locomotives in July 2017, and then in April this year it ordered ...
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NewsRail Baltica freight terminal feasibility study
EUROPE: Rail Baltica project promoter RB Rail has awarded a joint venture of Civitta Estonia and Railistics a €140 000 contract to undertake a feasibility study for a freight terminal at Pärnu in Estonia. ETC Transport Consultants, Ernst & Young Baltic and AECOM had also bid for the contract. The ...
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NewsSee the latest films at InnoTrans 2018
MADICO: Specialty protective film materials for public transport vehicle surfaces including side, cab and interior windows will be on show on the Madico stand at InnoTrans 2018 The Graffiti Free family of films is designed to be easily installed and replaced, acting as a sacrificial barrier as a cost-effective alternative ...
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NewsVictoria orders more Alstom EMUs
AUSTRALIA: Transport for Victoria has awarded Alstom a €60m contract to supply a further five X’Trapolis electric multiple-units to increase capacity on Melbourne’s 1 600 mm gauge suburban network. Each of the 145 m long six-car 1·5 kV DC EMUs will have a capacity of 1 238 passengers, with ‘enhanced’ ...
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NewsVictoria orders more Alstom EMUs
AUSTRALIA: Transport for Victoria has awarded Alstom a €60m contract to supply a further five X’Trapolis electric multiple-units to increase capacity on Melbourne’s 1 600 mm gauge suburban network. Each of the 145 m long six-car 1·5 kV DC EMUs will have a capacity of 1 238 passengers, with ‘enhanced’ ...
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NewsHigh-capacity container wagon certified
KAZAKHSTAN: Wagon manufacturer Ziksto has obtained certification enabling the start of series production of its Type 13-6922 high-capacity container wagon. The four-axle wagon has been developed to carry heavy containers including tank-containers carrying hazardous goods. ‘The increased carrying capacity will allow the train operator and the owner of the ...
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NewsHajj metro prepared for annual seven-day operating season
SAUDI ARABIA: Work is underway to prepare the Al Mashaaer Al Mugaddassah Metro in Makkah for its seven-day annual operating season during the Hajj pilgrimage, which this year falls on August 19-24. The journey between the holy sites in Arafat and Mina can take up to 8 h by car ...
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NewsEurasian freight co-operation agreement
INTERNATIONAL: An agreement for co-operation between logistics hubs to promote the development of Eurasian rail freight has been signed by rail freight association FERRMED, the International Union of Railways and the government of Zhengzhou. The agreement was signed during the Eurasian Connectivity & Industrial Co-operation Forum held in the Chinese ...