All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 6
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NewsPort of Barcelona rail motorway terminal agreed
SPAIN: An agreement to build and operate a rail motorway terminal in the Port of Barcelona has been signed by the government of Catalunya and SNCF subsidiary VIIA. The terminal will be open to any operator, offering capacity to accommodate eight trains per day carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers to ...
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NewsRobust cyber-security plans keep trains running on time
SPONSORED CONTENT: As primary movers of people and goods, railways play a central role in the economic and social life of most countries, writes Karsten Oberle, Head of the Global Railway Practice at communications group Nokia. Railways have also become an attractive target for potential cyber attacks, due in large part to the enormous economic and societal impacts that can result from cutting off rail service — just a few hours disruption can wreak havoc on most cities.
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Metro Report InternationalTrams replace guided buses in Caen
FRANCE: A three-line tram network was inaugurated in Caen on July 27. This replaces the city’s TVR guided bus routes, which closed at the end of 2017. The 16·8 km network serves 36 stops and is operated with a fleet of 26 Citadis X05 trams supplied by Alstom ...
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NewsGovernment plans €86bn spend to renew German network
GERMANY: A 54% increase in spending on infrastructure renewals will see €86bn invested in the national rail network over the next decade, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announced on July 26. Unveiling a 10-year plan for 2020-29 which he described as ‘the biggest railway modernisation programme’ in Germany's history, Scheuer ...
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NewsHauts-de-France keen to reopen Abbeville – Le Tréport
FRANCE: Plans are in hand to run competitively tendered passenger services over the Abbeville – Le Tréport line in northern France that was closed in May 2018. In a corrigendum published on July 19 to an April notice in the Official Journal of the European Union the region specified ...
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NewsSakhalin regauging makes progress
RUSSIA: The first 1 520 mm gauge long-distance overnight passenger services on the island of Sakhalin began running on July 18, following conversion of the 500 km Vzmorye – Nogliki route from 1 067 mm to broad gauge. This marks the latest stage in a programme launched in 2003 ...
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Metro Report InternationalIreka and CRRC form urban transport joint venture
MALAYSIA: Ireka Corp and CRRC Urban Traffic (Europe) have formed a 51:49 joint venture to pursue opportunities in the rail, urban transport, logistics, trading and construction sectors in Malaysia and across the Southeast Asia region This would include the sale, installation and ongoing support of urban transport products including ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
A €10m project to expand rail capacity at the CSP Iberian Bilbao Terminal at the Port of Bilbao has been completed. The railway facilities have been expanded from 13 950 to 41 800 m2, and the four tracks extended by 100 m to permit the operation of 550 m trains. ...
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St Pölten workshop modernised
AUSTRIA: The ÖBB Technische Services subsidiary of Austrian Federal Railways has completed a €29m, 16-month modernisation of its St Pölten rolling stock maintenance workshop. Three new halls have been erected for the maintenance of diesel locomotives, DMUs and components. These are equipped with diesel exhaust extraction systems, enabling engines ...
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Rail Business UKAccessible travel policy guidance updated
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published updated guidance designed to enable train and station operators to provide older and disabled people with greater confidence when travelling by rail. The Accessible Travel Policy replaces ORR’s Disabled Persons’ Protection Policy and broadens its scope. Updated requirements ...
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Organisations
VicTrack
Created in 1999 following privatisation of Victoria's rail operations, VicTrack is the owner and lessor of Victoria's rail and tramway infrastructure. VicTrack also manages property and commercial development, provides telecommunications services to the rail industry, and facilities and project management. A subsidiary company, Rollingstock Holdings (Victoria) Pty Ltd, owns most ...
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Organisations
Unifertrans
This open-access operator handles bulk freight, including oil products and minerals over eight routes. Address Str Nicolae Caramfil 63A016146 Bucureşti Sector 1RomaniaPhone +40 21 232 9887Fax +40 21 233 3328 Email office@unicom-group.ro Website www.unicom-group.ro Traffic Gauge: 1435 mm
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Organisations
Turkmendemirjollari
First line opened 1886. Established as an independent entity in 1991 following the break-up of the former Soviet Railways, TPK was reorganised as a state undertaking in 1993 and officially abolished in 2003 when the new Ministry of Railway Transport took responsibility for operations. The Serhetyaka – Bereket – Etrek ...
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Travys
Travys runs three lines: from SBB's station at Yverdon on Lake Neuchâtel to Ste Croix in the Jura mountains (YSteC, opened 1893), from SBB at Vallorbe to Le Brassus (PBr, opened 1899), and from SBB at Chavornay to Orbe, (opened 1894). Address Quai de la Thièle 321401 Yverdon-les-BainsSwitzerlandPhone ...
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Transfesa
Moves freight in private wagons with variable-gauge interchangeable axles for through running between 1 435 mm and 1 668 mm gauges; also offers warehousing and distribution and now licensed to operate throughout Spain. The company was purchased by DB AG in 2007. Address Calle de Musgo 1Aravaca28023 MadridSpainPhone ...