All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2022 – Page 9
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Rail Business UK
ORR seeks feedback on Investment Framework update
UK: The Office of Rail & Road is seeking feedback on its plans to modernise and simplify its Investment Framework. Originally published in 2006 and last updated in 2010, the Investment Framework contains ORR’s policy and guidelines and sets out the legislation and processes for anyone ...
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Rail Business UK
Six locations shortlisted to be Great British Railways headquarters
UK: Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced a shortlist of six locations for the future headquarters of Great British Railways. A total of 42 bids were submitted, with Birmingham, Crewe, Derby, Doncaster, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and York being shortlisted. The final decision will be made by the Secretary ...
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Metro Report International
Chengjiao Line extended in Zhengzhou
CHINA: The second phase of Zhengzhou’s Chengjiao Line opened on June 20, running 9 km underground from Xinzheng International Airport to Zhengzhou Hangkonggang railway station. The metro extension adds three new stations, with another to follow when the airport’s Terminal 3 is ...
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News
DB to operate Delhi – Meerut RRTS commuter railway
INDIA: National Capital Region Transport Corp has awarded Deutsche Bahn International Operations a 12-year contract to operate and maintain the future 82 km Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System. The Delhi area commuter rail project promoter said it had taken a ‘path-breaking step’ ...
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News
Two more Chinese high speed routes opened
CHINA: The 424 km Xiangyang – Wanzhou section of the Chongqing – Zhengzhou high speed rail corridor and the 195 km Zhengzhou – Puyang section of the Zhengzhou – Jinan route opened on June 20, and on the same date Beijing Fengtai station reopened following a ...
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News
Ingeteam to show traction and control system innovations at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Spanish company Ingeteam designs and supplies traction systems and converters, control systems and predictive maintenance technology based on its in-house developments of power and control electronics. In Hall 9 at InnoTrans 2022 it will be showing Ingetrac modular traction converters incorporating the latest advances in ...
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Metro Report International
London Underground signalling design contract awarded
UK: Transport for London has appointed Costain to design enhancements to the signalling infrastructure on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line. Costain will work with TfL’s design team to ensure that the signalling between Heathrow Airport and Barons Court is compatible with both the existing trains and the ...
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News
NS unveils its Intercity Next Generation trainset
NETHERLANDS: The Intercity Next Generation trainset was officially unveiled by Acting President of national passenger operator NS Bert Groenewegen and Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge at Rotterdam Centraal station on July 2, ahead of entry into service later this year. NS said the trains would become an ...
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News
Vectron locos ordered with XLoad to increase Alpine capacity
SWITZERLAND: SüdLeasing has placed an order for Siemens Mobility to supply and maintain 20 Vectron multisystem locomotives equipped with the XLoad package to increase the locos’ haulage capability. The 160 km/h locos will be delivered from early 2024 and leased by SBB Cargo International under a ...
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News
Geopolitical risks increase demand for multisystem locomotives
POLAND: Cargounit has ordered a further five Siemens Mobility Vectron MS electric locomotives for delivery in 2023-24.
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Metro Report International
Light rail plan to get Wellington moving
NEW ZEALAND: The government has backed the further development of plans for a light rail line from Wellington railway station to the Regional Hospital and Island Bay under the Let’s Get Wellington Moving programme. A study of four potential public transport options had concluded that light ...
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Metro Report International
Changsha metro Line 6 opens
CHINA: Changsha’s east-west metro Line 6 was opened on June 28, running 48·1 km from Huanghua Airport to Xiejiaqiao with 34 stations including seven interchanges. Construction of Line 6 began in December 2016, and the opening takes the metro to 190·7 km ...
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In depth
Comment: No time to delay
The rail industry is emerging from the pandemic facing an urgent need to prioritise investment and ensure tangible operational, productivity and technological benefits are delivered within the next five years, argues our Executive Editor Nick Kingsley.
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News
Ankara – Sivas high speed line to open ‘this year’ despite tunnelling problems
TURKEY: Completion of the Ankara – Sivas high speed line is facing more potential delays because of an error in the excavation of emergency access tunnels. A member of parliament for the city of Sivas, Ulaş Karasu, has asked Transport Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu to explain why ...
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Rail Business UK
Huddersfield to Dewsbury route upgrading approved
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport has approved a Transport & Works Act order granting Network Rail powers to undertake the Huddersfield to Westtown (Dewsbury) Improvement Scheme, which forms part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade. The scheme covers a 13 km section of the trans-Pennine ...
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Rail Business UK
Siemens Mobility announces £7m Goole component facility
UK: Siemens Mobility is to open a £7m traction drive and motor maintenance facility at the ‘rail village’ being developed around its future rolling stock factory in Goole. To be built by local contractor GMI Construction Group for opening in 2023, the facility will undertake UK ...
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Rail Business UK
ORR launches RM3 health and safety learning platform
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has launched an online learning platform to assist health and safety professionals in gaining a further understanding of how to use the rail industry’s Risk Management Maturity Model. The e-learning platform designed by Premier IT went live on June ...
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News
Tenneco to show second generation wagon brake blocks at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Tenneco is to showcase its second generation of LL wagon brake blocks, which are designed to cope with the high thermal loads and noise limits on trans-Alpine routes. The Jurid 847 LL block features an optimised contact surface shape and uses advanced friction material manufacturing ...
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News
Leadership change at eos.uptrade
GERMANY: Michael Kujas, the founder of transport ticketing software company Eos.uptrade, has handed over the role of CEO to Mathias Hüske, who now runs the business with Chief Financial Officer Babette Röder. Kujas founded the Hamburg-based company in 2000, and it was acquired by Siemens Mobility ...