All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2018 – Page 6
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NewsSiemens and Bozankaya roll out Bangkok Skytrain vehicle
THAILAND: The first train that Siemens and Bozankaya are supplying for Bangkok’s Skytrain elevated metro was rolled out at Bozankaya’s Ankara factory on June 19. The train is due to leave the Turkish port of Borusan at the end of June and arrive at the Thai port of Laem Chabang ...
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NewsDigitisation drives Perpetuum’s biggest ever InnoTrans presence
PERPETUUM: Remote Conditioning Monitoring specialty Perpetuum says its third appearance at InnoTrans will be its biggest yet, reflecting the company’s rapid growth and contract wins in Australia, Sweden the UK and USA as more train operators adopt remote condition monitoring. ‘We will be demonstrating how our wireless ...
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NewsLithuanian Railways restructuring approved
LITHUANIA: National railway LG is to be restructured with effect from September 1, following government approval last month of proposals drawn up by the Ministry of Transport & Communications. LG will be reorganised into separate passenger, freight and infrastructure divisions, all controlled by a 100%-state owned holding company. Minister of ...
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NewsIrish DMU transmission replacement expected to save fuel
IRELAND: Iarnród Éireann has awarded Rolls-Royce a contract to rebuild the three MTU PowerPacks fitted to a Class 22000 diesel multiple-unit with ZF’s EcoWorld transmissions, which are designed to be more efficient and quieter in operation. This is expected to bring a 19% reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions ...
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Rail Business UKTemporary Windermere service introduced
UK: Charter operator West Coast Railway Co began running a temporary passenger service between Oxenholme and Windermere on June 18, after franchised operator Northern suspended all services on the route with effect from June 4. This was a result of difficulties encountered in delivering the new timetable introduced network wide ...
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NewsNew-generation London Overground train unveiled
UK: Transport for London unveiled the first new-generation London Overground electric multiple-unit at Willesden depot on June 20. Bombardier Transportation is supplying 54 Class 710 trains under a contract awarded in mid-2015. The base order covers 45 four-car trainsets, with options for 96 more. CAF, Hitachi and Siemens had ...
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NewsHŽ Infra awards electrification contract
CROATIA: A contract for the modernisation and electrification of the 23·8 km Zaprešić – Zabok line which is to be incorporated into the Zagreb suburban network was signed by HŽ Infra and Swietelsky on June 12. The maximum speed on the route is to be raised from 60 km/h to ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply up to 114 trams to Rhein-Neckar
GERMANY: Rhein-Neckar transport authority RNV has selected Škoda Transportation to supply up to 114 trams, the manufacturer announced on June 20. The €250m base order covers 80 trams of three lengths, and there are options for 34 additional vehicles. The first tram is due to enter service ...
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NewsStadler enters the signalling market
STADLER: Consolidation in the supply sector including the planned Siemens-Alstom merger and CRRC’s expansion has spurred Stadler to develop its own signalling and automation systems. The Swiss group wants to avoid the need to purchase important components from its competitors in the rolling stock market, and also sees an opportunity ...
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NewsInotec to show crimped EMC cable glands at InnoTrans 2018
INOTEC: An ultra-compact crimp-on cable gland with 360° cable shield contact will be presented by Inotec Electronics at InnoTrans 2018. The company says the one-piece design allows the smallest possible hole diameter for the cable diameter. The short mounting thread may be screwed directly into the front panel, and thin-walled ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Trains began calling at the new Maghull North station on the Ormskirk branch of Merseyrail’s Northern Line on June 18, ahead of a ceremonial opening scheduled for June 22. The station features a staffed building and ticket office with passenger toilet, waiting shelters, adjacent bus stops, a 156-space car park ...
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NewsŠkoda to supply Warszawa metro trains
POLAND: Metro Warszawskie selected Škoda to supply up to 45 trains for both metro lines on June 20. The consortium led by Škoda Transportation and including Škoda Vagonka beat bids from Stadler, CAF, Alstom and a Siemens-Newag consortium. The first six-car walkthrough trainset is to be delivered within 20 ...
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NewsOpen access operator SagaRail suspends services
SWEDEN: Private open access passenger operator SagaRail announced on June 20 that it had suspended the Stockholm – Linköping service which it had launched in February. The company said it was not viable to operate the service without being able to sell tickets through state incumbent SJ’s online channels. SagaRail ...
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NewsBagalkot – Khajjidoni railway opens
INDIA: South Western Railway opened a 30 km line from Bagalkot to Khajjidoni on June 15, with regular passenger services serving the six new stations beginning three days later. The line has been built at a cost of Rs2·78bn as the first phase of a Rs9·86bn project to complete a ...
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NewsKansas City Southern orders 50 locomotives
NORTH AMERICA: Kansas City Southern announced an order for a total of 50 GE Transportation diesel locomotives for its US and Mexican subsidiaries on June 21. The Tier 4-compliant Evolution Series locomotives are to be produced at the GE Manufacturing Solutions plant at Fort Worth in Texas for delivery from ...
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NewsPragoimex signs Samarkand tram agreement
UZBEKISTAN: Czech tram builder Pragoimex and the Samarkand tram operator signed a co-operation agreement on June 18 that includes the purchase of 42 trams. Pragoimex is to supply VarioLF single-section vehicles at a cost of around US$42m. These would be used on to two routes that the city is ...
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NewsFirst Newag Impuls II completed
POLAND: The first next-generation Impuls electric multiple-unit was unveiled at Newag’s factory in Nowy Sącz on June 18. The first customer for the Impuls II is Łódź suburban operator Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna, which has ordered 14 three-car EMUs under a 236·8m złoty contract signed in February 2017. Newag will ...
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NewsThe event of the year for Selectron
SELECTRON: InnoTrans 2018 will be the most important customer event of the year for Swiss company Selectron, which will be represented on two stands at the event. Parent company Knorr-Bremse’s range of services will be on show at the group’s main stand in Hall 1.2, while Selectron will be using ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
US wagon leasing company RGCX announced on June 21 that it had been acquired by Corrum Capital. RGCX President Nick Tupper said the private investment firm would bring a 'unique blend of financial expertise, market access and management insight through their ownership of other leasing and operating businesses'. DVB Bank ...
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Rail Business UKTrack alliance tendering launched
UK: Network Rail has invited expressions of interest in its ‘next generation’ of track works contracts, which will run for 10 years from 2019. The contracts worth up to £5bn in total would cover both plain line and switches and crossings, unlike the current contracts where these are contracted separately. ...