Main line rail industry news – Page 154
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NewsFirst bi-mode inter-city trainset for Chile on test
CHILE: The first of six four-car electro-diesel multiple-units that CRRC Sifang is building for regional operator EFE Central is on test in China.
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NewsBenidorm – Dénia railway upgrade completed
SPAIN: Regional operator FGV has completed a programme to modernise the metre gauge Benidorm – Dénia railway, which forms Line 9 of the Tram Metropolità d’Alacant network. The final step on January 16 saw the resumption of services on the section between Gata de Gorgos and ...
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NewsDB maintenance fleet to get Stadler Guardia ETCS
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz has awarded Stadler a contract to retrofit up to 80 maintenance vehicles with its Guardia ETCS Baseline 3.6.0 onboard equipment. There is a firm order for installation on an initial eight 711.1 and 741.X vehicles for use in Germany and Switzerland ...
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NewsCFL acquires stake in port operator
LUXEMBOURG: National railway CFL has acquired a 64·5% stake in Manuport, which in turn holds 50% stake in the Luxport Group which operates Luxembourg’s only inland port at Mertert on the River Moselle and is also active at Trier in Germany and Metz in France. The ...
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NewsNatal opens next stage of Linha Sul extension
BRAZIL: Federal operator CBTU has started operations on a 15 km two-station extension of Natal’s suburban Linha Sul from Cajupiranga to São José de Mipibu.
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NewsVTG Rail targets Baltic freight opportunities
LITHUANIA: VTG Rail Logistics has increased its presence in the Baltic region, rebranding VTG Project Logistics as VTG Rail Logistics Baltics to act as a full-service rail forwarder with ‘advanced tailor-made solutions’ and an international reach. ‘The ongoing Rail Baltica corridor project will connect five EU ...
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NewsTX Logistik recertified in Denmark and Sweden
EUROPE: The TX Logistik AB Swedish freight subsidiary of the Italian state railway FS Group has completed a ‘complex’ process to replace its A and B safety certificates for Sweden and the B certificate for Denmark with a Single Safety Certificate for both countries. The certificate ...
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NewsIndian Railways places order for 9 000 hp electric freight locomotives
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply and maintain 1 200 electric freight locomotives. Intended for use on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and on steeply graded routes, these will have the ability to haul 4 500 tonne double-stack container trains at ...
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NewsUkrainian EMU modernised in-house
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has completed the refurbishment of an EPL9T eight-car electric multiple-unit, the first time it has modernised an EMU of this type in-house. It has been fitted with wheelchair ramps and spaces for passengers with reduced mobility, as well as an ...
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NewsRoute of Kaohsiung – Pingtung high speed extension agreed
TAIWAN: Premier Su Zhenchang has approved the alignment of an eastern extension of the country’s high speed line from Kaohsiung to Pingtung on January 4.
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NewsUkrainian Eurobonds restructured to support wartime rail operations
UKRAINE: The holders of two issues of Eurobonds totalling US$895m have accepted proposals from national railway Ukrzaliznytsia to delay the repayment of the principal debt by two years. UZ explained that this would reduce the burden on its liquidity and contribute to stable operations during wartime ...
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NewsFurther Cluj-Napoca – Oradea route modernisation contracts signed
ROMANIA: Contracts have been signed to modernise the 30 km Cluj-Napoca – Aghireș and 36 km Aghireș – Poieni sections of the Cluj-Napoca – Oradea – Hungarian border line, deploy ETCS and undertake electrification. The two packages have been agreed between infrastructure manager CFR SA and ...
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NewsHigh speed rail training programme
USA: The seventh intake has completed the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s free 12-week pre-apprenticeship programme, which provides hands-on construction industry training for military leavers, at-risk young adults, minority and low-income populations in the Central Valley. The Central Valley Training Centre has been developed by CHSRA in ...
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NewsOperail agrees sale of Finnish rail freight business
FINLAND: Nurminen Logistics has signed an agreement to purchase the Finnish activities of Operail, the Estonian state freight operator which is divesting its non-core activities. Subject to Finnish regulatory approval of €27·7m sale and purchase agreement announced on January 13, the entire share capital of Operail ...
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NewsRFI calls bids for infrastructure projects valued at €6·8bn
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI launched 18 tenders at the end of December for a range of infrastructure works throughout the country at an estimated total cost of €6·8bn.
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NewsHydrogen distribution by rail to be studied
USA: The role of railways as consumers and transporters of hydrogen is to be studied by BNSF and Bakken Energy, which is working on the Heartland Hydrogen Hub proposal to develop a facility to produce hydrogen from natural gas. ‘Railways could play a critical role in ...
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NewsFederal funding to support Caltrain electrification
USA: Bay Area commuter rail operator Caltrain has been allocated a further $43m in federal funding for its ongoing electrification programme. Work on the project to install 25 kV 60 Hz overhead line equipment between San Francisco and San Jose is well advanced, and the first ...
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NewsThales to maintain signalling on ‘demanding’ section of high speed line
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Thales a contract to maintain signalling and traffic management systems on the Lleida – Barcelona Sants – Figueras section of the Madrid – Figueras high speed line. Thales said the reliability requirements and traffic density on this route, ...