Main line rail industry news – Page 18
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NewsRailway systems and urban transport training for young Egyptian engineers
EGYPT: The Egyptian National Institute for Transport and engineering consultancy Egis have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and deliver railway systems and urban transport training programmes for young engineers.
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NewsAdapazarı tramway works to start this year
TURKEY: Works are scheduled to start by the end of the year on a 12 km tramway in Adapazarı, east of Istanbul.
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NewsDiesel locomotive battery tender to be tested in Western Australia
AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon is to trial the use of a Battery Electric Tender intended to reduce emissions from heavy haul rail operations.
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NewsFirst section of Indian high speed railway to open in 2027
INDIA: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced the planned opening date for the first section of the Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line.
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NewsPhú Quốc island metro to be developed through PPP
VIETNAM: The People’s Council of An Giang Province has approved plans to develop a metro line on Phú Quốc island through a PPP concession running for up 40 years.
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News‘Drones-in-a-box’ to inspect Spanish railways
SPAIN: Aviation safety body AESA has granted Ineco authorisation to use autonomous drones to inspect railway infrastructure.
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NewsKnorr-Bremse and VTG Rail UK sign long-term wagon digitalisation agreement
UK: Leasing company VTG Rail UK has signed a long-term framework agreement for Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems UK to supply its FreightControl Sentinel system, which forms the backbone of VTG’s iWagon platform for the digitalisation of wagons.
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NewsKiwiRail welcomes Interislander train ferry replacement agreement
NEW ZEALAND: The government has announced an order for two rail-equipped replacement ferries for the Interislander service, along with agreements for associated landside works which will reuse existing infrastructure where possible.
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NewsCivil works contract let to build more of Taipei's Wanda Line metro
TAIWAN: A civil works contract has been let covering the next section of the Wanda-Shulin (Light Green) Line in New Taipei.
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NewsPlenary-led consortium to bid for Dublin MetroLink metro contract
IRELAND: A consortium led by Plenary Group and including Webuild, Hitachi Rail and Keolis is putting together a bid to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the planed Metrolink automated metro in Dublin.
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NewsNS orders 36 Flirt Flex electric multiple-units
NETHERLANDS: National passenger operator NS has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 36 Flirt Flex electric multiple-units to provide capacity to accommodate growing ridership.
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News350 km/h operation envisaged in Madrid – Barcelona high speed line enhancement study
SPAIN: Studies are to assess the viability of upgrading the Madrid – Barcelona high speed line to raise the maximum speed to 350 km/h and other works which would provide a journey time of under 2 h.
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NewsExtremadura high speed line contracts awarded
SPAIN: High speed line infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded three contracts for the 69 km Plasencia –Talayuela section of the Madrid – Extremadura high speed line project.
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NewsUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsŠkoda Group and Microvast to produce battery systems for public transport
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Group has entered a strategic partnership with US electric vehicle battery technology company Microvast to develop and manufacture battery systems for public transport applications.
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NewsMontréal’s REM metro tripled in size with Deux-Montagnes line opening
CANADA: The Deux-Montagnes branch of Montréal’s Réseau Express Métropolitain has opened, tripling the length of the automated metro.
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NewsEuropean Commission brings people together to discuss how to make transport careers more attractive
EUROPE: The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility & Transport hosted the Young People & Transport Jobs: Making Transport Careers More Attractive conference which explored how to make transport jobs more appealing.
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NewsBarcelona airport train on test
SPAIN: Alstom is undertaking static and dynamic testing of the first of 10 electric multiple-units ordered by Catalunya regional train operator FGC for use on a future shuttle service from Barcelona city centre to El Prat Airport.