Main line rail industry news – Page 413
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NewsDriverless heavy haul train completes first iron ore delivery
AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto completed its first iron ore delivery using a driverless train on July 10. The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator had granted approval on May 16, and full commercial operation is planned for late 2018. The fully-loaded autonomous train with three locomotives carried 28 000 ...
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NewsUTM unveils two prototype trams
RUSSIA: Uraltransmash Holdings unveiled two prototype trams at the Innoprom-2018 industrial exhibition held in its home city of Yekaterinburg on July 9-12. The Type 71-415 is a fully-low floor vehicle designed in-house by UTM as the basis for a planned family of two, three and four-section vehicles. The single section ...
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NewsFruit, meat and sweets could take the Trans-Caspian route to China
INTERNATIONAL: Polish broad gauge operator PKP LHS and Far East Land Bridge have organised a trial container shipment from the Euroterminal Sławków to Urumqi using the Trans-Caspian route via Ukraine, the Black Sea, Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Caspian Sea and Kazkhstan. This route ‘fits into the needs of freight forwarders and ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Abellio and Regiobahn have awarded N-ERGIE contracts for the supply of traction electricity in Germany. Law firm Baker & McKenzie has joined the Rail Working Group, which represents the rail industry in regard to the implementation of the 2007 Luxembourg Protocol to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in ...
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NewsMariupol trolleybus network modernisation financing in place
UKRAINE: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing Mariupol city transport operator MTTU with a loan of up to €13m to finance the acquisition of up to 72 low-floor trolleybuses, spare parts and maintenance equipment and the modernisation of the existing depot and electrification equipment. The loan will ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn automation agreement signed
GERMANY: The Digital S-Bahn Hamburg agreement to automate operations on a section of the city’s suburban rail network was signed by the mayor, Deutsche Bahn and Siemens on July 12. The partners have agreed to share the €60m cost of the pilot phase of the project, which aims to have ...
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NewsRooftop running in Paris-Nord expansion plan
FRANCE: The refurbishment and expansion of Paris-Nord station took a step forward on July 9 when the management board of SNCF Mobilités selected Ceetrus as preferred partner for exclusive negotiation with Ceetrus to undertake the programme. Ceetrus is the commercial property arm of retail group Auchan, and SNCF said that ...
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NewsGöteborg orders 30 electric buses
SWEDEN: The GS Buss subsidiary of Göteborgs Spårvägar and public transport authority Västtrafik have ordered 30 electric buses from Volvo, the supplier announced on July 3. Due to be delivered in the third quarter of 2019, they will operate on routes 59, 60 and 62 in Göteborg. The Volvo ...
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NewsHydrogen fuel cell trainset approved for passenger service
GERMANY: Alstom’s Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell multiple-unit was formally approved for passenger service on July 11. The two prototype units are expected to enter pilot service on the Elbe-Weser network with the first scheduled services planned for late summer. ‘Hydrogen is a true low-emission and efficient alternative to diesel’, ...
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NewsChinese companies sign Serbian railway upgrade agreement
SERBIA: A €943m agreement for the modernisation of the 108 km section of the Beograd – Budapest corridor between Novi Sad and the Hungarian border at Subotica was signed by Serbia’s Ministry of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure, China Railway International and China Communications Construction Co on July 7. The work ...
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NewsÎle-de-France funds initial Grand Paris fleet
FRANCE: Île-de-France Mobilités confirmed on July 11 that it had allocated €680m to fund 53 driverless metro trains for the initial phases of the Grand Paris Express project. Representing the first tranche of orders expected to be worth up to €1·3bn, the funds cover the purchase of 30 six-car trainsets ...
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NewsArriva awards maintenance contract
NETHERLANDS: Arriva has awarded Stadler a contract to maintain the 69 multiple-units which it is to operate on regional routes in Friesland and Groningen under the 15-year Noordelijke Lijnen concession which starts in December 2020. The maintenance contract signed on July 10 builds on a similar agreement which has been ...
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NewsFirst Caen tram unveiled
FRANCE: The first Alstom tram for Caen was unveiled on July 10. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in October with entry into service scheduled for September next year. In November 2016 the city awarded Alstom a €52m contract to supply 23 Citadis X05 trams for the 16·8 km three-line network ...
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NewsOmniTRAX buys two CSX lines
USA: Short line group OmniTRAX has acquired the Alabama & Tennessee River Railway and the Fulton County Railway from CSX. Operations on the two lines have been managed by OmniTRAX for several years, and are expected to continue unchanged. Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. The 190 km ATN ...
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NewsCharger locos ordered for Coaster commuter services
USA: The purchase of five Siemens SC-44 Charger diesel-electric locomotives for use on Coaster commuter services into San Diego was approved by the North County Transit District board at its June meeting. The order is worth more than $37m, which will be funded by the state of California. NCTD ...
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NewsAlstom opens Ukraine office
UKRAINE: Alstom opened a Ukrainian office in Kyiv on July 1, and has appointed Vadym Pavlenko to lead its Sales & Business Development in the country. Pavlenko previously held export sales and market development positions at domestic rolling stock supplier KVSZ. ‘We are committed to developing our activities in ...
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NewsFemale-fit workwear range expanded
CLOTHING: Ballyclare has ‘significantly’ expanded its range of protective and high visibility clothing designed for women, following consultation with users. ‘Our aim was to find out exactly what female wearers wanted from our workwear and expand the range we offer them accordingly’, said Sales & Marketing Director Roger Foster. ‘Our ...
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NewsRefurbished München S-Bahn trainset returns to service
GERMANY: The completion of the first of 238 Class 423 electric multiple-units which are to be refurbished for the München S-Bahn under an €300m programme was marked with a special run on July 9. Following two days of preview services, the unit is expected to re-enter regular service on July ...
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NewsRath Group becomes fortieth Vectron customer
EUROPE: Rath Group has awarded Siemens a contract to supply three Vectron multisystem locomotives for use by its RTB Cargo subsidiary. The locomotives are scheduled to be delivered from Siemens’ München-Allach factory from December. The 6·4 MW locomotives will be equipped to use 15 kV 16·7 Hz, 25 ...
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NewsFrançois Davenne calls for new vision at UIC
INTERNATIONAL: Currently Secretary General of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail, François Davenne has been selected as the next Director General of the International Union of Railways. Appointed at the 92nd UIC General Assembly in Madrid on July 4, he will join UIC in January 2019, initially ...