Main line rail industry news – Page 414
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NewsWagon weighing system for rapid installation
USA: Schenck Process has obtained US legal-for-trade status for its MultiTrain LegalWeight in-motion wagon weighing system. This uses instrumented concrete sleepers with high-precision load cells to measure the vertical force applied through the rail with an accuracy of 0·2%. It requires 50 m of straight and level track, works in ...
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NewsGailtalbahn electrification project begins
AUSTRIA: Work to modernise and electrify the 31 km Gailtalbahn between Arnoldstein and Hermagor in Kärnten has begun, with completion planned for December 2019. Services on the route will be replaced by buses between July 9 and November 11 this year, and from July 8 to December 14 2019. ...
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NewsGarmsar – Incheh Borun electrification gets underway
IRAN: RZD International officially launched work to electrify the Garmsar – Incheh Borun line with a ceremony on July 2. The 495 km route links the Tehran – Mashhad main line with the border with Turkmenistan. The electrification and upgrading project is scheduled to take 52 months and aims to ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Australia’s GrainCorp has awarded Watco a contract to provide haulage services on the 1 067 mm gauge network in Queensland, where two harvests per year produce 2·8 millions of tonnes of grain. Watco has ordered eight locomotives from US supplier National Rail Equipment, as well as wagons from China, and ...
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NewsEffiShunter 600 locomotive announced
CZECH REPUBLIC: CZ Loko has launched the EffiShunter 600 four-axle shunting locomotive, which replaces the EffiShunter 500 and 700 designs in its portfolio. The EffiShunter 600 is fitted with a 563 kW Caterpillar C18 engine, which replaces the 522 kW C18 and 709 kW C27 prime movers and ...
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NewsEIB loan supports inter-city EMU order
NETHERLANDS: The European Investment Bank has finalised a €450m loan to support national passenger operator NS’s €800m order for 79 InterCity New Generation electric multiple-units. Part of Alstom’s Coradia Stream family, the 49 five-car and 30 eight-car IC-NG units were ordered in July 2016 and are expected to enter ...
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NewsFinal section of Phnom Penh – Thailand railway inaugurated
CAMBODIA: The 166 km Phnom Penh – Pursat section of the northern main line was reopened on July 4, completing the reinstatement of the 386 km route between the capital and the Thai border. Free travel is being offered until the end of the month. The through route to the ...
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NewsBid for Greek rolling stock maintenance business accepted
GREECE: The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund privatisation agency has accepted an ‘improved financial offer’ from FS Group-owned train operator Trainose for EESSTY, the rolling stock maintenance business which was spun out of the former state railway OSE. HRADF has made a number of attempts to sell EESSTY under a ...
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NewsBosnian line reopens with through service from Sarajevo
BOSNIA: Railways of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina reinstated passenger services on the 47 km Blatna – Bihać route on July 3, following an inaugural train the previous day. Electrification equipment which was damaged or destroyed during the 1992-95 war has been reinstated, with the €1·43m cost split between ...
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NewsBerlin orders electric Mercedes buses
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has ordered 15 Mercedes‑Benz Citaro electric buses. Deliveries are due to begin in the first quarter of 2019. Each bus will have ten battery modules which will be charged using a plug-in charger at the depot. The axles will be powered by electric motors ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Sweden formally ratified the Luxembourg Rail Protocol at a ceremony at the UNIDROIT offices in Roma on July 2. Sweden is the third state to ratify; at least four are required before the protocol can enter into force. Montréal-based consultancy Canarail was renamed Systra Canada with effect from July 3. ...
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NewsTraxx MS3 locomotive unveiled
GERMANY: The first Traxx MS3 locomotive was officially unveiled at Bombardier Transportation’s Kassel plant on July 4, watched by more than 100 representatives of train operators and stakeholders. The Traxx 3 family is offered in AC, DC and multi-system variants. Bombardier said the Traxx MS3 equipped for 15 kV 16·7 ...
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NewsFirst Pop EMU ready for testing
ITALY: The first Alstom Coradia Stream electric multiple-unit for Trenitalia is to undergo testing at the Velim circuit in the Czech Republic this month, following its unveiling at the manufacturer’s Savigliano factory. The 160 km/h single-deck 3 kV DC regional EMUs are branded Pop by Trenitalia, which names its regional ...
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NewsBergen tram operations contract renewed
NORWAY: Bergen transport authority Bybanen selected Keolis Norge to continue operating the city’s trams on June 29. Keolis expects to sign the contract after a 10-day standstill period. The contract would run for eight years from July 2019, and includes an optional two-year extension. Keolis will also manage the ...
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NewsRussian Lions will roar at InnoTrans 2018
PK TS: Russian tram manufacturer PK Transportnye Systemy will display its two newest tram models at InnoTrans 2018. The three-section 71-934 Lion is 37·4 m long. PK TS will display a bidirectional version at InnoTrans, and will also develop a unidirectional version. PK TS will also display the single-section ...
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NewsHudson Bay Railway sale talks break down
CANADA: Talks for the sale of the 1 300 km Hudson Bay Railway and the Port of Churchill to a consortium including two first nations groups and Fairfax Financial have broken down, the HBR subsidiary of US short line group OmniTRAX announced on July 3. Freight and VIA Rail passenger ...
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NewsFirst Thomson-East Coast Line train arrives in Singapore
SINGAPORE: The first Thomson-East Coast Line train has arrived at Mandai Depot near the northern end of the line after being unloaded at Jurong Port. Land Transport Authority ordered 91 four-car driverless trainsets from a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang in 2014 under a S$749m ...
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NewsStadler starts work on new factory
SWITZERLAND: A groundbreaking ceremony launched construction of Stadler’s new assembly plant at St Margrethen in the northeast corner of Switzerland on July 4. The SFr86m facility will be used to assemble Kiss double-deck trainsets, replacing a former aircraft factory in nearby Altenrhein which is no longer suitable for the task. ...
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NewsCorys to demonstrate virtual reality and simulation on demand
CORYS: Grenoble-based simulator supplier Corys will be demonstrating its latest driver training developments at InnoTrans 2018. These include virtual reality and ‘simulation on demand’ technology. Around the same time, Corys is expected to supply two seven-screen driver training simulators to Stuttgart tram operator SSB. The company recently won an ...
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NewsBeograd’s historic main station closes
SERBIA: The historic main station in Beograd closed following the departure of the 20.40 train to Budapest on June 30. Most traffic has been transferred to Beograd Centar station in the Prokop area of the capital, except the long-distance service to Bar which moved to Topčider station in the south ...