Main line rail industry news – Page 538
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Ukrainian Railways has awarded KVSZ a contract to supply 350 Type 12-783 open wagons. German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt has announced draft legislation mandating the use of low-noise wagons complying with EU legislation from December 2020. Proposed exemptions include running non-compliant wagons at lower speeds. PKP Cargo subsidiary Cargotor has ...
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NewsNylon Line handrail installed at station
UK: Architectural hardware supplier Laidlaw has installed 180 m of its 40 mm diameter Nylon Line handrail on a footbridge at Great Bentley station in Essex as part of a refurbishment programme. Unlike coated products, Nylon Line has solid colour throughout the 4 mm thick polyamide sleeve fitted over the ...
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NewsRugged power converter for railway applications
CONVERTER: Schaefer Inc has launched its C/B5600 Series of 6000 Watt DC/DC converter, AC/DC power supply and battery charging products. The robust design with industrial grade components can withstand extreme environments faced by onboard and lineside control and communications equipment and emergency lighting. The C/B5600 Series includes more than 150 ...
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NewsSolaris to supply more trams to Leipzig
GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB is to exercise a second option to its contract with Solaris, following the approval by the Land of Sachsen for a further €7·3m towards the purchase of rolling stock. The latest funding package would cover half the cost of a further nine trams. In ...
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NewsFirst British IEP unveiled
UK: The first electro-diesel trainset to be assembled at Hitachi Rail Europe's Newton Aycliffe plant in northeast England was officially unveiled on December 9, in a ceremony attended by Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling and Japanese Ambassador Koji Tsuruoka. As part of the Agility Trains PPP consortium, Hitachi ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
GE Transportation confirmed on December 8 that it had purchased Iders Incorporated, an electronics and technology specialist which supplies the GoLINC data processing and storage platform already used on many GE diesel locomotives. The acquisition is the latest step in a partnership that has seen the two companies work together ...
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NewsSevilla tram extension progresses
SPAIN: Sevilla municipality is moving ahead with a long-planned extension of the city’s tram line by calling tenders for the design work, worth €484 000. The 1·8 km extension would take the 1 435 mm gauge Metrocentro line east from its current terminus of San Bernardo, before ...
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NewsHigh speed link to Seoul suburbs opens
SOUTH KOREA: The 61 km Sudokwon high speed railway opened for traffic on December 9, with trains initially being operated by new entrant Supreme Railways. The high speed line provides a link from Suseo in the southern suburbs of Seoul to a junction near Pyeongtaek with the existing Gyongbu high ...
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NewsSt Petersburg metro chooses TMH
RUSSIA: Transmashholding has been selected to supply five eight-car trainsets to be used on Line 1 of the St Petersburg metro. TMH’s bid of 19bn roubles was cheaper than that submitted by Škoda Transportation subsidiary Vagonmaš. Deliveries of the Yubileyny trainsets are due to take place between January 16 ...
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NewsSiemens completes ETCS Baseline 3 interoperability tests
SWEDEN: With assistance from open access train operator Hector Rail, Siemens undertook two weeks of ERTMS testing on the West Coast main line in southwest Sweden during November, aimed at validating the Baseline 3 specifications for cross-border operation in Scandinavia. A Siemens Vectron multi-system electric locomotive was equipped with a ...
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NewsJigjidnyamaa Damdinsuren
Ulaanbaatar Railway Vice-Chairman Jigjidnyamaa Damdinsuren has been promoted to Chairman of the Mongolian operator.
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NewsWuhan opens fourth metropolitan PDL
CHINA: The 61·8 km Hankou – Xiaogan Passenger-Dedicated Line was opened for revenue service on December 1. The 200 km/h route with 11 stations is the fourth line of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway network to be inaugurated. Like the other routes, it is served by a fleet of ...
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NewsEthernet broadband bridge for onboard networks
COMPONENTS: Westermo has launched an ethernet broadband bridge designed for rolling stock applications. Part of the Wolverine series of industrial ethernet extenders, the DDW-002-B1 can be used to link ethernet networks via existing cables in the vehicle coupling. The manufacturer says this offers considerable savings in refurbishment projects, as is ...
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NewsParis metro Line 4 train order
FRANCE: Paris public transport operator RATP is to exercise an option for a further 20 six-car MP14 metro trainsets from Alstom, the supplier announced on December 7. The order is to be placed in January and forms part of a framework contract awarded by RATP on behalf of Île-de-France transport ...
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NewsMarket pillar criticised as final adoption nears
EUROPE: On December 5 the Transport & Tourism Committee of the European Parliament endorsed the consolidated wording of the market pillar of the Fourth Railway Package ahead of a debate in the full Parliament on December 12 and its expected formal adoption the following day. The technical pillar of the ...
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NewsLorraine Cunningham
Lorraine Cunningham has been appointed Chairman of Vancouver regional transport authority TransLink, with effect from January 1.
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NewsX’Trapolis Mega begins test running on PRASA network
SOUTH AFRICA: The first X’Trapolis Mega electric multiple-unit started test running between Pienaarspoort and Rissik Street in Hatfield in Gauteng on December 1, following the receipt of a provisional acceptance certificate from the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. Test running without passengers is scheduled to ...
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NewsPolymer optimised for rolling stock applications
MATERIALS: Polymer bearing manufacturer Igus has introduced a new variant of its Iglidur tribopolymer material, RW370, which complies with EU fire protection standard EN 45545 for use on railway vehicles. It is intended for applications such as door guides and hinges, rotating joints and adjusting mechanisms for seats and tables. ...
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NewsHitachi awarded Frecciarossa maintenance contracts
ITALY: Hitachi Rail Italy has been awarded two contracts worth a total of €100m, covering the provision of maintenance services for Frecciarossa high speed trainsets operated by Trenitalia. Worth €79m, the first contract covers the provision of spare parts and labour to maintain the Frecciarossa 1000 fleet over a period ...
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NewsEast West Rail heads move to vertical reintegration
UK: On December 6 Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced a series of measures that aim to provide ‘a better service for the passenger’ through closer working between train operators and infrastructure manager Network Rail. ‘We want to see closer working across the industry to resolve problems more quickly’, said Grayling. ...