Main line rail industry news – Page 469
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NewsElisabeth Werner
Elisabeth Werner has become Director, Land Transport, in the European Commission’s transport directorate DG Move. She was previously Head of Unit in charge of Planning & Co-ordination, and also served in the office of former Vice-President Siim Kallas.
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NewsSiemens replaces Nippon Sharyo in multi-state coach order
USA: A multi-state contract for Sumitomo Corp of Americas to supply locomotive–hauled coaches for use in California, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri has been amended, with the order now to be fulfilled with Siemens as Sumitomo’s subcontractor rather than Nippon Sharyo. In September 2012 the four states co-operating in the California-led ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Croatian locomotive and rolling stock manufacturer TŽV Gredelj has invited potential investors or strategic partners to express interest in supporting a recapitalisation to ensure the continuation of its business activities. The closing date is December 15. Titagarh Wagons Ltd and MerMec have entered into a memorandum of understanding for the ...
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NewsShift2Rail updates its action plan
EUROPE: The latest Multi-Annual Action Plan for the Shift2Rail research programme was formally presented to EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc in Tallinn on November 9, as part of the Commission’s Digital Transport Days event. Recently adopted by the joint undertaking’s management board, the ‘Part A’ Executive View of the MAAP ...
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NewsFaiveley Transport to supply NSW EMU subsystems
AUSTRALIA: Wabtec Corp subsidiary Faiveley Transport has been awarded contracts totalling more than US$150m to supply subsystems and maintenance services for 56 double-deck electric multiple-units which the RailConnect NSW consortium of Hyundai Rotem, UGL and Mitsubishi Electric Australia is to supply for NSW TrainLink Intercity services. Faiveley sites in Australia, ...
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NewsBody formed for joint procurement of tram-trains
EUROPE: Seven transport operators and the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) announced on November 8 that they had formed a group to place joint orders for tram-train vehicles. VDV TramTrain includes Karlsruhe transport operators VBK and AVG, Saarbahn Netz, Kasseler Verkehrs Gesellschaft, Erms-Neckar-Bahn, Regionaltangente West from Germany, as ...
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NewsHydrogen could replace diesel in 15 years says LNVG, as fuel cell train contract signed
GERMANY: ‘Fuel cell technology has a good chance to prevail in Germany in the next 10 to 15 years, with diesel vehicles being more and more forced out of the market’, said Niedersachsen transport authority LNVG when it signed a 30-year contract with Alstom and gas supplier Linde Group for ...
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NewsRegioJet buys and sells coaches
EUROPE: Czech operator RegioJet has bought six coaches formerly used by defunct Italian open access operator Arenaways for an undisclosed price. The vehicles were manufactured by Astra Vagoane Calatori of Romania in 2010, and were in service for just few months. They have since been stored at the Santhià workshops. ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
ScotRail has revealed the interiors of the Class 385 EMUs which are being supplied by Hitachi Rail Europe. They feature at-seat power sockets, free wi-fi, cycle areas, space for prams and golf clubs, two wheelchair spaces and an accessible toilet with an ‘assist’ facility to allow companion access to the ...
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NewsSouthern Class 455 EMUs to be modified for PRM compliance
UK: ESG Rail has been awarded a turnkey contract to modify Class 455 electric multiple-units which Govia Thameslink Railway leases from Eversholt Rail to bring them into compliance with the Persons with Reduced Mobility Technical Specification for Interoperability. The work on the 46 four-car ex-British Rail third-rail EMUs used on ...
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NewsLoan agreement presages Pesa restructuring
POLAND: Rolling stock manufacturer Pesa announced on November 7 that it had signed a 200m złoty loan agreement with a consortium of six banks led by PKO BP and including Bank Pekao, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, Raiffeisen Bank, BZ WBK and mBank. This is intended to alleviate the company’s recent ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem to supply Ahmedabad metro train fleet
INDIA: Hyundai Rotem announced on November 7 that it had been awarded a 177·1bn won contract to supply 32 three-car trainsets for the Ahmedabad metro. Deliveries from Rotem’s Changwon plant are due to take place between April 2019 and July 2020. The trains will have a maximum speed of ...
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NewsState approves Ahmedabad metro Phase 2 plans
INDIA: The Gujarat government has approved the detailed project report for the second phase of the Ahmedabad metro. This would add 34·6 km to the two lines currently under construction as part of Phase 1. Delhi Metro Rail Corp prepared the report for two elevated routes, which would cost ...
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NewsPhosAgro to lease 500 fertiliser wagons from Gazprombank
RUSSIA: Fertiliser producer PhosAgro has signed a 2·9bn rouble 10-year agreement to lease 500 high-capacity hopper wagons from Gazprombank Leasing, with an option to buy. PhosAgro currently has a fleet of more than 6 000 owned and leased wagons. The latest vehicles are scheduled to be delivered from United Wagon ...
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NewsKazakhstan to Turkey via the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway
ASIA: The first containers have been delivered using the recently-inaugurated Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway. This is how they travelled from Kazakhstan to Turkey. [<a href="//storify.com/railwaygazette/btk" target="_blank">View the story "Baku - Tbilisi - Kars railway first freight train" on Storify</a>]
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NewsState backs Mumbai metro plans
INDIA: The Maharashtra government has approved detailed project reports for two more metro lines in Mumbai. The reports were prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corp and has been approved by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority in October last year. The state government expects construction to start in 2018 ...
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NewsAnsaldoBreda IC2 trainsets find new home
ROMANIA: Open access passenger operator Astra Trans Carpatic hopes to obtain certification from national railway authority AFER shortly which would enable it to put into service the first of three AnsaldoBreda IC2 diesel multiple–units it has acquired from Denmark’s national operator DSB. Subject to the successful introduction of these three ...
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NewsBattery option in Auckland order for more CAF EMUs
NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Transport and CAF signed a NZ$$133m contract on November 7 covering the supply of a further 15 three-car electric multiple-units from 2019 and the provision of eight years of maintenance. The order is being funded by NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Council. There is provision in the ...
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NewsNetwork Rail awards Midland Main Line upgrade contracts
UK: The Carillion Powerlines joint venture is to begin work shortly to complete 25 kV 50 Hz electrification of the route from Bedford to Corby. The contract awarded by Network Rail as part of its Midland Main Line improvement programme is expected to generate revenue of £260m for the equally-owned ...
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NewsTransport research centre to be set up in Singapore
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority announced on November 7 that it is to establish a Transport Research Centre in partnership with the Singapore University of Technology & Design. It is envisaged that the TRC will carry out research in areas including cybersecurity, automation and robotics, data analytics, behavioural studies and ...