Main line rail industry news – Page 509
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NewsOil funds to support a ‘new era' of rail investment
IRAN: A five-year funding stream worth US$7·5bn has been agreed with the government, national railway RAI's Vice-President for Planning & Transport Economy Noorollah Beyranvand told Railway Gazette at the Transport Logistic trade fair in München on May 9. The funding from the petroleum ministry is intended to support the country's ...
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NewsADIF tenders infrastructure maintenance
SPAIN: Within a budget of €275∙9m, ADIF is to tender a package of contracts to undertake infrastructure maintenance on the conventional network for a period of 24 months, with a 24-month extension option. Replacing 20 existing contracts, the new contracts will be divided into six geographical lots plus a seventh ...
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NewsPassenger night trains in Europe: the end of the line? report published
EUROPE: The European Parliament's Committee on Transport & Tourism has published a research report into the future of night train services which was produced by consultancy Steer Davies Gleave with support from Politecnico di Milano. Passenger night trains in Europe: the end of the line? looks in detail at the ...
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NewsHitachi unveils AT400 ‘British Bullet Train’ concept
UK: A prominent feature at the front of the Hitachi Rail Europe stand at Railtex 2017 is a model of its AT400 ‘British Bullet Train’ concept. Hitachi said this 'vision' builds on the company's 'rich history in creating iconic high speed rolling stock' ranging from Shinkansen trainsets in Japan to ...
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NewsTehran – Hamadan railway opened by President Rouhani
IRAN: The 267 km railway linking Tehran with the city of Hamadan was offiically opened on May 8 by President Hassan Rouhani and Minister of Roads & Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi. Construction of the line began in 2001, but work stopped in 2004 before being restarted after the easing of ...
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NewsX’Trapolis Mega EMUs enter revenue service
SOUTH AFRICA: The first 13 X’Trapolis Mega electric multiple-units for Metrorail commuter routes entered revenue service on the Pretoria suburban network on May 9 after being unveiled by President Jacob Zuma. ‘This is the beginning of the revival of passenger rail after 40 years of underinvestment.’ ...
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NewsIDS Cargo buys EffiLiner 3000 locomotive
CZECH REPUBLIC: Open access freight operator IDS Cargo has bought CZ Loko’s demonstrator EffiLiner 3000 mainline electric locomotive, which it intends to use on transit freight services on the Děčín – Břeclav (–Slovakia) route where it can utilise its 3 kV DC/25 kV AC capability. Locomotive 365.001 is former SNCB ...
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NewsBirmingham hosts Railtex fair
UK: The 13th Railtex trade show is being held at the National Exhibition Centre on May 9-11.
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NewsA tour of the halls at Railtex 2017
UK: More than 470 exhibitors are taking part in the 13th Railtex trade show being held at the National Exhibition Centre on May 9-11.
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NewsHitachi’s UK plant looks to the world market
UK: Hitachi Rail Europe is looking to develop new markets for trainsets produced at its £82m rolling stock plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England, according to Head of Business Development Jim Brewin. Speaking to Railway Gazette International on April 25, Brewin said Newton Aycliffe’s order books are full through ...
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NewsČD leases ELL Vectrons for Hamburg – Praha route
CZECH REPUBLIC: On May 4 the board of national operator ČD approved the signing of a 10-year agreement to lease 10 Siemens Vectron 200 km/h multi-system electric locomotives from European Locomotive Leasing of Austria. The €48m deal will include maintenance. Eight of the locomotives are scheduled to arrive in mid-November, ...
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NewsSliding seats could enable passenger trains to carry freight
UK: A working demonstration module containing seats which can be automatically stowed to enable passenger train interiors to be reconfigured to carry low density, high value freight at off-peak times will be unveiled by 42 Technology at Railtex 2017. According to the developer, 20 rows of seats in a typical ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
To handle an expected 40 000 tonnes of citrus fruit between April and August, Nuevo Central Argentino will be operating a weekly service for Control Union SA between Tucumán and the port of San Pedro in Buenos Aires province, as well as services every two weeks to Rosario and Zárate. ...
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NewsUAV survey company Bridgeway Aerial takes off
UK: Civil engineering company Bridgeway Consulting has acquired a 50% stake in unmanned aerial vehicle company AM-UAS, which has been renamed Bridgeway Aerial Ltd. Nottingham-based Bridgeway Aerial undertakes high-resolution aerial inspections, aerial LiDAR capture, 3D modelling and photogrammetry on and around Network Rail infrastructure. This data is combined with ground ...
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NewsLokotrans orders high-capacity vans
RUSSIA: Lokotrans has awarded United Wagon Co subsidiary TikhvinSpetsMash a contract to supply 40 high-capacity covered vans by the middle of this year. The Type 11-6874 general purpose van was developed by UWC’s All-Union Research & Development Centre for Transportation Technology. The 25 tonne axleload bogies allow for a ...
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NewsCando Rail opens Kamloops site
CANADA: Independent terminal services and wagon storage company Cando Rail has opened the first phase of its rail terminal at Kamloops in British Columbia. Phase 1 includes tracks for the storage of empty wagons. Future plans include facilities for transloading, wagon repairs, and track and engineering services. The site will ...
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NewsIranian rolling stock production agreement
IRAN: Industrial Development & Renovation Organisation of Iran and Russian rolling stock manufacturing group Transmashholding have signed a joint venture agreement to co-operate in the financing and manufacturing of 500 coaches in Iran. This follows a visit to Russia by IDRO’s senior management. The Iranian company said the passenger rolling ...
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NewsIzmit tram line to open in June
TURKEY: Revenue services on the Akçaray tram line in Izmit are due to begin next month following the completion of tracklaying on May 5. Test running began on March 23, and seven trams have so far been delivered. Durmazlar is supplying 12 Panorama trams from its factory in Bursa ...
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NewsCRRC to build North American wagon plant in Canada
CANADA: Chinese rolling stock manufacturing group CRRC announced on May 5 that it plans to open a factory at Moncton in New Brunswick to produce wagons and braking systems for the North American market. The plant would be a joint venture between Sichuan-based wagon builder CRRC Meishan, a CRRC subsidiary ...
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NewsSEPTA signs CRRC coach contract
USA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority signed a contract on May 4 for CRRC Tangshan to supply 45 double-deck coaches for use on its Regional Rail network of commuter services. The SEPTA board approved the purchase earlier this year. There is a base order worth $137·5m, with options for 10 ...