All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2020 – Page 5
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Metro Report InternationalNew York MTA to start Culver Line CBTC installation this month
USA: New York MTA will start work on the next phase of its roll-out of Communications-based Train Control on the Subway network on March 20. CBTC will be installed on the Culver Line corridor between Church Avenue and West 8th Street/NY Aquarium near Coney Island, used by ...
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Rail Business UKGreater Anglia completes directly-managed Norwich Victoria sidings project
UK: Greater Anglia has opened four sidings able to stable 12-car trains just outside Norwich station, with its first train using the facility on March 3. The operator directly managed the nine-month Norwich Victoria sidings project in its biggest infrastructure scheme to date, with Keltbray as ...
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Metro Report InternationalS-Bahn Berlin selects Synectics operations management platform
Source: DB/Hans-Joachim Krumnow GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin is to use Synectics’ Synergy 3 operations management platform to integrate and automate data processing, incident response and performance reporting across its network. This is intended to enable the operator’s staff – as well as other stakeholders including ...
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NewsRailcarRx develops customised decision support tool for MBTA
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s operations and maintenance department has deployed a customised data analytics and decision support platform developed by RailcarRx to help improve its asset lifecycle management processes. This has reduced the processing time required for critical data, enhancing the operator’s ability to make informed ...
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Metro Report InternationalStadler to retrofit Ostrava trams with collision prevention system
CZECH REPUBLIC: Tram operator DP Ostrava awarded a KC26·9m contract to Stadler Bussnang on March 3for the retrofiting of the city’s Tango NF2 trams with obstacle detection assistance. The contract includes the upgrading of two vehicles by September for KC4·88m as a trail project. The remaining 38 ...
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NewsMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn orders rack EMUs
SWITZERLAND: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn has awarded Stadler an SFr148·5m contract to supply 12 three-car metre-gauge rack electric multiple-units to replace hauled stock on its regional services. The first of the EMUs are scheduled to be delivered for testing in mid-2022, with all 12 in service from ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetro operator deploys cleaning robot to fight the coronavirus
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has deployed an automated Vapourised Hydrogen Peroxide Robot to undertake deep cleaning and decontamination of its trains and stations. The VHP Robot is the result of a joint project between MTR Corp and biotechnology company Avalon Biomedical. It automatically sprays hydrogen peroxide ...
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NewsSJ picks inclusion specialist as next Chief Executive
SWEDEN: State-owned passenger operator SJ AB has appointed Monica Lingegård as its new Chief Executive Officer with effect from August 17. She will replace Crister Fritzson, who stepped down earlier this year to become CEO of media and communications equipment supplier Net Insight AB.
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TenderExtract of notice - Sale of dismissed rolling stock
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Metro Report InternationalPatna Metro invites bids for Line 2 Phase 1
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp invited bids for the construction of the first section of the Patna Metro project on March 10. The Rs5·15bn tender covers construction of a 6·1 km elevated section running from Malahi Pakri to New ISBT, which will form part of the 14 ...
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Rail Business UKRail in the 2020 budget
UK: ‘We’re also going to build better railways’, said Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak when he presented his budget to Parliament on March 11. The budget included: £20m to develop an outline business case with detailed designs and costings for the Midlands Rail Hub programme ...
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NewsFerrocarril Central concrete sleeper contract
URUGUAY: The Durmientes de Uruguay joint venture of Italian company WEGH Group and Diorama has been awarded a €35m contract to supply concrete sleepers to the Vía Central consortium which is undertaking the Ferrocarril Central route modernisation. The 1 435 mm gauge monoblock prestressed concrete sleepers for ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The House of Commons Transport Select Committee’s programme for spring 2020 incudes ‘High Speed 2: Next steps’, a planned a one-off session looking at the key future of challenges of the project, including integration between HS2 and rail services in the North and Midlands. ...
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Metro Report InternationalUGL and John Holland to operate Adelaide trams
AUSTRALIA: The Torrens Connect joint venture of local bus operator Torrens Transit, UGL Rail Services and John Holland has been selected to operate light rail services in Adelaide, under a contract announced by the South Australian Public Transport Authority on March 10. The deal forms part of ...
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Rail Business UKHarsco Rail awarded mobile maintenance train contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Harsco Corp’s Rail division a US$25m contract to operate and maintain its fleet of eight mobile maintenance trains for three years from April, with an optional two-year extension. The MMTs were built by Robel and entered service from 2015. Designed to protect ...
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JobJSC “Ukrainian Railways” announces the open selection of candidates for the position of the CEO
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Metro Report InternationalKöln and Wuppertal operators order 25 hydrogen buses
GERMANY: Local operators Regionalverkehr Köln and Wuppertaler Stadtwerkehas have jointly ordered 25 Urbino 12 hydrogen-powered buses from Solaris for delivery from 2021. The 25 vehicles will cost €650 000 each. Wuppertal will use 10, with the other 15 serving Köln. The buses will be equipped with a ...
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NewsIntermodal sector calls for ‘fast, lean, pragmatic’ measures to safeguard rail freight in the coronavirus crisis
EUROPE: A group of organisations involved in the intermodal freight sector have published an open letter to European and Italian institutions emphasising the importance of acting in a ‘fast, lean, pragmatic way’ to safeguard rail transport as a strategic asset for the economy during the coronavirus outbreak. ...
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Rail Business UKRecruitment of apprentices for Goole train factory begins
UK: Siemens Mobility has begun recruiting apprentices for its future Goole train manufacturing facility, with 12 three-year Level 3 Rail Engineering Technician Apprenticeship positions to be among the first of up to 700 jobs it expects to create at the site. The apprentices will start in September ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Rail welding and infrastructure inspection group Goldschmidt has combined all of its companies worldwide under the Goldschmidt brand. ‘From Shanghai to New York and from Sydney to Stockholm, the Goldschmidt brand is uniquely valued for its innovation and quality’, said CEO Dr Hans-Jürgen Mundinger. ‘We have ...