All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2024 – Page 10
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Rail Business UKClass 66 ETCS testing underway
UK: Dynamic testing has begun with a DB Cargo UK Class 66 diesel locomotive which has been retrofitted with ETCS as the First in Class for the roll-out of the digital signalling technology across the most common type of freight loco in the UK. As part ...
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Metro Report InternationalSound Transit opens Eastside light rail 2 Line
USA: The initial section of Seattle’s light rail 2 Line on the east side of Lake Washington opened on April 27, the first of a number of openings expected over the next year. The initial section runs 10·6 km from South Bellevue to Redmond Technology, with ...
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NewsUnion Pacific ready to test hybrid locomotive
USA: Union Pacific is to begin testing the first of six diesel-battery-hybrid shunting locomotives during May. The railway has produced a prototype locomotive at its workshop in North Little Rock, Arkansas, working with loco control technology supplier ZTR which designed the hybrid propulsion system. A second ...
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Metro Report InternationalLe Mans transport network changes planned
FRANCE: Keolis is support the development of plans to restructure the public transport network in Le Mans. There are currently two tram and 22 bus routes including one BRT route, which operate a total of almost 8·5 million km/year. Plans include the renewal of information and ...
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NewsJapanese DMUs find second homes in Thailand and Cambodia
ASIA: Japan’s JR Hokkaido and JR East have sold cars of ex-Series KiHa 183 diesel multiple-units to Thailand and Cambodia. JR Hokkaido announced on April 12 that it had sold its remaining 11 cars, which had served as Series KiHa 183 diesel multiple-units, to Cambodia’s national ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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NewsChinese trainsets arrive in Europe
EUROPE: Subsidiaries of Chinese rolling stock group CRRC delivered passenger trainsets to two operators in southeast Europe during April. CRRC Changchun has delivered the first of five electric multiple-units ordered by Serbian national operator Srbija Voz. The €54m order was signed by Minister of Construction, Transport & ...
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Rail Business UKOperator of last resort holds key to Labour’s rail renationalisation aspiration
UK: Rail Business UK has been speaking to industry leaders as they start to digest the rail policy proposals set out by the Labour Party ahead of the forthcoming general election.
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Metro Report InternationalIrish national transport ticketing contract awarded
IRELAND: The National Transport Authority has awarded Indra a contract to supply and manage a national multimodal transport payment system covering trains, trams and buses. EMV bank card, mobile phone and smartwatch payment will be accepted, with best fares and discounts through an account-based system. There ...
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Rail Business UKPorterbrook to electrify Long Marston test track
UK: Porterbrook has announced plans to renew the 3·5 km test track at its Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre and install 25 kV 50 Hz electrification. Testing will be possible at speeds of up to 75 km/h, with the capability to support ETCS. ‘Substantial replacement of ...
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NewsSNCF and RATP to sell majority stake in Systra
SYSTRA: French national railway SNCF and Paris transport operator RATP have entered into exclusive negotiations for the sale of a majority stake in transport engineering consultancy Systra to Latour Capital and Fimalac. Latour Capital is an independent French asset management company investing primarily in companies where ...
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NewsSNCF unveils TGV-M livery
FRANCE: SNCF Voyageurs and supplier Alstom have revealed the colour scheme for the operator’s future fleet of TGV-M trainsets.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Rail Business UKRail construction, maintenance and renewal machine range launched
TRACK MACHINES: Unipart Rail has launched a range of rail construction, maintenance and renewal machines, developed in partnership with Thomson Engineering Design Ltd. The range includes: Sleeper Layer, providing delivery rates of up to 1 000 sleepers/h, with options including automatic steering, remote condition monitoring ...
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