Flexible wagons to refresh infrastructure fleet
UK: Swiss wagon leasing group Wascosa marked its entry into the UK freight market with an event at London Victoria station on June 28 to unveil three designs of wagon it is delivering to refresh Network Rail’s infrastructure maintenance fleet.
Peru’s ‘Señor Tren’ joins Railroad Development Corp
INTERNATIONAL: Railway investment and management company Railroad Development Corp has appointed Dr Juan de Dios Olaechea as Managing Director, International Business Development, with initial target markets of Latin America and worldwide mining-related opportunities.
Paragon ID acquires UrbanThings
UK: Ticketing, payment and identification company Paragon ID has acquired UrbanThings, which develops passenger information, vehicle tracking, digital ticketing and analytical systems.
Virtual exclusion zones aim to protect worker safety
UK: Virtual exclusion zone technology has been developed by asset tracking and industrial internet-of-things company Pathfindr and railway contractor QTS Group to help protect track workers and people in other hazardous environments.
Consultation starts on Swiss Bahn 2050 programme
SWITZERLAND: The Federal Council has put forward proposals for a further long-term programme of investment in the national rail network. Enhancement of the existing network to allow more intensive use is now seen as preferable to starting more major infrastructure projects.
CFR launches trans-Carpathian route modernisation
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA has commissioned technical and feasibility studies to support a comprehensive modernisation of the 409 route-km trans-Carpathian railway across the northeast of the country.
Mongolia: Gobi coal exports poised to switch to rail
Despite significant delays caused by the pandemic and a challenging local climate, commissioning of the infrastructure for Mongolia’s Tavan Tolgoi – Gashuun Sukhait Railway is due to start next quarter. The country’s largest current railway construction project will see exports from one of the world’s largest coking coal mines transfer from road to rail.
‘Shake and brake’ earthquake safety system on test
USA: An earthquake early warning system that uses Positive Train Control to apply train brakes automatically is being tested by Los Angeles commuter operator Metrolink, California Department of Transportation and the US Geological Survey.
Texas Supreme Court backs high speed rail land acquisition
USA: The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Dallas to Houston high speed railway project promoters Texas Central Railroad & Infrastructure and Integrated Texas Logistics do have the right to acquire land for the proposed line under the state’s eminent domain process.
Raising-roof container designed to support switch from road to rail
UK: A curtain-sided container with a raising roof which is designed to transport double-stacked palletised products by rail has been unveiled by Nestlé UK & Ireland.
Amtrak President appointed
Heidekrautbahn hydrogen trains to be supplied with full maintenance package
World rail freight news round-up
Siemens Mobility recruits through Military2Rail initiative
COTIF uniform rules applied across Estonian network
JR Central Chairman Emeritus Kasai dies aged 81
Installation robot to accelerate ETCS roll-out
Go-Ahead condemns quality of rail infrastructure in southern Germany
Railway supply industry news round-up
Train toilet waste treatment system awarded funding
Amtrak orders 50 locomotives
South Korea: Medium speed network takes shape
Texas Central ‘open for business’ despite departure of CEO Carlos Aguilar
Autonomous shunting locomotive on test
Etihad Rail awards UAE passenger train contract
Double-deck trains considered for Moscow Central Ring
Connecting the dots to make modal shift happen
CRRC completes Angolan DMU deliveries
European policy: Capacity directive could be game-changer
CN-Consult wins ÖBB passenger information contract
