Teltronic to supply TETRA radios for Finnish locomotives
FINLAND: Stadler has awarded Teltronic a contract to supply TETRA onboard voice and data radio equipment for 60 diesel shunting locomotives which national railway VR ordered last year.
Freight tram-train to be tested in Karlsruhe
GERMANY: Trials with a prototype freight tram or tram-train are to start in Karlsruhe and the surrounding area in 2022. The concept is being drawn up with a view to improving urban life by reducing road traffic and the emissions it generates.
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Atkins appointed to reduce electrification costs
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has appointed Atkins to develop new rules for the design of overhead electrification equipment, with the aim of reducing the need for expensive bridge reconstruction and track lowering works.
Cross River Rail TBMs arrive in Brisbane
AUSTRALIA: The two tunnel boring machines to excavate the cross-city rail tunnels under central Brisbane have arrived in Queensland, state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on August 4.
Hauts-de-France tenders regional services
FRANCE: Following a year of consultation over the competitive tendering of up to 10 groups of local rail services, the Hauts-de-France regional council formally invited expressions of interest on July 30 for two nine-year public service contracts to operate routes in Nord-Pas de Calais and Picardie from July 7 2024.
Virtual reality based training for tram drivers
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority and metro and tram operator Serco are using virtual reality during the training of tram drivers.
London Underground’s first Chinese wagons shipped
UK: Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Shandong has dispatched the first of 71 wagons ordered by London Underground for use on track renewal and maintenance trains.
Etihad Rail triples fleet with 842 wagon order
UAE: Etihad Rail has awarded CRRC Yangtze a contract to supply 842 wagons, which the national railway said would be tailor-made for local environmental conditions and meet Gulf Co-operation Council requirements including ‘state-of-the-art’ braking and safety systems.
Export EffiShunter 1000M handed over
EUROPE: Czech manufacturer CZ Loko handed over the first of two EffiShunter 1000M four-axle diesel-electric locomotives ordered by Hungarian operator CER Cargo Holding at its Jihlava plant on July 28.
Kildare Line expansion project contract awarded
Spanish partners to research better ERTMS location data
Lighting improved at high speed train depot
ILSA-Trenitalia aims to launch Spanish high speed service from March 2022
Pantograph & Catenary dynamic simulation package launched
Manila commuter rail civil works contracts signed
28·8 MW freight locomotive unveiled
Erdinger Ring financing agreement signed
Class 90s support Freightliner decarbonisation objectives
Grand Est seeks Alsace branch concessionaire
MÁV-Start coach modernisation contract awarded
World rail freight news round-up
Landmark river bridge to cross German-Polish border
Locomotive stop-start system developed
Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation cleared by European Commission
ONS reclassifies Train Operating Companies as public non-financial corporations
Vossloh wins Guiyang – Nanning high speed line rail fastening contract
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Advanced Automatic Sander distributor appointed
French freight access charges waived
