KLM replaces plane with high speed train
EUROPE: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to replace one of its five daily flights between Brussels and Amsterdam Schiphol with reserved seat capacity on a Thalys high speed train service from March 29 2020.
Isle of Wight line’s future secured with £26m investment
UK: Investment of £26m to secure the future of the 13·7 km line between Ryde and Shanklin on the Isle of Wight was announced on September 16. This includes infrastructure modernisation and replacement of the life-expired fleet of small profile ex-London Underground trains which date back to 1938.
Egyptian locomotive renewal programme underway
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has invited expressions of interest in the supply of up to 100 diesel-electric locomotives for use on long-distance passenger services, with tendering expected to get underway by the end of the year.
Rail Cargo Hungaria orders CRRC locomotives
HUNGARY: ÖBB-owned freight operator Rail Cargo Hungaria has awarded CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive a contract to supply four prototype ‘high power’ electric–battery main line and shunting locomotives.
World rail freight news round-up
Lineas has doubled capacity on its intermodal trains in and out of Antwerpen from 2 600 to 5 300 containers per week to take traffic off the local road network during the Oosterweel road construction project.
Vy orders virtual reality fire fighting simulator
NORWAY: National operator Vy has appointed Vobling to develop a virtual reality fire fighting simulator for staff training.
Czech electric network expands
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has launched works on several long-awaited electrification schemes.
PhosAgro orders technically sophisticated sulphur wagons
RUSSIA: Fertiliser producer PhosAgro Group has ordered a further 56 molten sulphur tank wagons from United Wagon Co.
Bouygues cuts its stake in Alstom
ALSTOM: On September 12, French construction and industrials conglomerate Bouygues confirmed that it had divested more than 29 million shares in Alstom.
Failure ‘not an option’ for maize shipments
AFRICA: The Grain Marketing Board of Zimbabwe has awarded Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority, Zambia Railways Ltd and National Railways of Zimbabwe a contract to transport 17 000 tonnes of maize from Tanzania to Bulawayo.
Railway supply industry news round-up
CN to acquire Massena line from CSX
Metrolinx orders double-deck coaches
Consortium selected to build Tel Aviv loop line
EBRD backs grain transport modernisation in Ukraine
Winchester & Western Railroad sold
Bergen tunnel to be slab track show case
LB Foster boosts Rail division
Tsunami Gate wagon to make a splash at Railway Interchange
Brakes and HVAC ordered for next-generation TGV
Voith and CRRC to expand strategic alliance
Rovana Plumb nominated as European Commissioner for Transport
‘Digital twin’ to support more robust timetable planning
Ukrainian railway reform legislation introduced
Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn leases additional DMUs
Plasser appoints COO and CTO
First Léman Express EMU enters service
US$5bn ‘Chile On Rails’ strategy unveiled
Afghanistan – China rail freight service sets off
Automated freight loco poised to start trials
