Railway supply industry news round-up
News from the global railway supply chain
Trafikverket consults on Lund – Hässleholm high speed line
SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has launched public consultations on route options for the Hässleholm – Lund section of its proposed Stockholm – Malmö high speed line.
MRS and FCA concessions next in extensions queue
BRAZIL: Proposals for a 30-year extension of MRS Logística’s concession to operate freight services on a 1 674 km network serving the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and São Paulo are due to be submitted to the Federal Audit Court in April. The current concession expires on November ...
ADIF to electrify Galician link
SPAIN: In mid-January ADIF invited tenders for the electrification of the 73 km between Monforte de Lemos and Lugo as the infrastructure manager continues its gradual modernisation of the single track railway running north-south between Monforte and A Coruña.
DB Cargo UK creates digital Transformation Team
UK: DB Cargo UK has appointed Marie Hill to the new role of Chief Transformation & Digitalisation Officer, heading a Transformation Team which has been formed to work across the business to develop and implement plans for a ‘step change’ in the use of technology to improve operational effectiveness and ...
Passenger services return to Kočevje
SLOVENIA: Passenger services have resumed on the Ljubljana – Kočevje line after a gap of nearly 50 years, following the completion of a €100m rehabilitation project to facilitate the operation of services to and from the capital
Refurbished Pendolino arrives in Greece
GREECE: The first of five ETR470 Pendolino trainsets being refurbished for use on Trainose’s flagship Athens – Thessaloniki route has been delivered to Thessaloniki and is expected to enter service in March.
Delhi – Meerut RRTS to get ETCS Hybrid Level 3
INDIA: The 82 km Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System will be the country’s first railway to be equipped with ETCS Hybrid Level 3, which adds short virtual sections on top of a Level 2 installation to allow operation at closer headways.
Touch-enabled displays launched as station poster replacements
UK: Infotec and Kadfire have launched the TP series of ultra-slim touch-enabled wall-mounted poster displays, which are designed to provide an intuitive, resilient and cost-effective way of providing passenger information and interactive multimedia content in all areas of a station.
Multimodal booking platform FromAtoB closes
EUROPE: Berlin-based multimodal travel booking platform FromAtoB closed at the end of December.
Railcoop plans freight launch this year ahead of passenger market entry
Brazilian rail tender draws bidders’ interest
Pension funds invest in rolling stock leasing company
SNCB divests remaining stake in freight operator Lineas
Railpool financing package agreed
CarGoTram freight tram service comes to an end
Hyundai Rotem wins KTCS-2 onboard contract
UK government called on to support Eurostar during the pandemic
Chicago commuter operator approves ‘transformational’ order for Alstom coaches
France pauses tendering of TET inter-city routes
Russian tamper kits exported for Make in India assembly
Mid-life overhaul for Israel Railways double-deck fleet
Delhi – Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System corridor approved
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Booking train tickets on Google Maps
Bengaluru Airport station inaugurated
Egypt plans Mediterranean to Red Sea high speed line
Indiana double tracking project awarded funding
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Railway supply industry news round-up