Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape
USA: The California State Transportation Agency and California High-Speed Rail Authority have renewed a 2019 agreement under which the state has taken on the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Wabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities
INDIA: Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and staff while the manufacturer leads technical supervision to meet availability, reliability and fuel efficiency targets.
Strikes, weather and ageing infrastructure hold back DB’s first half performance
GERMANY: Hopes that the flow of investment in the Deutsche Bahn network would lead to a rapid improvement in operational and financial performance were dashed on July 25 when DB published its half-year results.
Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway
AUSTRALIA: Wabtec and interstate infrastructure manager Australian Rail Track Corp are collaborating on the development of a set of standards to facilitate the deployment of ETCS technology across the country’s long-distance trunk routes.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Work to replace Susquehanna River Bridge gets underway
USA: A ceremony in northeast Maryland on July 19 marked the start of early construction works for a $2·7bn project to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge which forms a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.
Vale completes design of Anchieta – Kennedy railway
BRAZIL: Mining company Vale submitted engineering design documents for the 92∙8 km Ferrovia Kennedy to the Espírito Santo state government in early July.
Rail Logistics: Freight trains are getting smarter
While the complex migration to operation using digital automatic couplers lies ahead, Europe’s freight trains are already being digitalised. Reinhard Christeller presents a snapshot of the benefits in safety, productivity and cost effectiveness.
Battery-hybrid trainset enters service with Grand Est
FRANCE: Commercial trials with a hybrid multiple-unit featuring conventional electric, diesel and battery traction were launched in the Grand Est région on July 15. The train will operate on the Strasbourg – Sarreguemines route until November 24, during which tests will also be undertaken using hydrotreated vegetable oil instead of ...
New York East River Tunnel rehabilitation contract awarded
USA: Amtrak has appointed a joint venture of Skanska and E-J Electric Installation Co to undertake the East River Tunnel Rehabilitation Project to modernise the four bores connecting New York Penn Station with Queens.
Electro-diesel trains ordered for Zagreb – Split route
Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says
Alstom wins €4bn contract to supply ‘tailor-made’ Köln S-Bahn trains
Moxa forges ahead with cybersecure technology at InnoTrans 2024
‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London
Skanska awarded Empire Corridor bridge replacement contract
Korail to maintain passenger trains in Bangladesh
Philippines plans second Hybrid Electric Train prototype
Innovation funding supports sustainable decommissioning of HS2 worksites
Government introduces bill to take passenger train operations into the public sector
Vossloh acquires French turnout and signalling contractor
Transnet obtains US$1bn loan to stabilise South African rail network
Driverless tram operation demonstrated in depot
Europe: Rail Baltica makes progress despite cost increase
Mail by metro train trial
World rail freight news round-up
Train operator says WhatsApp service has saved 1 277 h of employee time
Desert train air-conditioning units delivered
Paper or digital ticket machines deployed
Vectrons ordered for trans-Alpine routes