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In depthInterview: Rail Cargo Austria adapts to a challenging environment
Ongoing disruption to global supply chains and the war in Ukraine have impacted on Rail Cargo Group in recent months, but the ÖBB freight operator sees emerging opportunities in southeast Europe, as Chief Executive Officer Clemens Först explains to Toma Bačić.
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Metro Report InternationalMelbourne suburban contract extended as tunnel tracklaying completed
AUSTRALIA: Tracklaying in Melbourne’s cross-city Metro Tunnel has been completed.
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NewsAosta line electrification contract awarded
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI has awarded a design and build contract for electrification of the 66 km Ivrea – Aosta line. The work is to be undertaken by a consortium of Impresa Luigi Notari, SIFEL, Costruzioni Linee Ferroviarie and Rete Costruzioni Ferroviarie. The €79m project is ...
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin tram network ups the voltage
GERMANY: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe has completed conversion of the traction power supply on its entire 196 route-km tram network from 600 V DC to 750 V DC.
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Metro Report InternationalFlexity tram enters service in Duisburg
GERMANY: The first of 47 Flexity Classic trams which Alstom is supplying to Duisburg entered passenger service on Route 903 on April 13. ‘Sustainable public transport in the city requires modern and comfortable vehicles’, said Mayor Sören Link. ‘With the new trams, we want to persuade ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse to supply braking systems for Dawonsys EMUs
SOUTH KOREA: Rolling stock manufacturer Dawonsys has awarded Knorr-Bremse a firm order to supply electropneumatic braking systems for 208 electric multiple-unit cars. In December 2018 Korail awarded Dawonsys a contract to supply 150 EMU-150 cars to replace the ageing loco-hauled Mugunghwa fleet used on long-distance stopping ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram becomes rolling weather station
GERMANY: A Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr tram has been fitted with weather monitoring sensors to complement static equipment which municipal transport, energy and digital technology company Smart City Mannheim is installing at 400 fixed locations throughout the city by the end of 2023. The equipment includes two air parameter sensors ...
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NewsPanoramique des Dômes mountain railway trains to be refurbished
FRANCE: Suppler Stadler and local company ACC M are to undertake the mid-life refurbishment of the four GTW2/8 trainsets used on the Panoramique des Dômes mountain railway. The 5 km metre-gauge line equipped with the Strub rack system opened in 2012 to provide access to the ...
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NewsAlstom Ubunye opens South African welding school
SOUTH AFRICA: The Alstom Ubunye Welding School in Nigel has opened to provide free professional welding training for unemployed young people. It is accredited by the South African Institute of Welding, and will provide theoretical and practical modules developed under the guidance of industry specialists and ...
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NewsCanadian Pacific Kansas City formed as merger is completed
NORTH AMERICA: The formal merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern on April 14 was marked with the driving of a ceremonial spike in Kansas City, Missouri, at the only place where the two constituent railways meet. ‘Today we celebrate this historic combination creating a ...
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NewsIndependent review criticises delivery of Inland Rail scheme
AUSTRALIA: The final cost and delivery plan for the Inland Rail scheme remain unclear, according to a scathing independent review of its governance issued on April 6.
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Metro Report InternationalAddressing the US public transport workforce shortage
USA: The American Public Transportation Association has released the first of six workforce development guides designed to help operators address critical workforce shortages across the sector. These will provide best practices, case studies and insights on: advancing awareness of transit careers; creating internships and apprenticeships; ...
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In depthTrain Control: SNCF committed to NExTEO roll out
Despite speculation to the contrary, SNCF Réseau and its contractors are continuing to roll out the NExTEO communications-based train control system which will manage the extended RER Line E in Paris, as project manager Jérôme Lefebvre explains to Jérémie Anne.
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NewsBattery packs ordered for prototype Croatian multiple-units
CROATIA: Rolling stock manufacturer Končar KEV has selected Leclanché to supply batteries for two prototype battery multiple-units which national passenger operator HŽPP ordered last December. Leclanché is to supply 14 of its INT-53 Energy lithium ion battery packs for use on a battery-only multiple-unit, and 12 ...
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Metro Report InternationalRostov-na-Donu tramway reconstruction concession signed
RUSSIA: Sinara City Transport Solutions has signed a public-private partnership concession agreement for the upgrading and expansion of the tram network in Rostov-na-Donu. The work to be undertaken in 2023-28 includes the modernisation of 43·7 km of track and 15 substations, and the construction of 75·3 ...
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Rail Business UKLondon King’s Cross station gets LED lights
UK: Metal halide lamps on platforms 1 to 8 at London King’s Cross station have been replaced with more than 160 LED lights with the aim of significantly reducing maintenance costs, cutting energy consumption by 60% and future-proofing the building’s illumination systems. ...
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NewsRail improvements should be central to TEN-T revision, MEPs say
EUROPE: Major EU transport infrastructure projects should focus on sustainable transport, avoid delays, improve links with Ukraine and Moldova and make provision for military transport, according to the European Parliament’s Transport & Tourism Committee. On April 13, the TRAN Committee formally adopted its position on the ...
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Metro Report InternationalAnkara opens M4 metro extension
TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan opened a 3·3 km three-station extension of Ankara metro Line M4 on April 12. The extension connects Atatürk Kültür Merkezi with the newly expanded Kızılay station, which is served by the M1 and Ankaray metro lines. It has intermediate stations at ...