News – Page 27
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Rail Business UKLive trial suggests Virtual Worksite Marker Boards could save the rail industry £23m per year
UK: The effectiveness and safety of using Virtual Worksite Marker Boards instead of physical marker boards has been successfully trialled during engineering works on the East Coast Main Line.
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NewsTurkey launches construction of railway towards Naxçıvan
TURKEY: A groundbreaking ceremony has launched construction of the Kars – Iğdır – Aralık – Dilucu line, which will extend the rail network to the border of Azerbaijan’s Naxçıvan exclave.
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Metro Report InternationalEgis awarded Riyadh monorail site supervision contract
SAUDI ARABIA: Egis has been appointed as Site Supervision Consultant for the construction of a monorail in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District.
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In depthTrack maintenance: Addressing the railway’s weakest link
A newly patented geopolymer technology is being deployed to repair and strengthen rail infrastructure. While the initial focus is on the transition zone, supplier Geobear sees wider potential too.
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Book reviewQuest for Speed – A History of Trains from Rocket to Bullet and Beyond
BOOK REVIEW: This 256 page book by Derek Hayes provides a wide-ranging review of the advances in speed across the rail mode from the earliest rail-mounted vehicles to the present day.
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NewsJaguar Transport Holdings acquires Columbia Basin and Central Washington railroads
USA: Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired the Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad from the Temple family.
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NewsRomania awards contract to electrify line to Ukrainian border
ROMANIA: Infrastructure manager CFR SA and the RailEC consortium of Alstom and A&S Turism Construct have signed a contract for electrification of the 30 km line from Dărmănești to the Ukrainian border.
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Rail Business UKHS2 bridge manoeuvre reflects Birmingham approach route progress
UK: A 1 631 tonne bridge for High Speed 2 has been successfully rotated and moved into position over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham, marking significant progress on the line’s elevated alignment into the city centre.
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Metro Report InternationalEdinburgh council launches consultation on tramway expansion plans
UK: City of Edinburgh Council has begun public consultation on plans to expand the tram network, seeking views on two proposed routes from Granton in the north to the BioQuarter and Royal Infirmary in the south.
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NewsAmtrak’s first NextGen Acela high speed train enters service
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has put the first of its long-awaited NextGen Acela trainsets into passenger service on the Northeast Corridor.
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NewsSimplified leasing deal enables trains for reinstated line to be supplied within six weeks
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility’s Smart Train Lease business is to deliver the first of three Mireo Smart electric multiple-units for the launch of a passenger service just six weeks after the contract was signed.
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NewsStadler to supply more custom-designed EMUs for Stockholm narrow gauge suburban line
SWEDEN: Stockholm region transport authority SL has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply 10 more custom-built 891 mm gauge X15p electric multiple-units for the 65 km Roslagsbanan network.
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NewsChina Railway Signal & Communication sets up ETCS test facility in Hungary
HUNGARY: China Railway Signal & Communication has established a facility in Hungary to test the ETCS Level 2 signalling equipment it is deploying on the Budapest – Beograd railway corridor.
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Metro Report InternationalHong Kong’s Joint Community Response Unit plans for emergencies
CHINA: Hong Kong transport operator MTR Corp has formed a Joint Community Response Unit to plan its response to any future emergencies on the Tseung Kwan O Line.
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Metro Report InternationalBrazilian government backs huge 30-year urban transport plan
BRAZIL: The Ministry of Cities and development bank BNDES have published a study proposing 2 506 km of mass rapid transit lines across Brazil’s 21 largest metropolitan areas for completion by 2054.
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NewsCanadian Pacific Kansas City says rail industry consolidation is not needed
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Kansas City has said that it does not believe that further consolidation is necessary for the rail industry.
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Rail Business UKHuddersfield station to close for 30-day Transpennine Route Upgrade blockade
UK: A 30-day blockade of the line between Stalybridge and Heaton Lodge Junction to the east of Huddersfield will begin on August 30 as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme.
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Rail Business UKExport order win enables British wagon manufacturer to expand
UK: Wagon manufacturer WH Davis expects to create 20 jobs taking its workforce to 100 people as a result of winning its first export order for 20 years.