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NewsAustralian rail sector promotes non-university career paths
AUSTRALIA: The Australasian Railway Association says that thousands of jobs are on offer across Australia in more than 80 careers in rail, and has launched an initiative aimed at school leavers seeking a path into work that does not require a university-level qualification. According to ARA ...
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NewsLyon – Torino tunnel boring machine handed over
EUROPE: The fourth of seven tunnel boring machines being used to excavate the Mont Cenis base tunnel has been formally presented to the Lyon – Torino project promoter TELT at Herrenknecht’s Schwanau factory in Germany, at a ceremony attended by Piemonte Region’s Transport Councillor, Marco Gabusi.
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In depthTrack Design: Introducing J-slab to India
Work has started on the installation of ballastless track on the Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line, marking the first application of J-slab technology in India. Two local production plants have been developed with support from Japanese consultants. Benjámin Zelki investigates.
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NewsHitachi Rail to sell signalling businesses to MerMec
EUROPE: Hitachi Rail and MerMec have signed a put option agreement for the sale of Hitachi Rail’s main line signalling business in France and its signalling business units in Germany and the UK. A put option gives the seller the right, but not an obligation, to ...
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NewsBallastless track selected for Koper – Divača project
SLOVENIA: Project promoter 2TDK has selected RailOne’s Rheda 2000 slab track system for use on the second line being built on a new alignment to increase capacity between the port of Koper and the main line at Divača. The Institute of Civil Engineering of Slovenia, building ...
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NewsIndian electric locomotive brake contract awarded
INDIA: Siemens Mobility has awarded Wabtec Corp a Rs13bn contract to supply braking systems for 1 200 electric freight locomotives to be produced for Indian Railways. In January 2023 IR awarded Siemens a Rs260bn contract to supply and maintain 9 000 hp locos able to haul ...
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NewsDSB unveils Talgo 230 for Denmark – Hamburg services
DENMARK: The first of the Talgo 230 trainsets for national passenger operator DSB’s long-distance and international EuroCity services was unveiled in København in January 25.
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NewsRailfluencer Festival to be held at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Influencers and bloggers will be able to meet leaders from the transport sector during the first international Railfluencer Festival, taking place at InnoTrans 2024. The festival is to be held on the morning of September 27. The programme will include a mix of lectures, photo ...
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NewsHydrogen high speed train to be developed
SPAIN: A group of Spanish companies has been awarded funding for the Hympulso project to power a Talgo 250 gauge-changing high speed trainset using renewable hydrogen. Talgo Class 730 electro-diesel trainsets used by national operator RENFE have a power car behind each driving car containing a ...
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Rail Business UKInterview: Avanti West Coast navigates complex path to recovery
UK: Avanti West Coast Managing Director Andy Mellors sets out how the operator intends to restore resilient operations and develop services further, explaining that there will be no return to the pre-Covid operating plan on Europe’s busiest mixed-use railway.
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NewsElectric loco modernisation aims to improve performance and efficiency
ROMANIA: National passenger operator CFR Călători has awarded contracts for the modernisation of 19 Electroputere LE5100 electric locomotives to bring their energy efficiency and reliability up to modern standards. The modernisation is being undertaken by locomotive overhaul contractor Reloc, with ABB supplying the traction equipment including ...
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NewsWork starts on next stage of Budapest southern ring capacity scheme
HUNGARY: Construction work on the second phase of the project to add capacity to Budapest’s Southern Circle railway ring between Kelenföld and Ferencváros started on January 15, the Ministry of Construction & Transport has announced.
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Rail Business UKDigital twin used to test novel turnout concept
UK: A digital twin simulation method has been developed to test a concept for a new design of turnout.
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In depthAutomation: Robel embraces robots
Robotics and automation are driving the development of the next generation of Robel’s track maintenance and measuring technology. Nick Kingsley reports from Freilassing.
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NewsIncoming Polish government announces audit of CPK high speed rail and airport project
POLAND: The recently elected government has announced an audit of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny railway, road and hub airport programme, along with leadership changes at the project promoter. On January 17 Maciej Lasek, the new Secretary of State for Development Funds & Regional Policy and the ...
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Rail Business UKCracks found on Caledonian Sleeper vehicles
UK: A National Incident Report issued on January 10 confirmed that hairline cracks have been found in the T slots of eight of 75 MkV coaches in the Caledonian Sleeper fleet at points where the yaw damper bracket joins the body of the vehicle. Industry sources ...
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NewsBlackRock to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners
INTERNATIONAL: Investment company BlackRock has reached an agreement to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners, which has a portfolio including stakes in Australian rail freight operator Pacific National, rolling stock leasing group VTG and Italian open access high speed train operator Italo. The transaction announced on January 12 ...
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NewsWien S-Bahn ring plans announced
AUSTRIA: The Wien municipality has announced plans to create an S-Bahn ring from 2032 by combining two services and upgrading a freight-only line for passenger use. The orbital service would be formed from the existing S80 and S45 services; S45 trains would be extended from Handelskai ...
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Rail Business UKInnovation in Railway Construction funding announced
UK: Funding to test rail infrastructure technology has been awarded in the second round of the Innovation in Railway Construction competition. The first round covered feasibility studies, and the second round provides funding to take the ideas to concept stage at the Global Centre of Rail ...