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Metro Report InternationalWaldenburgerbahn tram arrives for testing
SWITZERLAND: The first of 10 Be 6/8 Tramlink light rail vehicles being supplied by Stadler Valencia to operate the Waldenburgerbahn south of Basel has been delivered to Bad Bubendorf for the start of test running. Car 101 was delivered in three parts on a fleet of ...
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NewsGreenSpeed for a better flowing rail network
INNOTRANS: Thales company Cubris will be highlighting the capabilities of its GreenSpeed driver advisory systems, which use timetables, network constraints and detailed train characteristics to present an optimal train speed profile as actionable and easy to follow driving advice. Cubris said respecting timetables and timing points, ...
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NewsQuartz servo accelerometer on show
INNOTRANS: JAE will be presenting its newly-developed JA-80GA quartz servo accelerometer at InnoTrans 2022. It is designed to provide accurate and cost efficient measurements for rail and industrial control applications. It has been designed for temperatures between -55 to +96°C and to ...
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NewsTaking pantograph monitoring to the Americas
INTERNATIONAL: Ricardo and PantoInspect have formed a strategic alliance to supply PanMon pantograph monitoring technology in the Americas, building on its use in Europe, Australia and Africa. PanMon uses high-definition cameras and lasers above or adjacent to the track to scan passing pantographs at 3 000 ...
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NewsSBB Cargo Vectron order
SWITZERLAND: Reichmuth & Co Investment Management’s LokRoll 3 business has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply and maintain 35 Vectron AC electric locomotives which Northrail will lease to SBB Cargo for eight years from 2024. The locos are to be equipped ...
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In depthInterview: Gautrain sees a stable path to growth
Having made a positive socio-economic impact since opening a decade ago, the 1 435 mm gauge Gautrain network serving Johannesburg and Tshwane is seeing passengers return gradually after the pandemic. Benjámin Zelki asks William Dachs, CEO of the province’s organising authority Gautrain Management Agency, how he sees the future.
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Metro Report InternationalTyne & Wear Metro simulator delivered
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro has taken delivery of a Corys full-size cab simulator to train staff on its incoming fleet of trains to be supplied by Stadler. The simulator replicates the network and all 60 stations, as well as weather conditions such as snow or ...
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NewsGas locomotive collaboration agreement
ARGENTINA: Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado and OptiFuel Systems are to plan the repowering of 400 diesel locomotives to run on 100% compressed natural gas and/or renewable natural gas, with the aim of meeting decarbonisation goals. US low-emissions technology company OptiFuel is developing modular kits for ...
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NewsAurizon cleared to acquire One Rail
AUSTRALIA: Aurizon expects to complete its acquisition of One Rail by the end of July, following a qualified approval of the deal by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission.
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Rail Business UKClass 321 EMU battery option to be developed
UK: Leasing company Eversholt Rail is to assess the possibility of using Vivarail’s battery traction technology to enable its Class 321 Renatus electric multiple-units to operate on non-electrified lines. The outer-suburban EMUs built by BREL in 1998-90 were refurbished by Wabtec in 2015-19 under the Renatus ...
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NewsTraffic boost envisaged in Belgian operating contracts
BELGIUM: Final negotiations over the next 10-year operating contracts for state-owned passenger operator SNCB and national infrastructure manager Infrabel are expected to start in the coming weeks, following the publication of draft versions for consultation. According to federal Minister of Mobility Georges Gilkinet, rail needs to ...
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NewsElectric railway opened to serve Cairo’s new cities
EGYPT: President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi has inaugurated the first phase of the 103 km Capital Train ‘light rail transit’ electric suburban railway which is being built to connect Cairo with 10th Ramadan City and the New Administrative Capital. The ceremony was held on July 3, ...
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NewsMeet a robot at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: A robot will be included in the electrically-powered railway construction machines which AMT Group is to exhibit at InnoTrans. The robot has been developed to make smarter use of labour, enabling physically demanding and monotonous work to be carried out by a machine. The Dutch ...
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Metro Report InternationalWarszawa metro extension opens
POLAND: A western extension of Warszawa metro Line M2 was opened by Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and European Commissioner for Cohesion & Reforms Elisa Ferreira on June 30. The extension runs 2·7 km from Ksiecia Janusza to Bemowo, with an intermediate station at Ulrychów. ...
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Metro Report InternationalFornebu metro tunnelling contract awarded as funding envelope revised
NORWAY: The second major tunnelling contract for Oslo’s Fornebu metro line has been signed, following an agreement by local authorities in the Oslo metropolitan region and the county of Viken of a revised funding package to cover increased costs.
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Metro Report International‘Unsatisfactory progress’ means no long-term Transport for London funding agreement
UK: Another short-term extension of Transport for London’s extraordinary funding agreement with the government was announced on July 13, the day the previous extension was due to expire. The latest extension of the fourth of the funding packages introduced after ridership collapsed during the coronavirus pandemic ...
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NewsTexas railway changes hands in logistics park expansion project
USA: Liberty Development Partners has acquired the Gulf Inland Logistics Park and Class III railway CMC Railroad which operates on the site near Dayton in Texas. Liberty Development Partners was formed by property developer Connor Investment Real Estate and Logistics & Development Resources, a rail company ...
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In depthPassenger Rolling Stock: Lightweight railcar deploys composite components
The UK’s Very Light Rail demonstrator vehicle has made extensive use of composite components in the bodyshell, production of which can now be automated to reduce costs.
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NewsCanadian measures to address effects of climate change on rail
CANADA: Transport Canada has announced a Rail Climate Change Adaptation Programme to provide up to C$2·2m of co-funding for to support research and development activity to address the impacts of climate change on the rail sector.