News – Page 79
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Rail Business UKArriva plans Newcastle – Birmingham – Brighton open access train service
UK: Arriva Group has announced plans to launch an open access passenger service between Newcastle and Brighton via Birmingham and London Gatwick Airport.
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground electrical upgrade works begin
UK: UK Power Networks Services has begun work on a £24m project to upgrade sections of London Underground’s high voltage power network to support the introduction of Siemens Mobility trains on the Piccadilly Line.
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NewsService expansion and climate resilience feature in São Paulo suburban rail concession
BRAZIL: Local transport group Comporte Participações has won the bidding auction for the operation, maintenance, modernisation and extension of São Paulo suburban rail lines 11, 12 and 13 for 25 years.
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NewsRoma transport enhanced ahead of Pope’s funeral
ITALY: Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, national railway FS Group is to increase passenger services to Roma between April 23 and 27, while city transport operator ATAC is preparing to handle large numbers of visitors. There will be extra high speed and ...
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NewsChinese locomotives delivered to Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE: CRRC Ziyang has begun delivering diesel locomotives to state-owned rail and port authority Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique. The six-axle SDD1 is designed specifically for African operational environments, with a 16·5 tonne axleload and an efficient cooling system including a corrugated louvre structure ...
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NewsFirst Argos digital interlocking commissioned
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager SNCF Réseau has commissioned the first digital interlocking to be developed under the Argos programme. This aims to achieve a 30% reduction in deployment times and a 15% reduction in total cost of ownership, along with improvements in performance. SNCF Réseau launched Argos ...
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Rail Business UKRMS Locotec bases itself in Chesterfield
UK: Industrial locomotive leasing, rolling stock maintenance and engineering support company RMS Locotec has consolidated its operations from multiple locations at a single site in Chesterfield. It has also appointed Lauren Parker to the new role of General Manager. Parker joined RMS in 2010, and is ...
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NewsCondition of German rail network improves
GERMANY: Over half of all Deutsche Bahn signal boxes need replacement, according to a report into the state of the more-than-34 000 km national network.
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Metro Report InternationalBergen light rail expansion signalling contract awarded
NORWAY: Stadler has announced a ‘significant’ contract to supply signalling systems for the expansion of Bergen’s Bybanen light rail network.
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Metro Report InternationalInglewood peoplemover project put on hold
USA: The Inglewood Transit Connector project to build an automated peoplemover in the Greater Los Angeles area has been put on hold.
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Rail Business UKRealtime Trains’ Daytripper offers new way to buy a ticket to ride
UK: Train running information website Realtime Trains now sells tickets under the Realtime Tickets brand, building on its established approach to simplifying complex rail data structures and also seeking to grow passenger demand by suggesting travel ideas. Realtime Trains Managing Director Tom Cairns explained that the ...
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NewsThüringen battery-electric train order confirmed
GERMANY: DB Regio has formally awarded Stadler an order to supply 19 Flirt battery-electric multiple-units to help decarbonise regional rail operations in Thüringen.
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NewsWork starts on Kırıkkale – Samsun high speed line
Work started on April 15 on an initial 120 km section from Delice to Çorum. The mixed traffic line is planned to open in January 2030, with passenger services operating at up to 250 km/h.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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NewsChilean operator unveils metre-gauge DMU
CHILE: National operator EFE Trenes de Chile has unveiled the first of three Prosper VLT diesel multiple-units which Brazilian manufacturer Marcopolo is supplying for the metre-gauge line from Talca to Constitución.
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Metro Report InternationalNew York subway map restyled
USA: The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced a redesigned network map on April 2. The first such full redesign since 1979 sees a more diagrammatic style introduced, with lines shown either on a rectilinear grid or at 45°, instead of the previous flowing curves and irregular geometry.
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NewsALSA Rail’s first Euro6000 loco enters service
SPAIN: ALSA Rail has put into service to the first of four Stadler Euro6000 multi-system electric locos being leased from Alpha Trains for use on freight services to and from Asturias.
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Metro Report InternationalRiverside tram link to open in Lisboa by 2028
PORTUGAL: A project to build the first new tramway in central Lisboa for more than 60 years has been formally launched at a ceremony held in the Parque das Nações.
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In depthComment: The devil is in the detail of reform
In May the first passenger services are set to transfer from the private to the public sector as part of the UK government’s rail reform plans. But as our Head of News Andrew Grantham explains, operators that are not to be nationalised are worried that without a stronger regulatory structure than is proposed, the private players will not have the confidence needed to invest and grow.