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NewsBane NOR launched to manage Norwegian network
NORWAY: Celebrations at Oslo Sentral station on January 2 marked the launch of Bane NOR as the country’s railway infrastructure manager, replacing Jernbaneverket.The move is part of a wider railway reform programme that has seen the creation by the government of a Railway Directorate to specify and manage the provision ...
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NewsFeature articles in the January 2017 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment The end of the beginning News Main Line Urban Rail ...
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NewsWorld rail market December 2016
Germany: Nomad Digital is to supply wi-fi for 30 Alstom Coradia Continental EMUs that Hessische Landesbahn ordered in December 2015. UK: London Midland has awarded ESG Rail contracts to install CCTV cameras supplied by DTI on Class 350 and Class 323 EMUs. USA: MTA New York City Transit ...
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NewsHigh speed network grows as Brescia – Treviglio route opens
ITALY: A further section of the high speed railway across the north of the country opened for traffic with the European timetable change on December 11. The previous day, inauguration ceremonies included a celebratory run using an ETR1000 trainset carrying Transport Minister Graziano Delrio and other local and national dignitaries. ...
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NewsHigh speed link to Seoul suburbs opens
SOUTH KOREA: The 61 km Sudokwon high speed railway opened for traffic on December 9, with trains initially being operated by new entrant Supreme Railways. The high speed line provides a link from Suseo in the southern suburbs of Seoul to a junction near Pyeongtaek with the existing Gyongbu high ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Time to focus on reform News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsWorld rail market November 2016
Austria: Newrest has been contracted to provide snacks, drinks and breakfast services on Nightjet trains. Croatia: HŽPP has introduced online ticket booking and new self-service and hand-held vending machines, working with Scheidt & Bachmann, King ICT and Četrta Pot. Europe: Following a one-year trial, the Nomad Tech joint venture is ...
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NewsRENFE to test LNG traction
SPAIN: National operator RENFE is to conduct a trial of liquefied natural gas as a fuel for rail traction, in conjunction with suppliers Gas Natural Fenosa and Enagás, the Institut Cerdà research organisation, specialist rolling stock workshop ARMF and Bureau Veritas. One of the two diesel engines in a 1 ...
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Metro Report InternationalComparing suburban rail best practice
INTERNATIONAL: Catalunya regional operator FGC hosted the annual meeting of the International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group on November 9-11. The event in Barcelona brought together 15 rail operators as part of an international project which aims to identify synergies and drive continuous improvement by providing a confidential environment where experts ...
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Metro Report InternationalComparing suburban rail best practice
INTERNATIONAL: Catalunya regional operator FGC hosted the annual meeting of the International Suburban Rail Benchmarking Group on November 9-11. The event in Barcelona brought together 15 rail operators as part of an international project which aims to identify synergies and drive continuous improvement by providing a confidential environment where experts ...
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NewsFeature articles in the November 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Ride the digital wave in small steps News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry ...
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NewsTesmec preferred bidder to supply maintenance vehicles to RFI
ITALY: Bergamo-based Tesmec expects the formal award before the end of the year of a contract to supply up to 88 multi-functional maintenance vehicles to infrastructure manager RFI.With a nominal value of €92m, the contract for which Tesmec has been named preferred bidder is divided into three lots; two cover ...
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NewsFeature articles in the April 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Digital convergence is coming News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsWorld rail market March 2016
Argentina: Sofse has awarded Indra a €35m contract to supply ticketing equipment for more than 200 stations on the Buenos Aires commuter network. This includes 1400 ticket gates, 170 entrances suitable for wheelchairs, 200 smart card top-up machines, 150 on-board validators, 230 platform validators, 160 station ‘transaction hubs’ and 300 ...
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NewsFeature articles in the March 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment The price of safety News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsIndustry success celebrated at Rail Business Awards 2015
UK: The UK rail industry gathered at the London Hilton on Park Lane on February 25 for the 18th annual Rail Business Awards. Hosted by The Apprentice co-star Nick Hewer, the awards recognised the very best of the industry across 18 categories. The Rail Business Awards 2015 were the ...
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NewsWorld rail market February 2016
Austria: WestBahn has used market-opening rules to begin buying traction electricity from EnergieAllianz Austria. Canada: Siscog is to supply timetable and fleet planning software to VIA. France: A consortium of Santerne, DTI Group and Cibest is to supply passenger information systems for the Marseille metro fleet. Each train ...
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NewsUK and Thai universities form railway partnership
INTERNATIONAL: The UK’s University of Birmingham and Thailand’s Suranaree University of Technology have signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a partnership to provide railway and transport research, education and training. The MOU is intended as the basis for international collaboration between the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research & Education ...
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NewsMarket opening presents opportunities and risks
The EU's Fourth Railway Package raises the prospect of significant market opening in the domestic passenger market across Europe. As Mike George of insurance provider Willis Group explains, this heralds a major opportunity for new entrants with entrepreneurial zeal - but only if they understand fully a panoply of operational ...
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NewsFeature articles in the February 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment The time to innovate is now News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers ...