SLOVAKIAN manufacturer ZOS Vrútky has rolled out the first Class 4680 driving car and trailer for push-pull operation on Austrian Federal Railways' 760 mm gauge Pinzgaubahn between Zell am Zee and Krimml.
Three driving cars and two trailers were ordered in 2005, while Zillertalbahn ordered three driving cars and five trailers; the first was supplied to ZB in April. The 80 km/h air-conditioned low-floor stock can accommodate bicycles, skis and wheelchairs.
AUSTRIA: Freight services are to be reintroduced on the Zillertalbahn narrow gauge line from Jenbach to Fügen-Hart im Zillertal on May 17, under an agreement between operator ZVB, the national railway’s freight business Rail Cargo Austria, the Land of Tirol and wood products company Binderholz. Around ...
Australia: As part of BHP Billiton’s US$575m Rapid Growth Project 2 to expand the capacity of its Pilbara iron ore operations from 110million tonnes per annum to 118million tonnes by the end of 2006, Barclay Mowlem’s Rail Group will extend tracks from Bing Siding to Nelson Point Yard and modify ...
INTERNATIONAL: ‘Beware of trains. Life can change in a split second’ is the slogan for the 16th International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which this year has a particular emphasis on the safety of vulnerable people. Around 50 countries take part in the annual ILCAD campaign which ...
