Central Japan Railway President Masayuki Matsumoto confirmed on April 27 that the company hopes to launch revenue services on the first phase of the Chuo maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya by 2025, with the planned Nagoya - Osaka section to follow. JR Central has allocated ¥6bn in its 2007 budget for further testing and expansion works at the Yamanashi maglev test centre.
The European Commission has agreed to co-finance a €2·6m study of the proposed Ferrmed rail freight axis linking Scandinavia and the North Sea ports with Algeciras and the Western Mediterranean area. Promoted by an association of 108 organisations from nine countries, the so-called 'Red Banana' is intended to facilitate international rail freight, using common standards to permit 1 500 m long trains carrying up to 5 000 tonnes. Consultants are expected to start work on market, technical and environmental studies in July and report by October 2008.
On May 4 the board of Belgium's SNCB Holding approved an €95m capital increase for its train operating business SNCB, to strengthen its finances and reduce interest charges by an estimated €21m a year. The move follows earlier recapitalisations in 2005 and 2006 totalling €415m.
EUROPE: The EU Agency for Railways has launched ERA Railway Factsheets, giving what it calls ‘a comprehensive overview of the rail sector across European countries with one-click access’. Covering aspects such as transport statistics, railway organisations, rolling stock, infrastructure, safety, market structure, and the legal framework, ...
UK: ‘We in the rail sector must be objective and honest about what we are good at’, Network Rail Chief Executive Andrew Haines told a conference in Birmingham on October 3, as he reflected on how the industry can plot its way through the uncertainty of the post-Covid period.
EUROPE: Senior figures from across the UK rail sector came together at the Rail Partners with Ukraine event to hear how national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is keeping trains running under wartime conditions, and to raise money to fund food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families. ...
Tender No. 42215 - For the Manufacture and Supply of Railway Cranes for Israel Railways (“ISR”) Ltd. (“Tender”)
Overhead Line and Power Manager
RFI number 219/2024 - Request for Information (RFI) to receive relevant information about technological and design innovative solutions for CBTC-based signaling system.
Challenge tender No. 42227– invitation to receive proposals regarding “Solutions for physical fencing for platforms in Israel Railway’s stations”
