INTRO: Studies in Sweden have found that wide-bodied passenger and freight vehicles can be accommodated with only minor modifications to the existing loading gauge. For passenger trains capacity can be increased by 20 to 30% without many of the complications inherent in double-deck vehicles
BYLINE: Per Wadman and Anders Wermelin-Bj
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 ...
INDIA: The AT Railway a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s Yujin Machinery to design, manufacture, and develop critical components for various types of rolling stock used in India. The joint venture will focus on components such as ...
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.
