All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2018 – Page 10
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NewsInterest invited in Almaty Light Rail Transit PPP
KAZAKHSTAN: The city of Almaty’s transport department has invited expressions of interest in a public-private partnership contract to develop a light rail line for opening in the third quarter of 2022. The proposed Almaty LRT would have 37 stops on a 22·7 km 1 435 mm gauge route along one ...
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Metro Report InternationalConnected vehicle test track opens in Düsseldorf
GERMANY: The City of Düsseldorf and Siemens Mobility officially opened a 20 km test track for automated and connected vehicle on September 24. Düsseldorf public transport operator Rheinbahn has provided 16 of its buses to be fitted with on-board equipment for test track operations. The equipment transmits vehicle location ...
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NewsIveco presents battery trolleybus with in-motion charging
TROLLEYBUS: Iveco presented its Crealis battery trolleybus at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018 trade show in Hannover. Assembled by Iveco in the Czech Republic in June, the 18 m long vehicle uses an Urbanway chassis and bodyshell with electrical equipment from a Škoda Electric’s prototype Škoda 35 Tr trolleybus. ...
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In depthA growing network in Bordeaux
The Bordeaux tram network is soon to expand further, with a new line due to be commissioned in 2020.
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NewsHigh speed trainsets to be delivered within three months
CHINA: China Railway Corp has awarded Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation a 2·2bn yuan contract to supply 10 CR400AF high speed trainsets within three months. The contract for five eight-car and five 16-car 350 km/h trainsets was awarded to the 50:50 joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and CRRC Sifang at ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Belgian rail freight operator Lineas has opened an operations centre in Mainz to monitor the approximately 200 trains per week that it operates in Germany. According to Business Development Director Jan Elfenhorst, this will support the expansion of the Green Xpress enhanced wagonload network. The company is also planning to ...