All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2024 – Page 2

  • Zagreb Sarajevska (Photo Toma Bacic)
    Metro Report International

    Zagreb tramway extension project launched

    2024-10-29T06:00:00Z

    CROATIA: Mayor Tomislav Tomašević ceremonially launched work on Zagreb’s first tramway extension for 24 years on October 25, when a construction contract was awarded to Strabag. The Sarajevska extension will run from Zapruđe to Ranžirni Kolodvor. The ceremony marked the start of work on 1·8 km ...

  • Stadler Signalling and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signed a partnership agreement on October 16 covering modernisation of the railway’s signalling using Stadler’s Eurolocking signal and train control.
    News

    Stadler to upgrade Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signalling

    2024-10-29T05:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Stadler Signalling and Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn signed a partnership agreement on October 16 covering modernisation of the railway’s signalling using Stadler’s Eurolocking signal and train control. The SFr34m contract runs for 10 years and includes all project work, from planning and installation to testing ...

  • Northern Class 156 DMU at Whitby (Photo Northern)
    Rail Business UK

    Neurodiverse thinkers cut train operator’s fuel bills

    2024-10-29T04:00:00Z

    UK: Northern has worked with data scientists to calculate the most fuel efficient way of driving its diesel multiple-units while keeping to time. The tool combines the specific topography of Northern’s routes with real consumption data for different train types. Testing between Middlesbrough and Whitby identified ...

  • Go-Ahead Nordic train in Norway
    News

    Norway plans interim operating contracts to revise passenger rail procurement

    2024-10-28T16:19:00Z

    NORWAY: The Ministry of Transport has asked railway agency Jernbanedirektoratet to directly award state operator Vy an interim contract to run Lot 1 Sør passenger services for up to five years from the expiry of the current contract with Go-Ahead Group in December 2027. This interim ...

  • Operail train
    News

    Best offer for Operail privatisation selected

    2024-10-28T11:00:00Z

    ESTONIA: Final negotiations for the privatisation of national rail freight operator Operail are now underway with Tallinn-based Tiigi Keskus, which submitted the highest bid. Several potential buyers from Estonia and abroad had qualified for the second step of the privatisation process, which began in June when ...

  • DART Silver Line depot groundbreaking (Photo DART)
    Metro Report International

    DART begins construction of Silver Line depot

    2024-10-28T11:00:00Z

    USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit held a groundbreaking ceremony for the rolling stock maintenance depot for its future Silver Line commuter route on October 24. The facility near the line’s Shiloh Road station in Plano will feature two buildings for the line’s Stadler diesel multiple-units to ...

  • Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh addresses the Rail Campus Derby Launch  (Photo: Tony Miles)
    Rail Business UK

    Rail Campus Derby aims to attract business to ‘the UK’s transport capital’

    2024-10-28T11:00:00Z

    UK: More than 200 stakeholders from the rail sector and beyond attended the official launch of Rail Campus Derby project, which aims to attract more rail businesses to the city that has been confirmed at the future headquarters of Great British Railways. Speaking at the launch ...

  • in-coal-trains-in-loops
    In depth

    India: King Coal still dominates freight market

    2024-10-28T09:00:00Z

    Despite extensive investment in renewable energy supplies, rising demand for power means that India will still be burning coal for many years, providing a baseload for Indian Railways’ freight operations. Raghu Dayal explains.

  • Pasifik Eurasia train (Photo Ministry of Transport & Infrastructure)
    News

    World rail freight news round-up

    2024-10-28T05:00:00Z

    News from the world rail freight market.

  • Hanoi Line 3 (photo Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board) (1)
    Metro Report International

    Vietnam: Hanoi ahead in sluggish metro expansion

    2024-10-28T05:00:00Z

    With Hanoi’s second metro line having opened this summer and a starter route in Ho Chi Minh City due to be inaugurated soon, Vietnam is likely to have 41 km of metro operational by the year end. Yet this is far below the government’s goal, with bureaucratic delays partly to blame. Peter Janssen reports.

  • Efficiency Ups Ltd, the VibeSafe system LRSSB Trial (Photo LRSSB)
    Metro Report International

    Vibrations used to provide tramway safety alerts

    2024-10-28T04:00:00Z

    UK: Testing on the Sheffield Supertram network has found that the VibeSafe portable track vibration detection system developed by Efficiency Ups Ltd could offer a reliable and cost-effective way of alerting pedestrians to approaching trams.

  • Generic railway track
    News

    Class I railway tests level crossing safety system

    2024-10-27T05:00:00Z

    USA: LILEE Systems is testing its SafeRail wireless level crossing activation system with a Class I freight railway which is aiming to enhance safety, minimise service disruptions and increase average train speeds. SafeRail combines four LiDAR and camera imaging systems to monitor level crossings and tracks, ...

  • tn_generic-tracks-cz_a5b0e3.jpg
    News

    Crossing asset management research project launched

    2024-10-26T05:00:00Z

    EUROPE: The XCross research project has been launched with the aim of enhancing the inspection and maintenance of turnout crossing surface profiles. The project will use handheld 3D laser scanning and computer vision to create a digital twin. Advanced optimisation strategies will then be used to determine ...

  • SBB refurbished ICN (Photo SBB) (1)
    News

    SBB unveils first modernised ICN trainset

    2024-10-25T14:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The first of the 44 ICN tilting inter-city trainsets to be refurbished was unveiled by Swiss Federal Railways on October 24. Following testing, the seven-car RABDe 500 trainset is expected to re-enter service this year. The fleet was built by Adtranz and Fiat-SIG, later Bombardier ...

  • Bow Goods Yard aerial view (Image Network Rail)
    Rail Business UK

    Bow Goods Yard masterplan approved

    2024-10-25T13:30:00Z

    UK: The London Legacy Development Corp has approved a masterplan for the regeneration of brownfield land at Bow Goods Yard near Stratford as a rail freight campus and last-mile logistics hub. This is the final parcel of London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic legacy land to be ...

  • New York Subway
    Metro Report International

    Funding gap looms over New York rail and Subway investment plans

    2024-10-25T11:00:00Z

    USA: Further roll-out of CBTC on the New York Subway and renewal of the rolling stock fleet are core rail elements of New York MTA’s next Capital Plan, covering the transport authority’s investment priorities for 2025-29.

  • Praha hl n station
    News

    State railways fined for colluding against open access operator

    2024-10-25T10:00:00Z

    EUROPE: The European Commission has fined the Czech and Austrian national train operators a total of €48·7m for colluding to prevent new entrant RegioJet from acquiring second-hand rolling stock to support its growth in the Czech Republic and on the Praha – Wien route. ...

  • Genius rail agreement at InnoTrans
    News

    Recycled copper contact wire to be installed

    2024-10-25T09:00:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: An agreement for the installation of overhead electrification contact wire made from 100% recycled copper was signed at InnoTrans by La Farga, ProRail, Strukton Rail and Railtech. The 100% recycled Genius copper developed by Spanish copper recycling company La Farga will offer the same mechanical ...

  • Kawasaki Rail Car
    News

    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2024-10-25T05:00:00Z

    This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.

  • RATP TSO Scheuzer
    Metro Report International

    Custom machine to renew Paris metro tracks

    2024-10-25T05:00:00Z

    FRANCE: Scheuzer is to design a build a custom battery-electric track renewals train for use by contractor TSO on the Paris metro network’s steel wheel and rubber-tyred lines from 2027. The contract signed at InnoTrans will support operator RATP’s plans to make use of technology to ...