Passenger rail news – Page 13
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NewsBritish HSTs among fleets finding new homes in Mexico
MEXICO: Redundant UK inter-city diesel trains and two tram-trains have been acquired by the Mexican navy, according to local sources.
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NewsTransPennine Express to stop using loco-hauled push-pull trains in December
UK: TransPennine Express has confirmed that it will cease using its push-pull sets of Class 68 locomotives and MkVa coaches, previously designated ‘Nova 3’, from the December 2023 timetable change. The decision is the result of a review of operations after TPE was transferred to the ...
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NewsIndustry concerns as Swedish train planning woes continue
SWEDEN: Maintenance and operations contractor Railcare says train operators and contractors have been experiencing ‘tough industry conditions’ owing to ‘major problems’ with the introduction of Trafikverket’s market-adapted planning method for allocating train paths. The MPK platform and working methods went live in December but ran into ...
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NewsModi launches Indian Railways station redevelopment programme
INDIA: As part of its national focus on infrastructure investment, the government has launched a programme to redevelop 508 stations across the country, at an estimated cost of Rs244·7bn.
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NewsAmtrak achieves top score in Disability Equality Index
USA: National passenger train operator Amtrak has scored 100 out of 100 on the Disability Equality Index for the second year running. The DEI was launched in 2015 by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities to help businesses make a positive impact on ...
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Rail Business UKHow to tell rail passengers not to travel
UK: Transport Focus has published a report into how train operators can improve ‘do not travel’ messages at times of major disruption. The watchdog says its research has found that ‘many passengers struggled with the whole notion that the railway runs trains but tells people not ...
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NewsAmtrak orders more Airo push-pull trainsets
USA: Amtrak has awarded Siemens Mobility a firm order to supply a further 10 Airo push-pull trainsets. The order announced by the national passenger operator on August 21 has been placed as an option on a contract let in 2021. It takes the total procurement to ...
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NewsCork Area Commuter Rail programme makes progress
IRELAND: The Cork Area Commuter Rail programme is progressing ‘swiftly’, according to Iarnród Éireann CEO Jim Meade, with the award of the signalling works contract for the project. The programme to upgrade the lines radiating from Cork to Mallow, Cobh and Midleton is intended to improve ...
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NewsIsrael Railways to switch to entirely double-deck fleet
ISRAEL: Israel Railways has approved a 7bn shekel rolling stock acquisition programme which will enable it to phase out single-deck trains to help meet forecast ridership of 105 million passengers in 2025 and 300 million in 2040. The plan approved on July 31 includes a planned ...
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NewsMarket study to identify the keys to successful night train services
EUROPE: The German Centre for Rail Traffic Research, DZSF, has appointed a consortium of Railistics, SSP Consult Beratende Ingenieure and Innofact to study how European night train services can be developed by increasing their attractiveness and reducing the barriers to market entry.
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Metro Report InternationalTeresina suburban rail investment package approved
BRAZIL: Piauí state Governor Rafael Fonteles has given the go-ahead for the renovation and expansion of the 1 000 mm gauge suburban network in Teresina, which currently comprises a single 13·5 km route shared with freight traffic. The governor approved the R$11m investment package on August ...
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NewsInsufficient demand to justify Bayern route reopening
GERMANY: There is insufficient demand to justify the reinstatement of regular passenger services on the Werntalbahn, Bayern railway agency BEG has concluded. Passenger traffic on the 39 km single-track electrified line between Gemünden and Waigolshausen was discontinued in 1976. Freight traffic continues, along with some weekend-only ...
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Metro Report InternationalThird Moskva Central Diameter line launched
RUSSIA: The third Moskva Central Diameter cross-city regional express route was opened by President Vladimir Putin and Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on August 17. The MCD lines are being developed by modernising existing radial suburban railways and linking them up to form RER-style cross-city routes. The programme ...
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Rail Business UKVirtual station tours to help passengers plan ahead
UK: East Midlands Railway has worked with Virtual Tour Experts Ltd to create online navigation guidance to help passengers with journeys through Derby, Sheffield, Nottingham, Lincoln and Kettering stations. Users can access information about all of the public areas in each station, including toilets, customer service ...
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NewsPortuguese national rail pass launched
PORTUGAL: A €49 one-month national rail pass has been launched by operator CP with government funding. The initiative was proposed in parliament in 2022, and funded under the 2023 national budget. The ticket is available to residents and non-residents, and is sold exclusively on the CP ...
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NewsJR Central to build Series 385 tilting train prototype
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway plans to replace the Series 383 tilting trainsets used on its Shinano ‘wide view’ limited express services operating mainly between Nagoya and Nagano with a fleet of Series 385 trainsets featuring more advanced body tilting controls. The company announced in August that ...
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NewsPKP Intercity seeks 91 locos and 38 push-pull trainsets
POLAND: National long-distance operator PKP Intercity reissued a tender for the supply of 38 seven-car double-deck push-pull trainsets together with 45 multi-system electric locomotives on August 1. On August 4, it also called tenders for the supply of 46 electric locomotives. Push-pull & loco bid ...
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NewsSafety training prepares for commuter rail service launch
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and train operator Keolis Commuter Services have provided emergency responders with hands-on training ahead of the launch of South Coast Rail Phase 1 passenger services later this year.
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NewsNSW TrainLink booking system contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has commissioned Estonian company Turnit and its local partner Spiketech to supply a replacement booking system for NSW TrainLink long-distance services. This will provide an end-to-end digital platform to plan, book and pay for regional train and coach services used ...
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NewsLocal funding enables trial passenger service to become permanent
GERMANY: A trial regional passenger service calling at stations between Osterburken and Lauda on the Stuttgart – Würzburg Frankenbahn route is to be made permanent from the December 2023 timetable change. Following local campaigns, an hourly service operated by DB Regio was launched in December 2019 ...