All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 25
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NewsGearbox condition monitoring sensor launched
GERMANY: Lenord+Bauer has expanded its range of sensor products for condition monitoring to cover gearboxes and transmission equipment.
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NewsGold miner buys coaches for staff trains
UZBEKISTAN: Navoi Mining & Metallurgical Co has bought 15 Type 61-933 coaches to transport employees between Zarafshon and the Muruntau gold mine.
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NewsRail to benefit from €106bn German infrastructure renewal spend by 2029
GERMANY: The federal government has approved the first tranche of rail asset renewal funding as part of a national infrastructure spending drive worth up to €500bn across the economy.
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NewsAselsan to supply traction components and train control equipment for Turkish fleets
TURKEY: Aselsan has signed contracts to supply traction equipment for various types of rolling stock at the Eurasiarail trade show.
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NewsÖBB and Stadler launch Railjet Kisses
AUSTRIA: ÖBB and Stadler have unveiled the first double-deck Kiss trainsets for use on Railjet-branded services radiating from Wien.
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NewsPrototype hydrogen shunting locomotive unveiled
ITALY: A prototype hydrogen fuel cell locomotive was unveiled by rolling stock maintenance company SITAV at the Hydrogen Expo in Piacenza.
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NewsDirectTrainS demonstrates Dynamic Coupling technology
FRANCE: Start-up DirectTrainS reports the successful completion of the first field tests with its Dynamic Coupling system, designed to enable trains to join and split while moving.
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NewsSBB Cargo International starts running via France
FRANCE: Having obtained its own safety certification for France, the Swiss national operator’s SBB Cargo France subsidiary has gained the ability to reroute trains avoid congestion and disruption on the Rhine-Alpine corridor through Germany.
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NewsTrains return to ‘the Queen of the Pyrénées’ with plans for hydrogen traction
FRANCE: The 36 km branch from Montréjeau-Gourdan-Polignan to Bagnères-de-Luchon in the southwest of the country reopened for passenger services on June 22 after an 11 year closure.
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NewsUGL unveils Evolution Series locomotive to haul Australian intermodal trains
AUSTRALIA: UGL has unveiled the first of the Evolution Series diesel locomotives it is producing for Pacific National at its plant in Broadmeadow in New South Wales.
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NewsCasablanca suburban rail project and freight improvements secure funding
MOROCCO: The World Bank approved a US$350m financing package on June 9 for the Greater Casablanca Mobility & Logistics Hub, which aims to improve railway infrastructure and increase rail services in the region around the city.
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NewsDuration Capital Partners makes $600m investment in short line group
USA: Duration Capital Partners has made a minority equity investment of more than $600m in Watco Companies.
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NewsFirst class seating to be reduced to match changed travel demand
NETHERLANDS: National passenger operator NS is to reduce the number of first class seats on Sprinter local services to reflect changes in passenger demand since the pandemic.
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NewsNarrow gauge turnouts supplied
CZECH REPUBLIC: Track supplier DT Výhybkárna a Strojírna has produced two 600 mm gauge turnouts for a project to provide a cross-platform interchange between the national rail network and a heritage line.
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NewsPresident unveils Stadler coach for Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: The first of the coaches that Stadler is building to modernise national railway KTZ’s fleet was shown to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev when he visited the company’s factory in Astana.
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NewsUruguay to draw up railway master plan
URUGUAY: An agreement to draw-up a master plan to revitalise and modernise the national railway system has been signed.