All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 262
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NewsDB to procure modular wagons to support steel logistics contract
GERMANY: DB Cargo is to invest in a fleet of purpose-built flat wagons and swap bodies to supply raw materials for the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Eisenhüttenstadt under a 10-year logistics contract running from mid-2021 to 2031.
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NewsTETRA radio designed for frontline transport workers
RADIO: Motorola Solutions has launched its MXP600 TETRA radio device, which is designed to meet the transport sector’s requirement for a lightweight but highly rugged radio for mission-critical voice communications which can also work with other devices. ‘Transport workers will continue to use their radio for ...
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NewsHuber+Suhner updates rail antenna portfolio to meet GNSS demand
ANTENNAS: Huber+Suhner has announced the latest updates to its range of Sencity Rail antennas, to meet the growing demand for GNSS receiving modules which simultaneously support all four of the BeiDou, Galileo, GPS and Glonass satellite positioning systems. ‘This latest update to our Sencity Rail products enables ...
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NewsPacific Harbor Line to test EMD Joule battery locomotive
USA: Pacific Harbor Line is to test progress Rail’s 3 200 hp EMD Joule lithium-ion battery shunting locomotive in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from the second half of 2021. Anacostia Rail Holdings subsidiary PHL provides shunting services and dispatches all BNSF Railway ...
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NewsFramework agreement for up to 60 EMUs signed
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has signed a framework agreement with Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka covering the supply of up to 60 RegioPanter regional electric multiple-units with a potential value of almost KC9·6bn. One other bid was submitted. Firm orders are to be placed as and ...
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NewsPorto – Lisboa high speed link revived under €10∙5bn rail spending programme
PORTUGAL: The government has confirmed its intention to press ahead with rail investment totalling more than €10bn as part of a wider national stimulus programme. The highlight of the package is the revival of a proposal for a high speed rail link between Lisboa and Porto, which was the subject of extensive studies in the mid-2000s.
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NewsJaguar buys short lines
USA: Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired five short line railways and a construction and maintenance company from The Western Group. The acquisitions which came into effect on November 1 cover the: Cimarron Valley Railroad in southwest Kansas, northern Oklahoma, and eastern Colorado; Washington Eastern Railroad ...
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NewsCummins to build railway fuel cell factory
GERMANY: Cummins’ hydrogen business Hydrogenics is to open a factory at Herten in the Ruhr region for the volume production of fuel cells for applications including Alstom’s Coradia iLint multiple-units. The plant with a capacity of 10 MW/year is scheduled to open in July 2021 and ...
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NewsTechnical pillar boosts European harmonisation
EUROPE: Harmonised procedures have come into force making the EU Agency for Railways the single certification body for train operators and rolling stock used in international service, as well as for the approval of ERTMS trackside equipment. October 31 was the formal deadline for EU member states ...
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NewsADB loan to complete Ferghana Valley modernisation programme
UZBEKISTAN: The Asian Development Bank has approved a US$121m loan to complete the modernisation of the rail network in the Ferghana Valley. The work is intended to stimulate economic growth and improve trade and regional connectivity along Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation Corridor 2. The loan announced ...
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NewsSleeping cars modernised
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznycia has unveiled two 18-berth sleeping cars which have been modernised at the Kakhovka workshops to extend the life of the 28 year old vehicles by a further 14 years. The modernisation costing 11∙5m hryvnia per car included mechanical overhaul, renewal of electrical equipment ...
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NewsResearch project starts work on FRMCS demonstrator
EUROPE: Work has officially started on an EU-backed project to develop a demonstrator version of the Future Railways Mobile Communication System, as a successor to current GSM-R technology.
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NewsJR East to trial driverless Shinkansen operation next year
JAPAN: JR East announced on November 10 that it plans to use a 12-car Series E7 high speed trainset to undertake a series of driverless test runs in October and November 2021 as part of its Change 2027 programme.
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NewsValencia suburban signalling contract awarded
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded CAF Signalling a €20m contract to modernise supply signalling and telecoms for Valencia suburban Line C1. During the 18-month project CAF will supply safety and communications equipment for the introduction of automatic bidirectional block signalling between Silla and Cullera, and upgrade ...
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NewsKenyatta inaugurates Nairobi commuter DMU service
KENYA: The five diesel multiple-units procured by Kenya Railways Corp to expand its Nairobi commuter operations were formally launched into service on November 10. The first train was flagged off at Nairobi Central Station by President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was joined at the ...
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NewsGreen loan to finance Danish electric train fleet
DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB has signed a €400m green loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank to finance the acquisition of electric trains in 2020-25. The 15-year loan will contribute towards the acquisition of 42 Siemens Mobility Vectron electric locomotives, more than 100 EMUs and new ...
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NewsNarrabri – North Star upgrading contract signed
AUSTRALIA: An A$650m contract for the next phase of the Inland Rail corridor has been signed by Australian Rail Track Corp and the Trans4m Rail joint venture.
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NewsRailpool launches in Italy with Traxx contract
ITALY: Railpool has launched an Italian business, which CEO Torsten Lehnert said would form the basis for future expansion ‘in all southern Europe’. An initial contract has been signed for Captrain Italia to lease six new Bombardier Transportation Traxx E494 electric locomotives with last mile capability for ...