All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 321
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NewsSKM Warszawa cancels train order with Pesa
POLAND: Suburban operator SKM Warszawa announced on October 17 that it was cancelling its contract with Pesa for the supply of 13 electric multiple-units, owing to the supplier’s failure to meet the delivery deadlines. SKM signed the 310·5m złoty contract on May 21 2018. The base order ...
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NewsModernised Alstom Ubunye factory inaugurated
SOUTH AFRICA: The Alstom Ubunye joint venture’s modernised factory in Ekurhuleni near Johannesburg was officially inaugurated on October 17, in the presence of Premier of Gauteng province David Makhura and the French Ambassador. Alstom acquired a 51% stake in the former Union Carriage & Wagon and then ...
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NewsInfrastructure managers share knowledge
EUROPE: The Norwegian and Spanish infrastructure managers have signed a memorandum of understanding covering the exchange of experiences, mutual training, joint workshops, study visits and technical assistance. ‘We have a lot to learn from ADIF in certain areas, for example ERTMS where they have the largest network ...
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NewsEmployers and unions aim to increase the number of women in the rail sector
EUROPE: Negotiations for an EU-level agreement aimed at promoting the employment of women in the rail sector have been launched by the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies, representing more than 70 employers, and the European Transport Workers’ Federation which represents 5 million transport workers from ...
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NewsDB Regio awarded Karlsruhe operating contract
GERMANY: Baden-Württemberg has formally awarded DB Regio the Netz 7b contract to operate passenger services from Karlsruhe after none of the three losing bidders objected. The contract announced on October 10 runs for 13 years from December 2022. Various changes to services are planned, some of which ...
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NewsAlstom launches internships for people with Asperger syndrome
SPAIN: Alstom and the Madrid Asperger Association have signed a partnership agreement for people with Asperger syndrome to undertake pre-occupational professional internships at the company’s sites in Spain. This will include theoretical training and practical internships at Alstom’s Railway Signalling & Safety Centre in Madrid, where participants ...
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NewsKenyatta inaugurates SGR Phase 2A
KENYA: The next 120 km section of the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway was formally inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta on October 16. Running from the Nairobi SGR station at Embakasi to a temporary terminus at Suswa, 35 km southwest of Naivasha, the extension takes the 1 435 ...
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NewsNew Rail Baltica board appointed
EUROPE: A new supervisory board for Rail Baltica project promotor RB Rail AS was approved by the national shareholders from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania on October 15. The RB Rail AS joint venture is registered in Latvia, where commercial law requires a new supervisory board to be ...
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NewsSouth Tirol infrastructure contract extended
ITALY: The South Tirol regional government has extended transport authority STA’s contract to manage local transport infrastructure until 2030. STA’s current contract which began in 2016 had been due to expire at the end of this year. During the extended period the authority will be responsible for ...
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NewsTyphoon breaches Hokuriku Shinkansen and Chuo Main Line
JAPAN: Services on the Hokuriku Shinkansen and various other lines are expected to be disrupted for several weeks as a result of typhoon damage, East Japan Railway confirmed on October 15. Rail and road links in the Kanto Koshinetsu and Tohoku regions were badly affected by flooding ...
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NewsRichard Hope, OBE
It is with great sadness that we have to report the death on October 14 of Richard Hope, at the age of 85, following several years of ill health. He worked for the Railway Gazette Group for 50 years, serving as Editor of Railway Gazette International between ...
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NewsStadler wins Taiwan loco order
TAIWAN: Stadler has won a €165m order to supply 34 diesel-electric locomotives to Taiwan Railway Administration, the Swiss company’s first major tender win in the Pacific region. The 1 067 mm gauge six-axle mixed-traffic locomotives will be built at Stadler’s plant at Valencia in Spain. They will ...
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NewsJakarta – Surabaya route modernisation agreement
INDONESIA: A summary record agreement for the Java North Line Upgrading Project to provide ‘medium-speed’ operation on the 720 km Jakarta – Surabaya route on the island of Java has been signed by the Ministry of Transportation and Japan International Co-operation Agency following two years of negotiations. ...
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NewsTravel industry confirms rail ‘renaissance’ in Europe
INTERNATIONAL: Assertions that long-distance rail services in Europe are rapidly becoming more popular as passengers eschew flying for environmental reasons were amply confirmed at the Rail Innovation Forum organised by Amadeus at its head office near Nice on October 9-10. Speakers from across the travel industry highlighted ...
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NewsSaudi Railway Co and Russian Railways to co-operate
SAUDI ARABIA: Russian Railways Chief Executive Oleg Belozerov, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev and Saudi Railway Co CEO Dr Bashar Al Malik signed a co-operation agreement in Riyadh on October 14. The parties expressed interest in Russian participation in the construction and modernisation ...
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NewsMeizhou – Chaoshan Passenger-Dedicated Line opens
CHINA: The Meizhou – Chaoshan Passenger-Dedicated Line in Guangdong province opened for revenue service on October 11. The 122 km line has seven stations at Meizhou Xi, Shejiang Bei, Jianqiao, Fengshun Dong, Jieyang, Jieyang Jichang and Chaoshan, where it joins the Shenzhen – Hangzhou PDL with trains ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Innofreight has delivered its first 40 ft ScrapTainer, a newly-developed design which will be leased by DB Cargo and used to carrying materials for the steel industry between Germany and Austria. PKP Cargo has signed a letter of intent to explore the possibility ...
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NewsCustom lights for St Pancras International
UK: Zeta Specialist Lighting and station maintenance contractor NG Bailey have installed 118 high bay and 208 wall washer LED lights at the Grade 1 listed St Pancras International station. The lighting units were custom-designed for retrofitting to the station’s historic luminaires, with the colour temperature and ...
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NewsTrafikverket awards anti-trespass panel contract
SWEDEN: National transport agency Trafikverket has awarded Rosehill Rail and its local partner Lesanco a two-year contract for the supply of rubber anti-trespass panels for installation at platform ends and level crossings. This follows trials during which CCTV monitoring showed that the number of unauthorised people accessing ...
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NewsAirports line project in trouble as State Railway of Thailand board resigns
The proposed 250 km/h rail link would incorporate the existing standard gauge route serving Suvarnabhumi airport. THAILAND: The government’s plans to build a 220 km fast passenger railway linking three airport in the Greater Bangkok area have been thrown into disarray after the State Railway of Thailand ...