All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 372
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NewsEBRD funding for Macedonian railway project
MACEDONIA: An agreement providing a further €68·6m of European Union co-financing for the second phase of a planned rail link between Macedonia and Bulgaria was signed in Skopje on December 14. The latest grant will be used to co-finance the construction of the 34 km Beljakovce – Kriva Palanka section ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Konkola Copper Mines has commissioned a rail weighbridge at its Nchanga Plant at Chingola, which Zambia Railways Acting Regional Manager, Intermine, Emmanuel Mwango, said would eliminate double handling of cargo for weighing. ‘KCM has spent about US$95 000 on this investment, and I am pleased to mention that the use ...
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NewsBattery shunter delivered
ITALY: Colmar Technik has supplied a SL160E battery shunter for use at Villa Poma. The 31 tonne Colmar SL160E shunter replaces an old Atlas HDL73. It can haul up to 3 200 tonnes, has zero emissions at the point of use, is quiet in operation and has lower operating and ...
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NewsAmtrak orders long-distance Chargers
USA: National passenger operator Amtrak has ordered 75 SC-44 Charger locomotives from Siemens Mobility to start the renewal of its long-distance motive power fleet. Under the $744m contract announced on December 21, the locomotives are to be assembled at the Siemens plant in Sacramento, for delivery between mid-2021 and the ...
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NewsNew Karlovac – Oštarije alignment planned
CROATIA: The European Union’s Cohesion Fund is to cover the majority of the cost of planning and designing a new double-track alignment which would replace the 50 km Karlovac – Oštarije section of the Zagreb – Rijeka route. The new alignment would run several kilometres east of the existing route. ...
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NewsIndiana funds crossing safety improvements
USA: Indiana Department of Transportation is has announced more than $121m of one-off funding under its Local Trax programme to support 12 level crossing safety improvement projects including grade separation and crossing closures. ‘Local Trax funding is targeted toward the highest priority rail crossings where accidents have been frequent, chronic ...
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NewsCo-ordination and co-operation are key to rail freight growth
EUROPE: Strategies to enhance the competitiveness of rail freight were the main focus of discussions at the Rail Freight Day on December 6, which took place in Wien under the auspices of the Austrian presidency of the Council of the EU. Various speakers reflected on progress since the adoption of ...
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NewsWagon noise reduction scheme approved
ITALY: A scheme designed to encourage wagon owners to fit low-noise composite brake blocks to older wagons has been approved by European Commission under EU State aid rules. Open to all European Economic Area owners and operators of wagons on the Italian network, the scheme will make €20m available to ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
SCI Rail Holdings subsidiary A Stucki Co has acquired Savage Services Corp’s locomotive fuelling business Savage Fueling Corp, which operates at more than 60 sites in 25 US states. It will be branded Velocity Rail Solutions, with operations continuing unchanged under the existing management team. Luminator Technology Group and ...
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NewsCosta Rica commuter DMU order
COSTA RICA: National railway company Incofer has named CRRC Qingdao Sifang as the winner of a contract to supply eight two-car diesel multiple-units for use on commuter services in San José. The contract is valued at US$32·7m, and the supplier will also maintain the trains for three years. Deliveries are ...
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NewsBeacon Rail buys Colas fleet
EUROPE: Beacon Rail Leasing has acquired 67 diesel locomotives from Colas Rail, which will continue to operate them in the UK and France. ‘Acquiring this portfolio of diesel locomotives is in line with our strategy, growth ambitions and our continued commitment to being the leader in this segment of the ...
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NewsSBB orders Seagulls
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Stadler a SFr65m contract to supply seven four-car electric multiple-units for use on the Bern – La Chaux-de-Fonds route, where services are to be transferred from BLS to the national operator in December 2020. The EMUs from Stadler’s Flirt family are to be branded ...
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NewsCentral PPK orders Metrowagonmash DMUs
RUSSIA: Central Suburban Passenger Co has awarded Transmashholding subsidiary Metrowagonmash a contract to supply 23 newly designed RA-3 diesel multiple-units, to be financed by Sberbank Leasing. The agreement was signed on December 5. An initial 17 two-car DMUs are scheduled to be delivered between August and November ...
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NewsState aid for road to rail freight shift approved
GERMANY: A German state aid programme designed to promote a shift of freight from road to rail has been given the go-ahead by the European Commission. A total of €350m is being made available in 2018-23 to cover up to 45% of the track access charges paid by freight operators, ...
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NewsModi lays metro foundation stones in Mumbai and Pune
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stones for three metro projects in the state of Maharashtra on December 18. Two of the projects are in Mumbai. Line 5 will run in the northeast of the city, linking Thane with Kalyan via Bdiwandi. Line 9 will serve the north ...
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NewsHeavy freight locomotive delivered
AZERBAIJAN: National railway ADY has taken delivery of the first of 40 Prima T8 AZ8A twin-section 25 kV AC heavy freight locomotives ordered for use on the Baku – Tbilisi – Kars corridor. The EKZ joint venture of Alstom (75%) and Transmashholding (25%), which is based at Astana in Kazakhstan, ...
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NewsDMUs to bring a ‘qualitative quantum leap’ for Bayerische Oberlandbahn
GERMANY: Bayerische Oberlandbahn has awarded Alstom a contract to supply 25 two-car Coradia Lint diesel multiple-units, which it plans to use from mid-2020 on the regional routes running south from München to Holzkirchen, Lenggries, Tegernsee and Bayrischzell. They are expected to replace the Jenbach-built Integral DMUs introduced ...
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NewsMayor attends Makati Subway groundbreaking ceremony
PHILIPPINES: A groundbreaking ceremony on December 12 attended by Makati Mayor Abby Binay marked the start of preparatory works for the Makati Subway project being developed in the city southeast of central Manila. Due to open in 2023, the 10 km underground metro line will serve 10 stations including ...
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NewsCFL orders EMUs with ‘a concentration of the latest innovations’
LUXEMBOURG: National railway CFL has awarded Alstom a €360m contract to supply 34 Coradia regional high-capacity double-deck electric multiple-units from December 2021. The order announced on December 18 includes 80 m and 160 m long units with a maximum speed of 160 km/h. Designed for 25 kV 50 Hz operation, ...
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NewsBayerische Oberlandbahn wins Chiemgau-Berchtesgaden operating contract
GERMANY: Following an open tender, Bayern railway agency BEG has awarded the Chiemgau-Berchtesgaden passenger operating contract to Transdev company Bayerische Oberlandbahn. The contract covers operations on the 19 km Freilassing – Berchtesgaden line for 15 years from December 2021, and on the 13 km Traunstein – Ruhpolding branch for 14 ...