All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 400
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NewsKnorr-Bremse acquires rights to Federal-Mogul technology
INDUSTRY: Knorr-Bremse Rail Vehicle Systems announced on August 20 that it had acquired Federal-Mogul’s ‘know-how and intellectual property rights’ for the development and production of friction materials for rolling stock and industrial applications. In turn, Federal-Mogul will receive a licence from Knorr-Bremse allowing it to continue to supply its customers ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
CSX Corp has announced a new eastern and western management structure intended to decentralise operational and support functions. ‘This is a proven model that pushes decision making closer to the day-to-day field operations and eliminates bureaucracy and long-standing silos within our business’, said President & CEO James ...
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NewsRail approved cable glands at InnoTrans 2018
CMP: Cable gland, cleat and accessory specialist CMP will be showcasing its range of rail-specific products, which have been supplied for high-profile projects including London’s Crossrail and metro lines in Dubai and Doha. TruSeal is the company’s new range of polymer cable glands to suit a variety of industrial applications. ...
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NewsOptic fibre cable troughing launched
TROUGHING: Groundworks and civil engineering product supplier Scott Parnell has expanded its Arcosystem range with the launch of Arcosizesero glass-reinforced plastic elevated troughing which is designed for the easy installation of lightweight optic fibre cables. The 6 m long pieces can be slid into position without the need for loose ...
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NewsDouble-deck EMU order approved
HUNGARY: The government has given the go-ahead for MÁV-Start to exercise an option for Stadler to supply a further eight Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units. The HF39bn order approved on August 13 is to be funded from EU sources. It is to be placed under a framework agreement signed by the ...
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NewsÖBB signs 700-coach framework agreement
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways and Siemens Mobility have signed a five-year framework agreement for the supply of up to 700 coaches with a potential total value of €1·5bn, with an option to extend the agreement beyond 2023. ÖBB has placed an initial firm order for eight nine-car rakes to replace ...
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NewsNext Firenze tram route to open in November
ITALY: Opening of Firenze tram line T2 is now expected in November, after the President of the design-build-operate concessionaire confirmed that work would not be completed at the end of August as planned. Tram di Firenze President Fabrizio Bartaloni confirmed that work is expected to be completed ...
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NewsSolaris wins Berlin electric bus order
GERMANY: Berlin transport operator BVG has ordered 15 Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses. The 12 m long vehicles are due to arrive in 2019, when they will join the five already in operation. The buses will have axles with integrated traction motors and Solaris High Energy batteries with a ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Central Japan Railway subsidiary Nippon Sharyo is to close its US rolling stock plant in Rochelle, Illinois, at the end of August. The plant opened in July 2012 to serve the North American market, but ran into problems with Buy America requirements for components, the failure of a subsupplier and ...
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NewsGet connected with Era-Contact
ERA-CONTACT: The latest features of Era-Contact’s Ethernet coupler will be presented at InnoTrans 2018. Era-Contact has worked with Frankfurt transport operator VGF to test the provision of a 1 000 MBit/sec ethernet connection between vehicles using the device which can be retrofitted without having to convert, modify or replace the ...
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NewsItalian local railways awarded funding
ITALY: The Ministry of Infrastructure & Transport has announced the allocation of government funding with a total value of €338m towards signalling and safety system upgrading projects on local lines which are not part of national railway holding company FS Group. RecipientRoute/locationAmount, €m Ferrovie della CalabriaCalabria74·9 ATACRoma – ...
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NewsExpert team to review MTR Corp project management
CHINA: Following the discovery of problems with construction methods and documentation on the Shatin – Central Link project, Hong Kong’s Transport & Housing Bureau has appointed three retired senior government officers to review MTR Corp’s project management system and recommend additional management and monitoring measures. The expert adviser team team ...
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News3D printing demonstration at InnoTrans 2018
STRATASYS: A Fortus 450mc Production 3D printer will be running live on the Stratasys stand, demonstrating how the use of additive manufacturing to produce high-performance replacement parts on demand can accelerate product development cycles and overcome the limitations of traditional manufacturing for low-volume production. The Fortus 450mc uses robust engineering-grade ...
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NewsDB deploys heat protection film in heatwave
GERMANY: In response to the ongoing heatwave, DB Regio is applying heat protection film to the windows of Type DBuz non-air-conditioned double-deck coaches used on the Frankenbahn route between Stuttgart and Würzburg. It is hoped that this will reduce the onboard temperatures by 4°C. Passengers on the Frankenbahn, Stuttgart ...
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NewsMobile passenger information display launched
DISPLAY: In response to customer requests, Infotec has launched the MD42P mobile passenger information display designed to enable station operators to show additional information or special notices at busy periods. The GRP-clad unit incorporates Infotec’s recently-launched 42 inch TFT poster display panel, which can be maintained from the front. This ...
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NewsWabtec highlights three core themes at InnoTrans 2018
WABTEC: The multinational component specialist Wabtec has three core areas of focus at this year’s InnoTrans. These are: improving the passenger experience; comprehensive product life-cycle support; and ‘greener solutions’. Among the products on display in Berlin will be a sliding door system which includes an illuminated front seal and anti-drag ...
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NewsEifel-Bördebahn contract awarded
GERMANY: Local transport authority NVR has awarded incumbent and sole bidder Rurtalbahn GmbH a contract to continue to operate Eifel-Bördebahn service RB28. The passenger service on the 30 km route between Düren and Euskirchen in Nordrhein-Westfalen currently operates on weekends and public holidays only, totalling around 28 000 train-km/year. ...
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NewsInternational Rail Partners buys its first short line
USA: International Rail Partners has made its first short line acquisition, buying Grenada Railroad from Iowa Pacific Holdings and taking over operations on August 2 under a lease-purchase agreement with the North Central Mississippi Regional Railroad Authority which owns the infrastructure. Terms were not disclosed. Oppenheimer & Co acted as ...
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NewsVolvo wins Uddevalla battery bus order
SWEDEN: Bivab and Uddevalla Omnibus have ordered four Volvo 7900 Electric buses for use in the city of Uddevalla. The vehicles are expected to enter service in mid-2019. Volvo will undertake maintenance for both the vehicles and their batteries at a fixed monthly cost. Maintenance will be handled by ...
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NewsEast Japan Railway studies driverless operation
JAPAN: East Japan Railway Co has set up a team to develop plans for driverless operation, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reports. Trains would initially run with an onboard supervisor able to intervene in the event of an emergency, but in the longer term unattended operation is planned. JR East envisages ...