All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 45
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NewsDouble-deckers enter service on Chuo Rapid line
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is to launch regular operation of double-deck cars on its busy Chuo Rapid line services between Tokyo, Shinjuku, Nakano and the capital’s western suburbs.
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NewsCalifornia high speed rail promoter seeks outside expertise as DOGE threat looms
USA: The California High Speed Authority is seeking external specialists in a range of rail-related disciplines to attend a bespoke forum in late January as speculation mounts about the prospects of the project under the incoming Trump administration.
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NewsNevomo and Captrain launch MagRail Booster trials on steelworks railway
GERMANY: Rail automation and maglev start-up Nevomo and freight operator Captrain Group have launched practical trials of the MagRail Booster concept at a steelworks in Bremen. The trials will be undertaken by the Hansebahn Bremen joint venture of Captrain Deutschland and steel company ArcelorMittal Bremen which ...
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NewsNS and CAF test train automation technology
NETHERLANDS: National operator NS and CAF have completed a programme of tests for automated operations. The tests had two objectives. First was to evaluate the benefits that could be derived from using GoA2 in terms of energy efficiency, punctuality and capacity. Termed ATO Endurance, the test ...
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NewsLeasing company launched to modernise Poland’s locomotive fleets
POLAND: Leasing company OnTrain has been launched to offer central European freight operators a way to replace ageing locomotive fleets, and has placed initial orders for 80 electric locos. OnTrain is majority-owned by Luxembourg based infrastructure investor Marguerite, along with privately-owned investment and asset manager Griffin ...
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NewsParis – Berlin direct high speed train service launched
EUROPE: A daily high speed train service has been launched between Paris and Berlin.
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NewsVietnam high speed rail plan approved
VIETNAM: The National Assembly has backed investment in the proposed 1 541 km north-south high speed railway between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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NewsLithuanian operator orders electric locos for a ‘new era’ of rail freight
LITHUANIA: The national railway’s freight business LTG Cargo has awarded Stadler a contract to supply 17 six-axle electric locomotives, along with spare parts and three years of maintenance. There is an option for 17 more locos. The €115·7m contract announced on December 16 is Stadler’s first ...
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NewsNew owner seeks to kick-start growth as Estonian rail freight privatisation completed
ESTONIA: New owner Tiigi Keskus plans to expand the activities of privatised rail freight operator Operail, with management board member Richard Tomingas saying ‘at first glance, it seems that we must kick-start container transport’. He predicted that ‘looking to the future, the importance of rail will ...
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NewsSwiss narrow gauge railways place joint locomotive order
SWITZERLAND: Narrow gauge operators Rhätische Bahn and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn have placed a SFr100m joint order for 11 Stadler electro-diesel locomotives. The 1 000 mm gauge locomotives will be manufactured at Stadler’s Bussnang works. Eight will be delivered to RhB and the remaining three to MGB. ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Spanish signalling and communications enhancement contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded Siemens Rail Automation a €21·6m contract to renew the safety and communications systems at Grisén station, northwest of Zaragoza on the Madrid to Barcelona conventional line. This is the junction for a short branch serving an Opel car factory. The ...
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NewsZSSK orders more Panter EMUs
SLOVAKIA: State passenger operator ZSSK announced on November 27 that it would place a €58·4m firm order for a consortium of Škoda Group and ŽOS Trnava to supply a further six four-car Class 660 Panter electric multiple-units suitable for operation using 3 kV DC and 25 ...
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NewsFuel cells orders for passenger and freight traction
NORTH AMERICA: Ballard Power Systems has signed two agreements to supply fuel cells for use on freight locomotives in Canada and passenger trains in the USA. On December 5 Ballard announced a long-term supply agreement to provide Canadian Pacific Kansas City with 200 kW fuel cells ...
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NewsRefurbished Grand Est double-deck EMU unveiled
FRANCE: National operator SNCF Voyageurs has unveiled the first of the Grand Est région’s TER 2N NG double-deck electric multiple-units to undergo mid-life refurbishment as part of the national OPTER programme. SNCF Voyageurs is to refurbish 125 Bombardier Transportation AGC and 41 Alstom TER 2N NG ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem among bidders to supply 150 trainsets to ONCF
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF is seeking bids for the supply of up to 150 trains, with Hyundai Rotem among the suppliers involved in the procurement.
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NewsMexico to invest 157bn pesos in railway expansion in 2025
MEXICO: The government has announced plans to invest 157bn pesos in 2025 for the construction of new passenger railways and the development of freight operations on some parts of the network.
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NewsSecond rolling stock assembly plant planned in Morocco
MOROCCO: Minister for Transport & Logistics Abdessamad Kayouh has announced that a second train assembly facility is to be built to serve the needs of national operator ONCF. Appointed to the portfolio in October, Kayouh confirmed in response to a question from opposition party Ittihadi that ONCF ...
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NewsVIA Rail seeks dome cars as part of pan-Canadian fleet renewal
CANADA: VIA Rail Canada has issued a requests for qualification for a contract to supply more than 40 locomotives and 313 coaches of nine types to replace its Long-Distance, Regional & Remote train fleet. There would be a technical support and spares supply services agreement for an ...