All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 507
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NewsResearch project aims to automate train driver functions
FRANCE: The Safe Autonomous Land Transport project to test the use of technology to automate train drivers’ observation functions has been launched by the SystemX digital engineering research institute in partnership with SNCF and Alstom. Drawing on the scientific expertise of the Université de Technologie de Compiègne, the project aims ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Following a two-year review by UK infrastructure manager Network Rail and freight operators, 4 702 unused train paths per week have been released to provide capacity for other services. The spare paths are the result of the decline in coal and steel traffic, as well as better timetabling and more ...
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NewsTrain operator sees the light
UK: Chiltern Railways estimates it will save around £10 000/year in lighting maintenance costs, see a significant reduction in its energy bills and also improve staff working conditions following the installation of Zeta Specialist Lighting’s LED technology at three servicing sites in Wembley, Aylesbury and Stourbridge. Zeta worked with Ormiston ...
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NewsRailway Directory 2017
RAILWAY DIRECTORY: In today's fast-moving and increasingly globalised railway industry, information is key to business success. Knowing who is operating in the market, and where to find potential suppliers, customers or competitors is vital. Since 1895, Railway Directory has provided a comprehensive overview of the world's railway sector. Its distillation ...
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NewsFirst locomotive modernisation completed
USA: Motive Power Resources has rolled out the first locomotive to be modernised at its recently-completed heavy overhaul and repair facility in Minooka, Illinois. The EMD SD38 locomotive for Ardent Mills in Easton, Pennsylvania, has been refurbished with new mechanical components and a ZTR Nexus control system. The ...
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NewsDevelopment authority to regulate Indian Railways
INDIA: Creation of the Rail Development Authority of India to act as an independent railway regulator was announced by the government on April 5. The move is part of an ongoing reform of the transport sector, following the scrapping of the separate railway budget. RDA is to be established under ...
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NewsČD announces Pendolino rejuvenation
CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator České Dráhy has awarded its DPOV subsidiary a contract to refurbish the seven seven-car Class 680 Pendolino trainsets used on its flagship inter-city routes from Praha to Ostrava, Cheb, Františkovy Lázně and Košice. The work is scheduled to start this summer and take around a ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant has obtained certification for the use of its DTK-417K traction motors in the Eurasian Customs Union countries. Designed for use on TMH Bryansk type 2TE25KM, TEM18DM and 3TE25K2M diesel locomotives, these will replace motors previously imported from Ukraine. The Greenbrier Companies received orders for 700 wagons ...
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NewsOperators from five countries interested in California high speed rail contract
USA: California High-Speed Rail Authority has received five responses to its request for qualifications for the contract to provide early train operator services to assist with the development and management of the initial phase of the high speed line. By the April 4 deadline, statements of qualifications had been submitted ...
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NewsBritish Steel opens Italian logistics centre
ITALY: British Steel has opened a logistics centre in Lecco to support the delivery of rail to customers including infrastructure manager RFI. 'This operation will enable us to enhance our ability to serve rail networks in Italy by providing a full range of high quality long-length rail with just-in-time and ...
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NewsTehran orders 70 metro cars from CRRC
IRAN: The Tehran Wagon Manufacturing Co joint venture of CRRC, Norinco and Tehran Metro has won a €93m contract to supply 70 metro cars for the capital’s expanding network. The order is the latest of several that CRRC has won in Iran. Last year CRRC Changchun started ...
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NewsJakarta – Bandung construction contract signed
INDONESIA: The engineering, procurement and construction contract for the 142 km Chinese-backed high speed railway between Jakarta and Bandung was signed in the capital on April 4.The contracts was signed between a consortium of Chinese and local companies at a ceremony held at the headquarters of state-owned engineering group Wijaya ...
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NewsNorthern Latitudinal Railway agreement signed
RUSSIA: An agreement for joint investment in the completion of the long-planned Northern Latitudinal Railway was signed by Russian Railways and Gazprom on March 30. The construction of a link between the current railheads at Labytnangi and Nadym and upgrades to increase capacity on the connecting lines at each end ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
Network Rail has selected disused sidings at Bescot in the West Midlands as its preferred location for a new plant which would produce up to 600 000 concrete sleepers per year, meeting 60% of its needs. Its existing factory in Doncaster would provide the remaining 40%. NR plans to award ...
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News$1bn wagon agreement signed
USA: A multi-year wagon supply and management agreement worth more than $1bn was announced by The Greenbrier Companies and Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co on April 5 MUL President & CEO Tadashi Shiraishi said the leasing company had set an ‘ambitious’ target to grow its market share to become ...
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NewsMobility Cleaning Circle highlights new ways to keep trains clean
GERMANY: InnoTrans organiser Messe Berlin is to hold a railway cleaning networking event in Berlin on September 21 as part of its Cleaning, Management, Services 2017 trade fair. The Mobility Cleaning Circle event will include a business lunch providing an opportunity for representatives from the rail industry to make initial ...
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NewsTram-trains on test in Sheffield
UK: Non-passenger-carrying tests of the Class 399 tram-train vehicles have started on the Supertram network in Sheffield. Driver training is due to begin shortly, with passenger services on the existing tram network now expected to begin in mid-2017. Testing on the national rail network is currently expected to start next ...
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NewsNew initiatives in extended Auckland Transport operating contract
NEW ZEALAND: Auckland Transport has extended Transdev’s contract to operate suburban rail services to January 2020. The extension includes initiatives to improve passenger experience and increase security. Ticket offices and customer service centres at five stations are to be combined by the end of July. This will be followed ...
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NewsRail regulator publishes principles for driver-controlled operation
UK: On April 5 the Office of Rail & Road published the six high-level safety principles that it expects train operators to follow when rolling out and managing driver-controlled operation. DCO is defined as a method of working where the train driver is responsible for door operation and determining that ...