All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 552
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NewsJR East offers Suica on Apple Pay
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is to offer its Suica smart ticketing and contactless payment system on Apple Pay from October, having redesigned Suica for iPhone7 and Apple Watch Series 2 devices. Users can add their Suica card or season ticket to their device, keeping all their credit and pre-paid cards ...
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NewsFirst Jazz delivered for Sicily
ITALY: National operator Trenitalia took delivery of the first of six Alstom Jazz EMUs for its Sicilian network at Palermo Centrale station on September 20. The new unit then operated a service to Bagheria and back for invited guests. The Jazz fleet is due to enter passenger service on September ...
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NewsWikov launches next-generation traction drive at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: Czech manufacturer Wikov is using InnoTrans 2016 to display for the first time a prototype of its next-generation compact drive unit. Aimed at low-floor trams and electric multiple-units, the unit is the result of three years of development in co-operation with the University of West Bohemia's Regional Innovation Centre ...
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Stadler introduces Eurodual UK locomotive
UK: The first of 10 Stadler Class 88 Eurodual UK locomotives for leasing company Beacon Rail, fitted with ABB electric and Caterpillar diesel traction equipment and to be operated by open access freight and charter operator Direct Rail Services, was presented at InnoTrans on September 20 . Based on the ...
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NewsShanghai chosen to pioneer commercial CBTC over LTE
CHINA: Specialist telecoms company Huawei is currently testing an application of CBTC over LTE on Line 5 of the Shanghai metro with a view to launching a commercial version on Line 6 in the future. This follows a pilot application in France after Huawei signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ...
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NewsPassenger name regulation could destroy cross-border rail
BELGIUM: The European Commission, train operators and passenger representative groups have expressed grave concern over draft legislation introduced into the Belgian parliament on September 19 which could threaten the viability of cross-border passenger trains. Proposed as a reaction to the terrorist attacks in Brussels earlier this year, as well as ...
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NewsVibration to power level crossings
UK: A research programme partly funded by the UK Department for Transport and undertaken by the Institute of Railway Research at Huddersfield University has confirmed the potential for powering level crossings using vibration harvesting. The IRR research has focused on the potential for using vibration caused by passing trains to ...
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NewsWorld market keeps growing
INTERNATIONAL: The global market for rail products and services is set to reach €185bn a year by 2021, according to the sixth World Rail Market Study, launched at InnoTrans 2016 on September 20. Compiled by Roland Berger for the European railway industry association UNIFE, the study found that ...
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NewsBattery EMU development funded
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation is to develop a battery-electric multiple-unit for operation on non-electrified routes, under a research programme to be partially funded by the Ministry of Transport & Digital Infrastructure. Attending the InnoTrans 2016 trade fair in Berlin on September 20, Transport Minister Alexander Dobrint presented a letter of intent ...
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NewsICE bogies may be sourced from China
INNOTRANS: Rolling stock giant CRRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German certification body TÜV Nord Group to support the Chinese supplier's plans to win contracts in the European market. The agreement was inked by CRRC Chairman Cui Diangou and CEO of TÜV Nord Group Dr Guido Rettig at ...
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NewsRail Baltica moves ahead
EUROPE: Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport & Communications announced on September 19 that work was ready to begin on the second stage of Rail Baltica, the project that aims to create a 1 435 mm gauge corridor connecting Poland with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. The next phase of the project comprises ...
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NewsHydrogen fuel cell train order expected this year
INNOTRANS: Alstom expects to sign a firm order for a production build of hydrogen fuel cell powered multiple-units by the end of the year, Coradia LINT Product Manager Stefan Schrank told Railway Gazette on September 20. The expected initial firm order would cover units for service in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Alstom ...
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NewsÖBB unveils prototype electric-supercapacitor-battery loco
INNOTRANS: Austrian Federal Railways unveiled its InnoShunt eHybrid prototype electric-supercapacitor-battery shunting locomotive at InnoTrans. The technology development project is being undertaken jointly by ÖBB, the Ministry of Transport, Innovation & Technology and a private investor, with each party meeting one-third of the cost. The locomotive has been produced ...
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NewsSolaris and Stadler to bid jointly for tram projects
EUROPE: Polish bus and tram manufacturer Solaris and Swiss rolling stock supplier Stadler Rail announced on September 20 that they will be forming consortia to bid in tram and light rail vehicle tenders in Central and Eastern Europe. The agreement, announced at a press conference at InnoTrans 2016 to mark ...
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NewsInteroperable ticketing on the way
EUROPE: The chief executives of the national operators in Germany, France and Italy have signed an agreement to set up a new governance structure for the TAP TSI. The TAP TSI Services Agreement is intended to facilitate the exchange of timetable and tariff data within Europe. The agreement was welcomed ...
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NewsSoftware redesign seeks ‘300% faster’ onboard wi-fi
NOMAD DIGITAL: The onboard connectivity specialist Nomad Digital used the InnoTrans exhibition in Berlin to launch Horizon, its redesigned mobile router software intended to substantially enhance the quality of wi-fi and digital services on trains. Horizon has been developed as a result of what the company terms ‘extensive research into ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co to open US subsidiary
USA: Russian rolling stock manufacturer United Wagon Co announced on September 20 that it was establishing a wholly-owned US subsidiary ‘to facilitate the entry of UWC’s products to the Northern American market’. Based in New Jersey, Uniwagon North America Corp was expected to start operating by the end of September. ...
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NewsCobham Wireless displays next-generation onboard repeater
INNOTRANS: Cobham Wireless is displaying for the first time a working unit of its idOBR digital on-board repeater, following the launch of a prototype at the Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The new generation of repeater features a reduction in size to 2HU, enabling better use of space onboard. ...
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NewsGerman-Polish accord heralds better cross-border services
EUROPE: DB Netz AG and Polish national infrastructure business PKP PLK have signed an agreement to improve nine cross-border routes that include Frankfurt (Oder) to Rzepin, the lines from Löcknitz and Tantow to Szczecin, Guben – Gubin and Görlitz – Zgorzelec. The accord covers arrangements for operations and path allocation ...
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NewsNokia to operate Berlin S-Bahn telecommunications
GERMANY: Nokia announced on September 19 that it had concluded a multi-year agreement with DB Netz to manage telecommunications systems serving the 326 km S-Bahn network in Berlin. Nokia had previously supplied Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching technology which hosts a CCTV system supporting train dispatch. The IP/MPLS ...