All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 58
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NewsSiemens Mobility confirms location for $60m US high speed train factory
USA: Siemens Mobility has selected a site at Horseheads in upstate New York to produce American Pioneer 220 high speed trainsets for the Brightline West project to link Las Vegas with southern California. Brightline West said these would be ‘the first true high speed train sets ...
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NewsEl Insurgente passenger trains reach Mexico City
MEXICO: The El Insurgente suburban rail service has reached the western edge of Mexico City.
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NewsApp trial to help blind and low vision passengers navigate Boston stations
USA: The NaviLens smart phone navigation app for visually impaired people is being tested on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston commuter rail network. Users scan brightly coloured QR-style codes posted in the stations, and the app will then help them find the correct platform, provide real-time ...
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NewsMoldova joins the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail
MOLDOVA: Moldova has become the 52nd Member of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail. Based in Switzerland, OTIF is the intergovernmental organisation which develops a unified legal framework for railways which is applied by countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. Moldova’s application for accession ...
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NewsJordan and UAE to co-operate on Aqaba railway project
JORDAN: Government and railway officials from the United Arab Emirates have signed four agreements to support Jordan with a US$2·3bn project to build a 360 km railway linking potassium and phosphate production facilities to the port of Aqaba. The line would run from Aqaba’s phosphate export ...
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NewsStadler is ‘on track in a challenging environment’
STADLER: ‘Despite the ongoing challenging environment, Stadler achieved a solid performance in the first half of the year, aided by a diversified product portfolio and market success with alternative drive systems’, Group CEO Markus Bernsteiner said on August 28. The signing of several orders was delayed ...
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NewsGotthard Base Tunnel fully reopens after derailment damage is repaired
SWITZERLAND: The 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel has fully reopened, 389 days after a derailed freight train caused extensive damage to the slab track in the western bore of the world’s longest railway tunnel. ‘The Gotthard Base Tunnel is not only a connection between German-speaking Switzerland ...
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NewsSpanish high speed lines to be linked by chord
SPAIN: High speed rail infrastructure manager ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Vías y Construcciones a €40m civil works contract for the construction of a chord at Olmedo to enable through running between the Galicia and Asturias/Burgos high speed lines. The 8·2 km link will be located ...
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NewsVietnam plans rail reform as high speed line plan revived
VIETNAM: The Ministry of Transport has put forward proposals for rail reforms which aim to better meet local needs when planning transport infrastructure for 2030, and looking further ahead to 2050. Planning has also restarted for a much-discussed north-south 350 km/h high speed line. Under the ...
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NewsBulgarian EMU order signed as previous procurements hit problems
BULGARIA: The Ministry of Transport & Communications has signed a contract for Škoda Group to supply 20 four-car 160 km/h electric-multiple units for use on long distance services from Sofia to Burgas, Varna and Ruse. The 25 kV AC 50 Hz EMUs from the Czech manufacturer’s ...
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NewsCRRC ZELC plans European production hub with Hungarian partner
EUROPE: CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co and a local partner are to build a rolling stock manufacturing plant in Hungary from which to supply vehicles for the European market.
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NewsTurkey develops wagon to carry main battle tanks by rail
TURKEY: State-owned rolling stock manufacturer Türasaş has developed a wagon to enable the Turkish Armed Forces to transport military vehicles including Altai main battle tanks. Initial testing of the prototype Uais wagon built at the Sivas factory has now been completed, and deliveries are to begin ...
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NewsWhite Gyrfalcon high speed trains ordered for Moskva – St Petersburg line
RUSSIA: An agreement has been signed for the supply of 41 trainsets with a design speed of 400 km/h and operating speed of 360 km/h for use on the proposed Moskva – Tver – Veliky Novgorod – St Petersburg high speed line. They will be branded ...
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NewsFirst Vectrons for France in 70-loco framework contract
EUROPE: Leasing company Alpha Trains has awarded Siemens Mobility a framework contract covering up to 70 Vectron locomotives of various configurations including Multi-System and Dual Mode, with a firm order for 35 to be delivered from the end of 2026. The order signed in July and ...
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NewsBelt & Road railway training programme to be launched
CHINA: Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Beijing Jiaotong University and MTR Academy are to launch a Belt & Road Advanced Professional Development Programme in Railway Transport. This will combine the teaching and research capabilities of the two universities with MTR Corp’s practical experience. They plan to launch ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse sees international signalling opportunities after $690m acquisition
NORTH AMERICA: Knorr-Bremse has completed its $690m acquisition of the conventional rail signalling business of Alstom Signaling North America, with 800 employees in six locations becoming employees of KB Signaling, a standalone business. The completion announced on September 2 follows a binding agreement signed on April ...
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NewsHomburg – Zweibrücken railway reopening agreement signed
GERMANY: A financing and implementation agreement has been signed to enable the reopening of the Homburg – Zweibrücken line with the December 2028 timetable change ‘After years of discussions and negotiations a major step has now been taken for local public transport’, said Minister-President of Rheinland-Pfalz ...
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NewsManufacturing skills centre to develop rail industry capabilities
AUSTRALIA: The development of local rolling stock manufacturing skills forms a central part of a A$7·1m Manufacturing Centre of Excellence training facility which is to be developed in Maryborough in Queensland. Announcing plans for the centre on August 28, the state government said it would provide ...