Railway supply industry news – Page 6
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NewsLTG Cargo Ukraine pivots to rolling stock leasing services
UKRAINE: The LTG Cargo Ukraine subsidiary of the Lithuanian national railway’s freight division is changing its business model from September, and will now focus on leasing services rather than freight forwarding.
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NewsJaguar Transport Holdings acquires Columbia Basin and Central Washington railroads
USA: Jaguar Transport Holdings has acquired the Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad from the Temple family.
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NewsChina Railway Signal & Communication sets up ETCS test facility in Hungary
HUNGARY: China Railway Signal & Communication has established a facility in Hungary to test the ETCS Level 2 signalling equipment it is deploying on the Budapest – Beograd railway corridor.
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Rail Business UKExport order win enables British wagon manufacturer to expand
UK: Wagon manufacturer WH Davis expects to create 20 jobs taking its workforce to 100 people as a result of winning its first export order for 20 years.
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Metro Report InternationalDomestically developed trams displayed at Russian trade fair
RUSSIA: Three tram manufacturers presented new vehicle designs incorporating a high level of domestic technology at this year’s Innoprom trade fair in Yekaterinburg.
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Metro Report InternationalMasabi to modernise Montréal fare collection system
CANADA: Greater Montréal transport authority ARTM has awarded UK-based Masabi a contract to develop and implement a modernised fare collection system under its Concerto programme to improve the user experience.
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Metro Report InternationalToronto to order metro trains through single-source contract to support Canadian jobs
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has cancelled a competitive tender for the supply of metro trainsets in favour of a single-source contract with Alstom.
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NewsRolling stock company formed to facilitate competition in the Finnish passenger market
FINLAND: Rolling stock owning company Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto has been created to facilitate government plans to tender the operation of publicly-funded passenger rail services.
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NewsAustralia to adopt ETCS for interoperable rail network
AUSTRALIA: National, state and territory transport ministers have backed the adoption of ETCS for national interoperability, as well as plans to streamline rolling stock approvals and enable the Rail Industry Safety & Standards Board to lead the setting of technical standards.
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NewsFrauscher begins construction of Indian factory to support international growth
INDIA: Train detection and lineside equipment control system manufacturer Frauscher Sensortechnik launches construction of a factory in Mysore with a groundbreaking, blessing and tree planting ceremony.
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In depthNew Taipei: Urban rail supports low-density growth
New Taipei Metro Corp manages three urban rail lines with four more under construction in the municipality surrounding Taipei. NTMC President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki how the urban rail network has developed, and how it plans to grow in the medium term.
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NewsFTAI Infrastructure to acquire Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway for $1·05bn
USA: FTAI Infrastructure has agreed to purchase The Wheeling Corp, owner of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Co, from an entity controlled by Larry Parsons for $1·05bn.
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NewsAmey enters US market with Long Island Rail Road contract
USA: UK-based engineering company Amey has secured its first contract in the US market, a $2·8m deal to deliver an Enterprise Asset Management Implementation System for New York MTA’s Long Island Rail Road.
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Rail Business UKThe Greatest Gathering takes forward the rail industry’s ‘legacy of ingenuity’
UK: Looking to the future as well as the past and inspiring the next generation of railway operators and engineers was a focus of The Greatest Gathering held at Alstom’s Derby factory as part of the Railway 200 celebrations.
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NewsAtlas forms Orion Steel with acquisition of Evraz North America businesses
NORTH AMERICA: Atlas Holdings has formed Orion Steel Companies following the completion of its acquisition of the Evraz North America businesses.
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Rail Business UKYorkshire universities launch Centric partnership to provide expertise for tram scheme
UK: The Centre for Transport in Cities initiative has been launched to bring rail research bodies at universities in Huddersfield and Leeds into a ‘strategic alliance’ with West Yorkshire Combined Authority.