Railway supply industry news – Page 73
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NewsCat litter by rail
USA: Cat litter producer Intersand has begun construction of a rail-served production, packaging and distribution facility at the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor, Colorado. GWIP is owned by short line group OmniTRAX, whose Great Western Railway of Colorado will provide direct rail services to the new ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
A memorandum of understanding has been signed for Plasser & Theurer to test its track inspection vehicles and technologies on ÖBB Infra’s tracks, in return for providing the Austrian infrastructure manager with data about the condition of its assets. SilverRail Technologies Inc has exercised an option to ...
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Metro Report InternationalGround-level electric bus recharging system presented
SPAIN: Alstom has unveiled a pilot installation of its SRS ground-based recharging system for electric buses in front of the University of Malaga’s School of Industrial Engineering. Based on the supplier’s established recharging technology for trams, this is designed to provide a safe ground-level ...
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NewsTurkey to develop national rail research institute
The institute is intended to support development of the Turkish main line network. It will be eventually be based at TCDD premises in Ankara. TURKEY: The Ministry for Transport & Infrastructure is to establish an Institute of Rail Transport Technology, which will be operated jointly by infrastructure ...
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NewsPartnership to develop North American rail portfolio
NORTH AMERICA: Middle-market investor Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure has announced a partnership with Alpenglow Rail’s short line management team with the aim of developing a portfolio of rail businesses across North America. As part of this, CC&L has acquired VIP Rail from private equity firm and ...
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Rail Business UKHector Rail sells GB Railfreight to Infracapital
UK: EQT Infrastructure’s Hector Rail business has reached a definitive agreement to sell its UK subsidiary GB Railfreight to Infracapital, the unlisted infrastructure equity arm of M&GPrudential which is due to demerge from Prudential plc in the fourth quarter of this year. EQT Infrastructure ...
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NewsWabtec to close MotivePower plant
USA: Wabtec is to end locomotive production at the MotivePower plant in Boise, Idaho, by early 2020, with manufacturing to be consolidated at the former GE Transportation site in Erie, Pennsylvania. ‘Decisions like this are never easy but will help simplify and optimise the company’s manufacturing footprint ...
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NewsMexican wagon manufacturing joint venture announced
MEXICO: US wagon manufacturer FreightCar America and heavy fabrication company Fabricaciones y Servicios de México have announced a joint venture to produce wagons in Castaños. FreightCar America is committing US$25m of assets and cash, and will consolidate and control the joint venture; profits and losses will be ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Industry 20190920 Transmashholding’s TMH International and the RSRS GmbH Railway Infrastructure joint venture of RZDstroy and Molinari Rail have signed memorandum of understanding for co-operation on international rail projects, including development, feasibility studies, engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. Appalachian Railcar Services has appointed Michael Obertop ...
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NewsRJ Corman Railroad Co leases Childersburg Line
USA: RJ Corman Railroad Co has finalised a long-term agreement to lease a 21 km short line in Coosa Pines, Alabama, from the City of Childersburg Local Redevelopment Authority. Branded by RJ Corman as the Childersburg Line, the railway carries a diverse range of inbound and ...
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NewsBouygues cuts its stake in Alstom
ALSTOM: On September 12, French construction and industrials conglomerate Bouygues confirmed that it had divested more than 29 million shares in Alstom. This represents 13% of Alstom’s share capital at a price of €37 per share by way of an accelerated book-building involving institutional investors. Following the ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Industry 20190913 Around 500 companies participated in a ‘Mega Vendor Meet’ in Lucknow organised by Indian Railways’ Research Designs & Standards Organisation. The event included presentations on the online vendor approval process and steps being taken to make it easier to do business with Indian ...
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NewsEBRD backs grain transport modernisation in Ukraine
UKRAINE: Agricultural produce merchant Louis Dreyfus Co is to establish a wagon logistics business with a fleet of up to 1 000 grain hoppers, backed by an US$35m EBRD loan. The bank said this would help to increase competition and market efficiency in the country, which is ...
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NewsWinchester & Western Railroad sold
USA: OmniTRAX announced on September 11 that it had completed its previously-announced $105m acquisition of Winchester & Western Railroad from minerals company Covia Holdings Corp. Class III railway W&W has two divisions totalling 160 km, with an 85 km route in the Shenandoah Valley connecting Maryland, West ...
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NewsVoith and CRRC to expand strategic alliance
INTERNATIONAL: Voith and CRRC have agreed to strengthen their co-operation in the rail and industrial sectors, as part of a framework agreement signed in Beijing on September 6, during a visit to China by Chancellor Angela Merkel. Earlier this year Voith Turbo China and CRRC Beijing Nankou ...
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NewsBanedanmark awards lidar scanning contract
DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has awarded Fugro a four-year framework agreement for lidar scanning of its 3 100 track-km network. Fugro said its ‘unique’ RILA train-borne survey technology would be used to simultaneously acquire lidar data and imagery of the track and surrounding environment to create an ...
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NewsIcomera wins GO Transit wi-fi contract
CANADA: Transport authority Metrolinx has selected Icomera to roll-out wi-fi and an entertainment system across the GO Transit fleet of 943 rail vehicles and 532 buses in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas. Installation is scheduled to begin later this year, with the first wi-fi expected to ...
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Rail Business UKShow Us the Rail Enhancements, says Railway Industry Association
Show Us the Rail Enhancements, says Railway Industry Association UK: The Railway Industry Association has launched a ‘Show Us the Rail Enhancements’ campaign, calling on the government to publish its list of planned large projects such as electrification and the provision of additional tracks. RIA represents more ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Vossloh Group and Anyang Railway Equipment Co have formed a 51:49 joint venture to produce rail fastening components in China. The VR Maintenance subsidiary of Finland’s national operator has been rebranded as VR FleetCare, as part of a strategy to develop it ...