All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2019 – Page 8
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Rail Business UKStation Improvement Vision for Wales
UK: Transport for Wales has announced a 15-year Station Improvement Vision covering 247 stations. The £194m programme includes free wi-fi and improved shelters, CCTV, cycle storage and passenger information. ‘Where possible’, TfW will provide retail opportunities for local businesses and support the development of community spaces. The ...
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OrganisationsInnoTrans - Messe Berlin GmbH
Biennial international trade fair for transport technology; Berlin, September 22–25 2026
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In depthFinance Manager, Capital Investment Division
Organisation: Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail
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NewsSignalling upgraded to support diverted traffic
GERMANY: An electronic interlocking at Kreiensen in Niedersachsen has been upgraded by Bombardier Transportation to support an increase in traffic through the junction. First installed in 2011 by DB Netz and Bombardier, the EBI Lock 950 computer-based interlocking has seen its software modified to give greater reliability ...
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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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NewsFirst ETR1000 trainsets arrive in France for testing
Photo: Christophe Masse FRANCE: The first of two Trenitalia ETR1000 Frecciarossa trainsets arrived in France on September 19 for type approval tests in Bretagne. Trenitalia plans to launch a Paris – Milano high speed service in summer 2020 using a fleet of five ETR1000 trainsets modified for ...
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NewsProRail awards rail milling contract
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail has awarded Vossloh Rail Services a four-year framework contract for corrective rail maintenance, selecting for the first time milling rather than grinding to remove any rail defects. All corrective maintenance on the 7 000 track-km network will be undertaken by VRS subsidiary Alpha ...
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Metro Report InternationalChangzhou opens first metro line
Changzhou metro CHINA: Changzhou became the fourth city in Jiangsu province to gain a metro when Line 1 opened on September 21. The line runs for 34·2 km north – south between Senlin Gongyuan and Nanxiashu, serving three administrative districts, residential and business areas and connecting ...
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NewsKatowice airport rail link and GSM-R funded
POLAND: The allocation of €676m from the Cohesion Fund for rail and road projects in Poland was announced by the European Commission on September 13. The package includes €487m for the replacement of outdated communications with GSM-R on almost 14 000 km of railway by July 2023, ...
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Metro Report InternationalVictoria plans next-generation trams and trains
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria has invited suppliers to participate in a ‘collaborative design process’ for Melbourne’s next generation of trams and trains, with workshops to be held in coming months. The Department of Transport is working with rolling stock manufacturers on an interactive process to develop ...
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OrganisationsKnorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH
As the global market leader for braking systems and other rail vehicle systems, the Rail Vehicle Systems (RVS) division of Knorr-Bremse is the worldwide driver of the rail transportation revolution and next-generation mobility. The division supplies highly innovative system solutions that make rail transportation of people and goods more reliable ...
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OrganisationsLinsinger Maschinenbau Gesellschaft mbH
With over 85 years at the forefront of milling technology, LINSINGER proudly stands as the inventor and leading manufacturer of rail reprofiling equipment. Our game changing LINSINGER Milling Technology has transformed rail maintenance, establishing the process of reprofiling the entire rail head in one pass as the new rail industry standard.
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OrganisationsMPL AG Elektronik-Unternehmen
Embedded PC and micro-controller hardware; rugged build, extended temperature range and long-term availability
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Metro Report InternationalCeremonies mark start of Dallas Silver Line construction
Dallas Silver Line USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit held a series of ground-breaking ceremonies along the route of the future Silver Line on September 19 to officially launch construction of the $1·1bn commuter railway in the northern suburbs of Dallas. Previously known as the Cotton Belt ...
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NewsKiwiRail selects polymer sleeper supplier
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail has selected Lankhorst Engineered Products as the winner of a contract to supply polymer sleepers over at least three years. The Dutch company said this was a significant breakthrough for its KLP hybrid polymer sleeper design, which it launched internationally in 2014 after it ...
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Rail Business UKNew punctuality measure adopted
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has published its first performance statistics for passenger operators using a revised method of calculating delays. Under the new methodology, a train is counted as being on time if it arrives at a station within 1 min of schedule. This ...
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Metro Report InternationalBergen orders more trams
NORWAY: Hordaland County Council has exercised an €27m option for Stadler Pankow to supply a further six Variobahn trams for the Bergen Bybanen tramway, taking the total fleet to 34. The additional trams are scheduled to be delivered from the end of 2021, ahead of the opening ...
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NewsAlstom to equip international ICE3 fleet with ETCS
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded Alstom a €30m contract to retrofit its Atlas ETCS onboard equipment to 17 Class 407 Velaro D ICE3 high speed trainsets used on international services. Approval will be progressively obtained for the ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 equipment to be used in ...
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NewsMBTA orders double-deck coaches
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Hyundai Rotem a $278·5m sole-source contract to supply 80 double-deck coaches. These will replace single deck vehicles to increase capacity on the Boston commuter rail network by more than 14 000 seats/day. A $41m contract for engineering and programme management ...
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Metro Report InternationalAir rights deal included in Sydney Metro station contract
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has awarded a consortium of Oxford Properties, CPB Contractors and Grocon a A$463m contract to design and build the landmark Pitt Street station on the City & Southwest extension of the Sydney Metro. The 250 m long underground station will include ...