All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2023 – Page 4
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SponsoredChoosing The Right Power Converters for Rail Applications
Power converter design considerations for rail applications
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NewsPolish FRMCS testing letter of intent signed
POLAND: A letter of intent for the implementation and testing of the Future Railway Mobile Communication System in Poland has been signed by Alstom, Ericsson, NetWorks and rail research organisation Instytut Kolejnictwa. The signatories plans to engage in joint research and development, verify requirements under real-world ...
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NewsKorail’s first ITX-Maum trainsets enter service
SOUTH KOREA: National operator Korail has put into service the first of a build of 107 inter-regional trainsets being supplied by domestic manufacturer Dawonsys. The first nine four-car EMUs were put into revenue service on September 1, following a ceremony at Taebaek on August 25 attended ...
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NewsPoint machine predictive maintenance partnership
EUROPE: Vossloh is to develop a predictive maintenance model for point machines through a strategic collaboration with Swedish data analysis and artificial intelligence company Predge. ‘With the help of this trendsetting forecast model, our customers will be able to plan their maintenance measures more proactively, in ...
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Metro Report InternationalLight rail certified ticket validators deployed
USA: Pittsburgh Regional Transit is the first transport agency to deploy a version of Masabi’s Just Ride Validator which has been specifically designed and certified for light rail applications. This completes the installation of Masabi mobile ticketing equipment on PRT’s 700 buses, 80 light rail vehicles ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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Metro Report InternationalNew-build tram for Sarajevo unveiled
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: The first of 15 Tango NF3 trams that Stadler is to supply to Sarajevo was unveiled at the 15th Trako International Railway Fair in the Polish city of Gdańsk on September 20.
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Metro Report InternationalEdinburgh tram inquiry report sets out reasons for delays and cost increases
UK: The long-awaited report of the inquiry into why the Edinburgh tram project incurred delays, cost more than budgeted and was reduced in scope was finally published on September 19. The construction of the line from the city’s airport to Newhaven was initially budgeted at £545m ...
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Rail Business UKBritish railway family comes together to back Ukraine’s railways
EUROPE: Senior figures from across the UK rail sector came together at the Rail Partners with Ukraine event to hear how national railway Ukrzaliznytsia is keeping trains running under wartime conditions, and to raise money to fund food parcels for Ukrainian railway workers and their families. ...
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NewsSecond-generation autonomous battery wagon on test
USA: Autonomous battery wagon developer Parallel Systems has started testing its second-generation vehicle, which it plans to use for pilot trials on existing railways both in the USA and internationally. The vehicle has two end bogie modules connected by a skeletal structure, and is designed to ...
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Metro Report InternationalHilltop Tacoma Link light rail route opens
USA: Sound Transit opened the Hilltop Tacoma Link light rail extension on September 16, more than doubling the length of Tacoma’s T Line. The extension runs 3·8 km from the relocated Old City Hall stop (previously known as Theater District, with that name now transferred to ...
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NewsPesa wins InterRegio EMU contract
ROMANIA: Railway reform board ARF has selected Polish manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz as the winner of a contract to supply 20 InterRegio electric multiple-units, with options for nine more. The order announced on September 14 is worth up to 1bn zloty, including 15 years of maintenance with ...
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NewsRCG steps up waste transport by rail
AUSTRIA: Rail Cargo Group reports a significant increase in the amount of waste being moved by rail following the introduction of legislation earlier this year. Amendments to the Waste Management Act (Abfallwirtschaftsgesetz) aimed at climate protection require that waste loads weighing more than 10 tonnes must ...
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Rail Business UKVoyager transfer anticipated as CrossCountry gets National Rail Contract
UK: The Department for Transport has directly awarded Arriva UK Trains a National Rail Contract to continue to operate CrossCountry long-distance passenger services. The contract announced on September 19 succeeds a unique Operating Cost Franchise Agreement which DfT entered into in October 2020 during the pandemic. ...
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Rail Business UKNational Rail Contract aims to enable Avanti West Coast to plan ahead
UK: The Department for Transport has awarded the Avanti West Coast joint venture of FirstGroup (70%) and Trenitalia UK (30%) a further National Rail Contract to continue to operate West Coast Main Line inter-city passenger services from the expiry of its current agreement on October 15. ...
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Metro Report InternationalEnhanced ‘comfort and convenience’ as Berlin S-Bahn fleet delivery completed
GERMANY: All 106 of the Class 483/484 Berlin S-Bahn trainsets ordered from a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler are now in traffic, following the entry into service of the final set after a ceremony at Charlottenburg on September 18. ‘The longer trains offer more seats; ...
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NewsHitachi Rail restarts EU approval process for Thales GTS acquisition
EUROPE: Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission, formally restarting the clearance process for its proposed acquisition of Thales’s Ground Transportation Systems business in the EU. Regulatory approvals have been obtained in 11 of the 13 required jurisdictions since the planned €1·66bn ...
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NewsToshiba locomotives for Taiwan on test
TAIWAN: Japanese manufacturer Toshiba has begun testing the first of 68 Class E500 electric locomotives ordered by Taiwan Railways Administration to haul inter-city passenger and freight trains.