All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2023 – Page 5
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NewsNevomo hails magnetic levitation test success
POLAND: Technology company Nevomo says it has successfully completed tests to demonstrate the potential for passive levitation of vehicles on existing railway infrastructure.
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Rail Business UKScotRail to trial all-day Off Peak fares
UK: Off Peak tickets on routes where fares are controlled by ScotRail will be valid all day under a six-month trial running from October 3 until March 29 2024. The Scottish government-funded project aims to encourage people to travel by rail instead of car. ScotRail said ...
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SponsoredMoComp® traction products: Partnering for mutual success.
Dr. Dmitry Kuznetsov is the Head of Account Management for Railway Components at Siemens Mobility. He’s a fourth-generation railroad professional who’s worked for Siemens Mobility in various functions since 2012. We asked him about the specifics of the rail components business and what role MoComp plays in these markets.
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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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NewsInnoTrans 2024 exhibitor booking deadline approaches
INNOTRANS: Trade fair organiser Messe Berlin reports that more than 90% of the available stand space at InnoTrans 2024 has now been booked. The deadline for exhibitors to submit an online application to display their products and services at next year’s event is September 22 2023. ...
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Metro Report InternationalHydrogen trams planned in Ulsan
SOUTH KOREA: A study has found that the development of a hydrogen-powered tramway in Ulsan would be feasible, Minister of Land, Infrastructure & Transport Won Hee-ryong announced on August 23. Construction could start in 2026 for completion in 2029 at a cost of 328bn won. The ...
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NewsChanges follow review of commuter rail disruption
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail is taking action to improve track inspection on passenger routes in Wellington and Auckland following the publication of a report into service disruption during May which Greater Wellington Regional Council Chair Daran Ponter said provides ’an eye-opening account of poor decision-making’. The report ...
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Rail Business UKGo-Ahead appoints rail strategy leader and new head of Govia Thameslink Railway
UK: Patrick Verwer has been appointed Rail CEO at international rail and bus operator The Go-Ahead Group from the end of November. Angie Doll will succeed him as CEO of Govia Thameslink Railway, which Go-Ahead operates though a 65:35 joint venture with Keolis. Verwer will oversee ...
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Metro Report InternationalXochimilco light rail vehicle unveiled
MEXICO: China’s CRRC Zhuzhou has unveiled the first of nine light rail vehicles it is supplying for the Xochimilco line in the southern outskirts of Mexico City under a €33m contract. Each two-car 750 V DC LRV will have a capacity of 483 passengers. ...
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NewsProgress Rail sues Wabtec alleging breach of contract and damaging statements
USA: Locomotive manufacturer Progress Rail has initiated legal action against competitor Wabtec, alleging monopolistic conduct.
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NewsIndependent operator enters Montenegro’s rail freight market
MONTENEGRO: Kombinovani Prevoz Montenegro ran the first independently operated freight train in the country on September 9. KPM is part of the Kombinovani Prevoz Group, which is based in Serbia and has subsidiaries in Croatia and Montenegro. The group has over 200 employees and more than ...
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Metro Report InternationalCroydon tram operator to use Omnibus software
UK: FirstGroup company Tram Operations Ltd is to use cloud-based software from Omnibus for activities including timetabling, crew scheduling and depot planning on the London Trams network it operates in south London. ‘After extensive market research, we identified Omnibus’ industry experience, evolving software and unmatched customer ...
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News5G-ready FRMCS telecoms deployed on Mozambique network
MOZAMBIQUE: Huawei has been chosen to equip the 1 067 mm gauge routes operated by Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique with a digital communications system based on FRMCS
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Metro Report InternationalDouble-deck trams offer passengers more payment options
CHINA: Thales and Golong International Technology Co have supplied an integrated electronic system to increase the number of fare payment options on Hong Kong’s traditional tramway. RATP Dev’s Hong Kong Tramways Ltd has a fleet of 165 trams and carries 150 000 passengers/day. ...
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Rail Business UKBeaulieu Park station main construction works contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded J Murphy & Sons Ltd the second of two main contracts to build Beaulieu Park station on the Great Eastern Main Line near Chelmsford. The £124m contract announced by Network Rail on September 15 has been awarded on behalf of Essex ...
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NewsAlstom training programme seeks Spanish students and graduates
SPAIN: Alstom has launched a further edition of its Talent Energy internship programme in Spain, aimed at students in the final year of a bachelor’s or master’s degree as well as recent graduates. Now in its 11th year, the initiative combines academic and professional experience ...
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NewsInstallation of Japanese slab track on Indian high speed line begins
INDIA: Construction of ballastless reinforced concrete trackbed is underway at Surat on the Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line, in what National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd says is the first time the Japanese J-slab system is being used in India. The ballastless trackform is installed ...
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Metro Report InternationalBozankaya delivers its first driverless metro trainset
TURKEY: Bozankaya has delivered the first of seven domestically-developed four-car driverless trainsets for the Gebze metro. It was handed over on September 1 in the presence of Minister of Transport & Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, who described it as the ‘first Turkish driverless metro train’, with 63% ...
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