Traction & rolling stock news – Page 9
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Rail Business UKAlvance takes delivery of alumina powder tank wagons
UK: Alvance British Aluminium has take delivery of 20 powder tank wagons as the latest step in a project to increase the efficiency of the transport of alumina between the port of Blyth in Northumberland and its Fort William smelter at Lochaber.
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NewsRolling stock sought as Mexican passenger projects progress
MEXICO: Railway regulatory agency ARTF has invited bids to supply trains for an extension of Mexico City’s Tren Suburbano network, as plans to restore inter-city services elsewhere in the country make progress.
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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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NewsPesa to supply more Elfs to Koleje Dolnośląskie
POLAND: Koleje Dolnośląskie has exercised an option for Pesa Bydgoszcz to supply 10 more five-car Elf EMUs.
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NewsSAR seeks 20 high speed trainsets for Haramain high speed line
SAUDI ARABIA: SAR has invited expressions of interest in the supply of 20 high speed trainsets to support the strategic development of the Haramain High Speed Railway.
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Rail Business UKGetting to The Greatest Gathering in style
UK: As one of a number of extra trains operated in conjunction with The Greatest Gathering, luxury train operator Belmond organised a special excursion from London with its British Pullman trainset, formed of nine sumptuously refurbished coaches dating from 1925 to 1951.
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Rail Business UKEMU recommissioning aims to ease capacity shortage
UK: Work is underway at Hornsey depot to recommission 30 Class 379 EMUs for Great Northern services, enabling a complex cascade of rolling stock between London’s suburban operators.
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Rail Business UKChiltern Railways signs 10-year lease for push-pull trainsets
UK: Chiltern Railways has finally signed a 10-year agreement to lease push-pull sets of diesel locomotives and MkVa coaches from Beacon Rail for use on services between London Marylebone and Birmingham.
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NewsBattery-electric trains to offer emissions-free operation over Germany’s highest railway bridge
GERMANY: Siemens Mobility has unveiled the Mireo Smart Plus B battery-electric multiple-units which will enable locally emission-free operation on Regiobahn’s service RE47 from Remscheid-Lennep to Solingen and Düsseldorf.
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Metro Report InternationalKamianske orders Tatra-Yug trams
UKRAINE: The city of Kamianske has awarded Tatra-Yug a contract to supply 17 single-section trams to replace its ageing fleet.
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NewsSwedish leasing company orders more double-deck EMUs
SWEDEN: Leasing company AB Transitio has awarded Stadler a firm order to supply a further 13 double-deck electric multiple-units for services in the Stockholm-Mälaren region.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst TBB tram for Brest’s Line B project unveiled
FRANCE: The first of eight Citadis TBB trams ordered for the future Brest Line B is to be delivered during August.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst São Paulo metro Line 6 trainset delivered
BRAZIL: Alstom has delivered the first of 22 six-car trainsets it is supplying for São Paulo Metro Line 6 (Orange).
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In depthDesign: Creating more than just a night train
The development of more flexible rolling stock that could be deployed on day and night services offers economic and timetabling benefits, as well as attracting more long-distance travellers to rail, suggests Harald Buschbacher.
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Rail Business UKReal-time monitoring system could support proactive wheel-rail adhesion management
UK: A year-long trial is to be undertaken with a monitoring system designed to help operators better understand the rail-wheel interface and move towards proactive adhesion management.
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Metro Report InternationalBattery-equipped trams with local styling ordered for TramCamp line
SPAIN: Catalunya operator FGC has awarded Stadler Valencia a contract to supply seven Tramlink V3 trams styled to fit with the landscape of the Camp de Tarragona area.
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NewsUkrzaliznytsia orders 100 coaches including pilot next-generation vehicles
UKRAINE: National railway Ukrzaliznytsia has awarded Kryukovsky Railway Car Building Works a contract to supply 100 coaches, including five new-generation vehicles with extended service life and improved features.
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Metro Report InternationalKöln places large order for tailor-made high-floor trams
GERMANY: Köln transport operator Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe has awarded Stadler a €696m contract to supply 132 tailor-made high floor light rail vehicles combining ’state-of-the-art technology with a flexible, modular design’.
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NewsPesa delivers modernised coaches to PKP Intercity
POLAND: Pesa Mińsk Mazowiecki has delivered the first eight of 24 Type 152A coaches which it is modernising for PKP Intercity under a 150m złoty contract.
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NewsFirst Amtrak Airo push-pull trainset leaves the factory
USA: The first of Amtrak’s Airo push-pull trainsets has left Siemens Mobility’s Sacramento factory for testing at Pueblo in Colorado.