Traction & rolling stock news – Page 27
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Rail Business UKAsking passengers what they want from train interiors
UK: A report into what passengers want from train interiors has been produced to help inform the proposed refurbishment of Turbostar diesel multiple-units. Built by Bombardier Transportation from the late 1990s, the units are widely deployed by various train operators on regional services across the British ...
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NewsC-Series EMU on test in Perth
AUSTRALIA: The first of the C-Series electric multiple-units which Alstom is supplying for the Perth suburban network has begun initial overnight testing on the Joondalup and Mandurah lines.
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Metro Report InternationalMoskva orders 500 metro cars for delivery in 2024-25
RUSSIA: Moskva Metro has extended Transmashholding’s contract to supply Moskva-2020 trainsets, with a further 500 cars to be delivered in 2024-25. This takes the total orders placed to more than 1 800 cars since 2020, and the metro expects to take delivery of 300 Moskva-2020 cars ...
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NewsMarcopolo Rail to supply DMUs to rebuilt Chilean narrow-gauge line
CHILE: National operator EFE Trenes de Chile has signed a contract for Marcopolo Rail to supply three two-car Prosper VLT diesel multiple-units for the recently modernised metre-gauge Talca – Constitución line. Brazilian bus manufacturer Marcopolo announced at the NT Expo trade fair in São Paulo in ...
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Rail Business UKGB Railfreight to lease Akiem locomotives
UK: GB Railfreight has announced a 10-year deal with leasing company Akiem which will see 11 EMD Class 77 and 66 diesel locomotives transferred from Continental Europe to the UK between January 2023 and May 2024. The locos will be modified for use on the British ...
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NewsEgyptian Talgo trainset enters service
EGYPT: The first of the Talgo trainsets ordered by Egyptian National Railways for use on the routes from Cairo north to Alexandria and south to Aswan entered service on December 24. Talgo said the new stock would increase capacity and service quality on the routes, while ...
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NewsVR orders more night train rolling stock
FINLAND: National operator VR has selected Škoda Transtech to supply nine sleeping cars and eight car-carrying vans to enter service from the end of 2025.
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Rail Business UKEversholt awards Class 334 overhaul contract
UK: Eversholt Rail has awarded Alstom a £12m contract for the mileage-based overhaul 40 three-car Class 334 electric multiple-units which are leased by ScotRail. The contract announced on January 5 covers the overhaul of pneumatic and electrical components on the Alstom-built 25 kV 50 Hz EMUs, ...
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NewsQube loco order to boost Melbourne – Sydney service
AUSTRALIA: Import-export logistics specialist Qube has ordered 12 EMD GT46 diesel locomotives from Progress Rail for delivery from August 2023.
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NewsPrototype battery multiple-units ordered as suburban EMUs unveiled
CROATIA: HŽPP has awarded Končar KEV a contract to supply two prototype battery-only and battery-electric multiple-units.
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Metro Report InternationalStadler presents mock-up of tram-trains for German and Austrian operators
EUROPE: A mock-up of the Citylink tram-trains that Stadler is to supply to operators in Karlsruhe, Saarbrücken, Neckar-Alb, Oberösterreich and Salzburg was unveiled at the Betriebshof West depot in Karlsruhe on December 13. The mock-up is 22 m long, with a fully equipped interior. A consortium ...
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NewsNuclear fuel and radioactive waste wagon prototype ordered
USA: The Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy has awarded ENSCO a contract to manufacture and test a prototype eight-axle heavy duty wagon branded Fortis for the transport of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. Commercial spent nuclear fuel is packaged in containers weighing ...
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NewsFirst Seoul GTX trainset unveiled
SOUTH KOREA: The first EMU for Line A of the Great Train Express commuter rail network currently under construction in Seoul has been unveiled by manufacturer Hyundai Rotem at its Changwon plant. The trains have a maximum operating speed of 180 km/h, reflecting GTX’s status as an ...
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Rail Business UKGWR fleet to shrink further as it abandons Class 769 introduction
UK: Great Western Railway is to hand back all 19 of the Class 769/9 multi-system ‘Flex’ multiple-units to leasing company Porterbrook in April 2023.
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Metro Report InternationalFirst T-series tram enters service in Frankfurt
GERMANY: The first of 58 T-series trams that Alstom is supplying to Frankfurt am Main entered service on Route 17 with the December 11 timetable change.
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NewsFour-car Desiro ML EMUs enter service in Vorarlberg
AUSTRIA: Austrian Federal Railways’ first four-car Siemens Mobility Desiro ML electric multiple-units entered service in Vorarlberg with the December 11 timetable change. ÖBB has operate three-car Desiro ML units since 2015. In August 2021 it awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 21 four-car units to ...
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Metro Report InternationalTramwaje Śląskie network extended
POLAND: An extension of the Tramwaje Śląskie network from Zagórze Petla to Zagórze Rondo Jana Pawła II in Sosnowiec was opened for revenue service on December 15.
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NewsRegioPanter EMUs enter service on electrified regional line
CZECH REPUBLIC: Electric services have begun running on the Olomouc – Uničov – Šumperk line, which is to become SŽ’s first regional route to be controlled exclusively using ETCS.
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Metro Report InternationalOdesa places wartime tram order
UKRAINE: Odesa municipal transport operator Odesmiskelektrotrans has ordered 13 Type K1T306 low-floor trams from a consortium led by Tatra-Yug, which said it was the first tram contract to be signed since the Russian invasion in February. Tenders were called in 2021 with financing by the European ...
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Metro Report InternationalCRRC trainset enters service on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Line
CHINA: The first of 93 eight-car metro trains being built by CRRC Qingdao Sifang for Hong Kong MTR’s network has entered service on the Kwun Tong Line. Described at the time as the largest single investment in rolling stock by MTR Corp, the Q trains were ...