Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape
USA: The California State Transportation Agency and California High-Speed Rail Authority have renewed a 2019 agreement under which the state has taken on the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.
Wabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities
INDIA: Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and staff while the manufacturer leads technical supervision to meet availability, reliability and fuel efficiency targets.
Strikes, weather and ageing infrastructure hold back DB’s first half performance
GERMANY: Hopes that the flow of investment in the Deutsche Bahn network would lead to a rapid improvement in operational and financial performance were dashed on July 25 when DB published its half-year results.
Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway
AUSTRALIA: Wabtec and interstate infrastructure manager Australian Rail Track Corp are collaborating on the development of a set of standards to facilitate the deployment of ETCS technology across the country’s long-distance trunk routes.
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Work to replace Susquehanna River Bridge gets underway
USA: A ceremony in northeast Maryland on July 19 marked the start of early construction works for a $2·7bn project to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge which forms a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.
Vale completes design of Anchieta – Kennedy railway
BRAZIL: Mining company Vale submitted engineering design documents for the 92∙8 km Ferrovia Kennedy to the Espírito Santo state government in early July.
Rail Logistics: Freight trains are getting smarter
Battery-hybrid trainset enters service with Grand Est
New York East River Tunnel rehabilitation contract awarded
Electro-diesel trains ordered for Zagreb – Split route
Cancellation of HS2 Phase 2 may force demand management on trains north of Birmingham, NAO says
Alstom wins €4bn contract to supply ‘tailor-made’ Köln S-Bahn trains
Moxa forges ahead with cybersecure technology at InnoTrans 2024
‘TBM in a can’ plan makes progress at HS2 site in west London
Skanska awarded Empire Corridor bridge replacement contract
Korail to maintain passenger trains in Bangladesh