Australia: Hitachi Rail Upgrades AutoHaul™ Interlocking System Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 8, 20230 Hitachi Rail is upgrading the interlocking system for Rio Tinto’s autonomous heavy haul rail network, AutoHaul™ in Western Australia. In 2019, Hitachi Rail and Rio Tinto launched the world’s first fully autonomous heavy-haul rail operation, which is capable of moving one million tonnes of iron ore a day between 17 iron
Alstom Consortium to Deliver First Monorail System in the Dominican Republic Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 30, 20230 Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo (FITRAM) has selected a consortium comprised of Alstom and Sofratesa to deliver the Dominican Republic’s first monorail system in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros. This contract marks Alstom’s first order to supply an Innovia monorail system since its acquisition of
Germany: Siemens Mobility to Deliver 28 Mireo Trains for Digital Node Stuttgart Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 11, 20230 Siemens Mobility has been awarded a contract to deliver 28 three-car electric Mireo regional trains to Baden-Württemberg for the Digital Rail Germany (DSD) Digital Node Stuttgart pilot project. The trains will be equipped with the latest digital equipment, including automatic European Train Control System (ETCS) and Level 2 (GoA 2) Automatic
Malaysia: Klang Valley MRT Putrajaya Line Opens in Kuala Lumpur Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 20, 20230 The Klang Valley MRT Putrajaya Line has officially opened to the public in the Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley region of Malaysia. The Putrajaya Line connects 24 stations between Kentonmen and Putrajaya Sentral. This extends the first phase of the Klang Valley MRT project, which opened in June 2022 to serve 12
India: Hitachi Rail to Supply Autonomous Digital Signalling for Chennai Metro Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 16, 20230 Hitachi Rail has been awarded a contract to deliver the digital signalling for Phase 2 of the Chennai Metro Rail Project in India. Under this contract, which is valued at approximately 200 million USD, Hitachi Rail will supply and maintain its communication-based train control (CBTC) and Automatic Train Operation (ATO) systems
Netherlands: Alstom Demonstrates Fully Autonomous Shunting Locomotive Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Kasım 30, 20220 In partnership with Dutch infrastructure manager, ProRail and Belgian rail freight operator, Lineas, Alstom has demonstrated the highest grade of automation on an autonomous shunting locomotive. This demonstration was completed near Breda in the Netherlands to conclude a series of tests in an ongoing partnership between Alstom, ProRail and Lineas. The project
Athens Metro Line 3 Extension Now Fully Operational Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 11, 20220 Alstom, as part of the Avax–Ghella–Alstom consortium, has completed infrastructure works across Attiko Metro’s Haidari-Piraeus Line 3 extension in Athens, Greece. Alstom has installed its long-standing Iconis urban mobility solution of supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) for power supply © Alstom Now fully operational, Line 3 is expected to serve 130,000 passengers
Taiwan: Siemens to Provide CBTC Signalling for Kaohsiung’s First Driverless Metro System Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ekim 7, 20220 Siemens Mobility, in partnership with ST Engineering and Stadler, has been awarded an electrical and mechanical turnkey contract to deliver the Yellow Line for Kaohsiung Metro in Taiwan. The new 22.8-kilometre line, which will serve almost half of the city’s population, will consist of 22 underground stations and one elevated station. The
safe.trAIn Project to Advance Development of AI-Enabled Automated Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 29, 20220 Siemens AG has announced that it will lead a consortium of 17 partners to facilitate advances in operating automated regional trains with the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The project, entitled ‘safe.trAIn’, is being subsidised by the German government. It has a total budget of 24 million EUR and will run
Stadler to Build World’s First Fully Automated Overland Adhesion/Rack-and-Pinion Train Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 28, 20220 Stadler has been chosen to manufacture and deliver an automated rack-and-pinion rail vehicle for Appenzeller Bahnen’s (AB) Rheineck–Walzenhausen rail link. This will replace the rail operator’s current train, which has been in service for more than 64 years. Rendering of Stadler’s new train for Appenzeller Bahnen © Stadler The newly signed contract includes equipping
Adina Vălean: The Commission Cannot Create a Second Golden Age for Rail All by Itself Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 20, 20220 The European Union Commissioner for Transport, Adina Vălean, addressed the rail industry, train operators and Member States at her speech at InnoTrans’s Opening Ceremony today. EU Commissioner for Transport, Adina Valean, at the Opening Ceremony of InnoTrans 2022 © a2b Global Media She was happy to be at InnoTrans, she said, seeing new
World’s First Automatic S-Bahn Train Enters Passenger Service Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Eylül 16, 20220 The first digital S-Bahn automatic trains have commenced passenger service in Hamburg, Germany. Four digital S-Bahn trains are now in regular use on the S2 line that runs between Berliner Tor and Bergedorf. Deutsche Bahn and Siemens, together with the city of Hamburg, presented the Digital S-Bahn, the world’s first self-propelled train
World’s First Fully Automated Heavy-Haul Rail System Sees 10% Expansion Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 9, 20220 The world’s first fully automated heavy-haul rail system, AutoHaul™, in Australia has been expanded by 166km to connect the Rio Tinto’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine to the existing network. The AutoHaul™ network has gone from 1,700km to 1,866km as part of the greenfield mine development in Western Australia. The AutoHaul™ network
Canada: Samuel de Champlain Bridge Opens to Rail Traffic Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 8, 20220 The Réseau express métropolitain (REM) de Montréal has begun operating across the Samuel De Champlain Bridge in Quebec, Canada. This opening for light rail traffic comes three years after the bridge started serving pedestrians and road vehicles. The Samuel de Champlain Bridge is a multimodal crossing connecting the cities of Brossard and
New Siemens Xcelerator Platform to be Unveiled at InnoTrans 2022 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 1, 20220 Siemens Mobility has announced it will be unveiling its new open digital business platform – the Siemens Xcelerator – at InnoTrans next month. Image shot from driving people mover in Tokyo, Japan. © Siemens Mobility This platform enables the entire mobility ecosystem, from trains and infrastructure through to operators, passengers and external partners,
Brazil: Alstom Begins Production of Metropolis Trains for São Paulo Lines 8 and 9 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 27, 20220 Alstom has started production of Metropolis trains for operation on Lines 8 – Diamond and 9 – Emerald in São Paulo, Brazil. The rail manufacturer will produce a total of 36 8-car trains for ViaMobilidade Linhas 8 e 9 – part of Brazilian infrastructure company CCR Mobilidade. Carbody Shells manufactured at Alstom
Hitachi Rail to Work on World-First Application of ATO over ETCS Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 25, 20220 Hitachi Rail has been chosen to install automatic train operation (ATO) over ETCS Level 2 technology across Queensland’s new generation rail (NGR) fleet of 75 six-carriage trains. This application of ATO over ETCS will be a world first. Signalling control centre © Hitachi Rail The contract, valued at 107 million AUD (72.49m EUR |
Stadler Reveals Plans for InnoTrans 2022 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 18, 20220 Stadler has revealed some of the solutions it will have on show at InnoTrans 2022 this coming September. With a focus on sustainability, seven vehicles featuring sustainable drive solutions will be on display to the specialist and general public for the first time. Stadler FLIRT H2 for SBCTA © Stadler This will include Stadler’s
Canada: Two New SkyTrain Contracts for Thales as Expansion Project Progresses Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 8, 20220 Thales has been chosen to provide its SelTrac communications-based train control (CBTC) technology to deliver a new operations control centre (OCC2) and a fully automated depot, named operations and maintenance centre four (OCM4) for the Metro Vancouver SkyTrain. A Vancouver Skytrain (Millenium Line) at Rupert station. © PoYang These facilities are a key
France: Automatic Train Operation Begins on Lyon Metro Line B Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 29, 20220 Lyon metro’s line B automation project has now been completed after a decade of work and 387m EUR (407.27m USD) in investment. Line B Lyon metro The project began back in 2012, with more than 6,000 hours and almost 1,500 nights needed to complete the work – all while services continued as
Germany: Autonomous Regional Rail Travel Takes a Step Closer to Reality Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 13, 20220 Alstom’s German autonomous rail pilot project has now entered its next phase. Coradia Lint regional train for LNVG in commercial service. Working closely with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the TU Berlin and Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG), the manufacturer is exploring the automation of regional transport via ETCS. This is being supported by Germany’s
Alstom Wins Its Largest Order in Germany to Date Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 10, 20220 Alstom has signed a contract to supply 130 Coradia Stream High Capacity electric double-decker trains to Landesanstalt Schienenfahrzeuge Baden-Württemberg (SFBW) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The electric multiple unit (EMU) trains can reach maximum speeds of 200 kilometres per hour and consist of two double-decker control cars and two single-decker middle cars, providing
Ricardo Performs Assessment of Safety Technology for China’s Latest Maglev System Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 25, 20220 Ricardo Performs Assessment of Safety Technology for China’s Latest Maglev System Ricardo will soon complete its Independent Safety Assessment of a signalling technology for a new Maglev system in China’s Hunan Province. The Phoenix Maglev Cultural Tourism Project will connect the ancient city of Fenghuang, a renowned tourist location, to China’s high-speed
Consortium Demonstrates Autonomous Tram in Depot Research Project Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 25, 20210 A consortium consisting of Siemens Mobility, ViP Verkehrsbetrieb Potsdam the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) and Codewerk began their research in October 2019. The project has been split between the partners. Siemens is developing the self-driving tram in the depot and the
Moscow Central Circle Takes Step Closer to Introducing Unmanned Trains Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 24, 20210 The Lastochka, operating at GoA 3 and equipped with optical cameras with different focal distances, lidars and sensors that detect obstacles, is currently being tested on the experimental circle at the Russian test site Scherbinka. With this equipment, the train will start braking automatically should a person be on the
Digital Technologies Move the Rail Industry Forward Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 6, 20210 The global railway industry is experiencing incredible growth. Statista estimates that the European railway market will grow from 16 billion USD (13 billion euros | 11.4 billion GBP) in 2020 to nearly 29 billion USD (24 billion euros | 20.6 billion GBP) by 2025 — an annual growth rate of 12%.
Alstom to Equip Luxembourg Railways’ Coradia Trains with ATO System Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 5, 20210 Luxembourg’s National Railways (CFL) has chosen Alstom to equip its 34 new Coradia regional trains with an automatic train operation (ATO) system. Coradia regional trains for CFL © Alstom The high-capacity double-deck trains, ordered in December 2018, will gradually enter commercial service on Luxembourg’s national network, as well as in Belgium
Alstom to Equip Stuttgart S-Bahn with ETCS and ATO Technology Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 24, 20210 Presentation of the BR430 S-Bahn for Stuttgart at InnoTrans 2012 To begin, Alstom will retrofit two BR423 and four BR430 prototype vehicles with ETCS Levels 2 and 3 and ATO GoA2 by the end of 2023. The contract further includes the delivery of the series equipment and the oversight of
France Takes Step Closer to Fully Autonomous Train Travel Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 21, 20210 Two and a half years after a consortium was launched to develop the prototype of an autonomous regional train in France, SNCF and partners Alstom, Bosch, Spirops, Thales and the Railenium Technology Research Institute are putting their test train into operation. This is a key step towards achieving the consortium’s ultimate
Alstom to Supply On-Board Automatic Train Operation System to Paris Metro Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 10, 20210 Alstom has been selected by public transport operator Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) to provide its interchangeable communications-based train control system (I-CBTC) for lines 10, 7bis, 3bis and 3 of the Paris Metro. As many as 91 carriages of the new MF19 trains, designed and manufactured by Alstom at its
Commission Proposes Shift2Rail Successor to European Council and Parliament Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 24, 20210 The European Commission has officially announced the successor to the current Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking – Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking – as part of a proposal that would see the creation of ten new European Partnerships under the Horizon Europe programme. All ten of these partnerships share the objective of delivering a
Alstom Wins Signalling and Telecoms System Contract for Delhi-Meerut Line Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 21, 20210 French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom has won a major signalling and telecommunications systems contract for the railway line connecting Delhi and Meerut. This will be the first deployment of the European Train Control System (ETCS) for a mainline railway in India. It will be a hybrid Level 3 – meaning a
German Transport Ministry to Fund ERTMS for the First Time Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ocak 18, 20210 The programme is funding: the equipping of the trains that will operate in the Digital Hub Stuttgart area – S-Bahn trains, regional trains and long-distance trains (to qualify the trains must call at Stuttgart Central Station once a week on average during the support time period) the installation of ERTMS components and
First Semi-Autonomous Train Runs on French Rail Network Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Aralık 17, 20200 SNCF and its partners have run the first semi-autonomous train on the French national railway network. The locomotive ran semi-autonomously under real operating conditions. The acceleration and braking operations were fully automatic. The trial was part of the Autonomous Train project. A train in semi-autonomous operation has run on the French national