THE COALING PLANT STORY: TOWERS OF STRENGTH – Part 1 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 3, 20190 The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths. Demonstrating the sheer strength of ferro-concrete plants, Accrington depot’s 1935-built tower takes the strain as it hoists a wagon-load of coal in LMS days. BRITISH RAILWAYS In the first of a
Government supports Borders Railway study Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 2, 20190 THE government is to back a feasibility study which will examine the possibility of extending the Borders Railway from Tweedbank over the rest of its former route to Carlisle, via Melrose and Hawick. No formal announcement has been made, but the news came from Scottish secretary David Mundell in a letter
UWC rolls out ‘revolutionary’ articulated tank wagon Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 1, 20190 KAZAKHSTAN: United Wagon Co says the design of 400 articulated liquefied petroleum gas tank wagons which it is supplying to company Texol is ‘revolutionary, with no other model on the CIS market able to match its technical and operational standards’. The Type 15-9541-01 was designed by UWC’s All-Union Research & Development
World rolling stock market – March 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 31, 20190 Australia: NSW is to ‘fast-track’ the delivery of a further 17 Downer EDI/CRRC Changchun Waratah Series 2 double-deck EMUs for use on the Sydney Trains network from 2020, Minister for Transport Andrew Constance announced on February 6. Meanwhile, the UGL Unipart JV’s contract to provide heavy maintenance and logistics services
World rail infrastructure market – March 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 30, 20190 Australia: The federal government has committed A$15m towards the construction of park-and-ride facilities at Mango Hill and Ferny Grove stations on the Brisbane suburban network. Brazil: Teltronic is to supply Tetra telecoms to Porto Alegre metro operator Trensurb. Colombia: Siemens has won a €42m contract to upgrade signalling on Line
Revised punctuality measure aims to improve performance Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 25, 20190 UK: The Rail Delivery Group has announced that passenger operators and Network Rail will publish new measures of train punctuality from the beginning of April, as part of an ongoing plan to improve performance and reduce delays. The approach will see services measured to the minute at all stops, replacing the
Video: A Tour of Digitrains | A Model Railway Shop Specialising in DCC Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 22, 20190 Digitrains is a model railway shop based in Lincoln. They are specialists in digital command control (DCC). Using DCC offers a huge new range of possibilities for a model railway track, including greater control of locos, amazingly accurate sounds and plenty more features. However Digitrains doesn’t just offer DCC
Punctuality rules to tighten next month Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 22, 20190 TIMETABLES should be ‘fact, not fiction’, said a transport watchdog, after new rules measuring the punctuality of trains were announced by the Rail Delivery Group. From April actual train timings will be published to the minute at every calling point. The industry is already making internal use of this information in
Video: Class 50 locomotives repainted in GB Railfreight colours Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 20, 20190 Two Class 50 locomotives which have been repainted in GB Railfreight colours, unveiled this afternoon (March 20 2019) at Eastleigh works. Full story in the April 2019 issue of The Railway Magazine. Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments
FTA stalls federal support for Gateway Programme Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 20, 20190 USA: The Federal Transit Administration on March 18 announced that it had ranked the Gateway Programme to increase rail capacity between New York and New Jersey with a ‘medium to low’ financing status, making it ineligible at present for federal Capital Investment Grants. The ranking applies both to the planned $30bn
Melbourne airport rail link accord Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 14, 20190 AUSTRALIA: Development of the long-planned rail link to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport is set to move forward following the signing of Heads of Agreement between the federal government and the state of Victoria on March 13. Announced jointly by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, the agreement sets out
DB unveils details of ECx Talgos Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 14, 20190 GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has announced further details of the 23 push-pull trains that it ordered from Talgo for €550m in February as part of a framework contract for up to 100 trainsets. At an event in Berlin on March 13 attended by the government’s Commissioner for Rail and Parliamentary Secretary of
Maroon ‘S160’ returns to NYMR after overhaul Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 13, 20190 BALDWIN ‘S160’ 2-8-0 No. 2253 has returned to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) after a major 2½-year rebuild by Northern Steam Engineering at Stockton. It arrived at New Bridge Yard on February 13 sporting an attractive lined maroon livery. ‘S160’ No. 2253 is hauled through Goathland on its way to Grosmont on
SVR pannier seeing red Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 13, 20190 GWR 0-6-0PT No. 5764 is seen inside the Severn Valley Railway’s Bridgnorth paint shop on February 19. The ‘57XX’ is being prepared for a re-paint into LT ‘bullock maroon’ as No. L95, part of a cosmetic restoration, which will see the loco go back on display in the Engine House at Highley later
Severn Valley Railway pannier sees red Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 13, 20190 GWR 0-6-0PT No. 5764 is seen inside the Severn Valley Railway’s Bridgnorth paint shop on February 19. The ‘57XX’ is being prepared for a re-paint into LT ‘bullock maroon’ as No. L95, part of a cosmetic restoration, which will see the loco go back on display in the Engine House at Highley later
Green light for East Coast Azumas Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 12, 20190 THE Office of Rail and Road has approved the use of Hitachi Class 800 Intercity Express sets on the East Coast Main Line, but only between London and Leeds. LNER is ‘delighted’, and hopes to be running some 800s in passenger service by the summer. The news, given to Hitachi Europe in
LNER Azuma Class 800 authorised for passenger service Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 11, 20190 UK: InterCity East Coast operator LNER has finally received approval for its Class 800 ‘Azuma’ trainsets to enter passenger service on the East Coast Main Line, subject to the completion of final testing. In a letter to manufacturer Hitachi Rail Europe, the Office of Road & Rail has authorised the operation
BLS Cargo acquires Crossrail to strengthen north–south corridor Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 7, 20190 EUROPE: An agreement for BLS Cargo to acquire 100% of Belgian freight operator Crossrail from Rhenus for an undisclosed price was signed on March 5. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and would be backdated to January 1. Switzerland-based BLS Cargo said it would gain a stronger position on Belgium
THE COTSWOLD LINE Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 6, 20190 Running east to west through the heart of the country through rolling landscape is the Oxford to Hereford line. Stephen Roberts takes a trip over a route which operates with a mix of single- and double-track, manual and electric signalling, and now a mix of old and new trains. GWR
Coming home to the Cotswold Line Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 6, 20190 Running east to west through the heart of the country through rolling landscape is the Oxford to Hereford line. Stephen Roberts takes a trip over a route which operates with a mix of single- and double-track, manual and electric signalling, and now a mix of old and new trains. GWR
All change on the Great Northern Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 6, 20190 Peter Brown takes a ride on the new Class 717 EMUs, which over the next few months will transform Great Northern services from Moorgate by replacing trains more than 40 years old. GROWING-UP as a boy in leafy north London my memories are still vivid of Grange Park station, where I
Unboxing of Hornby’s King George VI and Duchess of Hamilton Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 4, 20190 Here at the Railway Magazine – Guide to Modelling we have the latest unboxing of Hornby’s LMS Princess Class Locomotives, the Duchess of Hamilton and King George VI. LMS, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 6229 ‘Duchess of Hamilton’ – Era 3 & LMS Crimson Lake, Princess Coronation Class, 4-6-2, 6244 ‘King George
First new Stansted Express trainset delivered Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 28, 20190 UK: The first of 10 Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units which Greater Anglia has ordered for use on Stansted Express branded services between London Liverpool Street and Stansted Airport was delivered to the operator’s Norwich depot on February 28. It will now undergo safety and performance testing before it is approved for
Nigerian locomotive order signed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 27, 20190 NIGERIA: China Civil Engineering Construction Corp has awarded CRRC Qishuyan a contract to supply diesel locomotives and multiple-units for use in Nigeria. The order covers four NDJ3N diesel multiple-units, two DF7GN shunting locomotives, six DF11GN passenger locomotives and nine DF8BN freight locomotives. The first batch of 10 locomotives is scheduled to
SBB joins openETCS Foundation Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 25, 20190 EUROPE: Swiss Federal Railways has become the 18th member of the openETCS Foundation, which provides a platform to exchange experience and jointly initiate train control and automation projects using open source software and open innovation concepts. Other members include railway operators such as DB, NS and SNCF, plus the UK’s Rail
RMT agrees provisional deal over SWR guards Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 19, 20190 MORE walkouts planned by the RMT on South Western Railway have been suspended, after an apparent breakthrough at talks over the future of on-train staffing. The RMT said ‘substantial progress in talks with the company has allowed the union’s executive to suspend the on-going programme of strike action on South Western
Rail Delivery Group unveils wide-ranging fares reforms Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 18, 20190 MAJOR changes to the basis for rail fares have been suggested by the Rail Delivery Group, in a submission to the Williams Review of the industry. The RDG wants ’preparatory work’ to begin now on a fundamental overhaul of how fares are calculated and charged. It sought the opinions of 20,000 people