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Ratchet-P clamp offers versatility and durability

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CLAMP: HellermannTyton has launched the Ratchet-P one-piece adjustable clamp for applications including securing pipes, hoses and cable bundles from 6 to 51 mm wide to rolling stock bogies. ‘Old fashioned P-clamps can be difficult to position, can twist and pinch wires during installation and, put frankly, can make complicated and lengthy

TCDD Taşımacılık ve RAİ İşbirliği

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TCDD Taşımacılık ile İran Demiryolları RAİ ve RAJA arasında yolcu taşımacılığı ve lojistik alanlarında işbirliği yapılması amacıyla bir toplantı düzenlendi. 29-30 Mayıs tarihleri arasında gerçekleşen toplantıda Tahran’dan ve Ankara’dan karşılıklı olarak yolcu treni işletilmesi, lojistik [devamı…]

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TCDD Gündeminde Öncelikli Olarak Bursa Hızlı Tren Projesi Var

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Şunu biliyoruz… Büyük bütçeli yatırımlar kentler çok istediğinde ve bu isteği belli ettiğinde gündeme gelip gerçekleşiyor. Gerçi… Kent olarak sahip çıkma noktasında ne kadar başarılı olduğumuz tartışılır, ama Bursa çok uzun yıllardır demiryolu istiyor, hızlı [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: TCDD Gündeminde Öncelikli Olarak Bursa Hızlı Tren Projesi Var – RayHaber

Marmaray Kullanıcıları Dikkat!.. Bunu Yapmayan Fazla Para Ödüyor!..

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Marmaray hattına Gebze-Halkalı banliyö hattının eklenmesiyle birlikte uygulanmaya başlayan yeni ücretlendirme sisteminden haberdar olmayan yolcular fazla para ödüyor.. Seyahatin bitiminden sonra istasyon içerisinde bulunan iade cihazına okutulan kartlarla iktarma ücreti kullanıcıların kartlarına geri yükleniyor.. Marmaray [devamı…]

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Toronto passenger rail enhancement shortlist announced

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CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx have shortlisted four consortia to bid for the On-Corridor Works contract within the GO Rail Expansion programme, which aims to provide an enhanced and all-day Regional Express Rail passenger service in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area.

Crown Prince inaugurates København – Ringsted line

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DENMARK: The København – Ringsted high speed line was formally inaugurated by Crown Prince Frederik on May 31, in a ceremony at Køge Nord station attended by Transport Minister Magnus Heunicke, Banedanmark CEO Per Jacobsen, DSB CEO Flemming Jensen and around 1 000 stakeholders and official guests. With a budget of DKr11·4bn

TCDD Bilet!… Turistik Doğu Ekspresi Bileti Nereden ve Nasıl Alınır?

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TCDD bilet nasıl alınır? Tren bileti almak içine ne yapmalıyım? TCDD tren bileti almanın yolları nelerdir? Hızlı tren bileti nasıl alınır? sorularının cevabı haberimizde… TCDD hatlarında şu an için sadece TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş’ ye ait [devamı…]

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World rail market – May 2019

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Germany: DB has begun a €30m project to install Icomera wi-fi technology across its inter-city fleet by 2021. Hamburger Hochbahn is to use a Worldline SAM server for online and app payments as part of the conversion of its tickets from UIC barcode to VDV-KA standards. Italy: Dassault Systèmes is to supply its

First Maritime Class 66s unveiled by DB Cargo

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DB CARGO has signed a long-term agreement with Maritime Transport Ltd to run Maritime Intermodal, a new rail freight operation.  The 10-year deal (from April 1) sees Maritime take over the day-to-day running of the DB’s freight terminals at Trafford Park (Manchester), Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (Birch Coppice) and Wakefield Europort.

Stadler to Deliver Ten Further Locomotives to ELP

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Stadler has signed a contract with the European Loc Pool (ELP) for ten further six-axle locomotives. On 20 May 2019 Stadler announced it had signed a framework agreement with ELP for 100 locomotives. This order forms part of that framework contract. ELP orders 10 Stadler multi-system 9MW electric locomotives © Stadler Stadler’s Multi-System

Dublin seeks battery-electric DART fleet

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IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority have invited expressions of interest in a 10-year framework agreement covering the supply of between 250 and 600 vehicles for Dublin Area Rapid Transport suburban rail services. Expansion of DART electric services to Maynooth, Drogheda and Hazelhatch forms part of the

Clun Castle to perform for Ironbridge branch farewell

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VINTAGE Trains (VT) has added two more opportunities to ride behind Tyseley’s beautifully restored No. 7029 Clun Castle on June 9. The double-chimneyed BR ‘Castle’ will work what are expected to be the last passenger trains over the former GWR branch to Coalbrookdale and Ironbridge.  Two shuttles will run down the branch from

American freight locos rebuilt in Estonia

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AMERICAN manufactured diesel locos, once used in the USA, are being completely rebuilt in Estonia for use there and also in Ukraine.  Estonian state-owned rail freight company Operail inherited the former US Class 1-operated diesel locos which were imported during 2002/03 when the business was run by private company Baltic Rail

Ethiopia’s metre-gauge survivors

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DESPITE opening a new electrified main line in 2016, parts of the old metre-gauge Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Éthiopien still appear to have some operational trains, although passenger services on the full route ceased in 2008.  The metre-gauge line was opened between Addis Ababa and Djibouti in stages from 1902, and completed

Port deal secures iron ore rail link

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BRAZIL: Plans for a rail-served iron ore mine in the southern part of Bahia state are expected to move ahead, following the signing of agreements for the development of bulk export terminals at the new Porto Sul deep-water facility near Ilhéus and the founding of a special purpose company to

‘Crompton’ performs well to ease Bodmin problems

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The week of April 1-5 was an operations manager’s nightmare at the Bodmin & Wenford Railway as the only serviceable steam loco failed with a hot axle box on March 31.  The only option was to use Class 33/1 No. 33110, which had to cover Tuesday and Wednesday’s scheduled passenger trains as well as hauling

Poll claims most people oppose rail privatisation

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A NEW opinion poll has found that fewer than one in three people support proposals for increased competition on the railways. Various groups say that more competing operators would improve the service, with one of the more radical proposals coming from Virgin Group. In a submission to Keith Williams’ Rail Review,

Bombardier Preferred Bidder for Cairo Monorail Project

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Bombardier Transportation is the preferred bidder for the Cairo (Egypt) monorail project worth 3 billion euros (3.36 billion USD). Bombardier’s INNOVIA 300 Monorail System, here: Bangkok © Bombardier Transportation The Cairo monorail project comprises two new monorail lines. The first one is to connect East Cairo with the New Administrative City. It

Zonegreen Launch Depot Protection RFID Control Panel at Railtex

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Sheffield safety specialists, Zonegreen, celebrated the 20th anniversary of their flagship system, which revolutionised working conditions in depots, at Railtex earlier this month. Zonegreen’s Railtex Stand To mark the occasion, the firm launched the results of their latest research and development project at the exhibition. The new Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS)

Industry Insider Week 21 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories

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All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 21 for 20–24 May 2019: Stadler’s Euro Dual Locomotive for ELP © Stadler Rolling Stock Euro Dual Hybrid Locomotive © Stadler Stadler Delivers More Hybrid Locomotives for European Freight Corridors Stadler have entered into a contract

Doğu Ekspresi Sefer Sayısı Artacak Mı, Azalacak Mı?

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Son günlerde Kars’ta merak konusu olan Doğu Ekspresi sefer sayısı artacak mı, azalacak mı? belirsizliği üzerine TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Erol Arıkan, açıklama yaptı. Arıkan, “Yoğun ilgi karşında kalan trene ek olarak turizm treni ekledik. [devamı…]

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CoolRail to cut carbon footprint of fresh food

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EUROPE: Food logistics company Euro Pool System has launched a thrice-weekly CoolRail dedicated temperature-controlled service to transport fresh produce between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This is intended to be first route of planned network of CoolRail services which would link Spain with Germany, Scandinavia and the UK. Euro

Stadler Wins Maintenance Contract in Norway

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Stadler has won a maintenance contract for more than a hundred trains in Norway.  Vy selects Stadler to maintain its fleet of 100 FLIRT trains © Stadler Stadler-Vy Maintenance Contract Details The train operator Vy, previously NSB, has awarded Stadler a maintenance contract for more than 100 FLIRT trains in Norway. These electric multiple

Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service

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Sydney Metro North West entered commercial service on Sunday, 26 May.  The operator, Metro Trains Sydney, will run the new trains every four minutes during peak times. This volume could be increased in the future, if needed. However, during the first six weeks, the operator will run trains every five minutes

Kent’in Ramazan Bayramı Reklamı Çorlu Tren Kazasını Hatırlattı!

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Kent’in Ramazan Bayramı Reklamı Çorlu Tren Kazasını Hatırlattı! Kent’in bu yıl Ramazan Bayramı için hazırladığı “Bayramlaşır, aile oluruz” temalı reklam filmi sosyal medyada büyük tepki çekti. Sosyal medya kullanıcılarI geçtiğimiz yıl Tekirdağ’ın Çorlu ilçesinde 25 kişinin ölümü, 340 kişinin de yaralanmasıyla sonuçlanan tren kazasına çok benzer öğeler içermesi nedeniyle reklam filmini

Edirne’de Bulgar, sağlıkta Tatar turist umudu

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Bulgar Demiryolları ve TCDD iş birliğiyle 1 Haziran’da başlayacak Filibe ile Edirne arasındaki tren seferlerinin ekonomiye katkı sağlaması beklenirken, sağlık turizmi kapsamında da Türkiye’deki termal merkezler ve hastanelere 100 bin Tatar turistin gelmesi hedefleniyor.

Colombia: Alstom Installs Incremental Train Control System

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Alstom has set up a new phase of its ‘incremental train control system‘ (ITCS) for tracks used by Ferrocarriles del Norte de Colombia (FENOCO). This system will optimise the performance of the company’s freight trains.  The Incremental Train Control System – satellite-based train control © Alstom / A. Février Delivered two months ahead

German Centre for Rail Transport Research Opens

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The German Centre for Rail Transport Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Schienenverkehrsforschung, DZSF) has officially opened in two locations – Dresden and Bonn.  The German Centre for Rail Transport Research is located at the EBA, Bonn © Sir James under licenceThe centre will act as a scientific consultant to the Federal Ministry for

Demiryolu Elektrifikasyon Yatırımlarına 15 Yılda 2,4 Milyar Lira Harcandı

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı M. Cahit Turhan, “Enerji verimliliği için önem arz eden ve son yıllarda önemli iyileşmeler yaşanan demiryolu sektöründe, elektrifikasyon yatırımları için son 15 yılda toplam 2,4 milyar liralık harcama yaptık ve elektrikli [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Demiryolu Elektrifikasyon Yatırımlarına 15 Yılda 2,4 Milyar Lira Harcandı – RayHaber

Network Rail awards haulage and seasonal services contracts

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UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £800m for the haulage and operation of its engineering trains and the provision of seasonal rail treatment services in Control Period 6 which runs from 2019 to 2024. ‘These contracts demonstrate the commercially creative approach Network Rail’s supply chain now adopts’, said

Doncaster hub prepares to maintain Azuma fleet

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UK: Hitachi Rail Ltd is ramping up maintenance activity at Agility Trains East’s new Doncaster depot as the roll-out of Class 800/801 Azuma trainsets begins on the East Coast Main Line. The first Azuma entered service on May 15, and four more were being used for driver training in late

600 km/h maglev prototype unveiled

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CHINA: Two prototype vehicles intended to support research into a 600 km/h maglev system were unveiled by CRRC Qingdao Sifang on May 23. The 53 m long locally-developed prototype comprises a driving car and an intermediate vehicle. It has been built as part of a five-year maglev development programme announced by the

CAF to acquire EuroMaint in €80m deal

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SWEDEN: CAF has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of rolling stock maintenance company EuroMaint Group from funds advised by private equity firm Orlando Nordics. The deal announced on May 23 is worth around €80m, subject to adjustments at the closing of the transaction which is expected by July 19. CAF said

Talgo-SYSTRA JV to Refurbish Metrolink Rail Cars

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Metrolink (California) has awarded a contract to refurbish 121 Bombardier rail cars to a Talgo-SYSTRA joint venture. This contract is worth 138.9 million USD (124.74 million euros). The initial order is for 50 rail cars, but the contract also includes an option for a further 71 cars. A Metrolink train in

Fire Brigade issues safety warning to Underground

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LONDON Fire Brigade has issued a safety warning over the state of London Bridge tube station. The enforcement notice, served on London Underground Ltd, says there have been eight breaches of fire regulations. They include failures to review the assessment of fire risk, in the effective management of preventive and protective measures,

Demiryolcular, DEMARD Ankara Şube’nin İftar Sofrasında Buluştu

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DEMARD (Demiryolu Makinistler Derneği) Ankara Şube’nin düzenlediği organizasyonuyla TCDD çalışanları bir araya geldi. Yoğun ilgi gisterilen Ankara İftar programına, Zonguldak Milletvekilleri Polat TÜRKMEN, Ahmet ÇOLAKOĞLU, Hamdi UÇAR, Düzce Milletvekili, Fahri ÇAKIR, DDGM Genel Müdürü Recep [devamı…]

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Grand Central DMU to be used for dual-fuel trial

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UK: An Alstom Class 180 Adelante diesel-hydraulic multiple-unit is to be converted to run on a combination of diesel and liquefied natural gas in a dual-fuel technology demonstration project. One car of the DMU which Arriva-owned open access inter-city operator Grand Central leases from Angel Trains is to be equipped with

Marmon buys Transco Railway Products

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USA: Berkshire Hathaway company Marmon Holdings has acquired Transco Railway Products from Transco Inc for an undisclosed price. Chicago-based Transco Railway Products provides wagon repair, maintenance, certification and cleaning services at seven sites in the Great Lakes region, Iowa and Montana, and also supplies wagon components from a factory in Ohio. Current

British Steel Ltd placed in liquidation

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UK: The High Court ordered British Steel Ltd into compulsory liquidation on May 22, with the Official Receiver appointed as liquidator. The court has appointed Hunter Kelly, Sam Woodward and Alan Hudson of EY to act as Special Managers to assist the Official Receiver. The company supplies 95% of the rails

Virgin Trains USA Begin Construction of Orlando Expansion

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In January 2017 Brightline began operating rail services in Florida, USA. In November that year Brightline and Virgin Group formed a strategic partnership. Brightline rebranded as Virgin Trains USA with plans to continue growing the country’s first privately funded intercity passenger trains in more than 100 years. Fast forward to April

Ankara YHT Kazasında Bir Skandal Daha!

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ankara yht kazasinda bir skandal daha Ankara’da 9 kişinin hayatına mâl olan tren kazasında skandalların ardı arkası kesilmiyor. Kazadan 5 gün önce elle makas değiştirmede sorun olduğu uyarısı yapıldığı ortaya çıktı. Türkiye’de tren kazaları yaşanıyor, yetkililer bir bedel ödemiyor. 15 Eylül 2004’te 38 kişinin öldüğü Pamukova’daki tren kazasının ardından dönemin Ulaştırma

‘Intelligent’ bogie manufacturing workshop

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CHINA: CRRC Zhuzhou has begun production at what it describes as ‘the world's first intelligent bogie manufacturing workshop’. The manufacturer said this provides ‘30·1% more production efficiency’ with 50% fewer staff and a 35% shorter R&D time compared to traditional manual operation. Automated guided vehicles retrieve and transport materials to the workstations which undertake

CRRC-Bombardier JV Sign Contract for 19 APMs for Singapore

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In March 2018 Bombardier Transportation signed a contract with Singapore’s Land Transport Authority to upgrade the Bukit-Panjang Light Rapid Transit system. CRRC Puzhen Bombardier Transportation Systems Co., Ltd (PBTS), a joint venture established by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Ltd and Bombardier Transportation, has now signed a contract with Bombardier Transportation for the

City Rail Link cost management consultant appointed

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NEW ZEALAND: Turner & Townsend has been appointed to provide cost management advisory services for the NZ$4·4bn City Rail Link project in Auckland. Last month project promoter CRL Ltd named the Link Alliance of Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Downer, Soletanche Bachy International, WSP Opus, AECOM New Zealand and Tonkin + Taylor

Virgin Trains USA awards Phase 2 construction contracts

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USA: Virgin Trains USA announced the award of contracts for construction of the 270 km West Palm Beach – Orlando International Airport Phase 2 of its inter-city corridor on May 21, saying they represented a total private investment of $4bn. Passenger services on Virgin Trains USA’s existing Miami – West Palm Beach

Fahma Orders 27 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains from Alstom

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The Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV) subsidiary Fahma GmbH, which operates the Taunusbahn, has chosen a winner of its Europe-wide tender for 27 fuel cell trains: Alstom. The French rolling stock manufacturer will deliver the Coradia iLint units in time for the timetable change in December 2022. Alstom says this order will

Slow growth in private finance of rolling stock

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EUROPE: Private sector funding accounted for 42% of all rolling stock orders placed in 2015-17, but only 23% by volume, according to a market study published on May 20. Undertaken for the Rail Working Group by Roland Berger, the study is the third to look at the evolution of the market.

Cumhurbaşkanı, İZBAN’ın Yüzde 50’sini Biz Yaptık

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Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, İzmir’e İZBAN üzerinden mesaj verdi. Erdoğan yaptığı açıklamada, İzmir’de yer alan İzmir Banliyö Hattı’nın (İZBAN) yüzde 50’sinin Ulaştırma Bakanlığı tarafından yapıldığını ifade etti. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Dolmabahçe Sarayı Muayede Salonu’nda [devamı…]

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Rüdiger Grube New Chairman of Bombardier Transportation Supervisory Board

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Professor Rüdiger Grube has been elected the new chairman of the supervisory board of Bombardier Transportation GmbH and Bombardier Transportation (Bahntechnologie) Holding Germany GmbH. The previous chairman, Wolfgang Tölsner, left the role in April due to personal reasons. Prof. Grube’s election was unanimous. New Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Bombardier

‘World’s largest fleet of fuel cell trains’ ordered

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GERMANY: Following a European tender, the Fahma rolling stock subsidiary of Rhein-Main transport authority RMV has awarded Alstom a contract to supply and support a fleet of 27 fuel cell multiple-units. ‘RMV will have the world's largest fleet of fuel cell trains in passenger service’, said RMV Managing Director Prof Knut

Railway trespass victim backs safety drive

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A LONDON teenager who was seriously injured because he trespassed on the railway has been commended by Network Rail for being brave enough to lend his support to a railway safety drive. Inigo Sweeney-Lynch, 17, is backing Network Rail’s You vs. Train campaign to raise awareness of the risks which trespassers

MOB’s gauge-changing bogies pass test

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SWITZERLAND: Montreux-Oberland Bahn is on course to launch its long-planned through-service between Montreux and Interlaken on December 13 2020, following the completion of tests with specially-developed dual-gauge bogies and a gauge-changing facility at the break of gauge in Zweisimmen. Announcing the success of the trials during a demonstration of the equipment

Industry Insider Week 20 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories

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All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 20 for 13–17 May 2019: Rendering of Siemens Mobility’s Velaro Novo high-speed train © www.siemens.com/press Rolling Stock Alstom Coradia Polyvalent in France © Markus Eigenheer under licence Five Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Région

TCDD’de Trenler Hızlı Oldu Yemekli Vagonlar Sınıfta Kaldı

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları, Ankara-Eskişehir arasındaki Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) seferlerini 2009’da, Eskişehir-İstanbul arasındaki seferlere ise 2014’te başladı. Zaman zaman hat üzerinde meydana gelen kazalar, zaman zaman da kadın-erkek yolculara yan yana vermemesiyle gündeme gelen [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: TCDD’de Trenler Hızlı Oldu Yemekli Vagonlar Sınıfta Kaldı – RayHaber

ELP places first order under 100-loco framework

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EUROPE: Leasing company European Loc Pool has awarded Stadler a firm contract to supply 10 Eurodual Co-Co electro-diesel freight locomotives, within a framework contract covering up to 100 locos. The locomotives will have a 2·8 MW rating in diesel mode and up to 6·15 MW in electric mode, with the capability of

Network Rail Creates New Regional Managing Directors

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UK railway infrastructure manager Network Rail has created new regional managing directors. The purpose behind the move is to have a more passenger-oriented approach. Railway tracks at Acton Grange © Network Rail The new managing directors are for the regions Scotland, Souther, Wales and Western, Eastern, and North West and Central. Andrew

New timetables get first rush hour test

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TIMETABLES have been shaken up following the usual May changeover, and commuters are discovering today whether the new schedules work. All operators are keeping a sharp eye on performance. Although the new timetables started yesterday (Sunday), the real test comes on the first weekday. Many people will remember the serious disruption which

CRRC locomotive on test in North Macedonia

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NORTH MACEDONIA: National operator MŽ Transport is testing the first of four CRRC Zhuzhou electric locomotives it has ordered to haul freight on the north–south corridor between the Serbian and Greek borders. The €8m order signed in January 2017 was financed using part of a €50m loan from the European Bank

Boosting bogie performance

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BOGIES: Anti-vibration specialist Trelleborg and Bombardier Transportation have  developed a hydraulic axle guide element  for Bomabardier’s Flexx family of bogies which provides frequency-dependent longitudinal stiffness. This reduces wheel and track wear, energy consumption and curve squeal noise. Flexx Curve can be installed in all past and planned Flexx Compact bogies. ‘Moving away

Federal funding for California high speed rail pulled

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USA: The Federal Railroad Administration announced on May 16 that it had terminated a $928·6m 2010 funding agreement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority.  This follows a notice of intention to cancel the funding which had been issued by the FRA in March, after newly-elected Governor of California Gavin Newsom announced

TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı Yedek Aday Yerleştirme Duyurusu Yayımlandı!

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) tarafından açıklanan detaylara göre 356 işçi alımı sözlü sınavına katılacak adayların belirlenmesi adına düzenlenen kura töreninde adı çıkan ancak daha sonra evrak teslim etmeyen ve şartlara uygun olmadığı için başvuruları [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı Yedek Aday Yerleştirme Duyurusu Yayımlandı! – RayHaber

Secure Data Infrastructure for Critical Railway Operations

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SPONSORED CONTENT: THE NEED FOR MORE SECURITY With new digital technologies, modern railway companies can increase asset reliability and improve on-time performance. However, with more sensors on geographically dispersed equipment, rail infrastructures and signaling systems also become more exposed to cyber-attacks. This white paper shares cross-industry experience in creating a robust

Ünlü Orient Ekspres yeniden raylara döndü, seferler tekrar başlayabilir

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1883 ile 1977 yılları arasında Paris-İstanbul seferini yapan ünlü Orient Ekspres’in restore edilen vagonları Paris’teki Doğu Garı’nda (Gare de l’Est) sergileniyor. Fransız demiryolu operatörü SNCF ise ünlü treni tekrar raylara döndürmeyi düşünüyor.

Diversity in the Rail Sector – A Vital Investment

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Mobility Needs Women Conference – Berlin, Germany On 8 and 9 May the German railway body Allianz pro Schiene held its ‘MINTeinander im digitalen Wandel – Mobilität braucht Frauen‘ conference. Allianz pro Schiene says the transport sector needs more women so that it can reach its full potential, further increase its

Barclay David back in traffic at Haverthwaite

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THE Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway’s Andrew Barclay 0-4-0ST David (2333/1953) returned to operational service on April 2, more than five years since it last ran on the former Furness Railway branch. The ex-Millom Ironworks No. 1, which last ran in December 2013, is an ideal locomotive for the L&HR’s off-peak services,

Banks back Turkish railport

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TURKEY: Two US$30m loans to finance the US$86m development of a privately-run inland rail terminal in Kocaeli province, to the east of Istanbul, have been agreed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and majority Chinese-owned Turkish bank ICBC Turkey. The terminal is being developed by a 67:33 joint venture

Hitachi Azuma Enters Service for LNER

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The cutting-edge Azuma trains, which Hitachi Rail has manufactured at its site in Newton Aycliffe, have entered service on the East Coast Main Line. The first Hitachi Azuma trains begin operating on the East Coast Main Line © DfT The first Azuma (Class 800) trains will run between London and Leeds. Over the

TCCA’s 21st CCW Event Set to Bring the Critical Communications World Together in Kuala Lumpur

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Critical Communications World (CCW), the leading conference and exhibition dedicated to connecting critical communications professionals, will take place from 18th – 20th June in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by Malaysia’s Sapura Group. Registration for the event is now open. Produced by TCCA, CCW is the leading event for all stakeholders in mission-critical

Siemens Presents Velaro Novo Train at Railtex

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Siemens Mobility is presenting its new high-speed train, the Velaro Novo, at Railtex 2019. The Velaro Novo, Siemens Mobility’s latest high-speed train, at Railtex 2019 © Railway-News Siemens Mobility is rightly proud of its latest innovation. The Velaro Novo boasts some impressive stats. It can reach speeds of up to 360km/h while

Today at Railtex: Day 3 – 16 May 2019

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Railtex Day 3: it’s the last day of the show. But the events are still going strong. A highlight in today’s itinerary is the speech on hydrogen-powered trains and their ability to replace diesel, given by Mike Muldoon from Alstom at 12:30pm in the Seminar Theatre. Alstom stand and British Steel

SBB Cargo Launches Autocouplers

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SBB Cargo says some of its trains have been operating with autocouplers since the beginning of May. It converted around 100 freight wagons and 25 locomotives for multimodal travel to this end last year. The company says this is a first, important step towards the partial automation of last-mile operations.

Breeze hydrogen multiple-unit order expected soon

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UK: Alstom Transport is hopeful of confirming an order before the end of this year for its Breeze hydrogen multiple-unit trains being developed in partnership with leasing company Eversholt Rail, suggesting that the first trains could enter service ‘as early as 2022’. Unveiling a scale model of the three-car HMU at

RIA at Railtex: Bringing the Rail Industry Together

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By Katherine Anchorena, Marketing & Events Manager, Railway Industry Association Katherine Anchorena Every two years, the rail industry meets in Birmingham for Railtex, the UK’s leading exhibition of railway equipment, systems and services. The exhibition has been running since 1993, and since the very beginning RIA has been involved as an important partner.

Azuma carries first passengers to Leeds

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A HITACHI Azuma train was due to carry passengers on the East Coast Main Line for the first time today The new Intercity Expresses should have started running last December, but the already postponed launch was further delayed by continuing problems with electromagnetic interference, which affected signalling and safety-critical CCTV systems. The

Eurostar provides guide for travellers with autism

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EUROPE: Eurostar has launched a virtual guide designed to help passengers with autism have a stress-free journey. The cross-Channel high speed train operator reviewed its travel experience with the Ambitious About Autism charity, which advised that travellers with autism are more comfortable if they have seen information about sights and sounds

Halkalı-Kapıkule Demiryolu Yapım İhalesi Sonucu Kesinleşmedi

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryollarının (TCDD) Halkalı-Kapıkule Demiryolu Projesinin Çerkezköy-Kapıkule Kesimi için Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı (UAB) AB Yatırımları Dairesi’nin IPA (Katılım Öncesi Mali Yardım Fonu) hibeli olarak açtığı altyapı ve üstyapı (sinyalizasyon ve elektrifikasyon dahil) [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Halkalı-Kapıkule Demiryolu Yapım İhalesi Sonucu Kesinleşmedi – RayHaber

KUBE to support internet of things on GSM-R

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ASSET MONITORING: Kapsch CarrierCom is planning the first trial deployment of KUBE, an industrial internet of things device which can be used to collate and preprocess data from a range of asset monitoring sensors before using existing GSM-R networks to send the information to an infrastructure manager’s data hubs. Staff

LNER launches Hitachi Azuma trainsets

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UK: ‘The launch of the Hitachi Azuma fleet is another step in the history of a route which has long been associated with iconic trains’, LNER Manging Director David Horne told guests on a preview train on May 14, the day before the new fleet is set to enter passenger

Artesyn Launches New 10 Watt Isolated DC-DC Converter

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Artesyn Embedded Technologies has extended its range of low power output industrial DC-DC converters with the launch of the ATA series 10 watt isolated DC-DC converters, comprising 14 variants. Targeting a diverse range of applications, including instrumentation, data communication, telecommunication and computer peripheral equipment, industrial automation and mobile battery-powered systems,

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