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1960s Railtours with a difference

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For this month’s Practice & Performance , Keith Farr takes a nostalgic look at some notable steam rail tours from the 1960s One fine June evening in 1967, a friend and I were enjoying dinner in the restaurant car of the 17.05 Euston-Carlisle. During the soup course we were discussing our

Virgin TrainS to make open access bid

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FOLLOWING the shock announcement Virgin Trains (VT) and its partner Stagecoach had been disqualified from bidding from the West Coast Partnership franchise and were likely to exit railways, VT has surprised everyone by announcing it will make a bid to become an open access operator. Virgin has lodged an application with

Industry Insider Week 23 – 13 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 23 for 3–7 June 2019: Eurodual six-axle locomotive © Stadler Rolling Stock FLIRT train for Dallas, Texas © Stadler Stadler to Deliver 8 FLIRT Trains to Texas Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has entered into a

Stadler sees success on six axles

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EUROPE: Stadler says that its family of six-axle diesel, electric and bi-mode Eurodual locomotives are ‘30 to 40% better in terms of track forces’ than ‘most of the four-axle locos in use around Europe today’. Pascal Cantin, Stadler’s Head of Product Sales Locomotive and Sales Director Western Europe, told the Transport

Tambo Springs terminal ‘will change the face of Gauteng’

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SOUTH AFRICA: The Southern Palace Joint Venture Consortium has won a 20-year concession to design, finance, build and operate a major intermodal terminal serving Gauteng province. Announcing the ‘historic public and private sector partnership’ on June 5, Transnet said the R2∙5bn terminal forming part of the Gauteng Integrated Transport Master Plan

Marmaray’ın Yatan Vagonlarının Altında Kimin İmzası Var?

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Vagon fabrikamızı emekliliği bekleme yerine çeviren, Güney Kore firması ile AKP’li müteahhitlerin vagon pazarına çöreklenmesini sağlayan, kurdukları düzen ile yerli üretimi kendi ceplerine aktaranlar aynıdır. Asıl ilginci TÜVASAŞ’ın arazisini veren, Hyundai Eurotem fabrikasının temelini atan, [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Marmaray’ın Yatan Vagonlarının Altında Kimin İmzası Var? – RayHaber

Marmaray’da 478 Milyon Euroluk İsraf İddialarına Bakanlıktan Yalanlama

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, bazı basın yayın kuruluşlarında yer alan “Marmaray’da kullanılmak üzere alınan tren setlerinin, kullanılmayarak kendi hâline bırakıldığı” şeklindeki iddiaların gerçeği yansıtmadığı belirtildi. Bakanlık’tan yapılan açıklamada, Marmaray’a, işletilmek üzere gelecekteki hedef yolcu sayıları [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Marmaray’da 478 Milyon Euroluk İsraf İddialarına Bakanlıktan Yalanlama – RayHaber

Made of Stone: Tunstead Quarry, Derbyshire

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Construction traffic is the biggest growth area for UK railfreight, with millions of tonnes of material being moved every year – much of it to London and the south-east of England. Ben Jones visits one of the country’s most important locations – Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire. Less than three miles

Ulaştırma Bakanlığı’ndan Marmaray açıklaması: 54 setin 43’ü her gün hizmet veriyor

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Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setlerinin, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldığı iddiasına Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı’ndan yanıt geldi.

ZSSK RegioPanter EMU rolled out

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SLOVAKIA: Škoda Transportation has rolled out the first of the Class 660 electric multiple-units ordered by national passenger operator ZSSK for use on regional services around Žilina. The €160m contract for 25 dual-voltage 3 kV DC/25 kV AC EMUs with a maximum speed of 160 km/h was signed in March 2018,

Israel Railways Buys 74 TWINDEXX Vario Coaches

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Bombardier Transportation and Israel Railways (ISR) have signed a contract for 74 additional TWINDEXX Vario double-decker coaches. This order is part of a framework agreement that the two parties signed in October 2010. It is worth around 147 million euros (166 million USD). Bombardier says it will deliver all 74 coaches

Siemens Mobility Joins Competition to Win HS2 Bid

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HS2 train design as submitted by Siemens Mobility Ltd © Siemens Siemens Mobility’s Experience in the High-Speed Sector Siemens wanted to highlight its experience in the high-speed sector for both rolling stock and infrastructure. It said its Velaro platform was used in several countries, such as Spain, China, Russia, Germany, France and

Infrastructure managers must do more to help freight, warns Mercitalia

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EUROPE: Mercitalia Logistics Chief Executive Marco Gosso strongly criticised the performance of European infrastructure managers at the Transport Logistic trade show in München on June 6. Insisting that the FS subsidiary would ‘increase the pressure on infrastructure managers’, Gosso said that freight operators were still not being adequately compensated for day-to-day

Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setleri depoya kaldırıldı

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Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setlerinin, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldığı belirtildi.

Marmaray’da Raylara Takılılan 478 Milyon Euro’luk Fiyasko

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Marmaray için alınan milyonlarca Avro değerindeki tren setleri, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldı. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Turhan, “temizlik ve bakım” yapıldığı için kamu zararı oluşturmadığını iddia etti. Cumhuriyet‘ten Mustafa Çakır’ın haberine [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Marmaray’da Raylara Takılılan 478 Milyon Euro’luk Fiyasko – RayHaber

Critical Communications for Australian Railways

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With the increased number of passengers using rail as their mode of transport Frontline Safety Critical Communications becomes ever more vital and also challenging. Getting safety communications accurate, brief, clear and professional will help ensure the safe travel of billions of customers. In this article, Anton Abrahams, Chairman, Australasian Critical

HS2 rolling stock bids submitted

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UK: The deadline to submit bids for the estimated £2·75bn contract to design, manufacture and maintain the High Speed 2 train fleet passed at midday on June 5. Project promoter HS2 Ltd will now evaluate the five bids received and expects to announce the winner in early 2020, with entry

High Speed 2 rolling stock bids submitted

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UK: The deadline to submit bids for the estimated £2·75bn contract to design, manufacture and maintain the High Speed 2 train fleet passed at midday on June 5. Project promoter HS2 Ltd will now evaluate the five bids received and expects to announce the winner in early 2020, with entry

DB Regio Orders 18 Stadler KISS Trains

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Germany: DB Regio and Stadler have signed a contract for the design, manufacture and delivery of 18 double-decker KISS trains. DB Regio will put them into service on the ‘Elektronetz Ost’ (Hamburg metropolitan area) route. DB Regio once again won the franchise in March this year. The contract is worth

Bombardier and Hitachi Reveal Proposed HS2 Train Design

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Not to be outdone by Alstom and its unveiling of its proposed design for the new HS2 trains, Bombardier and Hitachi also reveal their first image of their proposed HS2 train design.  Bombardier-Hitachi HS2 train design © Bombardier Bombardier-Hitachi Joint HS2 Rolling Stock Bid Bombardier and Hitachi announced in July last year that they

UK: Alstom Reveals Its Design for HS2 Trains

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The race to win the contract for the HS2 rolling stock is an intense one. Now Alstom has revealed its proposed design for the new UK high-speed train.  Alstom’s proposed HS2 design © Alstom Design & Styling 2019 HS2 Ltd has said it needs a train that can operate equally on the

Stadler Traverso Enters Regular Passenger Service

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The new copper-coloured Stadler Traverso entered regular passenger service for SOB (Schweizerische Südostbahn AG) in the beginning of June. SOB has deployed it on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and Lucerne.  The eight-car electric multiple unit Traverso has entered regular passenger service on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and

Trenitalia to Get 14 New ETR1000 Very High-Speed Trains

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Hitachi and Bombardier have signed a contract with Trenitalia for 14 Frecciarossa 1000 (ETR1000) very high-speed trains. The contract also comprises maintenance services for a period of ten years.  Hitachi and Bombardier will design and manufacture 14 ETR1000 trains for Trenitalia © BombardierThe partnership split between Hitachi Rail SpA and Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier TRAXX MS3 Locomotive at Transport Logistic

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At Transport Logistic 2019, which takes place in Munich on 4–7 June, Bombardier Transportation will show off its TRAXX locomotive platform and service solutions. Bombardier TRAXX MS3 locomotive © Bombardier Michael Fahrer, President, Region Central and Eastern Europe and Israel, Bombardier Transportation, said: “We are happy to show visitors Europe’s newest locomotive platform

Toshiba unveils tri-mode locomotive demonstrator

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GERMANY: Toshiba Railway Europe unveiled a electric-diesel-battery hybrid traction technology demonstrator locomotive at the Transport Logistic trade show in München on June 4. The company has a contract to supply 50 diesel-battery centre cab locomotives to DB Cargo from 2021, TRE Managing Director Hinrich Krey told Railway Gazette. The demonstrator is

Industry Insider Week 22 – 10 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 22 for 27–31 May 2019: Alstom metro for Lyon Line 2 © Alstom/Mobylette Jaune Infrastructure Sydney Metro Rouse Hill Station © MDRX under licence Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service Sydney Metro North West

SBB looks at options to reintroduce night trains

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SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways is examining options for reintroducing overnight services to a range of European destinations. Armin Weber, Head of International Passenger Services, told Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen on May 30 that SBB had identified a market need and was looking at potential routes. If SBB decided to re-enter the

Leo Express unveils its Chinese EMUs

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CZECH REPUBLIC: The three multi-system electric multiple-units being built for open access operator Leo Express by Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive are nearing completion and on course for delivery in the second half of the year, the operator confirmed on June 3. The inter-city EMUs are due to undergo certification

Borne backs early extension of Rhin-Rhône high speed line

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FRANCE: Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne has agreed to ‘look again’ at the timescale for completing the second phase of the LGV Rhin-Rhône high speed line, serving Dijon and Mulhouse. LGV Rhin-Rhône opened with the December 2011 timetable change, covering an initial 140 route-km between Auxonne, east of Dijon, and Petit-Croix, southeast of

CAF Acquires EuroMaint to Expand Train Maintenance Sector

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The transaction is expected to go through by July 19. The agreed price currently stands at around 80 million euros. However, the final price will become clear when the transaction closes. EuroMaint was established in 2001 when Swedish State Railways was disbanded. The assets were divided between seven different companies, all

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aksal: ‘Türkiye, AB’ye Hızlı Trenle Bağlanacak’

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AK Parti Edirne Milletvekili ve MKYK Üyesi Fatma Aksal, partisinin ulaşımda bugüne kadar yaptığı hizmetleri anlatarak, Pekin’den Londra’ya ulaşan kesintisiz demiryolu projesinin en önemli halkasını oluşturan Türkiye bir anlamda tarihi İpek Yolu’nu tekrar hayata geçiriyor [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Aksal: ‘Türkiye, AB’ye Hızlı Trenle Bağlanacak’ – RayHaber

Trenlerde Porno Film Çeken Personel İşten Çıkarıldı

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Alman devlet demiryolu şirket Deutsche Bahn’da (DB) büyük skandal… Şirket, bir gişe çalışanını trenlerde porno film çektiği gerekçesiyle işten çıkardı. Teresa W. olarak anılan 33 yaşındaki kadın Bild gazetesine verdiği demeçte yaptığını savunarak, şirketten izin [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Trenlerde Porno Film Çeken Personel İşten Çıkarıldı – RayHaber

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

ČD Cargo equipping locos with ETCS

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CZECH REPUBLIC: Following re-tendering, ČD Cargo has awarded AŽD Praha and ČD-Telematik a €29·9m contract to fit two classes of electric locomotives with Alstom and ČMŽO-Elektronika onboard ETCS equipment by late 2020. The project covers 47 Class 363 and 31 Class 163 locomotives, 18 of which are to be modified as

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Belfast’s new Transport Hub gains planning approval

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NORTHERN Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure has given the green light for the construction of an all-new integrated transport interchange in the centre of Belfast. Planning approval for the Belfast Transport Hub was given on March 21, paving the way for the new multi-million pound facility, which will be built on Translink

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

Courtaulds Peckett means steam returns to East Kent

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MARTIN Staniforth’s former Courtaulds Peckett ‘OY-1’ 0-4-0ST No. 2087 returned steam to the East Kent Railway (EKR) for the first time in almost 20 years in late-March to help celebrate the EKR’s 30th anniversary.  An initial test run took place on March 22 followed by a members’-only event two days later

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.

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

Five Additional Coradia Polyvalent Trains for Région Sud

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France – the Région Sud has ordered five further Coradia Polyvalent (Régiolis) trains from Alstom. The contract for these regional trains is worth around 32 million euros (36 million USD). Alstom will then deliver the units between late 2020 and early 2021. The Région Sud already operates ten Coradia Polyvalent trains.

Polarteknik: Door System Products and Expert Services

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More Safety, Reliability, Availability and Fire Integrity for Your Fleets The Polarteknik Door System products range includes: complete fire barrier wallsautomatic single or double leaf sliding doorstelescopic doors, curved doorsmanual doors All our products are tailored to customers’ specific needs. The service portfolio includes design, installation and commissioning support, maintenance, modernisation, spare parts and

FlixTrain ready to launch Berlin – Köln route

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GERMANY: Open access inter-city operator FlixMobility has opened ticket bookings for its third daytime FlixTrain route, with daily services between Berlin and Köln expected to begin on May 23. Single fares are available from €9·99. Journey times of between 5 h and 6 h will be around 3 h quicker than the existing Flixbus

Changing the Fabric of the Rail Industry

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As train companies strive to improve the overall passenger journey, they are increasingly recognising that a single carriage design simply cannot meet the needs of every traveller. To improve customer experiences, they must address a broad range of needs. It’s inevitable that the needs of a business traveller, for example, will

Treadmaster Flooring – We’re All Over the Place!

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Safety And Style In rail, fire standards are much more stringent than for land- based buildings, but the fundamental principle should always be the same – safety should never be compromised over costs. As of 2018 the New European Rail Fire Standard EN45545-2 is mandatory across the EU and has taken over

Phasor: Ready to Transform Mobile Connectivity

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Momentum has been building at Phasor, moving into the second half of 2019. The Electronically Steered Antenna (ESA) developer has begun a new phase, and is looking forward to the commercial rollout of its ESA products enabling true mobile broadband connectivity for the passenger rail mobile broadband market. With over five

Germany Hosts Rail Summit | Focus on Digitalisation

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On 7 May the German Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) hosted a rail summit where it presented an interim report on the ‘Zukunftsbündnis Schiene’ – the partnership between government, business and associations to promote rail. The key topics of the event were digitalisation and the Deutschland-Takt –

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