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Structural PET Foam Core Perfectly Fulfils Rail Industry Needs

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Today’s train operators and manufacturers are challenged by the need for even lighter, more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly trains without compromising safety and durability. Composite sandwich constructions are increasingly used in the railway industry owing to their combination of light weight, high mechanical strength and long service life. In 2006, Armacell

TER Kapı Sistemleri, Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda Büyük İlgi Gördü

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TER Kapı Sistemleri, kapı sistemlerini geliştirmeye devam ediyor. Eurasia 2019 Raylı Sistemler Fuarı’nda sergiledikleri üçüncü jenerasyon tramvay, LRV, metro ve elektrikli otobüsler için üretilen kapı sistemleri, katılımcılar tarafından büyük ilgi gördü. “1993 yılında Almanya’da (Velbert) [devamı…]

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Siemens Rail Manufacturing Facility Reaches Milestone

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United Kingdom: In 2018 Siemens Mobility unveiled its plans for a rail manufacturing facility in Goole, East Yorkshire. The project has now passed a major milestone. Siemens Mobility has submitted its outline planning application. Artist impression of new Siemens rail manufacturing facility in Goole © www.siemens.com/press Wil Wilson, Managing Director, Rolling Stock,

Osmanlı Demiryolları Posta Tarihi

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Osmanlı Devleti’nde demiryolu imtiyazı verilen İngiliz, Fransız ve Almanların ayrı ayrı etki alanları olmuştur. Fransa; Kuzey Yunanistan, Batı ve Güney Anadolu ile Suriye’de, İngiltere; Romanya, Batı Anadolu, Irak ve Basra Körfezinde, Almanya; Trakya, İç Anadolu [devamı…]

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Germany Launches Rail Freight Noise Monitoring

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The German Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is launching a new rail freight noise monitoring programme. It is installing measuring stations in nineteen locations along busy railway lines. They will measure the noise caused by passing freight trains using a standardised method. This will make any progress or

Türkiye ile Azerbaycan ortak yük vagonu üretecek

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Turhan, “Azerbaycan ve Türkiye olarak Azerbaycan’da imalathane kurup Bakü-Tiflis Kars Demiryolu Hattı’nda işletilecek yük vagonlarının ortak olarak üretilmesi konusu projelendirildi.” dedi.

Siemens Mobility submits plans for Goole rolling stock plant

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UK: Siemens Mobility has submitted an outline planning application for a £200m rolling stock plant at Goole in East Yorkshire which would manufacture and commission vehicles for the UK market. This follows the signing last of November of a £1·5bn contract to supply 94 Inspiro London trainsets for London Underground’s Piccadilly Line.

DB Progress on Reducing Rail Freight Noise Pollution

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Rail freight noise pollution is a huge problem for individuals living beside busy rail corridors. In time for International Noise Awareness Day (24 April 2019), Deutsche Bahn has published a progress report outlining how the company is performing with regards to reducing and alleviating noise. Deutsche Bahn says it has

Inverurie redoubling work continues

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WORK is continuing to restore a second track between Dyce and Inverurie on the Aberdeen to Inverness route in Scotland, writes Graham Barron.  On March 2, vegetation had been cleared from the path of the second track and the ground levelled in preparation for ballasting and track.  Phase 1 of a programme

Vivarail D-Train enters passenger service

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UK: West Midlands Trains put its first Class 230 ‘D-Train’ DMU into passenger service on April 23, working the Marston Vale route between Bletchley and Bedford, which forms part of its London Northwestern Railway business unit. The Abellio-led franchise operator ordered the three two-car units from Vivarail to provide extra capacity

Stadler Wins Contract for Ottawa Trillium Line Trains

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Rolling stock manufacturer Stadler has won a contract to deliver seven four-car multiple units for Ottawa. Stadler will adapt these trains, based on its FLIRT platform, to the city’s harsh climate. This contract for the Trillium Line trains is Stadler’s second Canadian project. The company is also manufacturing panoramic carriages

Stadler awarded Ottawa DMU contract

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CANADA: The City of Ottawa and TransitNEXT consortium leader SNC Lavalin have formally declared Stadler the winner of a contract to supply seven four-car Flirt diesel-electric multiple-units. The C$106m order confirmed on April 23 has been placed as part of the Trillium Line extension project. Forming part of the city’s O-Train

Bursa-Yenişehir Hızlı Tren Hattı’nın Yapımı Başlamadan Maliyeti Arttı

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Balıkesir-Bursa-Osmaneli Demiryolu Projesi ile ilgili 1992 sonu, 1993 başından beri duyabildiğimiz her gelişmeyi paylaşmaya çalışıyoruz. O dönem… DYP-SHP koalisyon hükümeti vardı. Hükümetin 2 Numarası konumunda Devlet Bakanı olarak Cavit Çağlar bastırıyordu. Dönemin DYP Grup Başkanvekili [devamı…]

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Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Demiryolu Ulaşımı

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Osmanlı Devleti’nde demiryolu yöntemi (politikası), Osmanlı Devleti sınırları içerisinde Osmanlı yöneticilerinin politik düşünceleridir. Yol yapım yöntemi Osmanlı Devleti’ndeki yol yapım yöntemleri, uzun zaman sadece askeri ihtiyaçlara dayalı olarak yerel yöneticiler tarafından yapılmıştır. Devletin güçlü ve [devamı…]

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Ironhorse buys Tennessee railways

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USA: Shortline group Ironhorse Resources has acquired the Sequatchie Valley Railroad and the Walking Horse & Eastern Railroad in Tennessee, which are to be renamed as the Sequatchie Valley Switching Co and the Walking Horse Railroad. The 18 km Sequatchie Valley Switching Co serves south central Tennessee from a connection with

TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı İçin Kura Çekimine Katılmayacak Adayların Dikkatine

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) işyerlerinde belirsiz süreli (daimi) iş sözleşmesi ile çalıştırılmak üzere; 86 Tren Teşkil İşçisi, 42 Demiryolu Yol Yapım, Bakım ve Onarım Makinesi Operatörü, 188 Demiryolu Hattı Bakım Onarımcısı, 40 Liman Vinç [devamı…]

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Avrasya Üniversitesi’nde Gündem Demiryolu

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Avrasya Üniversitesi Rektör Yardımcısı ve İktisat Bölümü Öğretim Üyesi Prof. Dr. Ersan Bocutoğlu Bakü, Tiflis ve Kars Demiryolunun açıldığını belirterek, “Trabzon’u bu hatta bağlamak için Erzincan-Trabzon hattının açılması konusunda kamuoyu oluşturmaktayız. Avrasya farkındalık yaratma açısından [devamı…]

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Vatandaşlar Halkalı’ya Ek Ekpres Tren Seferleri İstiyor

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Gebze-Halkalı Trenleri 42 duraktan oluşan seferlerini yaklaşık 1 saat 55 dakika da tamamlıyor. Bu sürenin uzunluğu ve durakların fazlalığından yakınan vatandaşlar, hızlı ulaşım için Ekspres seferler istedi. 12 Mart’ta seferlere başlayan Marmaray Gebze-Halkalı Hattı’na vatandaşlar, [devamı…]

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Tipping wagons expand UWC range

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RUSSIA: United Wagon Co is expanding its range with the development of two side tipping wagons for the transport and automated discharge of aggregates and ore. The wagons were designed by UWC’s All-Union Research & Development Centre for Transportation Technology and are currently undergoing certification, ahead of the planned start of

Yapı Merkezı enters signalling market

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TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has begun testing signalling equipment developed by Yapı Merkezı Idis, the industrial controls and communications subsidiary of construction group Yapı Merkezı. The company has installed an interlocking, fixed block signals and level crossing control units compatible with future deployment of ERTMS. The equipment was commissioned on April

TCDD ve Demiryolu Tren İşletmecileri İstişare Toplantısında Bir Araya Geldi

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TCDD, TCDD Taşımacılık ve demiryolu tren işletmecileri Genel Müdürlük toplantı salonunda istişare amaçlı bir araya geldi. Toplantıya TCDD Genel Müdürü Ali İhsan Uygun, TCDD Genel Müdür Yardımcısı İsmail H. Murtazaoğlu, TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Erol [devamı…]

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RailFreight Zirvesi’nde Yeni İpek Yolu’nda İntermodal Konuşulacak

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RailFreight Zirvesi’nde Yeni İpek Yolu bağlantıları, Polonya ve bölgedeki diğer intermodal yolları tartışmak için demiryolunun liderleri toplanıyor. Polonya’nın Gdansk şehrinde 15 ve 16 Mayıs tarihlerinde düzenlenen RailFreight Zirvesi’nde Yeni İpek Yolu bağlantıları, Polonya ve bölgedeki [devamı…]

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World rail infrastructure market – April 2019

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Afghanistan: Kazakh company Integra Construction has won a contract to build 43 km of the Khaf – Herat railway. The Aktobe steelworks is to supply 350 000 tonnes of rail. Egypt: Alstom has commissioned a Smartlock 400 computer-based interlocking at Maghagha, its second on the 240 km route from Beni Suef to

THY’nin En Büyük Alternatifi Yüksek Hızlı Tren Oldu!

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Atatürk Havalimanı taşınmadan hemen önce Halkalı’ya kadar uzanan Yüksek Hızlı Tren hattının devreye girmesi, özellikle Ankara ve Konya’ya seyahat edecek vatandaşlar için cazip bir seçenek oluşturdu. Halkalı-Gebze tren hattının açılmasıyla birlikte YHT seferlerinin Avrupa yakasına [devamı…]

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TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Arıkan Orta Koridor Yönetim Kurulu Üyeliğine Seçildi

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Orta Koridor olarak adlandırılan Trans-Hazar Uluslararası Taşıma Güzergâhı (TITR) Uluslararası Birliğinin genel kurul ve çalışma grubu toplantıları Ukrayna’nın Başkenti Kiev’de düzenlendi. “Trans-Hazar Uluslararası Taşıma Güzergâhı (TITR) Uluslararası Birliği Yönetim Kurulunda değişikliğe gidildi” Birliğinin yönetim kurulunda [devamı…]

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World rolling stock market – April 2019

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Australia: The NSW government has awarded the RailConnect consortium of Hyundai Rotem, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and UGL Rail a A$130m contract to supply a further 42 double-deck EMUs cars, taking its New Intercity Fleet order to a total of 554 vehicles. This will enable peak services on the South Coast

Çorlu tren kazasında hayatını kaybedenlerin yakınları, ‘sessizlik’ eylemi yaptı

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Çorlu yakınlarında 8 Temmuz 2018'de Uzunköprü-İstanbul seferini yapan trenin vagonlarından bazılarının devrilmesi sonucu 25 kişinin yaşamını yitirdiği, 340 kişinin de yaralandığı tren kazasının mağdurları Çorlu Adliyesi bahçesinde toplandı. "Tüm sorumlular yargılansın, adalet istiyoruz" yazılı pankart açan katılımcılar, sessiz şekilde bir süre bekledi. Polisin pankart açmadan adliye bahçesinde bekleyebilecekleri uyarısı sonrası grubun

Light monitoring pilot

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NORTH AMERICA: A Class 1 railway has ordered a pilot installation of TekTracking's Safety Light Monitor, which is designed to measure and verify the operation of signal, level crossing and other safety-critical lights. The wireless, self-powered and robust multi-sensor devices are designed to operate for more than 10 years without intervention.  ‘With

Gertrude leaves Wales to join Leighton Buzzard fleet

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The Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T Gertrude (AB1578/1918) was relocated from Welsh Highland Heritage Railway to Leighton Buzzard Railway in late-February. Sarah Westmacott on the footplate of her Andrew Barclay 0-6-0T Gertrude following its arrival at Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Page’s Park on February 26. Credit: CHRIS WRIGHT Gertrude is a sister loco to

Polonya Belarus Demiryolu Hattı Yenileniyor

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Polonya Demiryolu Hatları, Intop – Torkol – Rajbud Konsorsiyumu ile Podkarpackie – Chryzanów hattının yeniden canlandırılması için 32,3 milyon Euro (138 milyon PLN) tutarında imzaladı. Bu demiryolu, ülkenin doğusundaki Belarus ile Siemianówka sınır istasyonunda ulaşım [devamı…]

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Travel information and adverts at Stansted Airport

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UK: The baggage reclaim area at Stansted Airport now has digital screens which show live car, coach and rail journey time comparisons for travel to London Liverpool Street station. The project was jointly devised and created by train operator Greater Anglia, creative agency LIDA and DOOH.com, with ads appearing on media

8. Eurasia Rail Fuarı, İzmir’in Ev Sahipliğinde 12.322 Ziyaretçiyi Ağırladı

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Türkiye’nin lider sektörlerinde öncü fuarlar düzenleyen ITE Turkey bünyesinde organize edilen “8. Uluslararası Demiryolu, Hafif Raylı Sistemler ve Lojistik Fuarı – Eurasia Rail” bu yıl 10-12 Nisan tarihleri arasında İzmir’de fuarizmir Fuar Merkezi’nde düzenlendi. Demiryolu [devamı…]

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Juche Travel: Exploring the mysteries of North Korea

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JUCHE Travel Services, a UK-based travel agency specialising in tours to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), is delighted to announce the return of it’s Grand Rail Tour, departing Sunday, October 27-Wednesday, November 6, 2019 (10 nights in the DPRK + 2 nights on the train). This is a

New locomotive destined for Groudle Glen Railway

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A new 2ft-gauge Bagnall  ‘Sipat’-design 0-4-0ST locomotive is set for Groudle Glen Railway after its unveiling last month. It has been built by North Bay Engineering Services Ltd (NBES) and is destined for the Groudle Glen Railway. The loco has been named Otter. When construction of Scarborough North Bay Railway’s 20in-gauge

TÜVASAŞ, Yüksek Hızlı Tren İhtiyacımızı Karşılayacak

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Demiryol-iş Sendikası Adapazarı Şube Binası’nda gerçekleştirilen kahvaltıda basın mensuplarıyla bir araya gelen sendika başkanı Cemal Yaman, Türkiye Vagon Sanayii Anonim Şirketi (TÜVASAŞ)’ın dünü, bugünü ve geleceğini konu alan açıklamasını kamuoyuyla paylaştı. Yaman, TÜVASAŞ’ın yaptığı ve [devamı…]

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Stadler to Supply 60 Locomotives to VR Group in Finland

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Stadler and VR Group (Finland) have signed a contract for 60 new diesel-electric locomotives. VR wants to optimise its operations at shunting yards, freight terminals and along non-electrified routes. Non-electrified lines in Finland comprise 45 percent of the country’s rail network. VR Group (Finland) orders 60 diesel-electric locomotives from Stadler

Vossloh signs turnout framework deals worth €100m

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EUROPE: Vossloh has agreed multi-year framework deals for the supply of turnout components to Sweden and Italy. The agreement with Swedish transport agency Trafikverket runs for four years and has two options each for extensions of two years, which could take the total value to more than €75m. The components are

Lantal Posts Robust Sales Growth

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Despite the difficult competitive situation last year, Lantal was able to generate consolidated sales of CHF 105.1 million. This corresponds to a gain of 15.4% versus the prior year. The main growth contributors were the aviation and the ground transportation segments as well as Parts & Services. This positively reflects last

Transport for the North Chief Executive Visits Hitachi Rail

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United Kingdom – The chief executive of Transport for the North, Barry White, visited Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe facility in County Durham. He was interested to learn how Hitachi Rail is investing in the engineers of tomorrow.  A Hitachi Rail Class 800 Azuma at Gleneagles © Chris Watt Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe facility opened

Conservation project underway on Bristol horse tram

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Aerospace Bristol has started a programme of conservation work on one of its key non-aviation exhibits – the former Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company open-top horse tram body of 1895. The restored side of the tram, showing the attractive and ornate Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd livery. Credit: HUGH LLEWELYN/CREATIVE

Underground staff to be balloted in jobs dispute

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THE RMT has announced a ballot for industrial action by London Underground staff in protest at changes which the union claims amount to ‘attacks on jobs, staffing levels, pay and working conditions as part of a concerted assault on the workforce’. A London Underground process aimed at reducing costs, known as

Swiss Railway Infrastructure Projects Progressing Well

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The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) has published its progress report on the railway development programmes. It presents updates about important Swiss railway infrastructure projects. Train in the Gotthard Base Tunnel, a major Swiss railway infrastructure project and part of the NRLA © SBB CFF FFS They are: the New

Raylı Sistem Sektörünün Geleceği

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Dünyadaki Raylı sistemler pazar payı 2009-2011 yılları arasında 146 milyar Euro iken 2011-2013 yılları arasında 150 milyar, 2013-2015 yılları arasında 160 milyar, 2017-2019 yılları arasında 176 milyar Euro olarak gerçekleşmiş ve 2019-2021 yılları arasında ise [devamı…]

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Manş Tüneli’nin Yüksek Hızlı Treni Eurostar Dassault Systèmes’in Çözümünü Kullanıyor

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Dassault Systèmes, Manş Tüneli’nde yüksek hızlı tren hizmeti veren uluslararası bir şirket olan Eurostar’ın, kaynak ve bakım planlama faaliyetlerini geliştirmek için 3DEXPERIENCE platformu temelinde işleyen DELMIA Quintiq uygulamasını tercih ettiğini duyurdu. Londra, Paris, Brüksel, Rotterdam [devamı…]

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TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Genel Müdürlüğü Teftiş Kurulu Yönetmeliği Yayınlandı

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TCDD TAŞIMACILIK A.Ş. GENEL MÜDÜRLÜĞÜ TEFTİŞ KURULU YÖNETMELİĞİ BİRİNCİ BÖLÜM Amaç, Kapsam, Dayanak ve Tanımlar Amaç MADDE 1 – (1) Bu Yönetmeliğin amacı, TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Genel Müdürlüğü Teftiş Kurulu Başkanlığının teşkilat, görev, yetki ve [devamı…]

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‘National Train’ EMUs on course for delivery this year

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TURKEY: State-owned passenger train manufacturer Tüvasaş expects to begin construction of the first of 21 five-car electric multiple-units under the National Train programme ‘within the next two months’. The first trains should be handed to operator TCDD Tasımacılık before the end of the year, the company told Railway Gazette at

RSBN Franchise Goes to NordWestBahn Again

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Germany – NordWestBahn, a TOC that is part of Transdev Group, has succeeded in the Europe-wide tender process. It is the successful bidder for the Regional S-Bahn Bremen/Niedersachsen franchise and will now continue to run services on the line until December 2036. NordWestBahn started running services on the 270km RSBN

Mechan at Railtex: Best of Europe at UK Rail Show

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Rail depot maintenance specialist, Mechan, will be adding a continental feel to Railtex this year, showcasing its own expertise alongside some of the European innovations it represents. Sales manager Lindsey Mills (second left) with colleagues at Mechan’s last trade fair. Joining the Sheffield-based firm at Birmingham’s NEC in May will be colleagues

Capricorn EMU unveiled by Rhätische Bahn and Stadler

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SWITZERLAND: Rhätische Bahn’s first Capricorn electric multiple-unit was unveiled at Stadler’s Altenrhein factory on April 15. The metre-gauge EMUs are branded with the Romansh name for the Alpine ibex which appears on the arms of canton Graubünden. They are scheduled to be delivered in 2019-22. The SFr361m order for 36 four-car EMUs

Flex: The go-anywhere train

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With so many new trains being delivered and electrification schemes shelved, Porterbrook and Brush Traction are using their engineering expertise to convert surplus Thameslink commuter trains into ‘go-anywhere’ bi-mode trains. Ben Jones visits Loughborough to see how the project is progressing. When you’ve invested millions of pounds in maintaining and updating

Rolling Railway Maintenance to a Digital Destination

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In the rail industry time is valuable currency. SKF’s latest digital innovation is proven to extend maintenance levels and keep rolling stock rolling as much as possible. Condition-based maintenance (CBM), which involves measuring and monitoring parameters such as vibration and temperature to spot anomalies at an early stage, has been applied for

DfT franchise pensions statement now awaited

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Updated 10.00 17 April THE Department for Transport was reported to have had until 16.00 on 16 April to respond to the demand from Stagecoach Group for a ‘prompt, full and transparent response to help restore public confidence’ after three franchise bids from the Group were rejected on the grounds that

Slovenian line reopens

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SLOVENIA: The 49 km Grosuplje – Kočevje line reopened to freight traffic on April 12, services having ceased in 2009. Work to eliminate 51 level crossings and install barriers and lights at 30 others is scheduled for completion in 2020, when passenger services withdrawn in 1967-70 are to be reintroduced. The

East Coast Rail Link back on

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MALAYSIA: Construction of the East Coast Rail Link to open up the country’s eastern seaboard is set to resume next month, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced on April 15. Contracts had been awarded in 2017 for China Communications Construction Corp to develop the 530 km ECRL linking Port Klang on the west

Lorry load limit to boost rail freight

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AFRICA: Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority and Zambia Railways Ltd expect to haul 30 000 tonnes/month of fuel from Dar es Salaam to Lusaka as a result of Tanzania’s implementation on March 1 of the East African Community Vehicle Load Control Act, which reduces the maximum weight which can be transported by

Hupac looks to automate route planning

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SWITZERLAND: Intermodal freight operator Hupac is to automate its route planning and traffic management processes using sensor data and analytics provided by ETH Zürich spin-off company Nexiot. Hupac has previously equipped wagons with Nexiot sensors which provide information on their location, impact events, border crossings and mileage every 5 min. Nexiot’s

Stadler Rail lists on SIX Swiss Exchange

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SWITZERLAND: Trading of Stadler Rail shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange began on April 12. The offer price for the initial public offering was set at SFr38 per share, in the upper half of the announced price range of SFr33 to SFr41. This values the base offer at SFr1·33bn and gives

Brisbane Cross River contractors selected

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AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government’s Cross River Rail Delivery Authority has selected preferred bidders for the three main works packages to build and equip Brisbane’s A$5·4bn cross-city rail link. Enabling works are already underway for the 10·2 km line linking Bowen Hills with Dutton Park, and major construction is expected to get underway

UN committee backs Luxembourg Protocol

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AFRICA: A committee of experts from African finance, planning and economic development ministries has endorsed the adoption of the Luxembourg Rail Protocol to encourage private investment in railway assets across the continent. Meeting in Marrakesh, under the auspices of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, the committee called on the UNECA

Zonegreen is Jewel in Crown Point Safety Upgrades

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Sheffield-based Zonegreen is equipping Norwich’s Crown Point rail depot with technology that will prevent accidents and provide protection to […] The post Zonegreen is Jewel in Crown Point Safety Upgrades appeared first on Railway-News. https://railway-news.com/zonegreen-jewel-crown-point-safety-upgrades/

Linköping high speed line planning contract awarded

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SWEDEN: National transport agency Trafikverket has awarded Atkins and Ramboll a five-year contract to plan the Linköping city section of the proposed Ostlänken high speed line between Stockholm and the city. This is the first of three proposed high speed routes, which would form a 440 km Y-shaped network linking the major

Franchises face growing pensions pressure

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THE rejection of three franchise bids involving Stagecoach Group has brought a worsening railway pensions crisis into the open. It may have also deepened the divisions between the Government and franchise-holders. The Department for Transport said Stagecoach had tried to change the rules underlying bids for East Midlands, South Eastern and

TCDD 2019 Yılı Türkiye Geneli Ücretli Öğrenci Alımı Yayımladı

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demir Yollarında 2019 yılı Türkiye genelinde ücret karşılığında (TCDD TÜVASAŞ TÜDEMSAŞ ile TÜLOMSAŞ) yerleştirilmek üzere alım yapılacağını duyurdu… TCDD kapsamında TÜVASAŞ TÜDEMSAŞ ve TÜLOMSAŞ bünyelerinde çalıştırılmak üzere stajyer öğrenci alımı yapmaktadır. Alıma [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: TCDD 2019 Yılı Türkiye Geneli Ücretli Öğrenci Alımı Yayımladı -

Dual fuel locomotive on test

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LATVIA: The prototype conversion of a ČME3 diesel shunting locomotive to dual-fuel gas operation has attracted international interest, with representatives of French gas supplier GRDF and the city of Lille recently visiting Riga to see the loco in action. National railway LDz and Riga-based DiGAS launched the pilot project two years

Metrans orders Vectron locomotives

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EUROPE: Hamburger Hafen & Logistik subsidiary Metrans has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 10 Vectron MS locomotives for use on cross-border freight service in central and eastern Europe. The order announced on April 10 includes the 900th Vectron to be sold. Deliveries from Siemens Mobility’s München–Allach factory are scheduled

First steam over Cawledge Viaduct in preservation era

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HISTORY was made at the Aln Valley Railway on March 15 when the first steam-hauled train of the preservation era worked across Cawledge Viaduct on the former Alnwick to Alnmouth branch. Hudswell, Clarke 0-6-0T Richboro (1243/1917) was given the honour of being the first locomotive to travel over the full length

Wales, wind and the Western dominate SVR’s spring gala

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THE Severn Valley Railway’s (SVR)season-opening Spring Steam Gala took place over the three days of March 15-17 It brought together a variety of tank engines of predominantly, but not exclusively, GWR origin with links to Wales. Home-based ‘57XX’ No. 7714 double-heads the LNER teak set past Tenbury Wall with visiting ‘64XX’

There were other ‘Castle’ name changes

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THANK you for the supplement sent with the March 2019 issue.  Item 24 states the name Penrice Castle was carried by three separate members of the same class. That is true, but it also applies to eight other ‘Castle’ names. Even more remarkably, the names Denbigh Castle and Ogmore Castle were each carried by four separate members of the

IS IT A BUS? IS IT A TRAIN? NO, IT’S… SUPERTRAM!

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For this month’s Practice & Performance, John Heaton FCILT takes a look at Britain’s first tram-train operation in Sheffield, which runs from the city centre to Parkgate, Rotherham, using a mix of tram and rail tracks. A RIBBON of rails bisects Sheffield’s inner-city industrial twilight zone. Satanic forges hulk over the

Back from the brink

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The West Somerset Railway (WSR) held a frank and honest briefing for members and shareholders on March 2, at which it laid out the problems it faces, and discussed the ways in which the WSR hopes to overcome them. Gary Boyd-Hope reports. YOU could be forgiven for thinking the title of

South Eastern franchise award delayed

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UK: The start of the next South Eastern passenger franchise has been delayed ‘while we make a decision on the competition’, Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling confirmed to parliament on April 9. The Department for Transport is negotiating a short-term extension to its current agreement with Govia. This would

Ghana eastern line concession agreed

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GHANA: A US$2·2bn build-operate-transfer concession agreement for the 340 km Accra – Achimota – Koforidua – Bososo – Boankra – Kumasi railway project was signed by the Ministry of Railway Development and Ghana European Railway Consortium on April 4. The agreement must now be approved by the cabinet and parliament. GERC

Feature | Access all areas?

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Ben Jones looks at the thorny issue of open access in the UK and Europe, its successes and failures, and the arguments for and against. Grand Central was set up by open access specialist Alliance Rail, but is now part of the Arriva/Deutsche Bahn empire. It operates a fleet of 10

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