From the archive: Last of the Giants – SNCF CC72000 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Ağustos 22, 20190 Late August saw the final regular workings of France’s most powerful diesel locomotives. Ben Jones looks back at their varied career. AFTER the devastation of the Second World War, the railways of France recovered quickly during the 1950s. Electrification was a priority, with most of the major routes
Port of Barcelona rail motorway terminal agreed Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Temmuz 29, 20190 SPAIN: An agreement to build and operate a rail motorway terminal in the Port of Barcelona has been signed by the government of Catalunya and SNCF subsidiary VIIA. The terminal will be open to any operator, offering capacity to accommodate eight trains per day carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers to and from
Poland – Luxembourg rail motorway service to launch this year Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Haziran 7, 20190 EUROPE: Polish freight terminal operator CLIP and Luxembourg’s CFL Multimodal are to launch a ‘rail motorway’ service between Swarzędz near Poznań and Bettembourg-Dudelange by end of this year. There will initially be four round trips per week, each with a capacity of 37 intermodal units. The Lohr piggyback system will be
Borne backs early extension of Rhin-Rhône high speed line Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 31, 20190 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
Slow growth in private finance of rolling stock Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 21, 20190 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.
21 Nations in 8th European TramDriver Championship Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mayıs 1, 20190 Brussels – On Saturday, 4 May, tram drivers from all over the European continent will come together in the Belgian capital to demonstrate their skills and find out who’s best. The European TramDriver Competition coincides with the 150th anniversary celebrations of Brussels’s tramways on 5 May. A tram in Brussels ©
UN committee backs Luxembourg Protocol Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Nisan 12, 20190 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
World rail infrastructure market – March 2019 Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Mart 30, 20190 Australia: The federal government has committed A$15m towards the construction of park-and-ride facilities at Mango Hill and Ferny Grove stations on the Brisbane suburban network. Brazil: Teltronic is to supply Tetra telecoms to Porto Alegre metro operator Trensurb. Colombia: Siemens has won a €42m contract to upgrade signalling on Line
Spain – Luxembourg rail motorway service launched Yurtdışı Haberleri by railsistem - Şubat 19, 20190 EUROPE: A ‘rail motorway’ service carrying unaccompanied lorry trailers 1 219 km between Barcelona and Luxembourg was launched on February 19. Augmenting the existing Le Boulou – Bettembourg service, it this is the fifth rail motorway route to be launched by SNCF subsidiary VIIA, and the first in Spain. It is operated though