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TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı İçin Kura Çekimine Katılacakların 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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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…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı İçin Kura Çekimine Katılmayacak Adayların Dikkatine – RayHaber

Gerede’de Hızlı Tren Konferansı Düzenlendi

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Gerede Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu’nda; Gerede Kaymakamlığı, Gerede Belediyesi, AİBÜ Gerede Uygulamalı Bilimler Yüksekokulu, Gerede Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası işbirliğinde Ankara-İstanbul arası Yüksek Hızlı Trenin (YHT) güzergâhı konusunda Gerede istasyonunun ehemmiyetini vurgulayan Prof. Dr. Ayhan Şamandar’ın [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

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

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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Karadeniz’in Ekonomisi Samsun-Sarp Demiryolu’yla Değişir

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ODÜ tarafından hazırlanan ‘Samsun-Sarp Hızlı Tren Projesi’ raporunda; “Bölgeye gerek demiryolu taşımacılığı gerekse hızlı tren taşımacılığı ile başta istihdam olmak üzere ekonomik sorunların çözümünde önemli bir katkı sağlayacaktır” denildi. “SAMSUN-SARP HIZLI TRENPROJESİ’ RAPORU HAZIRLANDI” Ordu [devamı…]

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Warri line cleared for passenger operation

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NIGERIA: Federal Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi has instructed Nigerian Railway Corp to start full-scale commercial passenger operations on the 1 435 mm gauge Itakpe – Ajaokuta – Warri railway, following a three month trial of free services. The announcement followed his inspection of the railway on April 11. Instructing NRC to publish fares

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

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

Burdurlular Yolcu Treni’ni Geri İsterken Tren Garından Oluyor

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Burdurlular yolcu treni beklerken, son açıklamalarla, Burdur Tren Garı’nın organize sanayiye taşınacağı, demiryolu raylarının organize sanayiye kadar olan bölümünün söküleceği, mevcut tren garının kapatılacağı duyuruldu. Yolcu treni bekleyen Burdurlular, bu açıklama ile “demiryolu’nun sökülmesi” Burdur [devamı…]

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Marmaray Söğütlüçeşme İstasyonu Maç Nedeniyle Yolcu Kullanımına Kapatıldı

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Marmaray’ın Söğütlüçeşme istasyonu Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray maçı süresince yolcu kullanımına kapalı olacaktır. İstanbul Valiliğinin yaptığı düzenleme gereği 14.04.2019 Pazar günü oynanacak Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray maçı nedeniyle tüm Marmaray trenleri 14:00-23:00 saatleri arasında Söğütlüçeşme istasyonunda durmayacaktır. Söğütlüçeşme istasyonundan dönecek trenler [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Marmaray Söğütlüçeşme İstasyonu Maç Nedeniyle Yolcu Kullanımına Kapatıldı - RayHaber Kaynak=

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

nVent ERICO Cadweld Plus for Rail

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The introduction of Cadweld exothermic welded connections to the rail market in 1938 established nVent ERICO as the manufacturer […] The post nVent ERICO Cadweld Plus for Rail appeared first on Railway-News. https://railway-news.com/nvent-erico-cadweld-plus-rail/

Thailand – Cambodia railway to open this month

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ASIA: The 1·3 km cross-border rail link between Arayaprathet in Thailand and Poipot in Cambodia which was completed last year is to be opened on April 22, Thailand’s Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith told the ASEAN PPP Summit in Bangkok on April 4. Speaking to Railway Gazette International on the sidelines of

Sweden to fund international night trains

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SWEDEN: Overnight trains connecting Sweden with several international European destinations are to be introduced as part of government proposals to facilitate environmentally-friendly transport. Infrastructure Minister Tomas Eneroth announced on March 31 that the Social Democratic, Centre and Green parties had reached agreement to include a SKr50m framework grant in the spring

First look inside new Caledonian Sleeper trains

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UK: London to Scotland overnight train operator Caledonian Sleeper has unveiled the interiors of its new coaches, which are being built by CAF in northern Spain. Entry into service had originally been scheduled for April 2018 but is now expected by the end of May. The Lowlander route between London and

THE COALING PLANT STORY: TOWERS OF STRENGTH – Part 1

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The demolition of Immingham’s mechanical coaling plant last year has left Britain with just one example of these huge ferro-concrete monoliths. Demonstrating the sheer strength of ferro-concrete plants, Accrington depot’s 1935-built tower takes the strain as it hoists a wagon-load of coal in LMS days. BRITISH RAILWAYS In the first of a

Talgo committed to UK expansion strategy

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UK: Planning for the development of a rolling stock manufacturing plant in Scotland and a research facility in northern England is continuing ‘at full pace’, Talgo Group President Carlos de Palacio Oriol told Railway Gazette in Madrid on April 1. Pointing out that Talgo’s two Spanish plants at Las Matas and

Re-Shaping the Future of Rail Connectivity

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For connectivity on-the-move, nothing can rival satellite. Unconstrained by terrestrial infrastructures’ limited reach and congestion, satellite delivers complementary broadband […] The post Re-Shaping the Future of Rail Connectivity appeared first on Railway News. https://railway-news.com/phasor-re-shaping-the-future-of-rail-connectivity/

RZD to support Kyrgyzstan railway upgrade

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KYRGYZSTAN: Construction of a China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan railway and links between the disconnected northern and southern sections of the national network are among the projects to be studied jointly by state railway KTJ and Russian Railways under the terms of a memorandum of co-operation to develop the Kyrgyz

World rolling stock market – March 2019

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Australia: NSW is to ‘fast-track’ the delivery of a further 17 Downer EDI/CRRC Changchun Waratah Series 2 double-deck EMUs for use on the Sydney Trains network from 2020, Minister for Transport Andrew Constance announced on February 6. Meanwhile, the UGL Unipart JV’s contract to provide heavy maintenance and logistics services

World rail infrastructure market – March 2019

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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

Bahamas returns in style

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IT WAS a close-run thing, but ‘Jubilee’ 4-6-0 No. 45596 Bahamas made a triumphant return to the main line on February 9.  The immaculate Stanier ‘5XP’ passed a late trial to ensure its new and overhauled equipment was in full working order, and then worked through from Oxenhope on the Keighley &

Sotetsu – JR East link completed

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JAPAN: Ceremonies were held in western Yokohama on March 28 to mark the completion of a new link between Sotetsu’s Sagami Railway and JR East tracks, which will allow the operation of through services from the Sagami Main Line and Izumino Line to Shinjuku station in Tokyo. Under the project, formerly

Genesee & Wyoming leases two short lines

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USA: Genesee & Wyoming Inc subsidiaries Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway Corp and Central Railroad Co of Indianapolis commenced operations on the Winamac Southern Railway and the Kokomo Railroad in Indiana under long-term lease agreements on March 22. Terms were not disclosed. The two lines totalling 90 km are being operated

Genk rail port to boost Belgian freight

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BELGIUM: The H Essers Railport Genk freight terminal is to be developed at the Euro Terminal Genk site in Belgium which H Essers has acquired from Lineas. The terminal will be secured and equipped for the handling of chemical, pharmaceutical and high-value products. This is intended to help develop rail services

Termination remains a possibility for ScotRail

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THERE are new calls north of the border for complete rail devolution, while one senior minister has complained that he has ‘one hand tied behind my back’. ScotRail announced a Remedial Plan on 22 March after receiving warnings over performance from Transport Scotland on 24 December and 8 February, and MSPs

‘Chargers’ for Amtrak and VIA Rail

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BOTH major national passenger rail operators in North America placed orders for significant numbers of Siemens 4,400HP ‘Charger’ diesel-electric loco in December.  Canadian national passenger company VIA Rail ordered 32 ‘Chargers’ in early-December, along with 32 new push-pull trains which the locos will operate.  One of the first operators for the new

New lease of life for former TEE coaches in Cuba

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FRENCH and Cuban railways agreed in mid-2018 to co-operate in renovating workshops at Luyanó and Camagüey in Cuba, and to refurbish the former French Railways (SNCF) Trans-Europ-Express (TEE) ‘Inox-TEE’ stainless steel carriages, which SNCF sold to Cuba in the late-1990s.  Chinese-built type DF7G-C No. 52556 shunts carriages from the ‘Tren Especial’

Lithuania to reinstate rail link to Latvia

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LITHUANIA: Following a competitive tender, national railway Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai has awarded Skinest Rail subsidiary Vitras-S a contract worth €9·38m plus VAT to reinstate the line connecting Mažeikiai with Rengė in Latvia, which had been closed in controversial circumstances. The project includes the rebuilding or repair of 19 km of track, five

Elbe-Spree EMU order confirmed

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GERMANY: Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn has placed a €300m order for Siemens Mobility to supply 21 six-car and two four-car Desiro HC partly double-deck electric multiple-units. These are to be used on services which ODEG is to operate under Lots 1 and 4 of Elbe-Spree network operating contracts awarded by Berlin-Brandenburg transport

Krasnodar suburban network proposed

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RUSSIA: A framework agreement for the development of a suburban rail network in Krasnodar was signed by Russian Railways Chief Executive Oleg Belozerov and regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev on March 12. The project has become feasible following the inauguration of a 69 km double-track freight bypass line in February, creating more

Poland-Belarus border crossing upgrades planned

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EUROPE: PKP Cargo’s Cargotor held an investor consultation event in late February to outline four options for modernisation of the Małaszewicze transhipment terminal near the border with Belarus. The meeting was attended by local authorities, terminal operators and railway companies. The modernisation of the transhipment terminal, co-financed from the EU’s

Gaziray’da Test Sürüşleri Başladı

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bakan gul vatman koltuguna oturdu gaziray test surusu basladi Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi tarafından hayata geçirilecek olan Gaziray Banliyo Hattı Projesi kapsamında Seyrantepe-Göllüce-Taşlıca arasındaki 5 kilometrelik Gaziray Hattı’nda test sürüşleri başladı. İLK HEDEF 200 BİN YOLCU TAŞIMAK Şehir içi trafiğini rahatlatmak amacıyla Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi ve TCDD arasında yapılan protokol çerçevesinde iki yıl

Togo railway plan

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TOGO: Construction of a 760 km railway from the capital Lomé to Cinkassé on the border with Burkina Faso is included in a national development plan unveiled by the government of Togo. It is envisaged that the line could eventually run to Ouagadougou. State-owned Togo Invest Holding has been tasked with with

Modernisation plan edges forward on Seaford line

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NETWORK Rail has replaced switches and crossings at Southerham Junction, near Lewes, which controls access to the Seaford branch.  New signalling equipment was also installed between Lewes and Seaford during the closure.  The work took place over the weekend of January 19-20. A Southern Class 170 departs from Lewes with an Ashford to

Station regeneration to create a gateway to Vilnius

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LITHUANIA: The Vilnius Connect programme to revitalise the capital’s main station and its surroundings has been designated as a project of regional importance by the city council. Mayor Remigijus Šimašius said the project to create a modern European gateway to the city would be inspired by the ‘best examples of the

Edinburgh tram extension gets go-ahead

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COUNCILLORS in Edinburgh have approved plans to build a further section of the city’s tram line from the city centre to Newhaven. A full meeting of Edinburgh City Council gave the green light to the scheme last night, having heard that the cost is likely to be just over £200 million. The

Algorithm could cut high speed rail energy use

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CHINA: Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong-
Liverpool University’s Suzhou campus have developed an algorithm intended to optimise the storage and reuse of braking energy. Currently, regenerative braking is used extensively across China’s 29 000 km high speed network. Typically, the energy is returned to the grid by trains under braking, and reused by accelerating trains

Melbourne airport rail link accord

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AUSTRALIA: Development of the long-planned rail link to Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport is set to move forward following the signing of Heads of Agreement between the federal government and the state of Victoria on March 13. Announced jointly by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews, the agreement sets out

What happened on this day…

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Taken from our huge The Railway Magazine archive, check out what featured on this day a century ago, what headlined our issue 20 years ago, and more! 100 years ago: A Marylebone to Beaconsfield train leaves London behind Great Central Railway’s superheated 4-6-2T No. 24 (later LNER/BR class ‘A5’). KACR NUNN 100

Gebze-Halkalı Banliyö Hatları Açıldı

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Gebze-Halkalı Banliyö Hatlarının açılış töreni Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’ın teşrifleri ile 12 Mart 2019 Salı günü, İstanbul Kartal Meydanı'nda gerçekleştirildi. Törende konuşan Erdoğan, İstanbul’u bir ucundan, Marmaray’la boğazın altından geçip, diğer ucuna kadar giden banliyö tren hattının Türkiye ve İstanbul’a hayırlı olmasını diledi. ERDOĞAN: “Gebze-Halkalı banliyö tren hattı İstanbul trafiğinde çok önemli bir rahatlamaya

Green light for East Coast Azumas

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THE Office of Rail and Road has approved the use of Hitachi Class 800 Intercity Express sets on the East Coast Main Line, but only between London and Leeds. LNER is ‘delighted’, and hopes to be running some 800s in passenger service by the summer. The news, given to Hitachi Europe in

Etihad Rail awards Stage Two construction contract

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UAE: National railway project promoter Etihad Rail announced on March 11 that it had awarded the first construction contract for Stage Two of the network to a joint venture of China State Construction Engineering Corp and South Korea’s SK Engineering & Construction. The 1·5bn dirham Package A includes design and construction

Demiryolu Taşımacılığındaki Gecikmelere Tazminat Alınabilecek

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Yolcular, demir yolu tren işletmecisinden kaynaklanan sebeplerden dolayı, 0-500 kilometre arasında 75 dakika, 500 kilometreden fazla mesafelerde 125 dakika ve daha fazla sürede varış noktasına gecikmeli ulaştığı takdirde işletmeciden bilet ücretinin yüzde 25 ila yüzde 50'si oranında tazminat talep edebilecek. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığının Demiryolu ile Seyahat Eden Yolcuların Haklarına Dair

CBTC and more EMUs in Mumbai suburban expansion

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INDIA: A further programme of enhancements to increase capacity on the Mumbai suburban network was formally approved by the national government’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on March 7, and is expected to be completed in five years. Mumbai’s 385 route-km suburban network currently carries around 8 million passengers/day on 3 000 trains.

HS2 unveils designs for Old Oak Common interchange

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HIGH Speed 2 Ltd has revealed the designs for the HS2 Phase 1 station at Old Oak Common, and appointed construction partners for its two London stations.  Old Oak Common will have platforms both below and above ground, linked by a ‘light and airy’ concourse, and will eventually have direct services

THE COTSWOLD LINE

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Running east to west through the heart of the country through rolling landscape is the Oxford to Hereford line. Stephen Roberts takes a trip over a route which operates with a mix of single- and double-track, manual and electric signalling, and now a mix of old and new trains. GWR

Coming home to the Cotswold Line

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Running east to west through the heart of the country through rolling landscape is the Oxford to Hereford line. Stephen Roberts takes a trip over a route which operates with a mix of single- and double-track, manual and electric signalling, and now a mix of old and new trains. GWR

A Phoenix from the Ashes

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If ever a place deserved to rise from the ashes, then it is Sierra Leone’s National Railway Museum (SLNRM). Nicola Fox tells the fascinating history of a museum, whose locomotives were less than a week from being scrapped, plus its on-going British connections. On the western coast of Africa lies a

Practice & Performance: Thames-Valley transformation

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In the third and final instalment, Keith Farr concludes his analysis of the steam-to-electric transformation the Great Western Main Line has undergone in the Thames Valley. Part two of this series ended with a brief eulogy of Class 387s, the electric trains that have transformed stopping services between Paddington and Didcot.

NSW inter-city fleet order increased

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AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has awarded the RailConnect consortium a A$130m contract to supply a further 42 double-deck electric multiple-unit cars, taking its New Intercity Fleet order to a total of 554 vehicles. The additional vehicles will enable peak services on the South Coast Line to be increased

Electrification to reach Market Harborough

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UK: The Department for Transport has confirmed that infrastructure manager Network Rail has been instructed to design an extension of the Midland Main Line electrification by around 15 km from Kettering to Market Harborough, which would enable a new connection to a power supply at Braybrooke. In a written answer to

Westmecklenburg operating contract awarded

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GERMANY: Following an tendering process, the Land of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern announced on March 1 that it had awarded incumbent Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn a contract to continue to operate Teilnetz Westmecklenburg regional passenger services for six years from the December 15 2019 timetable change, when its current contract ends. The package covers routes RB13

Welcome for extension of Midland electrification

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ELECTRIFICATION of the Midland Main Line is set to be extended from Kettering North Junction to Market Harborough station. Transport minister Andrew Jones told the House of Commons that ’Network Rail has been instructed to design an extension of electrification infrastructure’. The MP for Harborough, Neil O’Brien, asked the question which revealed

TBMs ordered for Łódź cross-city tunnel

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POLAND: The contractor building the Łódź cross-city tunnel has signed a contract for Herrenknecht to supply two tunnel boring machines. Work on the project is expected to begin in mid-2019, with the first TBM ready by the end of the year. A 13·04 m diameter TBM, the largest used in Poland

5G roll out to begin on South Western Railway

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UK: FirstGroup has announced that its Rail Division will be the exclusive supplier of Blu Wireless’s  5G communications for ontrain connectivity. This follows a 2½  year development programme undertaken with Network Rail, the Department for Transport and the Department for Culture Media & Sport. Roll-out is to begin at South Western

African rail summit sets out digital future

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AFRICA: The first UIC African Rail Digital Summit which was held in Cape Town on February 25-27 set out an agenda for the digital transformation of railways across the continent. Taking as its theme ‘Africa: the continent of the digital future for rail’, the event was organised by the International Union

Class 88s visit Great Eastern Main Line

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DRS Class 88 Nos. 88007 Electra and 88008 Ariadne made a rare visit to the Great Eastern Main Line on January 18. The pair worked from Willesden Brent Sidings to Ipswich (East Suffolk Jct) having come south from Crewe Gresty Bridge the previous day. The visit was in

No-deal Brexit could threaten Channel rail freight

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THE Rail Freight Group is putting pressure on the European Commission to improve the measures it is taking to safeguard rail services through the Channel Tunnel, in case of a no-deal Brexit in four weeks from now. The RFG said the present measures ‘focus exclusively on the validity of safety licences

EU to finance upgrading of Turkey’s European link

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TURKEY: A €275m grant to support the €1bn modernisation of the 233 km line from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border at Kapıkule was signed by representatives of the European Union and Turkey on February 28. The route is designated as being of European significance because it links to the core trans-European network.

North Korean rail network set for major investment?

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IN LATE-November a special inspection train operated by South Korean national operator Korail entered North Korea and carried out infrastructure inspections in co-operation with North Korean Railways on two main north-south routes. The train was run under special dispensation from the United Nations as importing diesel fuel to

Put customers first, Williams tells UK rail sector

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UK: The rail industry needs ‘to adapt to a fast changing world’, and ensure that it focuses on the needs of passenger and freight customers, according to former British Airways Chief Executive Keith Williams, who was last year commissioned by Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling to undertake a

Redlands Passenger Rail construction contract awarded

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USA: Construction work for the 14·5 km Redlands Passenger Rail Project in southern California is on course to start later this year, following the selection of Flatiron Construction Corp as preferred bidder for the $154m main works contract. The $312m Redlands project is being promoted by San Bernadino County Transit Authority. The

Green light for new £10.5m Durham coast station

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A £10.55 MILLION plan to build a new station near Peterlee on the Durham coast line has been given the go-ahead by local authorities. Horden station, between Seaham and Hartlepool, will be funded by Durham County Council, supported by £4.4m from the Department of Transport’s New Stations Fund and

No confidence about Crossrail date, admits Mayor

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THE Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has admitted that there is no date that can be given ‘with confidence’ for the opening of the critical central London section of Crossrail. The line between Paddington and Liverpool Street should have opened in December, but a controversy is continuing over who knew that

World rail infrastructure market – February 2019

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Argentina: The Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom (58%) and POSE (42%) a €90m contract to modernise signalling on sections of the Roca commuter network in Buenos Aires. Australia: The NSW state government has awarded Lendlease a A$476m contract to build Victoria Cross station as part of

Third rail route to Tokyo Haneda Airport finalised

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JAPAN: East Japan Railway expects to start work in May on its Haneda Airport Access Line, which would provide a third rail link to Tokyo’s largest airport. This is currently served by the Tokyo Monorail from Hamamatsucho and the independent Keikyu Airport Line. Announcing the project on February 15, JR

FRA pulls funds from California high speed project

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USA: The Federal Railroad Administration announced on February 19 that it intended to cancel $929m of federal grant destined for the high speed rail project in California. In addition, FRA ‘is actively exploring every legal option to seek the return from California of $2·5bn in Federal funds FRA previously granted

BNSF announces $3·57bn capital investment plan

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USA: BNSF is planning to spend $3·57bn under its 2019 capital investment plan, up from $3·4bn in 2018 and 2017. It said the emphasis would continue to be on maintaining and expanding its 52 000 route-km network in 28 US states and three Canadian provinces. The infrastructure and rolling stock maintenance

IBASE launches railway computer

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COMPUTER: Industrial embedded computer manufacturer IBASE Technology has released the MPT-3000RP fanless embedded PC developed for railway applications. This EN50155-TX-certified and IP67-rated unit offers water and shock resistance for outdoor applications and meets Intelligent Internet of Vehicle requirements. The MPT-3000RP is powered by an Intel Atom E3845 processor with 4GB DDR3L-1333

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