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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…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Genel Müdürlüğü Teftiş Kurulu Yönetmeliği Yayınlandı – RayHaber

ALTO Başkanı Ertürk’ten TCDD 3. Bölge Müdürü Koçbay’a iade-i Ziyaret

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Aliağa Ticaret Odası Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Ömer Ertürk, TCDD 3. Bölge Müdürü Selim Koçbay’a iade-i ziyarette bulundu. Aliağa Ticaret Odası Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Ömer Ertürk, geçtiğimiz aylarda Aliağa İstişare ve Çözüm Platformu’nun düzenlediği toplantıya katılarak [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: ALTO Başkanı Ertürk’ten TCDD 3. Bölge Müdürü Koçbay’a iade-i Ziyaret – RayHaber

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…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Karadeniz’in Ekonomisi Samsun-Sarp Demiryolu’yla Değişir – RayHaber

‘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

Länderbahn awarded first Czech operating contract

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CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ústí nad Labem regional authority has awarded Netinera subsidiary Länderbahn its first passenger train operating contract entirely within the Czech Republic. The contract runs for 10 years from December 2019. It covers the operation of local passenger services on routes U12 RB Osek – Most – Louny – Rakovník

Firm orders for Hybrid PowerPacks

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EUROPE: Contracts have been signed for Rolls-Royce to supply nine MTU Hybrid PowerPacks to Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann and four to UK leasing company Porterbrook. The firm orders announced on April 16 follows letters of intent announced at InnoTrans 2018. The Hybrid PowerPacks are to be delivered between May 2020 and the end

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

Batmanlılar Yetkililerden Raybüs İstiyor

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Her gün ortalama 10 Bin kişinin seyahat ettiği Batman-Diyarbakır demiryolu’nda raybüs ile ucuz, hızlı ve güvenilir ulaşımın sağlanması talebiyle başlatılan imza kampanyası, ilgi görüyor. Toplumun farklı kesimlerinde de bu talebe destek geliyor. Batman-Diyarbakır demiryolu’nda araç [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Batmanlılar Yetkililerden Raybüs İstiyor – RayHaber

TÜVASAŞ, Yerli ve Milli Olarak Tüm Demiryolu Araçlarını Üretebilecek Noktada

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Demiryol-iş Sendikası Adapazarı Şubesi Başkanı Yaman, basın mensuplarıyla bir araya geldi. Yaman açıklamasında, TÜVASAŞ’ın yerli ve milli olarak Türkiye’nin ihtiyacı olan tüm demiryolu araçlarını üretebilecek noktaya geldiğini vurguladı. Demiryol-iş Sendikası Adapazarı Şube Binası’nda gerçekleştirilen kahvaltıda [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: TÜVASAŞ, Yerli ve Milli Olarak Tüm Demiryolu Araçlarını Üretebilecek Noktada – RayHaber

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

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…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Burdurlular Yolcu Treni’ni Geri İsterken Tren Garından Oluyor – RayHaber

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

TCDD Kendi Elektriğini Üretecek

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İzmir Selçuk’ta TCDD tarafından kendi mülkiyeti üzerindeki alanda kurulan ‘Güneş Enerjisi Santralinin’ açılışı bugün, TCDD Genel Müdürü Ali İhsan Uygun tarafından gerçekleştirildi. Uygun, TCDD’ye ait yaklaşık 16.000 m²’lik alanda, Güneş Enerji Santrali’nin kurulumunun tamamlandığını kaydederek; [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: TCDD Kendi Elektriğini Üretecek - RayHaber Kaynak= https://rayhaber.com/2019/04/tcdd-kendi-elektrigini-uretecek/

Dursun ve Uygun, Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda Standları Gezdi

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakan Yardımcısı Selim Dursun ve TCDD Genel Müdürü Ali İhsan Uygun, 10-12 Nisan 2019 tarihlerinde Fuar İzmir’de yapılan Türkiye’nin tek, dünyanın en büyük 3. demiryolu ve hafif raylı sistemler Eurasia Rail 2019 [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Dursun ve Uygun, Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda Standları Gezdi - RayHaber Kaynak=

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

TCDD yerli sinyalizasyon sistemini denedi

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İzmir'in Selçuk ilçesinde demir yolu hattında yapımı tamamlanan yerli sinyalizasyon sisteminin denemesi gerçekleştirildi. Kaynak= https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/guncel/tcdd-yerli-sinyalizasyon-sistemini-denedi/1449893

Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda TÜVASAŞ’ın Standına Yoğun İlgi

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Sektöründe Türkiye’nin tek, dünyanın en büyük 3. Uluslararası Demiryolu, Hafif Raylı Sistemler, Altyapı ve Lojistik Fuarı Eurasia Rail, bu yıl 8. kez İzmir’de açıldı. Ulaştırma Altyapı Bakan Yardımcısı Selim DURSUN ve sektörün üst düzey yöneticilerinin [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda TÜVASAŞ’ın Standına Yoğun İlgi - RayHaber Kaynak= https://rayhaber.com/2019/04/eurasia-rail-fuarinda-tuvasasin-standina-yogun-ilgi/

Tuluyhan Uğurlu’dan Alsancak Garı’nda Konser

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İzmir’in ev sahipliği yaptığı 8. Uluslararası Demiryolu, Hafif Raylı Sistemler Altyapı ve Lojistik Fuarı, Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakan Yardımcısı Sayın Selim DURSUN, TCDD Genel Müdürü Ali İhsan UYGUN, Ulaştırma Altyapı Bakanlığı bünyesindeki Genel Müdür ve [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Tuluyhan Uğurlu’dan Alsancak Garı’nda Konser - RayHaber Kaynak= https://rayhaber.com/2019/04/tuluyhan-ugurludan-alsancak-garinda-konser/

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

8. Eurasia Rail Kapılarını Açtı

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Eurasia Rail kapılarını açtı Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakan Yardımcısı Selim Dursun: 'Yerli katılım oranı yüzde 40'tan yüzde 60'lara ulaştı'İZMİR - Türkiye'nin tek, dünyanın en büyük 3. demiryolu ve hafif raylı sistemler fuarı Eurasia Rail, bu yıl 8. kez İzmir'de açıldı. Kaynak= https://www.haberler.com/8-eurasia-rail-kapilarini-acti-11938617-haberi/

Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda Milli Yük Vagonuna Yoğun İlgi

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Avrasya bölgesinin tek ve dünyanın en büyük fuarlarından biri olarak bilinen Eurasia Rail fuarı Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakan Yardımcısı Selim Dursun tarafından ziyarete açıldı. T.C. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, T.C. Devlet Demiryolları ve alt şirketleri; [devamı...] Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Eurasia Rail Fuarı’nda Milli Yük Vagonuna Yoğun İlgi - RayHaber Kaynak=

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

Transmashholding sales up

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RUSSIA: Rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding has announced a 44% year-on-year increase in sales to 224·8bn roubles for 2018. Sales of single-deck coaches were up 62% to 696, while sales of double-deck coaches were up 59% to 65. The company launched a major project to update its range of coaches, and a

ENR orders 160 km/h Talgo trainsets

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EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has selected Talgo to supply and maintain a fleet of six 160 km/h trainsets at a total cost of around €158m, the manufacturer announced on April 7. Intended to operate inter-city services on ENR’s principal routes linking Alexandria, Cairo and Aswan, the trains will be formed of 14

Feature articles in the April 2019 issue of Railway Gazette International

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Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Poor reliability hurts freight News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis Renfe must become more proactive as competition grows, Trump

Gas fuelled railcar pilot project planned

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ITALY: A memorandum of understanding setting out plans to test the conversion of diesel railcars to run on natural gas has been signed by national railway FS Group, rolling stock manufacturer Hitachi Rail Italy and gas supply infrastructure company Snam. Trenitalia plans to provide one or two ALn668 or ALn663 railcars

On This Day | 20 years ago…

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Taken from our huge The Railway Magazine archive, check out what happened in world of railways in April, 20 years ago! 20 years ago: An eye-opening sight as Metro-Vick ‘A’ class No. A39, finished in the silver livery used by CIÉ in the 1950s, waits at Rosslare Europort to return to

Police hunt railway Brexit protestors

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DETECTIVES from British Transport Police are hunting the people who placed track circuit clips on railways in Cambridgeshire and Nottinghamshire in an apparent protest about the government’s handling of Brexit. Notes attached to the clips are reported to have said: ‘We will bring this country to its knees if we don't

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

April 2019 – out now!

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The April issue of The Railway Magazine contains an exclusive feature from Nick Pigott  which recalls the history of coaling towers – the massive concrete or steel structures found at many steam sheds to coal locomotives. Gary Boyd-Hope reports on the recovery plan for the West Somerset Railway, while Ben

The Railway Magazine April 2019 – out now!

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The April issue of The Railway Magazine contains an exclusive feature from Nick Pigott  which recalls the history of coaling towers – the massive concrete or steel structures found at many steam sheds to coal locomotives. Gary Boyd-Hope reports on the recovery plan for the West Somerset Railway, while Ben

MPs ‘alarmed’ over Crossrail delays

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► Warning signs were ‘missed or ignored’ ► Failure to identify root causes is ‘unacceptable’ ► Shortcomings in DfT’s project management ► Committee ‘not convinced’ that line will open in 2020 THE delays to Crossrail and its spiralling costs are ‘unacceptable’, a committee of MPs has concluded. The Commons

Progress Rail to repower GB Railfreight locomotives

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UK: GB Railfreight has awarded Progress Rail a contract to repower 16 serviceable, stored or non-running Class 56 diesel locomotives which it bought from UK Rail Leasing last June. The existing Ruston-Paxman RK3 engines and control gear on the locomotives dating from 1976-84 will be replaced with new EMD 12-710 Series

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

Denizbank’ta 15,5 milyar TL’lik imza

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Denizbank'ın ana sermayedarı Sberbank, banka hisselerinin yüzde 99,85'ini Emirates'e satmak için anlaştı. Kaynak= https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/guncel/sberbank-ve-emirates-denizbank-konusunda-anlasti/1441022

RAYLI SİSTEMLER SANAYİ TEKNİK KOMİTESİNİN OLUŞUMU VE GÖREVLERİNE DAİR TEBLİĞİ RESMİ GAZETEDE YAYINLANDI

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Amaç, Kapsam, Dayanak ve Tanımlar Amaç MADDE 1 – (1) Bu Tebliğin amacı; kalkınma planları, yıllık programlar ve stratejilerdeki ilke, hedef ve politikalar doğrultusunda raylı sistemler sanayi politikasının belirlenmesi, sektörün sorunlarının tespit edilerek çözüm yollarının geliştirilmesi amacıyla teknik komite oluşturulması ve bu komitenin çalışma usul ve esaslarını belirlemektir. Kapsam MADDE 2 – (1) Bu Tebliğ, raylı

Norfolk Southern names transformation team

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USA: Reporting ‘another year of record financial results’ on March 29, Norfolk Southern Chairman, President & CEO James Squires said the railway had seen strong growth in 2018, achieving an all-time best operating ratio of 65·4 after three consecutive years of improvement and a recording a 9% year-on-year increase in

Government supports Borders Railway study

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THE government is to back a feasibility study which will examine the possibility of extending the Borders Railway from Tweedbank over the rest of its former route to Carlisle, via Melrose and Hawick. No formal announcement has been made, but the news came from Scottish secretary David Mundell in a letter

Find your career at the InnoTrans Campus

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INNOTRANS: More than 3 800 students from all over the world are expected to attend InnoTrans in Berlin during September 2020, and young professionals looking for a career in the rail sector will be able to head to the InnoTrans Campus area where employers will be using the RecruitingLAB networking

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

ČD orders push-pull sets and EMUs

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CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has awarded a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka a KC6bn eight-year framework contract for the supply of up to 50 RegioPanter electric multiple-units, with a KC3·6bn firm order for an initial 31, and a separate KC1bn firm order for five three-car sets of

Rebuilt DMUs to operate Praha service

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CZECH REPUBLIC: Last month Slovak rolling stock supplier ŽOS Zvolen delivered two Class 813/913.2 two-car diesel multiple-units which passenger operator KŽC Doprava ordered at a cost of €3m. They have been deployed since February 19 on Praha suburban line S34 from Praha-Masarykovo to Praha-Čakovice, replacing Class 810/010 railcars on the route

EE diesels stand in for DMUs

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PORTUGUESE Railways (CP) recently ran the entire service at the eastern end of the Douro Valley line using loco-hauled trains for the first time in many years.  CP 1415 at Pocinho on January 8 with R4202 15.22 Pocinho-Régua, formed of two of the 1947-built Schindler coaches. JANET COTTRELL These operated between Marco

‘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

Steam heat returns (briefly) to main line in Spain

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STEAM-heated mainline trains are now almost extinct across Europe but for a few days in late-January a charter train in Spain re-created the old atmosphere.  UK rail holiday operator PTG Tours celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first rail tour by running the train in Spain.  Steaming at dawn: ALSA No. 321 059

Diesel days on the Swindon & Cricklade Railway

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THE Swindon & Cricklade Railway ran diesel services on Sundays in February.  On the 10th, haulage was provided by ex-BR Departmental 0-6-0DE Ruston & Hornsby No. PWM651, making a special appearance in its 60th year.  It is seen at Taw Valley Halt carting a headboard commemorating well-known and active diesel enthusiast Andrew ‘Brillo’

ČD awarded long-distance operating contracts

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CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of Transport has announced that, following a market consultation assessment, it would award all the remaining long-distance public service obligation operating contracts directly to state incumbent ČD. Other operators had not shown sufficient interest in the contracts, which cover six express and 13 fast services and run

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

Five recommendations in Lewisham detrainment report

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UK: The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has published its report into an incident on March 2 2018 when nine Southeastern trains became stranded near Lewisham in London during bad weather and passengers evacuated themselves onto third-rail electrified tracks. The report published on March 25 is separate from an action plan which the

Bakan Turhan: ‘Demiryollarını Daha Güvenli ve Konforlu Hale Getirdik’

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bakan turhan demiryollarini daha guvenli ve konforlu hale getirdik Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Cahit Turhan, Siemens’e sipariş edilen Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) setlerinin teslimat zamanına dair soru üzerine, Ankara-İstanbul arasında hizmete açılan hızlı trenin Halkalı’ya kadar uzanmasının yolculuk talebini artıracağını kaydetti. Söz konusu talep artışının bir beklenti olduğunu vurgulayan Bakan Turhan,

Marmaray'da Yolcu Sayısı 468 Bine Çıktı

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TCDD Taşımacılık AŞ tarafından işletilmeye başlanan Marmaray Gebze-Halkalı Banliyö Hattında günlük taşınan yolcu sayısı 220 binden yüzde 112 artışla 468 bine yükselirken, bir haftada taşınan yolcu sayısı 3 milyon 276 bine ulaştı. Cumhurbaşkanı Recep Tayyip Erdoğan'ın katılımıyla 12 Mart'ta hizmete verilen Marmaray Gebze-Halkalı Banliyö Hattı ile durak sayısı 5'ten 43'e yükseldi. Marmaray’da 3

First, Hitachi move ahead with East Coast open access

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FIRSTGROUP’S plans to run budget-priced open access services on the East Coast Main Line have taken a major step forward with the order of five new trains from Hitachi. The rolling stock deal, worth £100 million, involves train leasing company Beacon Rail. The order is for five electric 5-car AT300 Hitachi sets,

ProRail and Arriva launch automation trials

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NETHERLANDS: ProRail, Arriva and Stadler have started a week-long trial of automatic train operation on the Groningen – Zuidhorn line in the north of the country, with a modified GTW DMU successfully undertaking a first run on the evening of March 15. Operating in Grade of Automation 2, with a driver

ProRail and Arriva launch ATO trials

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NETHERLANDS: ProRail, Arriva and Stadler have started a week-long trial of automatic train operation on the Groningen – Zuidhorn line in the north of the country, with a modified GTW DMU successfully undertaking a first run on the evening of March 15. Operating in Grade of Automation 2, with a driver

‘Hoover’ Royal Oak saved by Great Central Railway

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CLASS 50 No. 50017 Royal Oak has been acquired by the Great Central Railway (GCR) from Boden Rail, Eastcroft, Nottingham.  This followed a few days when the loco’s future was in doubt, with various means of disposal being considered, including dismantling for spares.  A sale fell through in late-January, and as funds and

‘Peak’ No. 46010 restoration completed

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CLASS 46 No. 46010 has been overhauled at GCR(N) Ruddington under contract by ‘Peak’ experts, the Pioneer Diesel Locomotive Group. Class 46 No. 46010 was rolled out on December 18 from the shed at GCR(N) Ruddington, where restoration has been undertaken. The final coats of gloss blue will be applied when the weather

Audley End’s small locos going under the hammer

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FOUR smaller Audley End Miniature Railway locos are to be auctioned by Dreweatts at Newbury on March 12.  This follows the death of Lord Braybrooke, of Audley End Estate, Essex in 2017. The larger steam and diesel locos are being retained for the railway. David Curwen built about 50 locos of 7¼in

Transdev orders the 1 000th Coradia Lint

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GERMANY: Transdev’s Bayerische Regiobahn has awarded Alstom a €150m contract to supply 41 two-car Coradia Lint diesel multiple-units. The 140 km/h DMUs are scheduled to be delivered from Alstom’s Salzgitter plant by September 2022, and will be used on Augsburger Netz Lot 2 regional passenger services covering routes from Augsburg

Stadler announces IPO plan

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SWITZERLAND: Plans for an initial public offering and listing on the SIX Swiss Exchange were announced by rolling stock manufacturer Stadler on March 19. The IPO is planned for ‘the coming months’, subject to market conditions. It would consist entirely of secondary shares held directly and indirectly by Executive Chairman Peter

Tilting train service direct award planned

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GERMANY: The Land of Thüringen has given advance notice of its intention to directly award incumbent DB Regio a new contract to continue to operate a group of regional passenger services which require the use of tilting diesel-multiple units to achieve the required timings. The Land said a direct award was

Overhead Line Electrification for Railways

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Book Review Overhead Line Electrification for RailwaysBy Garry Keenor Developed over several years by an experienced electrification engineer, this book is intended to provide ‘an approachable and reasonably comprehensive’ study of overhead electrification systems, setting out ‘the why as well as the what’ for readers with some basic engineering knowledge. It is

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

CAI International sells wagons

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USA: CAI International has agreed to sell 2 146 wagons, approximately 30% of its North American lease fleet, for $200m. The sale of 1 946 wagons was completed on February 26, realising a gain of $7m, while the remaining 200 wagons are currently being manufactured and will be sold in

TCDD’den Raydan Çıkan Trenle İlgili Açıklama

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TCDD'den raydan çıkan trenle ilgili açıklama TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara’nın Sincan ilçesinde akaryakıt yüklü trenin raydan çıkmasıyla ilgili teknik incelemelerin devam ettiği ve idari tahkikat başlatıldığını bildirdi. TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü’nden yapılan açıklamada, “Bugün (14.03.2019) İzmit-Ankara arasında konvansiyonel demiryolu hattında işlemekte olan 13112 sefer sayılı yük trenin saat 00.53’de Sincan doğu çıkış makasından

DB unveils details of ECx Talgos

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GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has announced further details of the 23 push-pull trains that it ordered from Talgo for €550m in February as part of a framework contract for up to 100 trainsets. At an event in Berlin on March 13 attended by the government’s Commissioner for Rail and Parliamentary Secretary of

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

No. 134 overhaul gathering pace at Inchicore works

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THE overhaul of the RPSI’s GM single cab Class 121 No. 134 by Iarnród Éireann-Irish Rail is making rapid progress at Inchicore, as the old body platework is stripped back in readiness for replacement. The RPSI’s project manager Gerry Mooney describes the overhaul as “the biggest diesel restoration ever undertaken in Ireland”,

Aveling Sirapite makes Mid-Suffolk foursome

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THE Long Shop Museum at Leiston will be without its popular Aveling & Porter 4wWTG Sirapite (6158/1906) this summer while the Rochester-built locomotive makes an extended visit to the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR). The geared locomotive spent 33 years in Leiston as the works shunter for traction engine manufacturer Richard Garrett

Clun Castle back on the main line after 31-year hiatus

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TYSELEY’S flagship Collett 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle made a triumphant return to the main line on February 19. This was its first venture onto the national network since 1988, following an extensive overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works. The 1950-built ‘Castle’ ran a series of light engine test runs to ease it through

Clun Castle returns to main line after 31-year hiatus

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Tyseley’s flagship Collett 4-6-0 No. 7029 Clun Castle made a triumphant return to the main line last month. No. 7029 Clun Castle passes through Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway with its second loaded test run to Stratford on February 21. ANDREW BELL This was its first venture onto the national network since 1988, following an extensive

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

VR selects Stadler to supply diesel locomotives

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FINLAND: Stadler has been selected for a contract to supply 60 diesel shunting locomotives, national railway VR Group announced on March 11. The contract, which is expected to be finalised during April, would be worth approximately €200m, with deliveries scheduled for 2022-25. There would be an option for a further 100

Siemens unveils Dual-Mode Vectron

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GERMANY: The first of two prototype Vectron Dual-Mode locomotives was formally unveiled at the Siemens Mobility plant in München-Allach on March 11. Announced at InnoTrans 2018 last September, the 160 km/h Bo-Bo electro-diesel locomotive is intended to fill a gap in the Vectron range, and is intended primarily for freight operators.

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

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