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ERFA Secretary General appointed at an ‘exciting moment’

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EUROPE: Conor Feighan became Secretary General of the European Rail Freight Association on August 26, succeeding Acting Secretary General Carole Coune. Feighan has joined ERFA from the FEPORT association which represents terminal operators and private port companies. He has had previous roles at the European Parliament and the European Economic &

Australian investment group FSI to buy Patriot Rail

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USA: Australian investment group First State Investments announced an agreement to acquire 100% of the equity of short line group Patriot Rail & Ports from SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners on August 26.  Terms were not disclosed. Formed in 2006 and acquired by SteelRiver in 2012, Florida-based Patriot now has 12 lines totalling

World rail infrastructure market – August 2019

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Australia: ARTC has appointed Turner & Townsend and SNC-Lavalin to provide programme management office services for the Inland Rail project. Canada: Thales is to supply SelTrac CBTC signalling for Toronto’s Finch West light rail line and Stage 2 of the O-Train Confederation Line in Ottawa. Croatia: HŽ Infrastruktura, the Port of Rijeka

Abellio Takes Over East Midlands Franchise

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Abellio, which won the East Midlands franchise in April this year has started operating the line, which serves the Midland Main Line. Operating as East Midlands Railway, major calling points include London St Pancras, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Sheffield, Leeds, York and Scarborough. The franchise contract is set to run for eight

Filling the intermodal information gap

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EUROPE: Intermodal freight company Kombiverkehr is piloting Train Monitor, which provides real-time information on the location and punctuality of its services operating within Germany and from Germany to Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Poland. This includes the estimated time when

Russia’s Busiest Airport to Get New Railway Line

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Sheremetyevo International Airport, which is located 30km from Moscow, is to get a new railway line, Russian Railways has said. The new line will extend to the Northern Terminal Complex (NTC), which comprises Terminals B and C. The goal of the project is to increase the airport’s accessibility while taking

Wabtec Delivers 5 PowerHaul Locomotives to Turkey

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Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş. has received 5 new diesel-electric locomotives from the American company Wabtec Corp. – which recently merged with GE Transportation – to accompany their existing fleet of 5 leased diesel locomotives. Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş. is a subsidiary of Tüpraş, Turkey’s largest oil refinery operator. The order for the new locomotives was

TCDD ‘eş yanı krizini’ çözdü

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TCDD, bir süredir gündeme gelen şikayetler üzerine trenlerde yan yana koltuklarda ‘eş yanı krizi’ olarak anılan soruna son vermek için ‘terminal kişi’ görevlendirdi.

Feature articles in the August 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 Jumping on the night train News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis Safety crisis prompts reform in Taiwan, ERA’s cross-authorisation of rolling

CDG Express trains ordered

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FRANCE: The Hello Paris consortium selected to operate the CDG Express airport rail link has ordered 13 electric multiple-units to run the service at a cost of €160m, Alstom confirmed on August 1. CDG Express will run for 32 km between Paris-Est and Charles-de-Gaulle airport Terminal 2, using a mix of new

Port of Barcelona rail motorway terminal agreed

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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

Eyre grain lines are not closed, insists GWA

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AUSTRALIA: Unequal treatment of road and rail was a major factor behind the decision to suspend services on the 1 067 mm gauge network in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, according to operator Genesee & Wyoming Australia. The 700 km network was mothballed at the end of May after GWA’s only customer switched its

PowerHaul locos delivered to Turkish private operator

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TURKEY: Wabtec and Tülomsaş have delivered five PowerHaul diesel-electric locomotives to Körfez Ulaştırma, the rail transport subsidiary of oil refining company Tüpraş which was the first operator to order new locos after the government began issuing operating licenses to private companies in 2017. Körfez Ulaştırma signed the order with what was

18 July: news in brief

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Part of flood-damaged Welsh branch line reopens today TRAINS are running once again on the Conwy Valley line in north Wales. The branch from Llandudno Junction was closed on 16 March after serious floods caused by Storm Gareth had damaged more than 9km of the route, including Dolgarrog station, ten level

The death of Sir Nigel Gresley

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The death of Sir Nigel Gresley at Hertford on April 5, deprives the railway mechanical engineering profession of one of its most distinguished personalities, and one whose career has no parallel in the locomotive history of this country. For nearly 30 years he held the chief executive position on the

‘Drone train’ completes first trial

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FRANCE: National operator SNCF has successfully tested a remotely-controlled train over a distance of 4 km in the Paris suburbs. Representing a key stage in SNCF’s programme to develop automated operations, the ‘drone train’ ran from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges to Juvisy and was driven from a control centre established at Vigneux-sur-Seine. Describing the test

FRA awards $326m for rail infrastructure works

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USA: More than $326m in Consolidated Rail Infrastructure & Safety Improvements and Special Transportation Circumstances grant funding for 45 rail infrastructure projects in 29 states has been announced by the Federal Railroad Administration. ‘These investments in inter-city passenger and freight rail will benefit surrounding communities, make grade crossings safer and improve

Unipart Rail: Value through Innovation

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Innovation for innovation’s sake is not a good position to take. It’s critical that innovation delivers value, helping the railways to improve and deliver a better service to operators and passengers. Our value in innovation is added though: Increasing safetyOptimising costReducing riskImproving performanceIncorporating digital solutionsIncreasing corporate responsibility At Unipart Rail we carefully assess both

nVent ERICO – Railway Electrical Protection

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Lightning strikes can cause catastrophic damage to critical rail infrastructure and equipment. Unexpected transient events or momentary bursts of extremely high voltages can occur even during normal operations. That’s why railway electrical protection is a vital part of safe, reliable operations. nVent ERICO offers a comprehensive portfolio of products that

Tambo Springs terminal ‘will change the face of Gauteng’

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

£25million support for for Scottish rail freight industry

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The Scottish Government has allocated £25million to support the country’s rail freight industry over the next five years. Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson announced the ring-fenced funding during a visit to Freightliner’s Coatbridge Terminal on May 9. Rail freight operators, Network Rail and Transport Scotland can now put forward proposals

Infrastructure managers must do more to help freight, warns Mercitalia

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

Critical Communications for Australian Railways

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

First Maritime Class 66s unveiled by DB Cargo

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DB CARGO has signed a long-term agreement with Maritime Transport Ltd to run Maritime Intermodal, a new rail freight operation.  The 10-year deal (from April 1) sees Maritime take over the day-to-day running of the DB’s freight terminals at Trafford Park (Manchester), Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (Birch Coppice) and Wakefield Europort.

Port deal secures iron ore rail link

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BRAZIL: Plans for a rail-served iron ore mine in the southern part of Bahia state are expected to move ahead, following the signing of agreements for the development of bulk export terminals at the new Porto Sul deep-water facility near Ilhéus and the founding of a special purpose company to

Industry Insider Week 21 – 12 Must-Read Rail Stories

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All the important rail news of the week, summed up for you in one place: our Railway-News Industry Insider Week 21 for 20–24 May 2019: Stadler’s Euro Dual Locomotive for ELP © Stadler Rolling Stock Euro Dual Hybrid Locomotive © Stadler Stadler Delivers More Hybrid Locomotives for European Freight Corridors Stadler have entered into a contract

Bakanlık Onayladı Söğütlüçeşme Gar Oluyor

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İstanbul’un ana ulaşım hatları olan metrobüs, Marmaray, hızlı trenin kesiştiği Kadıköy Söğütlüçeşme ‘gar’ olarak düzenleniyor. Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı tarafından hazırlanan plana göre alana yeni hızlı tren terminalinin yanı sıra ticari ve kültürel yapılar da [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Bakanlık Onayladı Söğütlüçeşme Gar Oluyor – RayHaber

Virgin Trains USA Begin Construction of Orlando Expansion

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In January 2017 Brightline began operating rail services in Florida, USA. In November that year Brightline and Virgin Group formed a strategic partnership. Brightline rebranded as Virgin Trains USA with plans to continue growing the country’s first privately funded intercity passenger trains in more than 100 years. Fast forward to April

TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı Yedek Aday Yerleştirme Duyurusu Yayımlandı!

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) tarafından açıklanan detaylara göre 356 işçi alımı sözlü sınavına katılacak adayların belirlenmesi adına düzenlenen kura töreninde adı çıkan ancak daha sonra evrak teslim etmeyen ve şartlara uygun olmadığı için başvuruları [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: TCDD 356 İşçi Alımı Yedek Aday Yerleştirme Duyurusu Yayımlandı! – RayHaber

Banks back Turkish railport

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TURKEY: Two US$30m loans to finance the US$86m development of a privately-run inland rail terminal in Kocaeli province, to the east of Istanbul, have been agreed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and majority Chinese-owned Turkish bank ICBC Turkey. The terminal is being developed by a 67:33 joint venture

LNER launches Hitachi Azuma trainsets

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UK: ‘The launch of the Hitachi Azuma fleet is another step in the history of a route which has long been associated with iconic trains’, LNER Manging Director David Horne told guests on a preview train on May 14, the day before the new fleet is set to enter passenger

Phasor: Ready to Transform Mobile Connectivity

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

TCDD 356 Personel Alımı Kura Çekimi Sonuçları

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Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) işyerlerinde belirsiz süreli (daimi) iş sözleşmesi ile çalıştırılmak üzere 169 işyerine alınacak; 86 Tren Teşkil İşçisi, 42 Demiryolu Yol Yapım, Bakım ve Onarım Makinesi Operatörü, 188 Demiryolu Hattı Bakım Onarımcısı, [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: TCDD 356 Personel Alımı Kura Çekimi Sonuçları – RayHaber

Demiryoluyla Akryakıt Taşımacığılında Kavşak Nokta Afyonkarahisar Olacak

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TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü tarafından; Petrol Depolama ve Lojistik Firmalarının demiryolu güzergâhında TCDD sahalarına yıllık en az 100 bin ton demiryolu taşıma garantisi verilerek Akaryakıt-Lpg-Lng-Cng terminalleri kurulması için alan kiralaması konusunda, tehlikeli maddelerin demiryolu ile taşınmasına [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Demiryoluyla Akryakıt Taşımacığılında Kavşak Nokta Afyonkarahisar Olacak – RayHaber

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

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…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: RailFreight Zirvesi’nde Yeni İpek Yolu’nda İntermodal Konuşulacak – RayHaber

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

Real-time insight into port’s rail traffic

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NETHERLANDS: Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched the OnTrack application, which provides real-time insight into rail flows within the port and its terminals. The aim is to inform operators’ planning processes and help shippers anticipate any  deviations from the schedules. At present, most terminals use their own planning system and standards,

SNCF Logistics acquires Railtraxx

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BELGIUM: SNCF Logistics announced on April 2 that it had acquired freight operator Railtraxx and would merge it with Captrain Belgium. Railtraxx was established in 2009 and runs intermodal trains linking the port of Antwerpen with destinations in western Europe, as well as providing ‘last mile’ terminal services around Antwerpen. Owner Pieter

Maritime Transport launches rail freight business

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UK: Logistics company Maritime Transport officially launched its Maritime Intermodal business on March 29. DB Cargo UK unveiled two specially-branded Class 66 locomotives to mark the start three days later of a 10-year contract to operate daily container trains from Southampton and Felixstowe to inland terminals on Maritime’s behalf. As part

UWC rolls out ‘revolutionary’ articulated tank wagon

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KAZAKHSTAN: United Wagon Co says the design of 400 articulated liquefied petroleum gas tank wagons which it is supplying to company Texol is ‘revolutionary, with no other model on the CIS market able to match its technical and operational standards’. The Type 15-9541-01 was designed by UWC’s All-Union Research & Development

Rumo wins Norte-Sul operating concession

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BRAZIL: Rumo has won the tender for a 30-year concession to complete and operate the 1 537 km southern section of the Ferrovia Norte-Sul corridor linking Porto Nacional in Tocantins to Estrela d'Oeste in São Paulo state. When the offers were opened on March 28, Rumo’s bid of R$2·72bn was significantly ahead of

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

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

Eurotunnel awards Shuttle refurbishment contract

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EUROPE: Channel Tunnel concessionaire Eurotunnel has appointed Bombardier Transportation to undertake the mid-life refurbishment of its nine passenger Shuttle trainsets, which carry cars, coaches and their occupants between the terminals in the UK and France. The contract announced on March 20 is worth €150m over seven years, with deliveries of the

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

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

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

Spain – Luxembourg rail motorway service launched

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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

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