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Marmaray’da 478 Milyon Euroluk İsraf İddialarına Bakanlıktan Yalanlama

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı, bazı basın yayın kuruluşlarında yer alan “Marmaray’da kullanılmak üzere alınan tren setlerinin, kullanılmayarak kendi hâline bırakıldığı” şeklindeki iddiaların gerçeği yansıtmadığı belirtildi. Bakanlık’tan yapılan açıklamada, Marmaray’a, işletilmek üzere gelecekteki hedef yolcu sayıları [devamı…]

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Made of Stone: Tunstead Quarry, Derbyshire

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Construction traffic is the biggest growth area for UK railfreight, with millions of tonnes of material being moved every year – much of it to London and the south-east of England. Ben Jones visits one of the country’s most important locations – Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire. Less than three miles

Küba Demiryollarının Yenilenmesi İçin Rusya İle Anlaştı

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Rusya Başbakan Yardımcısı Yuriy Borisov, Küba hükümetiyle demiryollarının yenilenmesi için anlaşma imzaladıklarını açıkladı. Küba’da demiryollarının yenilenmesi konusunda Havana ile Moskova arasında anlaşma imzalandı. Rusya Başbakan Yardımcısı Yuriy Borisov, St. Petersburg Uluslararası Ekonomi Forumu’nda yaptığı açıklamada [devamı…]

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£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

Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığından ‘Marmaray’ açıklaması

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığınca, Marmaray için alınan tren setlerinin hizmete alınmaması ya da ray makas sistemine uygun olmadığı için kullanılmaması gibi bir durumun söz konusu olmadığı bildirildi.

Ulaştırma Bakanlığı’ndan Marmaray açıklaması: 54 setin 43’ü her gün hizmet veriyor

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Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setlerinin, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldığı iddiasına Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı’ndan yanıt geldi.

ZSSK RegioPanter EMU rolled out

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SLOVAKIA: Škoda Transportation has rolled out the first of the Class 660 electric multiple-units ordered by national passenger operator ZSSK for use on regional services around Žilina. The €160m contract for 25 dual-voltage 3 kV DC/25 kV AC EMUs with a maximum speed of 160 km/h was signed in March 2018,

Russian Railways orders high speed trains

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RUSSIA: Russian Railways has signed a €1·1bn order for a further 13 Velaro RUS high speed trains for use on the 650 km Moscow – St Petersburg route, Siemens Mobility announced on June 7. The 10-car trainsets will be supplied by Siemens Mobility and the Ural Locomotives joint venture of Siemens

Southeastern deal unresolved as deadline approaches

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THE Department for Transport remains locked in talks with Govia over another extension to the Southeastern franchise, barely two weeks before the present contract is due to end. It was in June 2017 that the DfT announced that four bidders had been shortlisted for South Eastern. They were Govia, Stagecoach, Trenitalia

Israel Railways Buys 74 TWINDEXX Vario Coaches

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Bombardier Transportation and Israel Railways (ISR) have signed a contract for 74 additional TWINDEXX Vario double-decker coaches. This order is part of a framework agreement that the two parties signed in October 2010. It is worth around 147 million euros (166 million USD). Bombardier says it will deliver all 74 coaches

Changes signalled for HS2 route in North

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THE government is reconsidering the route of HS2 between Crewe and Manchester and also between Birmingham and Leeds, which are jointly known as Phase 2b. A consultation has been launched on proposals to use HS2 as a regional route, by providing two new junctions so that Northern Powerhouse Rail services could

7 June: News in brief

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Frankenstein A second rail union has called for privatisation to be reversed in the wake of a Transport Focus survey of how much passengers trust the railway industry, which left Southern trailing the list. However, the percentage of users who do trust Southern has risen from 17 per cent to

Siemens Mobility Joins Competition to Win HS2 Bid

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HS2 train design as submitted by Siemens Mobility Ltd © Siemens Siemens Mobility’s Experience in the High-Speed Sector Siemens wanted to highlight its experience in the high-speed sector for both rolling stock and infrastructure. It said its Velaro platform was used in several countries, such as Spain, China, Russia, Germany, France and

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

First Kiss for DB Regio

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GERMANY: DB Regio has placed its first order for Stadler Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units, signing a €220m contract on June 5 for 18 four-car units for use in Schleswig-Holstein. This follows the award in April of a contract for incumbent and sole bidder DB Regio to continue to operate Elektronetz Ost services

Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setleri depoya kaldırıldı

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Marmaray için alınan 478 milyon euro değerindeki tren setlerinin, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldığı belirtildi.

RMT ballots for strike after Underground talks fail

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PAY talks between London Underground and the RMT have collapsed, and the union is preparing strike ballot papers for its 10,000 London Underground members. Transport for London said it is now asking the conciliation service ACAS to help with the next stage of negotiations. The union claimed that there had been no

‘Lojmanın kiraya verilmesi hakkaniyete aykırı’

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KDK, kurum lojmanını üçüncü kişilere kiraya veren TCDD’yi haksız bularak lojmanların personele tahsis edilmesine yönelik tavsiye kararı verdi.

Marmaray’da Raylara Takılılan 478 Milyon Euro’luk Fiyasko

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Marmaray için alınan milyonlarca Avro değerindeki tren setleri, gerekli uzunlukta ray-makas sistemi olmadığı için depoya kaldırıldı. Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanı Turhan, “temizlik ve bakım” yapıldığı için kamu zararı oluşturmadığını iddia etti. Cumhuriyet‘ten Mustafa Çakır’ın haberine [devamı…]

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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

High Speed 2 rolling stock bids submitted

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UK: The deadline to submit bids for the estimated £2·75bn contract to design, manufacture and maintain the High Speed 2 train fleet passed at midday on June 5. Project promoter HS2 Ltd will now evaluate the five bids received and expects to announce the winner in early 2020, with entry

HS2 rolling stock bids submitted

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UK: The deadline to submit bids for the estimated £2·75bn contract to design, manufacture and maintain the High Speed 2 train fleet passed at midday on June 5. Project promoter HS2 Ltd will now evaluate the five bids received and expects to announce the winner in early 2020, with entry

DB Regio Orders 18 Stadler KISS Trains

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Germany: DB Regio and Stadler have signed a contract for the design, manufacture and delivery of 18 double-decker KISS trains. DB Regio will put them into service on the ‘Elektronetz Ost’ (Hamburg metropolitan area) route. DB Regio once again won the franchise in March this year. The contract is worth

SBB Cargo makes progress in wagonload automation

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SWITZERLAND: SBB Cargo plans to trial automated brake tests for freight trains by the end of the year as it makes headway in its efforts to digitalise its wagonload business. The operator has been trialling autocouplers on 130 wagons used on dedicated intermodal shuttles for more than a year, Project Manager

Bombardier and Hitachi Reveal Proposed HS2 Train Design

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Not to be outdone by Alstom and its unveiling of its proposed design for the new HS2 trains, Bombardier and Hitachi also reveal their first image of their proposed HS2 train design.  Bombardier-Hitachi HS2 train design © Bombardier Bombardier-Hitachi Joint HS2 Rolling Stock Bid Bombardier and Hitachi announced in July last year that they

UK: Alstom Reveals Its Design for HS2 Trains

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The race to win the contract for the HS2 rolling stock is an intense one. Now Alstom has revealed its proposed design for the new UK high-speed train.  Alstom’s proposed HS2 design © Alstom Design & Styling 2019 HS2 Ltd has said it needs a train that can operate equally on the

FirstGroup investor war gathers strength

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THE internal battle in FirstGroup, which operates Great Western Railway, South Western Railway and TransPennine Express, is becoming a war of words between the board and what it sees as a rogue investor. Ahead of an Extraordinary General Meeting later this month, First has launched a determined counter attack on US-based

Stadler Traverso Enters Regular Passenger Service

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The new copper-coloured Stadler Traverso entered regular passenger service for SOB (Schweizerische Südostbahn AG) in the beginning of June. SOB has deployed it on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and Lucerne.  The eight-car electric multiple unit Traverso has entered regular passenger service on the Voralpen-Express route between St Gallen and

Trenitalia to Get 14 New ETR1000 Very High-Speed Trains

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Hitachi and Bombardier have signed a contract with Trenitalia for 14 Frecciarossa 1000 (ETR1000) very high-speed trains. The contract also comprises maintenance services for a period of ten years.  Hitachi and Bombardier will design and manufacture 14 ETR1000 trains for Trenitalia © BombardierThe partnership split between Hitachi Rail SpA and Bombardier Transportation

Two Unipart Rail Leaders Named Everywoman Awards Finalists

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Two Unipart Rail leaders have been named as finalists for awards celebrating remarkable women in the transport and logistics sector. Kelly Pepper (left) and Karen Beardsley Karen Beardsley and Kelly Pepper are shortlisted in the Supply Chain category at the 12th annual Everywoman Awards (Transport & Logistics), to be held in June. Managing

Trenitalia orders 14 high speed trainsets

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ITALY: Trenitalia has confirmed an order for a partnership of Hitachi Rail (60%) and Bombardier Transportation (40%) to supply 14 more Frecciarossa 1000 high speed trainsets and maintain them for 10 years. The €575m deal announced on June 4 follows the publication in May of FS Group’s business plan for 2019-23. The

Record Jack Numbers Boost Mechan Order Book

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Rail maintenance equipment specialist, Mechan, is enjoying record-breaking demand for its flagship lifting jacks, securing orders for more than 160 already this year. Most of the jacks specified so far are being built by the Sheffield-based manufacturer for UK rail depots, although sets will also be heading to France and New

Visit Unipart Rail at Africa Rail 2019

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Unipart Rail are exhibiting at Africa Rail 2019 on 19th & 20th June at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. We are exhibiting alongside our partner Gear Rail – leaders in railway safety and control solutions in Africa. Visit our team on the Gear Rail stand to understand more about how we deliver

US Supreme Court Rules against the AAR

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In a battle that formally began in the courts in 2011 but that has its roots in the 2008 Passenger Railroad Investment and Improvement Act, the US Supreme Court has sided with Amtrak and against the Association of American Railroads (AAR).  Amtrak train © Jerry Huddleston under licence The AAR was seeking

Doğu Ekspresi’nin En Güzel Karesi İçin 10 Bin Lira Ödül

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Ulaştırma ve Altyapı Bakanlığı himayesinde, TCDD Taşımacılık AŞ’nin ev sahipliğinde fotoğraf yarışması gerçekleştiriliyor. Ankara – Kars arasında güzergâhında çekilen Doğu Ekspresi fotoğraflarının yer alacağı, “Tam O An” Doğu Ekspresi Ulusal Fotoğraf Yarışması’na başvurular 2 Mayıs [devamı…]

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TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Arıkan’ın Ramazan Bayramı Mesajı

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Sevgili Vatandaşlarımız; Bayramlar, dargınlık ve kırgınlıkların unutulduğu, toplumsal birlikteliğin pekiştiği, hoşgörünün egemen olduğu, iyilik ve güzelliklerin yoğun olarak yaşandığı huzur ikliminde geçirilen günlerdir. Bu günler; birlik, beraberlik, kardeşlik, sevgi ve saygı kültürüyle yardımlaşma ve dayanışmaya [devamı…]

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Bombardier TRAXX MS3 Locomotive at Transport Logistic

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At Transport Logistic 2019, which takes place in Munich on 4–7 June, Bombardier Transportation will show off its TRAXX locomotive platform and service solutions. Bombardier TRAXX MS3 locomotive © Bombardier Michael Fahrer, President, Region Central and Eastern Europe and Israel, Bombardier Transportation, said: “We are happy to show visitors Europe’s newest locomotive platform

Campania DMUs ordered using Lombardia contract

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ITALY: Campania regional train operator Ente Autonomo Volturno has ordered five Stadler diesel-battery multiple-units by using an option within a framework contract for up to 50 units which Lombardia regional railway FNM signed with the Swiss manufacture in November. The two operators said this arrangement would enable them both to order high

Filibe-Edirne Tren Seferleri İle Turizm Atağı

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TCDD ile Bulgaristan Demiryolları arasında yapılan mutakabat sonucu 2019 Avrupa Kültür Başkenti Filibe ile Osmanlı’ya 92 yıl başkentlik yapmış tarih ve kültür kenti Edirne arasında tren seferi başladı… Filibe’den hareket eden tren öğle saatlerinde 30 [devamı…]

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RMT sounds warning as Underground pay talks start

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A NEW round of London Underground pay negotiations is due to begin tomorrow (5 June), and the RMT has prepared the way by making a ‘clear demand’ for ‘a deal that reflects the growing workload and pressures’ which it says affect the staff. One point of contention, according to the RMT,

Toshiba unveils tri-mode locomotive demonstrator

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GERMANY: Toshiba Railway Europe unveiled a electric-diesel-battery hybrid traction technology demonstrator locomotive at the Transport Logistic trade show in München on June 4. The company has a contract to supply 50 diesel-battery centre cab locomotives to DB Cargo from 2021, TRE Managing Director Hinrich Krey told Railway Gazette. The demonstrator is

Trenle 27,88 avroya Sofya turu

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TCDD Taşımacılık, son yıllarda iç turizmin gözdesi haline gelen Doğu ve Van Gölü ekspreslerinin yanı sıra İstanbul-Sofya Ekspresi ile Avrupa rotasını keşfetmek için seçenek sunuyor.

Virgin Trains announces plans for cheapest fare app

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UK: Virgin Trains is developing a booking app which it says will guarantee that passengers obtain the cheapest walk-up fares by retrospectively looking at the trains used and recalculating the fare if a different ticket would have been cheaper than the one purchased. The system would automatically provide a partial refund

Industry Insider Week 22 – 10 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 22 for 27–31 May 2019: Alstom metro for Lyon Line 2 © Alstom/Mobylette Jaune Infrastructure Sydney Metro Rouse Hill Station © MDRX under licence Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service Sydney Metro North West

Uzbekistan orders more Talgo 250 trainsets

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UZBEKISTAN: National railway UTY has finalised an order for a further two Talgo 250 trainsets for use from 2021 on Afrosiyob services between Toshkent, Samarkand, Qarshi, Bukhara and Khiva, along with four coaches to lengthen its original pair of Talgo 250 trainsets. The €57m order announced by Talgo on May 30 is

SBB looks at options to reintroduce night trains

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SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways is examining options for reintroducing overnight services to a range of European destinations. Armin Weber, Head of International Passenger Services, told Schweizer Radio & Fernsehen on May 30 that SBB had identified a market need and was looking at potential routes. If SBB decided to re-enter the

Stadler to Deliver 8 FLIRT Trains to Texas

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FLIRT train for Dallas, Texas © Stadler DART-Stadler Contract DART has selected Stadler to build and assemble eight FLIRT trains. These FLIRT trains will be diesel multiple units. This aspect of the contract is worth 119 million USD. DART has also commissioned the company to design an equipment maintenance facility (EMF) for

Ankara’da Tarihi İmza

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TCDD Genel Müdürü Ali İhsan Uygun’un Raillife dergisinin Haziran ayı sayısında “Ankara’da Tarihi İmza” başlıklı yazısı yayımlandı. İŞTE TCDD GENEL MÜDÜR UYGUN’UN YAZISI Ülkemizin kalbi Ankara yine tarihi bir güne tanıklık etti. Türkiye, Rusya ve [devamı…]

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Leo Express unveils its Chinese EMUs

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CZECH REPUBLIC: The three multi-system electric multiple-units being built for open access operator Leo Express by Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive are nearing completion and on course for delivery in the second half of the year, the operator confirmed on June 3. The inter-city EMUs are due to undergo certification

Moskova’da evsiz kadın İsveçli bir yazar çıktı: ‘Hostel teklif ettik ama kabul etmeyip …

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Moskova’nın Kiev Demiryolu İstasyonu yakınında yaşayan evsiz kadının İsveçli bir yazar olduğu ortaya çıktı.

Tavşanlı-Balıkesir Demiryolu Hattında Elektrifikasyon Testleri Başladı

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TCDD 7.Bölge Müdürlüğü demiryolu hatlarından Eskişehir-Kütahya-Tavşanlı Hat kesiminde Elektrikli Tren İşletmeciliği yapılmaktadır. Tavşanlı-Balıkesir hat kesiminin yapımı tamamlanıp enerji verilmesi sonrasında Test Çalışmalarına Başlandı. Test Çalışmaları TCDD 7.Bölge Müdürü Adem Sivri, TCDD Genel Müdürlüğü Modernizasyon Daire [devamı…]

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LGV Rhin-Rhône Yüksek Hızlı Tren Hattı Uzatılıyor

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Fransa’da Aralık 2011’de 140 km’lik ilk aşaması açılan LGV Rhin-Rhône yüksek hızlı tren hattı uzatılıyor. Yüksek hızlı tren ağının geri kalanından izole edilen hat, TGV’lerin Dijon ve Mulhouse’a hizmet etmesini sağlamak için her iki ucunda [devamı…]

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Ratchet-P clamp offers versatility and durability

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CLAMP: HellermannTyton has launched the Ratchet-P one-piece adjustable clamp for applications including securing pipes, hoses and cable bundles from 6 to 51 mm wide to rolling stock bogies. ‘Old fashioned P-clamps can be difficult to position, can twist and pinch wires during installation and, put frankly, can make complicated and lengthy

First Class 70 over Coalville branch

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THE freight-only Coalville line in Leicestershire has seen the passage of its first Class 70.  No. 70802 became the first of the class over the line on April 1 when it was used on a Westbury to Stud Farm working to collect ballast.  Colas is understood to have just taken over this working

3ES5S electric freight locomotive on test

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RUSSIA: The first 3ES5S electric freight locomotive produced by Transmashholding’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Works has started 5 000 km of test running at the VNIIZhT circuit at Shcherbinka near Moscow, ahead of trials on the Russian Railways network. The 3ES5S is a three-section version of the 2ES5S, itself an updated version of the

Borne backs early extension of Rhin-Rhône high speed line

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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

Rusya’da Demiryolu Köprüsünü Çaldılar

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Rusya’nın kuzey batı ucunda, Finlandiya’ya yakın Murmansk bölgesindeki Umba Nehri üzerinde bulunan eski bir demiryolu köprüsü çalındı. SSCB devrinden kalma 12 yıl öncesine kadar aktif olarak kullanılan köprü, bir başka bölgede yenisi yapılınca kaderine terk [devamı…]

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Crown Prince inaugurates København – Ringsted line

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DENMARK: The København – Ringsted high speed line was formally inaugurated by Crown Prince Frederik on May 31, in a ceremony at Køge Nord station attended by Transport Minister Magnus Heunicke, Banedanmark CEO Per Jacobsen, DSB CEO Flemming Jensen and around 1 000 stakeholders and official guests. With a budget of DKr11·4bn

World rail market – May 2019

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Germany: DB has begun a €30m project to install Icomera wi-fi technology across its inter-city fleet by 2021. Hamburger Hochbahn is to use a Worldline SAM server for online and app payments as part of the conversion of its tickets from UIC barcode to VDV-KA standards. Italy: Dassault Systèmes is to supply its

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.

Stadler to Deliver Ten Further Locomotives to ELP

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Stadler has signed a contract with the European Loc Pool (ELP) for ten further six-axle locomotives. On 20 May 2019 Stadler announced it had signed a framework agreement with ELP for 100 locomotives. This order forms part of that framework contract. ELP orders 10 Stadler multi-system 9MW electric locomotives © Stadler Stadler’s Multi-System

Opportunities amid uncertainty in the UK rail market

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UK: Rail Industry Association Chief Executive Darren Caplan sees good opportunities for UK firms in both the home and export markets, despite a period of uncertainty. Speaking to Railway Gazette at the Railtex exhibition in Birmingham on May 15, Caplan stressed that the record £48bn settlement for Network Rail’s Control

Dublin seeks battery-electric DART fleet

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IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann and the National Transport Authority have invited expressions of interest in a 10-year framework agreement covering the supply of between 250 and 600 vehicles for Dublin Area Rapid Transport suburban rail services. Expansion of DART electric services to Maynooth, Drogheda and Hazelhatch forms part of the

American freight locos rebuilt in Estonia

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AMERICAN manufactured diesel locos, once used in the USA, are being completely rebuilt in Estonia for use there and also in Ukraine.  Estonian state-owned rail freight company Operail inherited the former US Class 1-operated diesel locos which were imported during 2002/03 when the business was run by private company Baltic Rail

Ethiopia’s metre-gauge survivors

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DESPITE opening a new electrified main line in 2016, parts of the old metre-gauge Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Éthiopien still appear to have some operational trains, although passenger services on the full route ceased in 2008.  The metre-gauge line was opened between Addis Ababa and Djibouti in stages from 1902, and completed

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

‘Crompton’ performs well to ease Bodmin problems

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The week of April 1-5 was an operations manager’s nightmare at the Bodmin & Wenford Railway as the only serviceable steam loco failed with a hot axle box on March 31.  The only option was to use Class 33/1 No. 33110, which had to cover Tuesday and Wednesday’s scheduled passenger trains as well as hauling

Poll claims most people oppose rail privatisation

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A NEW opinion poll has found that fewer than one in three people support proposals for increased competition on the railways. Various groups say that more competing operators would improve the service, with one of the more radical proposals coming from Virgin Group. In a submission to Keith Williams’ Rail Review,

Bombardier Preferred Bidder for Cairo Monorail Project

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Bombardier Transportation is the preferred bidder for the Cairo (Egypt) monorail project worth 3 billion euros (3.36 billion USD). Bombardier’s INNOVIA 300 Monorail System, here: Bangkok © Bombardier Transportation The Cairo monorail project comprises two new monorail lines. The first one is to connect East Cairo with the New Administrative City. It

Zonegreen Launch Depot Protection RFID Control Panel at Railtex

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Sheffield safety specialists, Zonegreen, celebrated the 20th anniversary of their flagship system, which revolutionised working conditions in depots, at Railtex earlier this month. Zonegreen’s Railtex Stand To mark the occasion, the firm launched the results of their latest research and development project at the exhibition. The new Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS)

Bombardier Transportation to 3D print rolling stock parts

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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: Bombardier Transportation is to install a Stratasys F900 3D printer at its Hennigsdorf plant. Purchased through Stratasys’ regional distributor Alphacam, the printer will use ULTEM 9085 resin to produce components previously made from glass fibre or tin. Bombardier intends to use the printer to produce interior and exterior rolling

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

Doğu Ekspresi Sefer Sayısı Artacak Mı, Azalacak Mı?

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Son günlerde Kars’ta merak konusu olan Doğu Ekspresi sefer sayısı artacak mı, azalacak mı? belirsizliği üzerine TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Erol Arıkan, açıklama yaptı. Arıkan, “Yoğun ilgi karşında kalan trene ek olarak turizm treni ekledik. [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: Doğu Ekspresi Sefer Sayısı Artacak Mı, Azalacak Mı? – RayHaber

CoolRail to cut carbon footprint of fresh food

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EUROPE: Food logistics company Euro Pool System has launched a thrice-weekly CoolRail dedicated temperature-controlled service to transport fresh produce between Valencia in Spain and Rotterdam in the Netherlands. This is intended to be first route of planned network of CoolRail services which would link Spain with Germany, Scandinavia and the UK. Euro

Stadler Wins Maintenance Contract in Norway

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Stadler has won a maintenance contract for more than a hundred trains in Norway.  Vy selects Stadler to maintain its fleet of 100 FLIRT trains © Stadler Stadler-Vy Maintenance Contract Details The train operator Vy, previously NSB, has awarded Stadler a maintenance contract for more than 100 FLIRT trains in Norway. These electric multiple

Sydney Metro North West Enters Commercial Service

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Sydney Metro North West entered commercial service on Sunday, 26 May.  The operator, Metro Trains Sydney, will run the new trains every four minutes during peak times. This volume could be increased in the future, if needed. However, during the first six weeks, the operator will run trains every five minutes

Mid-Norfolk Railway gala showcases new sidings

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THE Mid-Norfolk Railway’s April 5-7 diesel gala started in glorious sunshine, but the number of passengers was low.  Trains ran between Dereham and Wyndham only, but a problem with the signalling installed in connection with the new storage sidings at Kimberley Park led to delays, amounting to about 40 minutes by

İftarı Kaçıran Metrobüs ve Marmaray Yolcularına Çorba İkramı

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Zeytinburnu Belediyesi, iftara yetişemeyen vatandaşlara, Cevizlibağ Metrobüs Durağı’nda sıcak çorba ikram etti. İkram edilen çorbalarla durakta orucunu açan vatandaşlar, uygulamadan oldukça memnun olduklarını dile getirdi. RAMAZAN BOYUNCA İLÇENİN 5 AYRI NOKTASINDA ÇORBA DAĞITIMI OLACAK Zeytinburnu [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için tıklayınız: İftarı Kaçıran Metrobüs ve Marmaray Yolcularına Çorba İkramı – RayHaber

Edirne’de Bulgar, sağlıkta Tatar turist umudu

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Bulgar Demiryolları ve TCDD iş birliğiyle 1 Haziran’da başlayacak Filibe ile Edirne arasındaki tren seferlerinin ekonomiye katkı sağlaması beklenirken, sağlık turizmi kapsamında da Türkiye’deki termal merkezler ve hastanelere 100 bin Tatar turistin gelmesi hedefleniyor.

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