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İzmir Retro Festivali İkinci Kez Alsancak Garı’nda Kapılarını Halka Açtı

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Alsancak Garı’nda Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları (TCDD) ev sahipliğinde, İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi katkılarıyla bu yıl ikincisi düzenlenen ve 23 Nisan’da sona erecek olan Retro Festivali kapılarını halka açtı. İzmir Retro Festivali’nin açılışı TCDD 3. Bölge [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: İzmir Retro Festivali İkinci Kez Alsancak Garı’nda Kapılarını Halka Açtı – RayHaber

Sanayicilere Demiryolu Fırsatları Anlatıldı

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TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Bölge Müdürü Abdurrahman Şeref Uğur, demiryolu taşımacılığının, karayoluna göre daha avantajlı olduğunu söyledi.

Sanayicilerimize Demiryolu Fırsatları Anlatıldı

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TCDD Taşımacılık A.Ş. Bölge Müdürü Abdurrahman Şeref UĞUR, “Demiryolu maliyeti, karayoluna göre daha ucuz.” Adana Organize Sanayi Bölgesi Başkanlığında sanayicilere ve çalışanlarına; bölgenin içinden geçen demiryollarının nasıl avantajlı kullanılabileceği anlatıldı. AOSB Başkanlığı ve TCDD Adana [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: Sanayicilerimize Demiryolu Fırsatları Anlatıldı – RayHaber

THY’nin En Büyük Alternatifi Yüksek Hızlı Tren Oldu!

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Atatürk Havalimanı taşınmadan hemen önce Halkalı’ya kadar uzanan Yüksek Hızlı Tren hattının devreye girmesi, özellikle Ankara ve Konya’ya seyahat edecek vatandaşlar için cazip bir seçenek oluşturdu. Halkalı-Gebze tren hattının açılmasıyla birlikte YHT seferlerinin Avrupa yakasına [devamı…]

Haberin detayı ve fotoğraflar için: THY’nin En Büyük Alternatifi Yüksek Hızlı Tren Oldu! – RayHaber

Lantal Posts Robust Sales Growth

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Despite the difficult competitive situation last year, Lantal was able to generate consolidated sales of CHF 105.1 million. This corresponds to a gain of 15.4% versus the prior year. The main growth contributors were the aviation and the ground transportation segments as well as Parts & Services. This positively reflects last

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

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

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

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

DB Regio awarded Elektronetz Ost contract

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GERMANY: The Land of Schleswig-Holstein has awarded sole bidder DB Regio the Elektronetz Ost passenger operating contract. Running from December 2022 to December 2035, the contract covers services RB86 Lübeck – Travemünde, RE8/80 Lübeck Hbf – Hamburg Hbf and RB85 Lübeck Hbf – Puttgarden, a total of 175 route-km. There will

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

Marmaray'da taşınan yolcu sayısı 500 bine ulaştı

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TCDD Taşımacılık Genel Müdürü Erol Arıkan, Kuruluşun 2019 Yılı Hizmetiçi Eğitim Programının açılışını 25 Mart 2019 tarihinde gerçekleştirdi. Arıkan açılış konuşmasında; 01 Ocak 2017 tarihinden itibaren kendi kaynakları, plan, program ve bütçesi ile faaliyetlerine devam eden kuruluşun günde bine yakın yolcu ve yük treninin tekerleğini döndürdüğünü, binlerce kilometre yol kat ettiğini

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,

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

Interoperability needed in South America, says UIC

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SOUTH AMERICA: The International Union of Railways and the Latin American Railway Association signed a memorandum of understanding in São Paulo on March 19 covering co-operation in staff training and education, railway engineering, passenger and freight transport, tourist trains and the exchange of data. ‘Railways in Latin America should be an

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

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

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

Revenue up but one-time events hit VTG earnings

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VTG: Wagon leasing and rail and tank-container logistics company VTG has announced unaudited group revenue of €1·07bn for 2018, with the 5·7% year-on-year growth attributed to increased demand which saw capacity utilisation reaching 93·5% at the end of the year, the highest for 10 years. The acquisition of Nacco also

Rail Alliance and BCRRE join forces to foster innovation

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UK: Trade association Rail Alliance and Birmingham Centre for Railway Research & Education announced the formal integration of the two organisations on March 11. The merger is intended to foster a closer partnership between the supply industry and academia to support a more focused approach to railway research, fostering closer links

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

MSSL acquires Bombardier UK rolling stock component business

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UK: Indian automotive and transport component supplier Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd's PKC Group announced on February 28 that it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Transportation’s UK rolling stock electrical component and system production and installation activities. This includes the manufacturing of wiring harnesses, panels and cabinets and electromechanical

Custom announcements to create an audio brand for DB stations

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GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Station&Service has appointed Acapela Group to create digital public address announcements for use at its 5 400 stations. Acapela said the German-language announcements would be custom-made to provide a ‘pleasant unique voice experience’, with an audio brand identity that would be recognisable as belonging to DB.

North Yorks Moors’Drewry shunter restored

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CLASS 04 No. D2207 (originally No. 11108) has received an extensive overhaul at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including the fitting of a replacement engine. NYMR Drewry No. D2207 is seen hauling NER coach No. 1111 on November 20 from Levisham, where it resided in a dead-end siding for 45 years. Owned

Chasewater to commemorate closure of Littleton Colliery

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STAFFORDSHIRE’S long heritage of deep coal mining finally came to an end on December 3, 1993 when Littleton Colliery closed, the last mine in the Cannock Chase Coalfield.  A little more than 25 years later, the Chasewater Railway (CR) will mark the anniversary with a Littleton-themed weekend on April 6-7. The commemorative

SBB joins openETCS Foundation

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EUROPE: Swiss Federal Railways has become the 18th member of the openETCS Foundation, which provides a platform to exchange experience and jointly initiate train control and automation projects using open source software and open innovation concepts. Other members include railway operators such as DB, NS and SNCF, plus the UK’s Rail

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

Arctic Ocean railway plan put on ice

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EUROPE: The construction of a railway between Finnish Lapland and the Arctic Ocean is not currently commercially viable, a joint Finnish-Norwegian working group has concluded. Last year   Finland’s Ministry of Transport & Communications published a report into route options which concluded that a 465 km line from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes via Sodankylä would

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