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Date de publication : 28-04-2024
DENMARK: Regional operator Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S has awarded VR FleetCare a contract covering the overhaul of bogies and pneumatic components for its fleet of Alstom Coradia LINT multiple-units.- Rack railway tests collision warning system
Date de publication : 27-04-2024
SWITZERLAND: Trials with a collision warning system as the first stage in a project to switch to GoA4 driverless operation have begun on the 1 200 mm gauge Rheineck – Walzenhausen line in the canton of St Gallen.- Private rooms to be revived on Tokaido Shinkansen
Date de publication : 26-04-2024
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway has announced plans to reintroduce private compartments on the Tokaido Shinkansen.- ONCF seeks to complete Kénitra – Marrakech high speed line before 2030 World Cup
Date de publication : 26-04-2024
MOROCCO: National operator ONCF is stepping up the pace of planning and preliminary construction work for the 40bn dirhams high speed line between Kénitra and Marrakech.- Pomorskie orders more Impuls2 EMUs with EU funding
Date de publication : 26-04-2024
POLAND: Pomorskie voivodship has exercised an option to purchase nine more four-car Impuls2 electric multiple-units from Newag, the region’s Marshal Mieczysław Struk announced on April 16.- Mixed response to Labour rail proposals
Date de publication : 26-04-2024
UK: Organisations across the UK rail sector have broadly welcomed the reform proposals unveiled by Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh on April 25.- Railway supply industry news round-up
Date de publication : 26-04-2024
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.- Abellio Deutschland sold to BeNEX
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
EUROPE: German regional operator BeNEX is to acquire Abellio’s German subsidiary from Dutch national operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen.- Hafeet Rail lets contracts to build Oman – UAE railway
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
ASIA: Three agreements have been signed paving the way for construction of a 303 km mixed-traffic railway linking the port of Sohar in Oman with Abu Dhabi in the UAE.- Components joint venture agreement
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
INDIA: The AT Railway a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises India has signed a joint venture agreement with South Korea’s Yujin Machinery to design, manufacture, and develop critical components for various types of rolling stock used in India.- Siemens to upgrade København S-bane for driverless operation
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
DENMARK: Siemens Mobility has been awarded a €270m contract to equip the 170 km S-bane network in København for GoA4 unattended operations.- Chuo Shinkansen completion delayed until 2034
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
JAPAN: Central Japan Railway announced at the end of March that it no longer expects to start operating high speed superconducting maglev services over the Chuo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027.- Williams Review author backs Labour plan to adopt Great British Railways reforms in full
Date de publication : 25-04-2024
UK: Sir Keith Williams has lent his backing to plans by the Labour Party to implement a standalone ‘guiding mind’ for the rail sector if it wins the upcoming General Election.- Next-generation Railjets enter service to link three countries
Date de publication : 24-04-2024
EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways has put into service the first of its updated Railjet trainsets on services linking Germany, Austria and Italy. Toma Bačić rode on a preview run between München and Verona on April 5.- IR launches low-cost expresses
Date de publication : 24-04-2024
INDIA: Indian Railways has introduced a new category of loco-hauled trains, which is intended to provide an enhanced travel experience for its ‘lower class’ passengers who account for the majority of its long-distance traffic.- Tyne & Wear Metro level crossing safety hub
Date de publication : 24-04-2024
UK: Tyne & Wear Metro operator Nexus has recreated a level crossing to create a safety training tool to educate young people interacting with the light rail network radiating from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.- Chinese consortium starts work on Algeria’s Western Mining Railway
Date de publication : 24-04-2024
ALGERIA: Work has started on construction of a Heavy haul railway in the southwest of the country which will extend the national network by 575 km.- Ceremony launches Brightline West’s high speed link to Las Vegas
Date de publication : 23-04-2024
USA: Project promoter Brightline West held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 22 in Las Vegas to launch its project to build a high speed line from the city to southern California.- ‘Price dumping’ row mars Ouigo’s latest expansion
Date de publication : 23-04-2024
SPAIN: SNCF’s low-cost subsidiary Ouigo has further expanded its operations in Spain, launching Madrid – Valladolid services on April 19, consisting of two return trips per day.- Electrification of two Dutch regional railways funded
Date de publication : 23-04-2024
NETHERLANDS: The government has confirmed co-funding for the electrification for two regional lines in the provinces of Overijssel and Gelderland.- Knorr-Bremse enters signalling market with North American acquisition
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
NORTH AMERICA: Knorr-Bremse announced on April 19 that it had agreed to buy Alstom’s North American conventional signalling business, with a deal that is expected to be formally concluded ‘in summer 2024’.- Stadler’s Spanish suburban EMUs on test
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
SPAIN: The first of 44 double-deck EMUs which Stadler is supplying to RENFE are now being tested at the manufacturer’s plant at Albuixech near València.- Interview: Eurofima adapts to a changing market
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
Eurofima Chief Executive Dr Christoph Pasternak explains to Nick Kingsley how the supra-national rolling stock financing body is tweaking its strategy to reduce its reliance on the European state railways that currently make up its shareholders.- World rail freight news round-up
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
News from the world rail freight market.- Paris Line C investment plan outlined
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
FRANCE: Paris regional transport authority Ile-de-France-Mobilités has set out revised plans to develop RER Line C, one of the busiest and most operationally challenging in the conurbation.- Doopee Doo offers rewards to incentivise use of trains and local businesses
Date de publication : 22-04-2024
UK: Doopee Doo is working with Transport for Wales to roll out a reward scheme which is designed to encourage people to explore by train and to incentivise support for local businesses.- Stars align for night train service
Date de publication : 21-04-2024
BELGIUM: Support for overnight train services from Belgium is coming from an unexpected source, according to one of the more unusual missives to reach the Railway Gazette International inbox.- Shining a light on Dutch depots
Date de publication : 20-04-2024
NETHERLANDS: Local company Raillighting has developed a low-cost lighting assembly for illuminating walkways and other work zones which can be rapidly installed by hand.- Prasa restores more suburban rail services
Date de publication : 19-04-2024
SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has restarted its Metrorail suburban rail services on five sections of the networks in the provinces of Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape.- Railway supply industry news round-up
Date de publication : 19-04-2024
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.