Railway News

By Noah Gunzinger

Railway News

Procurement
Rail Sector Deal aims to boost supply chain
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
UK: The government has announced details of its Rail Sector Deal, which is intended to improve engagement with the supply chain so that companies …
Flirting
SOB orders more Flirts
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
SWITZERLAND: A firm order for Stadler to supply Schweizerische Südostbahn with a further 12 Flirt electric multiple-units was signed in St Gallen on …
Bombardier
BST awarded second CR400AF high speed train order
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
CHINA: China Railway Corp has awarded the Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation joint venture a 3·1bn yuan contract to supply a further 15 …
Budapest
Budapest railway projects approved
metro-report.com - DVV Media International Ltd
HUNGARY: The government has approved projects to develop the suburban rail network serving Budapest. It plans an investment in the region of HF1tr, …
Baltic Sea
PKP Cargo gains access from the Baltic to the Adriatic
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
SLOVENIA: The Advanced World Transport subsidiary of privatised Polish freight operator PKP Cargo purchased an 80% stake in Slovenian freight company …
Knowledge Management
Sod-turning launches construction of 1 700 km Inland Rail corridor
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
AUSTRALIA: Construction of the 1 700 km Melbourne – Brisbane Inland Rail freight corridor was officially launched on December 13 when Deputy Prime …
Haulage
Rail Freight Forward alliance to fight climate change
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
EUROPE: During the UN climate conference in Katowice, the Rail Freight Forward alliance of 14 European rail freight operators and four associations …
Network Rail
UK railway news round-up
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On December 7 the Office of Rail & Road published its recommendations for preventing a repeat of the May 2018 timetable failure, alongside a draft …
Northern Ireland
Railway supply industry news round-up
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
Russian Railways, Russian Export Centre and the African Export-Import Bank signed a memorandum of understanding at the Russia Calling investment forum …
World News
Turkey train crash: At least nine dead in Ankara
bbc.co.uk
A crash involving a high-speed train at a station in the Turkish capital Ankara has killed at least nine people and injured 47, Turkey's transport minister has said. Images from the scene showed emergency
Sapporo
JR East unveils first ALFA-X driving car
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
JAPAN: The first driving car bodyshell for East Japan Railway’s Series 956 high speed test train was unveiled in Kobe on December 12. Being …
NJ Transit
NJ Transit orders double-deck EMUs from Bombardier
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
USA: A firm order for 113 double-deck EMU cars was approved by the NJ Transit board on December 12. A base contract will be placed with Bombardier …
Zugunglück in Ankara – Mehrere Tote und Verletzte - Nichts verpassen
tagesanzeiger.ch
Dies teilte der Gouverneur von Ankara, Vasip Sahin, am Donnerstagmorgen vor Fernsehkameras mit. Medienberichten zufolge entgleiste der Schnellzug und …
Knowledge Management
CRRC wins Egyptian EMU order
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
EGYPT: CRRC Qingdao Sifang has won an order to supply 22 six-car electric multiple-units to operate on a railway linking Cairo to 10th of Ramadan …
Knowledge Management
Faster fastening installation in Estonia
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
ESTONIA: Infrastructure contractor Leonhard Weiss has awarded Pandrol a contract to supply more than 430 000 Fastclip FE rail fastenings for the 65 …
Siemens
Siemens and Alstom submit proposal to address merger concerns
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
SIEMENS-ALSTOM: A package of proposals intended to address the European Commission’s competition concerns regarding the proposed merger of Siemens …
Jutland
Arriva wins expanded Danish regional operating contract
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
DENMARK: Incumbent Arriva has beaten off two rival bids to win the next contract to operate regional passenger services in western and central …
Four shortlisted to supply Québec – Windsor trainsets
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
CANADA: Four companies have prequalified to submit proposals for the supply of trainsets to replace the fleet which national passenger operator VIA …
Via Rail
VIA Rail selects Siemens to replace Québec - Windsor corridor fleet
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
CANADA: Siemens has been awarded a C$989m contract to supply a fleet of 32 push-pull inter-city trainsets to enter service on the Québec city - …
Baden-Württemberg
Go-Ahead and Transdev selected for Bayern operating contracts
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GERMANY: Bayern railway authority BEG named the preferred bidders for two Augsburger Netze passenger operating contracts on December 7. Award of the …
Network Rail
NSW appoints Digital Systems programme systems integrator
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has awarded Network Rail Consulting the A$16m System Integrator contract within its Digital Systems …
FSE orders EMUs
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
ITALY: A €24·2m firm order for Polish manufacturer Newag to supply regional operator Ferrovie del Sud Est with six more three-car Impuls II electric …
South Australia
Victoria to fund The Overland in 2019
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
AUSTRALIA: The government of Victoria is to increase its financial support for The Overland passenger service between Melbourne and Adelaide to ensure …
World News
150 years of seeing red: The traffic light marks a milestone
NBC News - By Rachel Elbaum
With more than 1,000 people dying each year on London's horse-and-buggy-clogged roads, city leaders knew they had to do something to control traffic. LONDON — Traffic lights are such a ubiquitous feature
Trains
Can you spot what's wrong with this photo? Glaring problem with new trains will cost taxpayers $336M to fix – as government
dailymail.co.uk - Sam Lock For Daily Mail Australia
A set of brand new Queensland commuter trains were flawed 'from day one' and a series of problems with the carriages will cost $335.7 million to …
Transportation
Alstom wins Israel Railways ETCS contract
railwaygazette.com - DVV Media International Ltd
ISRAEL: National railway ISR has awarded Alstom a €45m contract to design, supply, install and commission ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment across its …
Network Rail
Crossrail opening likely to be delayed further
metro-report.com - DVV Media International Ltd
UK: Transport for London confirmed on December 10 that the Crossrail tunnels under central London are unlikely to open in autumn 2019, and that a new …
Fuel Cell
SNCF to run fuel cell train in 2022
railwaygazette.com
FRANCE: National operator SNCF expects to start testing hydrogen technology during 2021, and to run its first fuel cell powered train in the first …
Netherlands
World rail freight news round-up
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On December 3 United Wagon Company announced that it is to supply 75 high capacity flat wagons to wood processing company Kastamonu. The wagons are …