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GB Railfreight Opens £5.7 Million Maintenance Hub

GB Railfreight Opens £5.7 Million Maintenance Hub

GB Railfreight (GBRf) has opened a new maintenance hub in Peterborough following a 5.7 million GBP investment. 

Rail Industry Urges UK Prime Minister to Commit to HS2 Phase 2

Rail Industry Urges UK Prime Minister to Commit to HS2 Phase 2

The High-Speed Rail Group has published a letter signed by 21 businesses urging the Prime Minister and Chancellor to commit to HS2 Phase 2.

Tracklaying Complete in Auckland’s First City Rail Link Tunnel

Tracklaying Complete in Auckland’s First City Rail Link Tunnel

City Rail Link Ltd has announced that tracklaying is now complete inside the first of Auckland’s City Rail Link (CRL) tunnels. 

Biden-Harris Administration Awards $1.4 Billion to 70 US Rail Projects

Biden-Harris Administration Awards $1.4 Billion to 70 US Rail Pro...

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded 1.4 billion USD in funding to 70 rail projects across the US.

Network Rail Commences Upgrade Work at Luton Station

Network Rail Commences Upgrade Work at Luton Station

Network Rail has commenced construction work to upgrade the infrastructure and enhance the passenger experience at Luton station. 

Avanti West Coast Unveils Livery for Class 805 Trains

Avanti West Coast Unveils Livery for Class 805 Trains

Avanti West Coast has unveiled the new livery for its fleet of Class 805 trains, which are currently undergoing main line testing. 

Siemens Mobility Tests Mireo Plus H Hydrogen Train in Bavaria

Siemens Mobility Tests Mireo Plus H Hydrogen Train in Bavaria

Siemens Mobility has completed the first test runs of its Mireo Plus H hydrogen-powered train in Bavaria, Germany.

Caltrain Completes Major Milestones Towards Network Electrification

Caltrain Completes Major Milestones Towards Network Electrificati...

Caltrain has successfully completed three major milestones to advance its rail electrification project in California.

Stadler and Siemens Complete Delivery of 104 Berlin S-Bahn Trains

Stadler and Siemens Complete Delivery of 104 Berlin S-Bahn Trains

A consortium comprised of Stadler and Siemens Mobility has completed the delivery of 106 new trains manufactured for the Berlin S-Bahn.

Avanti West Coast Awarded Long-Term National Rail Contract

Avanti West Coast Awarded Long-Term National Rail Contract

The Department for Transport has awarded a new National Rail Contract to Avanti West Coast and the West Coast Partnership Development.

Hitachi Rail Refiles Merger Notification for Acquisition of Thales’ GTS

Hitachi Rail Refiles Merger Notification for Acquisition of Thale...

Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission to seek final clearance for the acquisition of Thales' GTS.

First Light Rail Vehicle Arrives in Greater Copenhagen

First Light Rail Vehicle Arrives in Greater Copenhagen

The first of 29 new Siemens Mobility trains for Copenhagen's light rail project has been delivered to Glostrup, Denmark.

DB and BMDV Launch Comprehensive Renewal and Modernisation Programme

DB and BMDV Launch Comprehensive Renewal and Modernisation Progra...

Germany's federal government and Deutsche Bahn (DB) have presented a comprehensive modernisation programme for the nation's rail network.

Network Rail to Repair World’s Oldest Viaduct in Merseyside

Network Rail to Repair World’s Oldest Viaduct in Merseyside

Network Rail is investing 3.8 million GBP in carrying out repairs on the world's oldest viaduct in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside.

Irish Rail and DIGAS to Retrofit Hydrogen Freight Locomotive

Irish Rail and DIGAS to Retrofit Hydrogen Freight Locomotive

Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) has partnered with  DIGAS to trial Europe’s first retrofitted hydrogen freight locomotive.

HS2 Begins Construction on Greatworth Tunnel

HS2 Begins Construction on Greatworth Tunnel

HS2 has begun work on assembling the project's longest ‘green tunnel’ in Greatworth, West Northamptonshire.

Railway Supplier News

Successful Introduction of Axle Counting Solutions in Poland

Successful Introduction of Axle Counting Solutions in Poland

Daniel Pytlik, managing director of Frauscher Poland, discusses the company's presence in Poland as well as its most relevant projects.

Challenging the Paradigm in Commuter Rail

Challenging the Paradigm in Commuter Rail

Icomera believes now is the time for commuter rail agencies to reimagine the passenger experience and reshape their reason to ride.

Unlocking the Power of Data for a Smarter Railway Experience

Unlocking the Power of Data for a Smarter Railway Experience

Cohesive knows that adoption & constant improvement of data-driven decision-making are key to building & operating an efficient railway.

Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Railways Explained

Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Railways Explained

Sensonic's DAS system has potential to both improve railroad safety & reduce railway maintenance costs, enabling a more efficient railway. 

Columbus McKinnon Manufactures Lifting System for the First Time

Columbus McKinnon Manufactures Lifting System for the First Time

Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products has delivered an underfloor lifting system to the Indian customer HYT Engineering Company.

How Does Yeltech’s Emergency Warning Board (EWB) Work?

How Does Yeltech’s Emergency Warning Board (EWB) Work?

Yeltech Ltd details the working of its Emergency Warning Board (EWB), a warning system for the rail sector.

VR FleetCare To Continue Maintaining Train Bogies in Finland

VR FleetCare To Continue Maintaining Train Bogies in Finland

Estonian railway company Elron has renewed maintenance contract of its Flirt train bogies with VR FleetCare after an international tender.

EN 45545 Interiors Textile Materials

EN 45545 Interiors Textile Materials

Testori has recently updated its comprehensive range of textile materials to comply to the latest EN 45545 standards.

The First Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Purpose-Built for Public Transport

The First Wi-Fi 7 Access Point Purpose-Built for Public Transport

Icomera is launching the A2, the very first rail-grade access point to support Wi-Fi 7, the most advanced generation of wireless technology.

NEXCOM’s nROK 7270 and nROK 7271

NEXCOM’s nROK 7270 and nROK 7271

NEXCOM’s nROK 7270 and nROCK 7271 meet the growth demand for vision-based obstacle detection by high-speed camera and edge AI inference.

Success in Power Electronics Integration to Power HVAC in Trams

Success in Power Electronics Integration to Power HVAC in Trams

A prominent manufacturer of HVAC systems for the railway industry partnered with Premium PSU to create a custom tram inverter.

Power Modules vs. Complete Power Supply Units

Power Modules vs. Complete Power Supply Units

intreXis AG's new white paper, 'Power Modules vs. Complete Power Supply Units', discusses time to market, costs, size constraints & more.

GSF RailInfra Delivers SoundSafe Movable Prototype

GSF RailInfra Delivers SoundSafe Movable Prototype

GSF RailInfra's SoundSafe Movable is a brand new and innovative mini noise barrier concept for the railway sector.

Petrosoft.pl Showcases at TRAKO in Gdańsk, September 19-22

Petrosoft.pl Showcases at TRAKO in Gdańsk, September 19-22

Petrosoft.pl will be showcasing its solutions at the International Railway Fair – TRAKO in Gdańsk, September 19-22, 2023, Hall E, Booth 133.

Wikov Secured a Service-Production Base in North America

Wikov Secured a Service-Production Base in North America

On September 13, 2023, Wikov successfully acquired a 100% stake in Wessex Precision Machining Limited in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Unveiling New Features for Enhanced Railway Operations

Unveiling New Features for Enhanced Railway Operations

Petrosoft.pl is committed to continually evolving the RAILSoft system to meet the dynamic needs and requirements of the railway industry.

Events

Rolling Stock

Articulated Tram for Mexico City Rolls Off CRRC Production Line

Articulated Tram for Mexico City Rolls Off CRRC Production Line

CRRC ZELC Europe has produced the first new articulated light rail train for the Tren Ligero tram line in Mexico City.

New Hitachi Trams to Commence Service in Turin

New Hitachi Trams to Commence Service in Turin

Hitachi Rail has announced that 30 new trams will start service in Turin on 11 September under a contract with Gruppo Torinese Trasporti.

HS2 Trains Achieve BSI PAS 2080 Carbon Reduction Standard

HS2 Trains Achieve BSI PAS 2080 Carbon Reduction Standard

HS2's high-speed electric trains have become the first in the world to achieve BSI's PAS 2080 carbon reduction standard.

India: Alstom Delivers First Trainset for Bhopal-Indore Metro Project

India: Alstom Delivers First Trainset for Bhopal-Indore Metro Pro...

Alstom has delivered the first trainset to Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Limited for the Bhopal-Indore metro rail project in India.

ÖBB to Order Up to 540 Mireo Trains from Siemens Mobility

ÖBB to Order Up to 540 Mireo Trains from Siemens Mobility

ÖBB  has awarded a framework agreement to Siemens Mobility to supply up to 540 single-deck electric multiple-unit trains.

CRRC to Deliver New EMUs to Chile National Railroad

CRRC to Deliver New EMUs to Chile National Railroad

CRRC has been awarded a contract to supply new EMU railcars to Chile National Railroad (EFE) for use in Melipilla and Batuko.

California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases RFQ to Purchase First Trainsets

California High-Speed Rail Authority Releases RFQ to Purchase Fir...

The California High-Speed Rail Authority has approved the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to procure its first trainsets.

TransLink Unveils New Mark V Vancouver SkyTrain Cars

TransLink Unveils New Mark V Vancouver SkyTrain Cars

TransLink has released initial images of its new Mark V cars, which have been manufactured by Alstom to operate on the Vancouver SkyTrain. 

Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets

Amtrak Orders 10 Additional Airo Trainsets

Amtrak has exercised a contract option to order an additional 10 Airo trainsets to help meet increased demand for passenger rail travel. 

Germany: Alstom and VMS Present Battery-Powered Electric Train in Saxony

Germany: Alstom and VMS Present Battery-Powered Electric Train in...

Alstom and Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (VMS) have presented a battery-powered train for the Chemnitz-Leipzig line in Saxony, Germany. 

Caltrain to Pilot Dual-Powered Electric and Battery-Powered Train

Caltrain to Pilot Dual-Powered Electric and Battery-Powered Train

Caltrain has announced plans to pilot a bi-level dual electric and battery-powered train to help further reduce emissions from its services.

UK: Refurbishment Work Complete on Southeastern’s First High-Speed Javelin Train

UK: Refurbishment Work Complete on Southeastern’s First Hig...

Hitachi Rail and Eversholt Rail have completed refurbishment work on the first of 29 Southeastern high-speed Javelin trains.

Cando to Develop Battery-Powered Switching Locomotive

Cando to Develop Battery-Powered Switching Locomotive

Cando Rail & Terminals has announced that it is developing a lithium-ion battery-powered switching locomotive for in-yard operations. 

Germany: Siemens Mobility to Deliver 28 Mireo Trains for Digital Node Stuttgart

Germany: Siemens Mobility to Deliver 28 Mireo Trains for Digital ...

Siemens Mobility has been selected to deliver 28 electric Mireo regional trains to Baden-Württemberg for the Digital Node Stuttgart project.

Alstom to Deliver 60 Coach Cars to the Connecticut Department of Transportation

Alstom to Deliver 60 Coach Cars to the Connecticut Department of ...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has ordered 60 single-level rail coach cars from Alstom. 

Trenitalia Orders New Sleeper Coaches from Škoda and Titagarh Firema

Trenitalia Orders New Sleeper Coaches from Škoda and Titagarh Fir...

Trenitalia has contracted Škoda and Titagarh Firema to supply new railway sleeper coaches for use between Milan, Palermo and Syracuse.

Videos

GSF RailInfra Presents SoundSafe Movable

SoundSafe Movable is a new, innovative and more ecologically friendly mini noise barrier concept from GSF RailInfra.

Railway Infrastructure

West Midlands Metro Extension to Start Service in Wolverhampton

West Midlands Metro Extension to Start Service in Wolverhampton

TfWM has announced that passenger tram services on the West Midlands Metro extension in Wolverhampton will start on 17 September.

Brightline Orlando to Commence Service on 22 September

Brightline Orlando to Commence Service on 22 September

Brightline has announced that its service to Orlando International Airport (MCO) will officially launch on 22 September 2023.

Network Rail Invests £1 Million in Glasgow’s Rail Infrastructure

Network Rail Invests £1 Million in Glasgow’s Rail Infrastru...

Network Rail has announced that it is investing more than 1 million GBP in improving rail infrastructure around Glasgow, Scotland. 

Amtrak Awards Contracts for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

Amtrak Awards Contracts for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program

Amtrak has awarded a contract to the Clark Construction/Stacy and Witbeck JV for the delivery of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program.

Sydney Metro West Launches Autonomous Tunnel Boring Machine

Sydney Metro West Launches Autonomous Tunnel Boring Machine

Australia’s first autonomous tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been launched as part of the Sydney Metro West project. 

Transpennine Route Upgrade to Replace Tracks in Northern England

Transpennine Route Upgrade to Replace Tracks in Northern England

Throughout September and October, the Transpennine Route Upgrade programme will replace tracks in Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York.

TBM Peggy Breaks Through at Western Sydney Airport Metro Station

TBM Peggy Breaks Through at Western Sydney Airport Metro Station

Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Peggy has broken through at the site of Western Sydney International Airport's metro station.

Caltrain Energises Its Second Traction Power Substation

Caltrain Energises Its Second Traction Power Substation

Caltrain's Traction Power Substation built by Balfour Beatty in South San Francisco has now been energised with power from PG&E. 

ETCS Level 1 Installed Across 48 Train Stations in Thailand

ETCS Level 1 Installed Across 48 Train Stations in Thailand

Thales and River Engineering have implemented the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 across 48 train stations in Thailand. 

SBB to Renovate Hauenstein Base Tunnel

SBB to Renovate Hauenstein Base Tunnel

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has announced that it will commence renovation work on the Hauenstein Base Tunnel on 3 September. 

Alstom Consortium to Deliver First Monorail System in the Dominican Republic

Alstom Consortium to Deliver First Monorail System in the Dominic...

Fideicomiso para el Desarrollo del Sistema de Transporte Masivo (FITRAM) has selected a consortium comprised of Alstom and Sofratesa to deliver the Dominican Re...

UK: Northern Unveils Neville Hill Depot Transformation

UK: Northern Unveils Neville Hill Depot Transformation

Northern has revealed before and after images of its 350,000 GBP transformation project at the Neville Hill depot in Leeds. 

Siemens Mobility Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility in North Carolina

Siemens Mobility Breaks Ground on Manufacturing Facility in North...

Siemens Mobility has broken ground on its new 220 million USD manufacturing and rail services facility in Lexington, North Carolina.

Network Rail to Upgrade River Devon Viaduct in Newark

Network Rail to Upgrade River Devon Viaduct in Newark

Network Rail will commence a major upgrade project on the River Devon Viaduct, which carries the railway over the River Trent in Newark. 

HS2 Completes Streethay Overbridge under South Staffordshire Railway

HS2 Completes Streethay Overbridge under South Staffordshire Rail...

HS2 has completed construction of Streethay Overbridge to enable high-speed trains to travel underneath the South Staffordshire railway. 

Gotthard Base Tunnel to Remain Closed Following Derailment

Gotthard Base Tunnel to Remain Closed Following Derailment

SBB states that the repair of the Gotthard Base Tunnel will take several months following the derailment of a freight train on 10 August.

All the Latest News

Job Cuts Expected in Derby Due to Delayed Alstom Orders

Job Cuts Expected in Derby Due to Delayed Alstom Orders

Derby City Council has announced that it is seeking talks with Alstom in response to expected job losses at its Derby factory. 

EU Publishes Harmonised TSI Standards to Improve Cross-Border Rail Services

EU Publishes Harmonised TSI Standards to Improve Cross-Border Rai...

The European Commission has published its 2023 Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI) package for cross-border rail services. 

New Traction Substation Built for HS2 Project at Euston

New Traction Substation Built for HS2 Project at Euston

HS2 has completed its first above-ground structure at Euston, establishing a new Traction Substation for the London Underground.

Digital Signalling Proved Ready for Passenger Service on Northern City Line

Digital Signalling Proved Ready for Passenger Service on Northern...

Network Rail and Govia Thameslink Railway have demonstrated that digital signalling on the Northern City Line is ready for passenger service. 

Passenger Experience and Decarbonisation – The Same Thing?

Passenger Experience and Decarbonisation – The Same Thing?

There were two main topics of conversation at Rolling Stock Networking (RSN): Passenger Experience and Decarbonisation.

Knorr-Bremse to Equip Swedish High-Speed Trains with Braking Systems for Alstom

Knorr-Bremse to Equip Swedish High-Speed Trains with Braking Syst...

Knorr-Bremse will equip Alstom's high-speed trains for Sweden with a range of technologies, including the latest CubeControl braking system.

The Railway-News Magazine Issue 3 2023 Is Here!

The Railway-News Magazine Issue 3 2023 Is Here!

A look at Railway Interchange, how improving passenger experience decarbonises transport, financing high-speed rail in Türkiye and more.

Alstom Opens New Bogie Centre in Kazakhstan

Alstom Opens New Bogie Centre in Kazakhstan

Alstom has inaugurated its first bogie centre in Astana, Kazakhstan following a 15 million EUR investment. 

Siemens Mobility and ÖBB Commission Further ETCS in Austria

Siemens Mobility and ÖBB Commission Further ETCS in Austria

Siemens Mobility and ÖBB have commissioned ETCS Level 2 on a 57-kilometre route between Linz and Vöcklabruck in Austria. 

Škoda Partners with TATA AutoComp to Target India’s Rail Market

Škoda Partners with TATA AutoComp to Target India’s Rail Ma...

Škoda Group has signed a MoU with TATA AutoComp Systems to focus on supplying manufacturing components for India's railway market.

Alstom to Supply Irish Rail with Smartlock Interlocking and ETCS in Cork

Alstom to Supply Irish Rail with Smartlock Interlocking and ETCS ...

Alstom will provide its Smartlock computer-based interlocking system and ETCS for Irish Rail's Cork Area Commuter Rail (CACR) network. 

Track Laying Underway on China-Vietnam High-Speed Railway

Track Laying Underway on China-Vietnam High-Speed Railway

China Railway has announced that track laying has commenced on the Fangchenggang-Dongxing Railway, which will offer a direct high-speed railway service to the V...

Rail+Metro Asia Confirms Its First Wave of Speakers

Rail+Metro Asia Confirms Its First Wave of Speakers

Rail+Metro Asia confirms a few of the speakers due to take part in the ASEAN rail industry summit from 19–21 October 2023.

Chicago Transit Authority to Conclude Phase 1 of Forest Park Branch Rebuild

Chicago Transit Authority to Conclude Phase 1 of Forest Park Bran...

Work on the first phase of Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Forest Park Branch Rebuild project is set to conclude this weekend. 

116 Digital Signals to Be Switched On in South West London

116 Digital Signals to Be Switched On in South West London

Network Rail is set to switch on 116 newly installed digital signals in south west London and Berkshire from 19 August.

Germany: NWL Signs Agreement to Upgrade Münster-Lünen Line

Germany: NWL Signs Agreement to Upgrade Münster-Lünen Line

NWL has signed an agreement with the federal government, North Rhine-Westphalia and Deutsche Bahn to upgrade the Münster – Lünen rail line. 

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