Extranjero
Network Rail signs Project Reach PPP deal to upgrade communications
UK: Network Rail and the Digital Reach Partners consortium of telecoms companies Neos Networks and Freshwave have signed the Project Reach public-private partnership deal which aims to enhance digital connectivity on the rail network.
Categorías: Extranjero
Railway supply industry news round-up
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
Categorías: Extranjero
Solar plant to power London Underground trains
UK: Transport for London has awarded EDF Renewables UK a 15-year power purchase agreement to provide solar energy to cover part of the London Underground’s electricity needs.
Categorías: Extranjero
Amtrak Mardi Gras Service launch date confirmed
USA: Tickets are now available for the twice-daily Mardi Gras Service inter-city service between Mobile and New Orleans which Amtrak is to launch on August 18.
Categorías: Extranjero
DSB orders 50 more electric trainsets
DENMARK: National passenger operator DSB is to place a firm order for a further 50 Alstom Coradia Stream IC5 electric multiple-units.
Categorías: Extranjero
New York commuter EMU order approved
USA: New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Finance Committee has approved the $2·3bn purchase of 316 Alstom M-9A electric multiple-unit cars.
Categorías: Extranjero
Regulator rejects West Coast Main Line open access train service plans
UK: Would-be operators have responded with disappointment to the rail regulator’s decision that there is insufficient capacity to launch three open access passenger train services on the West Coast Main Line.
Categorías: Extranjero
Arriva wins Vechtdal Lines train operating contract
NETHERLANDS: Incumbent operator Arriva has won the next Vechtdal Lines contract to provide regional passenger services in the northeast of the country.
Categorías: Extranjero
Stadler Signalling opens US base
USA: Stadler Rail has opened an office in Atlanta focused on its signalling and train control activities.
Categorías: Extranjero
Taiwan: ‘We keep fares low to attract passengers to our new network’
Tasked to operate two light rail and one metro line with one more metro and light rail under construction, New Taipei Metro Corp President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki why he sees the key for success as a very lean organisation and keeping fares down.
Categorías: Extranjero
Taiwan: ‘We keep fares low to attract passengers to our new network’
Tasked to operate two light rail and one metro line with one more metro and light rail under construction, New Taipei Metro Corp President Kuo-Chi Wu explains to Benjámin Zelki why he sees the key for success as a very lean organisation and keeping fares down.
Categorías: Extranjero
Battery-electric locos ordered for Metro-North Railroad
USA: Siemens Mobility is to supply 13 Charger B+AC battery-electric locomotives for New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Metro-North Railroad commuter services.
Categorías: Extranjero
