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Double rail’s modal share in a decade, urges Labour transport review

Railway Gazette - Mar, 08/27/2024 - 13:00
UK: The Rail & Urban Transport Review led by former Siemens UK CEO Jürgen Maier has published a report into at how rail infrastructure could be delivered ‘better, faster and more cost effectively’.
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Global wagon market set for less dynamic growth

Railway Gazette - Mar, 08/27/2024 - 11:00
INTERNATIONAL: The €31bn/year worldwide wagon market will grow by 2·6% annually through to 2028, a slight slowdown compared to the last five years, German consultancy SCI Verkehr predicts in the 10th edition of its Freight Wagons — Global Market Trends study.
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Bogie-mounted sensors help to optimise wagon maintenance

Railway Gazette - Mar, 08/27/2024 - 07:00
EUROPE: Freight train operators are using sensors from technology company A1 Digital and its hardware partner Cargomon to accurately determine wagon weights in real time, reducing the risk of uneven loading and lowering maintenance costs without needing to send wagons to weighing stations.
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Mock-up aims to ensure Queensland trains are accessible to all

Railway Gazette - Lun, 08/26/2024 - 15:00
AUSTRALIA: A mock-up built by Allweld Manufacturing is being used to gather feedback from future users including train drivers, people with reduced mobility and cyclists to ensure that a future fleet of electric multiple-units will be accessible for all.
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Indian Railways to fast-track Kavach ATP installation

Railway Gazette - Lun, 08/26/2024 - 13:00
INDIA: Following a series of serious train collisions in recent months, Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has instructed Indian Railway officials to accelerate the implementation of the Kavach automatic train protection system.
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World rail freight news round-up

Railway Gazette - Lun, 08/26/2024 - 07:00
News from the world rail freight market.
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LogIKTram freight tram demonstrates urban distribution alternative

Railway Gazette - Lun, 08/26/2024 - 07:00
GERMANY: Small volumes of freight can be handled on urban rail networks using freight trams or similar vehicles, a research project conducted in Karlsruhe has concluded.
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Kazakh locomotive assembly plant planned

Railway Gazette - Dom, 08/25/2024 - 07:00
KAZAKHSTAN: Locomotive maintenance company Kamkor Locomotiv and the Akmola region have signed an agreement to build a 47bn tenge locomotive assembly plant in Atbasar.
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South Korea to support Tajik railway project

Railway Gazette - Sáb, 08/24/2024 - 07:00
TAJIKISTAN: South Korea’s International Co-operation Agency is planning to assist Tajikistan’s Ministry of Transport with a US$4m feasibility study for a railway to the border with Afghanistan.
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Narrow-bodied EMUs ordered for Swiss line with restricted clearances

Railway Gazette - Vie, 08/23/2024 - 15:00
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has awarded Stadler a SFr140m contract to supply 11 narrow-bodied electric multiple-units for use on Seetalbahn services from Luzern to Emmenbrücke and Lenzburg.
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Buckinghamshire HS2 viaducts make progress

Railway Gazette - Vie, 08/23/2024 - 13:00
UK: The EKFB joint venture of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall has made significant progress in the construction of two major viaducts on the section of High Speed 2 it is building in Buckinghamshire.
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Euregiobahn electrification funded

Railway Gazette - Vie, 08/23/2024 - 13:00
GERMANY: Funding has been confirmed for the 15 kV 16·7 Hz electrification of the 47 km Euregiobahn network of local passenger routes in the Aachen area.
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Railway supply industry news round-up

Railway Gazette - Vie, 08/23/2024 - 07:00
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Tinted window film to reduce train air-conditioning needs

Railway Gazette - Vie, 08/23/2024 - 06:00
UK: TransPennine Express is trialling two tinted window films which it hopes will reduce solar heating and thus lower the energy used by train air-conditioning systems.
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Caltrain Downtown Rail Extension contract awarded

Railway Gazette - Jue, 08/22/2024 - 15:00
USA: The Transbay Joint Powers Authority has selected the AECOM-led Portal Connectors team to provide programme management and construction management services for the long-planned extension of Caltrain commuter rail services into central San Francisco.
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Indian cabinet approves construction of eight railway lines

Railway Gazette - Jue, 08/22/2024 - 11:00
INDIA: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved eight new line projects which are intended to improve connectivity, minimise logistics costs, reduce oil imports and lower CO2 emissions.
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Subic – Batangas railway study to be commissioned

Railway Gazette - Jue, 08/22/2024 - 07:00
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation is to call tenders at the end of this year for a feasibility study into a proposed 250 km freight railway between Subic Bay, Clark, Manila and Batangas.
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VR to divest infrastructure assets to facilitate Finnish rail competition

Railway Gazette - Mié, 08/21/2024 - 16:06
FINLAND: ‘Our strategy focuses on profitability, growth and creating a values-based VR culture’, VR Group CEO Elisa Markula said when she the presented the national operator’s H1 2024 results on August 16 and set out plans to divest some assets to facilitate competition.
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LNER withdraws flexible off peak fares from more stations

Railway Gazette - Mié, 08/21/2024 - 16:02
UK: LNER’s pilot scheme withdrawing flexible Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak fares is to be expanded to cover journeys between London and more than 20 stations around and between Newcastle, Berwick-upon-Tweed and Edinburgh from September 30.
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All-day off-peak fare trial fails to achieve modal shift goals

Railway Gazette - Mié, 08/21/2024 - 13:12
UK: A pilot scheme which removed peak fares on ScotRail services in favour of offering cheaper off-peak fares all day is to end, after analysis found only ‘a limited degree of success’ in achieving modal shift from cars
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