LITHUANIA: National passenger operator LTG Link has deployed IVU Traffic Technologies’ IVU.rail software for planning and dispatch.

Ab sofort ist die neue LokProgrammer Software 5.2.7 zum Download verfügbar. Diese beinhaltet die Firmware 5.9.162 für alle LokSound 5 und LokPilot 5 Decoder. Die Funktion "Smarte Feuerbüchse" kann nun die Feuerbüchsen-LED synchron zum Dampfstoß simulieren, um ein noch echter aussehendes Ergebnis zu realisieren. Wir wünschen Frohe Ostern und viel Freude mit Ihrer Modellbahn!

Ab sofort ist die neue LokProgrammer Software 5.2.7 zum Download verfügbar. Diese beinhaltet die Firmware 5.9.162 für alle LokSound 5 und LokPilot 5 Decoder. Die Funktion "Smarte Feuerbüchse" kann nun die Feuerbüchsen-LED synchron zum Dampfstoß simulieren, um ein noch echter aussehendes Ergebnis zu realisieren. Wir wünschen Frohe Ostern und viel Freude mit Ihrer Modellbahn!

BULGARIA: CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive has withdrawn its bid for a contract to supply 20 push-pull trainsets, after the European Commission launched an investigation into whether the Chinese state-owned company might have benefited from an unfair subsidy.

UK: Leasing company Porterbrook has bought three Zephir LOK 16.300 depot shunters which will be leased to GB Railfreight for use at the Celsa Steel works in Cardiff.

GERMANY: Following a European tender, transport authorities go.Rheinland and VRR have selected incumbent DB Regio for a contract to operate Köln S-Bahn services until December 2032.

HUNGARY: Hungarian-Austrian cross-border operator GySEV has signed a contract for Stadler to supply nine inter-city electric multiple-units with an option for four more.

IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann and Dogpatch Labs have launched Future Track which aims to bring a ‘start-up mindset’ to innovation in the rail sector.

SWITZERLAND: SBB and Alstom have carried out a series of trials using a remotely controlled shunting locomotive on tracks that remained open for normal operations.

SOUTH KOREA: Seoul Metro has been selected as operator for Line A of the capital’s Great Train Express commuter rail network, ahead of the opening of the first section on March 30.

UK: Connected Places Catapult, Network Rail and Great Western Railway have selected three SMEs to receive funding of up to £75 000 for technology trials in the Station Innovation Zone at Bristol Temple Meads.

EUROPE: Rolling stock lessors in Europe are benefiting from continued rail traffic recovery and have resilience to higher interest rates, adequate leverage and long-term funding profiles, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.

GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn carried more than 1∙8 billion passengers in the year to December 31 2023, up by nearly 6% on the previous year.

PORTUGAL: Agreement has been reached to restore passenger services on an orbital line in the northern suburbs of Porto.

USA: Chicago Transit Authority has launched its Innovation Studio project to partner with the private sector to explore new ideas.

SWEDEN: The Samtrafiken collaboration of transport operators has a launched a neutral ticketing communications platform based on the Open Sales & Distribution Model-Online standard with the aim of streamlining ticket sales and enhancing cross-selling opportunities.

SWITZERLAND: Parliament has approved a number of key changes to the national railway long-term investment programmes known as Ausbauschritte 2025 and 2035. The changes add around SFr3bn to the cost, taking the total to SFr23bn.

News from the world rail freight market.

INTERMODAL: Following four years of development, intermodal equipment company Modalis Group and Belgian engineering firm Agesia have unveiled a prototype lightweight steel and composite 45 ft swap-body offering a greater interior volume.

AUSTRALIA: Adelaide suburban train operator Keolis Downer Adelaide has been accredited under the Communication Access Symbol initiative to help passengers with communication difficulties.