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Regional Rail acquires Cincinnati Eastern Railroad

Mié, 07/31/2024 - 17:00
USA: The 3i-backed short line group Regional Rail has acquired the Cincinnati Eastern Railroad, which operates on 110 km of track owned by Norfolk Southern between Clare and Plumb Run in Ohio.
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Automated wagon inspection to make rail freight more competitive

Mié, 07/31/2024 - 07:00
GERMANY: The Digital Inspection by Machine Intelligence project has been launched to automate and accelerate the manual wagon inspection process which need to be undertaken before an intermodal train can leave a terminal.
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Hedgehog sleeper designed to reduce embedded carbon

Mié, 07/31/2024 - 06:00
UK: Network Rail’s Wales & Western region and Dutch manufacturer Lankhorst Engineered Products have developed a composite sleeper made of made of 90% recycled materials which they say involves 90% less embedded carbon in production than wooden equivalents and 78% less than concrete.
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Five opportunities to improve railway safety identified in short line assessments

Mar, 07/30/2024 - 17:00
USA: The Short Line Safety Institute has identified five areas of strength and five areas of opportunity through an analysis of the 20 railway Safety Culture Assessments it conducted last year.
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A whole-industry approach is needed to get young people to use trains for life

Mar, 07/30/2024 - 13:00
UK: Young people want to travel more by rail, but train operators need to provide reliable services, value for money and consistent amenities if they are to attract the next generation of travellers and retain them as customers for the next 20 years, First Rail Managing Director Steve Montgomery said ...
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Report identifies European missing links where rail could compete with air

Mar, 07/30/2024 - 11:00
EUROPE: Environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace has produced a comprehensive study of rail services between major European cities, highlighting the ‘untapped potential’ for new direct trains which could replace flights.
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Train driver and head of safety convicted over Santiago de Compostela derailment

Mar, 07/30/2024 - 07:00
SPAIN: It was ‘incomprehensible’ that a high speed line equipped with ERTMS would not have it installed at a location where a speed restriction meant it was so obviously required, the judge said when a criminal court reached its verdict on the July 24 2013 derailment of a Class 730 ...
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Ankara – Istanbul high speed line to be protected against landslides

Lun, 07/29/2024 - 15:00
TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has awarded construction company IC İçtaş a TL707·6m contract to rebuild and reinforce a section of the Ankara – Istanbul high speed line in the Bilecik area which is prone to flooding and landslides.
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Clockface timetable planned to support Polish passenger rail tendering

Lun, 07/29/2024 - 13:00
POLAND: Transport planners are seeking feedback from international train operators on regulations for public service obligation and commercial contracts, capacity allocation and train timetabling, to help inform plans for the liberalisation of the Polish long-distance passenger rail sector.
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World rail freight news round-up

Lun, 07/29/2024 - 07:00
News from the world rail freight market.
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Northern awards station passenger information systems contract

Lun, 07/29/2024 - 06:00
UK: Train operator Northern has awarded Sella Controls a contract to supply, install and commission 269 customer information displays as well as long line public address systems at 68 stations.
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Uber adds Spanish rail travel options

Dom, 07/28/2024 - 07:00
SPAIN: Building on a two-year collaboration in the UK, taxi booking platform Uber has begun using Omio’s API to provide its customers with access to rail travel options in Spain.
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Data analysis service aims to optimise railway energy consumption

Sáb, 07/27/2024 - 07:00
ENERGY: Mitsubishi Electric has launched a data analysis service to help railways to optimise the deployment and operation of their assets to reduce overall energy consumption.
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Agreement to cut Californian rail project red tape

Vie, 07/26/2024 - 17:00
USA: The California State Transportation Agency and California High-Speed Rail Authority have renewed a 2019 agreement under which the state has taken on the Federal Railroad Administration’s environmental review responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Wabtec expands Indian locomotive servicing capabilities

Vie, 07/26/2024 - 16:15
INDIA: Wabtec has begun maintaining locomotives at Gooty in Andhra Pradesh under a model which sees Indian Railways provide the infrastructure and staff while the manufacturer leads technical supervision to meet availability, reliability and fuel efficiency targets.
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Strikes, weather and ageing infrastructure hold back DB’s first half performance

Vie, 07/26/2024 - 13:02
GERMANY: Hopes that the flow of investment in the Deutsche Bahn network would lead to a rapid improvement in operational and financial performance were dashed on July 25 when DB published its half-year results.
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Australian ETCS interoperability initiative underway

Vie, 07/26/2024 - 13:00
AUSTRALIA: Wabtec and interstate infrastructure manager Australian Rail Track Corp are collaborating on the development of a set of standards to facilitate the deployment of ETCS technology across the country’s long-distance trunk routes.
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Railway supply industry news round-up

Vie, 07/26/2024 - 07:00
This week’s news from the global railway supply chain.
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Work to replace Susquehanna River Bridge gets underway

Jue, 07/25/2024 - 17:00
USA: A ceremony in northeast Maryland on July 19 marked the start of early construction works for a $2·7bn project to replace the Susquehanna River Bridge which forms a bottleneck on the Northeast Corridor.
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Vale completes design of Anchieta – Kennedy railway

Jue, 07/25/2024 - 14:00
BRAZIL: Mining company Vale submitted engineering design documents for the 92∙8 km Ferrovia Kennedy to the Espírito Santo state government in early July.
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