Railway Gazette
Kazakhstan tests double-stack container transport
KAZAKHSTAN: The national railway’s multimodal logistics subsidiary KTZ Express has tested the movement of double-stacked containers from the Korgas/Altynkol border crossing with China to Zhetigen and back.
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MTR launches scholarship programme for students interested in rail careers
CHINA: To celebrate 45 years of metro services in Hong Kong, MTR Corp is offering 45 scholarships for local students who are interested in pursuing a career in the railway sector.
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Arriva wins Dutch train and bus operating contact
NETHERLANDS: The province of Gelderland has awarded Arriva the contract to operate the Achterhoek Rivierenland package of rail and bus services from December 14 2025.
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CAF commits to UK manufacturing and seeks export opportunities
UK: ‘Newport is part of our manufacturing capacity; it’s part of the overall CAF footprint’, the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer’s Business Development Director Richard Garner told Rail Business UK at InnoTrans. The plant ’is not dedicated to just UK work’, he added, reporting that CAF was working with the British ...
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Interview: SBB’s Ducrot prioritises co-operation over competition
Chief Executive of Swiss Federal Railways Vincent Ducrot is keenly aware of the need to keep passenger and freight customers satisfied. Toma Bačić asked how his strategy would achieve that objective.
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ETCS-ready onboard unit certified for TBL1+
BELGIUM: An onboard Automatic Train Protection system being developed for international freight operator Lineas by Škoda Group affiliate The Signalling Company has been certified for operation using Belgium’s TBL1+ Class B train control technology.
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Sinai passenger train launched
EGYPT: The first passenger service in more than 50 years ran on the 100 km line linking Al Ismailia on the Suez canal with Bir-al-Abd in the north of the Sinai Peninsula on October 7.
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Viewpoint: Do not rush UK rail reform
Given the scale of the task, the government should resist the temptation to push through hasty reform of the UK rail sector, argues Dominic Booth, Chief Executive of Transport UK Group.
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Reopening of Croatia to Slovenia railway to be studied
EUROPE: A study is to be undertaken into the potential reopening of the line from Savski Marof and Kumrovec in Croatia to Imeno in Slovenia, which closed in 2000.
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KTZ and Wabtec finalise US$405m locomotive order
KAZAKHSTAN: Wabtec has finalised a US$405m agreement to supply Evolution Series ES44ACi (TE33A) diesel locomotives to national railway KTZ, which is upgrading its ageing fleet to meet growing demand.
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Paris: Learning lessons from Line 14
Paris metro operator RATP believes it can use the experience it has gained in managing the migration of train control equipment used on Line 14 from one GoA4 platform to another to help upgrade other automated metros. Jérémie Anne reports.
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KRRI installs private 5G network to test rail applications
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Railroad Research Institute is installing a private 5G-R 5G-based railway telecoms network on a 600 m section of line in the Osong test centre, the company has told Railway Gazette International.
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High Speed Rail Group sets out what is needed to attract private finance for infrastructure
UK: The High Speed Rail Group has published its Driving Investment in Rail Infrastructure report, outlining what it says is needed to develop a comprehensive long-term rail infrastructure strategy that actively engages with the investment community and explores a broad range of funding options, including private investment.
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Direct link between Class I railways approved
USA: The Surface Transportation Board has approved applications from CSX and Canadian Pacific Kansas City to create a new direct interchange in Alabama by acquiring lines operated by G&W’s Meridian & Bigbee Railroad, eliminating the need for it to serve as an intermediary carrier.
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Government announces measures to address ‘dire’ HS2 project delivery
UK: Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haig has announced measures which aim to ensure the costs of the High Speed 2 programme ‘are brought under control’, including an independent review of governance.
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Train Control: Paris RER lines switch to NExTEO
SNCF Réseau is committed to installation of the digital NExTEO train control system to increase train throughput on the busiest sections of the heavily used Paris RER network. Jérémie Anne reports.
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Automated ballast regulator to boost Irish railway renewals
IRELAND: National railway Iarnród Éireann has purchased what it describes as ‘the world’s first fully automatic ballast regulator’ from System7 for use across its 1 600 mm gauge network.
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RATP Dev and JR East join forces for Manila commuter rail bid
PHILIPPINES: East Japan Railway and Paris transport operator RATP’s international business are to co-operate to bid for the contract to operate and maintain the future North-South Commuter Rail line in the Manila region.
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InnoTrans 2024 contract and partnerships round-up
INNOTRANS: As part of Railway Gazette International’s commitment to providing comprehensive coverage of the InnoTrans trade fair, here we provide a summary of contracts, partnerships and agreements confirmed at the show.
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