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WEB7 June 2024. USA: Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is in preliminary discussions with Norfolk Southern for the purchase of the route used by Manassas Line commuter services, and to introduce passenger services to the New River Valley in the southeast of the state. Sale of Estonian national rail freight operator gets underway.
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WEB3 days ago · 7 June 2024By Railway Gazette International. BRAZIL: Mining group Vale has signed a 10-year master service agreement with Wabtec Corp for maintenance of the Evolution series diesel-electric locomotives used on the 1 600 mm gauge Estrada de Ferro Carajás. Worth R$1∙8bn, the agreement will ‘optimise the maintenance services for …
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WEBMay 29, 2024 · USA: Conduent Transportation is working with Philadelphia’s SEPTA to trial its 3D Fare Gates which aim to detect, deter and quantify the fare evasion which costs the transport agency an estimated $30m to $40m a year. Latest railroad industry news from the USA, Canada and Mexico, including operations, infrastructure, rolling stock and policy.
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WEBJapanese high speed rail freight services expand. 4 June 2024By Railway Gazette International. JAPAN: The increasing use of high speed passenger trains to carry light freight was highlighted by a fair at Tokyo station on May 17 where products now being transported to the capital by Shinkansen were available for purchase.
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WEB6 days ago · Battery trains could save £3·5bn, says Siemens Mobility. 2024-06-05T11:00:00+01:00. UK: ‘Britain should never have to buy a diesel passenger train again’, said Sambit Banerjee, Joint CEO of Siemens Mobility UK & Ireland, when the company set out a case for ordering battery-electric trainsets which would use electrification where …
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WEBMay 2, 2024 · Train operators launch joint innovation programme. UK: Four train operators are to run a joint programme giving technology companies the opportunity to demonstrate AI, telecoms, quantum and other innovations in a real-world rail environment. The latest business and technology news from manufacturers and suppliers in the global rail industry.
Yakutia Railway agrees Magadan extension strategy
WEBBy Railway Gazette International 8 November 2022. RUSSIA: A planned 1 600 km extension of the regionally-owned Yakutia Railway to serve the Magadan region in the far east of the country is to be taken forward in three phases, with the first section expected to open around 2035. A co-operation agreement setting out a strategy for implementation ...
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WEBWorld rail freight news round-up. Gulf & Atlantic Railways rebrands. Class 66 ETCS testing underway. Union Pacific ready to test hybrid locomotive. China applies to become associate member of OTIF. CSX rolls out hydrogen fuel cell locomotive. All rail freight news. Latest railway freight and logistics business news, including heavy haul ...
Karlsruhe Kombilösung tram tunnels inaugurated | Metro Report ...
WEBDec 13, 2021 · GERMANY: The cross-city tram tunnels in Karlsruhe were opened for revenue service on December 11, with Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe operating its first trams through the link from 14:30 and its regional partner Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft starting the following day. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, there was ...
