GSM-R: a migration strategy to its successor?

Business Clive Kessell - 30th January 2019

The thorny question of what should replace GSM-R as the future radio bearer for track to train communication has recently been the subject of...

Czech Republic: RegioJet brings new Bombardier TRAXX locomotives into passenger service

International Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 30th January 2019

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RegioJet, the independent Czech railway operator that also runs services in Slovakia, has introduced its new Bombardier TRAXX locomotives into passenger service on the route...

Jewers Doors now fitted to Lusail depot Qatar

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 28th January 2019

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Jewers Doors, the family-run business based in Bedfordshire, has just completed the supply of 30 sets of Swift-SEW automatic bi-folding doors for the new...

Alstom/Siemens merger – new proposals

Business Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 28th January 2019

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Siemens and Alstom, two major suppliers to the world’s railways, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 26 September 2017 to combine Siemens’ mobility business...

Alstom and Eversholt announce hydrogen train for the UK

Environment Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 7th January 2019

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The design of a hydrogen-powered train for the UK market has been unveiled by manufacturer Alstom and rolling stock leasing company Eversholt Rail. The new...

InnoTrans 2018 – the largest one ever

Events Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 31st December 2018

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Quick link to exhibitors: A-D, E-H, I-N, P-R, S-Z Every two years, the railway industry gathers in Berlin for the InnoTrans exhibition. Held between 18...

IMechE Technical Tour: Railways and Mountains – What’s Not to Like?

General Interest Malcolm Dobell BTech CEng FIMechE - 20th December 2018

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Around thirty engineers participated in the IMechE Railway Division’s recent Technical Tour (the tour) to northern Italy and southeastern Switzerland. The participants included experts...

Alstom Coradia trains chosen for new CFL Luxemburg fleet

International Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 18th December 2018

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A contract for 34 new high-capacity double-deck regional trains has been awarded to Alstom by Luxemburg’s national train operator Société Nationale des Chemins de...

British Steel wins major Italian order for premium-grade rail

Infrastructure Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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British Steel, the Scunthorpe-based manufacturer of steel rails and other long-length steel products, has won two contracts to supply 86,000 tonnes of rail to...

Monitoring overhead lines

Electrification Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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Delivery of energy to rolling stock through high-voltage overhead lines is the predominant distribution method used on many of the world’s railways. Indeed, this...

Bangkok Skytrain extension opens using Bombardier wayside rail system

International Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 14th December 2018

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The latest extension to Bangkok’s rapid transit Skytrain, the 13km Bearing-Samut Prakam section of the Sukhumvit line, opened recently using a turnkey wayside rail...

Alstom delivers first Citadis X05 tram for Grand Avignon

International Nigel Wordsworth BSc(Hons) MCIJ - 13th December 2018

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The first of 14 Citadis X05 trams that Alstom is building for the agglomeration community of Grand Avignon (communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon), which...

HS2 plans to replicate Crossrail in setting up international consultancy

Business Andy Milne - 22nd October 2018

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Newly appointed HS2 chairman Sir Terry Morgan has told suppliers that he plans to replicate the success of Crossrail International. The consultancy - of which...

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