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RailwayGazette, 3 days ago to random

Estonia: The government has launched a two-stage process to privatise national rail freight operator Operail https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/sale-of-estonian-national-rail-freight-operator-gets-underway/66700.article

RailwayGazette, 5 days ago to Nantes

High speed rail start-up #Proxima has announced a €1bn plan backed by investor Antin Infrastructure Partners to acquire 12 #Alstom trainsets and launch open access services from #Bordeaux, #Nantes, #Rennes and #Angers to #Paris https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/high-speed-train-start-up-proxima-announces-1bn-launch-plan/66692.article

RailwayGazette, 6 days ago to random

Start-up Midnight Trains has abandoned its ambitious plan to develop a network of premium overnight trains offering hotel-standard accommodation on European routes of up to 1 500 km from Paris, after being unable to raise the necessary funding.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/midnight-trains-drops-plans-for-hotel-quality-sleeper-train-network/66670.article

RailwayGazette, 11 days ago to random

‘Audacious’ contract to revive Nancy – Contrexéville route https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/audacious-contract-to-revive-nancy-contrexeville-route/66625.article

RailwayGazette, 11 days ago to random

Finnish national operator VR Group completes its acquisition of MTR Corp’s Stockholm – Göteborg open access passenger operator MTR Express https://www.railwaygazette.com/passenger/vr-completes-acquisition-of-mtr-express/66638.article

RailwayGazette, 21 days ago to random

Stadler and Austrian Federal Railways have unveiled the first Servicejet multifunctional firefighting and rescue train, which the manufacturer says is tailor-made ‘for the worst-case scenario’ of a fire in a tunnel.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/tri-mode-tunnel-rescue-train-designed-for-the-worst-case-scenario/66567.article

RailwayGazette, 21 days ago to random

Wabtec opens Indian rail component manufacturing campus

https://www.railwaygazette.com/business/wabtec-opens-indian-rail-component-manufacturing-campus/66566.article

RailwayGazette, 24 days ago to random

Sierra Leone: President Julius Maada Bio attended the unveiling of 10 diesel locomotives which CRRC Ziyang has supplied for the 197 km railway linking Leone Rock Metal Group’s New Tonkoliri Iron Mine with the port of Pepel https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/president-unveils-sierra-leone-iron-ore-railway-locos/66551.article

RailwayGazette, 25 days ago to random

International high speed train operator #Eurostar says it is ‘preparing to invest’ in up to 50 high speed trainsets, which would be fully interoperable ’across five countries and beyond’ https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/eurostar-plans-to-acquire-50-fully-interoperable-trains/66542.article

RailwayGazette, 25 days ago to random

France: SNCF Voyageurs and CAF have unveiled the first of the Z26700 Oxygène inter-city trainsets which will replace Corail locomotive-hauled coaches on 200 km/h inter-city serves on conventional lines https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/oxygene-next-generation-french-inter-city-train-unveiled/66538.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

Ireland: First battery-electric train for Dublin’s DART+ network unveiled
https://www.railwaygazette.com/suburban-and-commuter-rail/first-battery-electric-train-for-dublins-dart-network-unveiled/66471.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

USA: Private sector project promoter #BrightlineWest has named Siemens Mobility as preferred bidder to supply 355 km/h electric trainsets for its planned high speed line between Las Vegas and California https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/las-vegas-california-high-speed-train-supplier-selected/66450.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

Japan’s JR Hokkaido and JR East have sold cars of ex-Series KiHa 183 diesel multiple-units to Thailand and Cambodia https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/japanese-dmus-find-second-homes-in-thailand-and-cambodia/66437.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

Chinese trainsets arrive in Europe

https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/chinese-trainsets-arrive-in-europe/66433.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

USA: The California High-Speed Rail Authority board has approved the release of a request for proposals for the supply and maintenance of high speed trainsets https://www.railwaygazette.com/high-speed/california-high-speed-train-request-for-proposals-approved/66341.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

Funding is now in place for the procurement of electric-battery inter-city trains to increase frequencies and reduce journey times on the cross-border Enterprise service between Dublin and Belfast which is operated jointly by Iarnród Éireann and Northern Ireland Railways https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/dublin-belfast-electric-battery-trains-funded/66340.article

RailwayGazette, 1 month ago to random

Ukraine: Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved a US$156·6m 15-year loan which national railway Ukrzaliznytsia will use to acquire 40 Wabtec diesel locomotives https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/ukrainian-railways-to-order-wabtec-locomotives/66342.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

USA: Battery and automation technology company Intramotev has announced the successful deployment of its ReVolt self-propelled battery-electric vehicle as part of a standard freight train https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/self-propelled-battery-wagon-deployed-on-mining-railway/66263.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

Australia: The first Alstom C-Series electric multiple-unit has entered service on the Perth suburban network’s Joondalup and Mandurah lines. More than 10 000 people entered a competition to win around 150 tickets for the inaugural ride on April 7, ahead of start of regular operation the following day https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/first-c-series-emu-enters-service-in-perth/66277.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

Europe: Amazon has awarded FS Group’s Mercitalia Logistics a contract to transport goods between its fulfilment centres in Germany and Italy https://www.railwaygazette.com/freight/amazon-to-shift-goods-from-road-to-rail/66272.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

Germany: An initial four Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B battery-electric multiple-units entered passenger service on Netz 8 Ortenau routes in Baden-Württemberg today https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/first-mireo-plus-b-battery-electric-multiple-units-enter-service/66276.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

Moon railway concepts commissioned https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/moon-railway-concepts-commissioned/66175.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to Trains

#Alstom and #SLCRail speak exclusively to Rail Business UK about their plans to launch an open access #train service between #London #Euston and #Wrexham which would make use of the latest technology, seek to exploit new business opportunities and benefit from changes in the passenger market https://bit.ly/48OaQQ4

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

E500 electric locomotives delivered to Taiwan https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/e500-electric-locomotives-delivered-to-taiwan/66109.article

RailwayGazette, 2 months ago to random

Freight operator Aurizon has been awarded a A$9·4m grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to develop, test and trial a battery electric tender to be used in conjunction with a modified diesel locomotive https://www.railwaygazette.com/traction-and-rolling-stock/battery-tender-for-freight-loco-to-be-developed/66098.article