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August 29, 2019 | Infrastructure

Prorail warns of traction power shortages on Dutch network

DUTCH infrastructure manager Prorail is warning its 2100km electrified network faces problems meeting demand for traction power due to the introduction of new and longer trains and increased frequencies.

August 29, 2019 | Central/South America

Chile to order new trains for metre-gauge Talca - Constitución line

CHILEAN State Railways (EFE) has launched a tender for new passenger trains the metre-gauge Talca - Constitución line.

August 29, 2019 | Fleet

TMH unveils hybrid shunting locomotive

IRJ at Pro/Motion Expo, Shcherbinka, Russia: Transmashholding (TMH) unveiled its TEM5X concept hybrid shunting locomotive on August 28, which it says is the first such locomotive developed in Russia.

August 29, 2019 | North America

Amtrak reveals next-generation Acela Express interiors

AMTRAK has released images of interior mock-ups for its new fleet of Alstom Avelia Liberty high-speed trains, which will replace the current Acela Express fleet on the Boston - New York - Washington DC Northeast Corridor (NEC) from 2021 onwards.

August 29, 2019 | Technology

DB Cargo intelligent freight wagon programme reaches halfway mark

DB Cargo has reached the halfway mark in a programme to equip its entire fleet of 68,000 freight wagons with telematics and sensors.

August 29, 2019 | Europe

Another summer of record growth for Dutch cross-border passenger traffic

FOR the third successive summer, international train services between the Netherlands and other European countries witnessed record ridership growth, according to Netherlands Railways’ (NS) subsidiary for cross-border passenger operations.

August 29, 2019 | North America

Federal grants to fund Amtrak Midwest improvements

THE US federal government has awarded two grants totalling nearly $US 50m to fund infrastructure and rolling stock improvements on the Amtrak Midwest network.

August 28, 2019 | Technology

Russian Railways demonstrates driverless EMU at Shcherbinka

RUSSIA’s deputy prime minister Mr Maxim Akimov and the chairman of Russian Railways (RZD) Mr Oleg Belozerov took a test trip on Russia’s first driverless passenger train, a Lastochka (Swallow) EMU, on the Shcherbinka test track near Moscow during a railway exhibition on August 28.

August 28, 2019 | Infrastructure

Brisbane Cross River Rail infrastructure package finalised

THE second major contract for Brisbane’s Cross River Rail project was finalised on August 25 with the signing of an alliance agreement between the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority, Queensland Rail and the Unity consortium for the Rail Integration and Systems (RIS) package.

August 28, 2019 | Light Rail

Ontario selects preferred bidder for Hurontario LRT

INFRASTRUCTURE Ontario and Metrolinx have selected the Mobilinx consortium as preferred bidder for a contact to design, build, finance operate and maintain the 18km Hurontario LRT.

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