News - Page 1036 of 2057 - International Railway Journal

News

January 22, 2019 | Central/South America

Chilean president inaugurates Santiago metro Line 3

THE Chilean capital Santiago celebrated the opening of its sixth metro line on January 22 when the country’s president Mr Sebastian Piñera attended the inauguration ceremony for the 21.7km Line 3.

January 22, 2019 | Telecoms

Heathrow Express trains to be fitted with ETCS

BRITISH rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has awarded a contract to Bombardier to install ETCS Level 2 on 12 class 387 Bombardier Electrostar EMUs being converted for operation on Heathrow Express services between London Paddington and Heathrow Airport.

January 22, 2019 | Telecoms

Luxembourg GSM-R rollout completed

KAPSCH CarrierCom has completed the roll-out of GSM-R on the 271km Luxembourg Railways (CFL) network as part of CFL’s network-wide implementation of ERTMS.

January 22, 2019 | Signalling

Baden-Württemberg backs Stuttgart S-Bahn ATO pilot

BADEN-Württemberg Ministry of Transport announced on January 22 that it will participate in a pilot project to install ETCS, digital interlockings (DSTW) and automatic train operation (ATO) Grade of Automation 2 (GoA2) on the Stuttgart S-Bahn network.

January 22, 2019 | Fleet

CAF pulls out of DSB coach tender

DANISH State Railways (DSB) announced on January 21 that CAF has pulled out of a tender to supply a new fleet of inter-city coaches, citing “commercial reasons” for its withdrawal from the competition.

January 21, 2019 | North America

Pikes Peak Cog Railway orders new trains

COLORADO’s Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway has awarded Stadler Rail a contract to supply new trains for its 14.3km standard-gauge rack line.

January 21, 2019 | Fleet

Aargau Transport receives first Stadler EMU

AARGAU Transport (AVA) has received the first of five three-section ABe 4/12 Stadler EMUs, which will be used on the Aarau - Menziken and Aarau - Schöftland lines.

January 21, 2019 | Europe

Norway appoints consultants for Fauske - Tromsø study

NORWAY’s Railway Directorate has signed an agreement with engineering and architectural consultants Asplan Viak to study the development of a line to extend the Norland Line from Fauske via Narvik to Tromsø, the largest city in northern Norway.

January 21, 2019 | News

German Court of Auditors proposes radical DB reform

GERMANY’s Federal Court of Auditors presented a report to the German parliament on January 17 which calls for the federal government to define German Rail’s (DB) future role, including possibly splitting train operations from infrastructure management and selling its two largest subsidiaries, Arriva and Schenker.

January 21, 2019 | North America

Amtrak issues RFP for Amfleet I replacement

AMTRAK issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on January 18 for a contract to replace its fleet of 470 Amfleet I and ex-Metroliner coaches.

« Previous 1 … 1,034 1,035 1,036 1,037 1,038 … 2,057 Next »

Rail market intelligence to unlock your business potential.

Sign up for the IRJ Rail Brief Newsletter