AN agreement has been reached between the German state of Saxony and German Rail (DB) regarding a plan to electrify the 103km Dresden – Bautzen - Görlitz - Polish border line, with €3m allocated for initial planning.
IRJ at UITP 2015, Milan: A new catenary-free ground-based static charging system for LRVs and electric buses is one of the highlight exhibits for Alstom at the UITP 2015 World Congress and Exhibition being held this week in Milan.
THE Dutch province of Overijssel and infrastructure manager Prorail have awarded Volker Rail, Netherlands, a contract to electrify the 40km Zwolle – Wierden line.
JAPAN's Railway Technology Research Institute (RTRI) is claiming a world first after successfully completing trials with superconducting wire in the overhead electrification system of an operational passenger line.
The economic disparity between the north and south of England has been mirrored by inconsistent levels of investment in the rail network. But with a general election this month and tendering underway for new passenger franchises, bold proposals are emerging for the north's railways, as Keith Barrow reports.
ISRAEL Railways (IR) held a three day conference last week to meet with the five participants in the tender for the national railway electrification project as they prepare to submit bids by July 23.
SWEDISH infrastructure manager Trafikverket has awarded Siemens a contract worth around €17m to supply a Sitras SFC Plus static frequency converter to feed power from the 50Hz public grid into the railway's 16.7Hz traction power network.
POLISH infrastructure manager PKP has commissioned WYG Consulting to carry out a feasibility study of the electrification and modernisation of approximately 100km of the Lublin - Stalowa Wola line in southeast Poland.
THE government of Ukraine has announced plans to electrify the 105km Kovel - Izov line at 25kV ac, and is set to enter negotiations with Poland over extending this to Hrubieszow, which is the gateway to PKP-LHS, the 1520mm-gauge line to Katowice.
THE board of Californian commuter rail operator Caltrain has authorised the release of a design-build request for proposals (RFP) for the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project (PCEP), the next step in the $US 1.5bn electrification of the 82km San Francisco – San Jose corridor.
