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Train operator trials tool to optimise timetables during unplanned disruption
UK: Inter-city train operator Avanti West Coast is trialling a timetable optimisation tool developed to boost service reliability during unplanned disruption such as speed restrictions or line closures.
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Next sections of Napoli – Bari high speed line open
ITALY: Services have started on two rebuilt sections of the main line between Napoli and Bari, which is being modernised and partly realigned to enable operation at up to 250 km/h.
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Micro Layout „Gorse Valley“ – Teil 13: Figuren
Hallo zusammen,
schon als “Gorse Valley” in den ersten Planungsstadien war, hatte ich mir Resin-gedruckte Figuren von modelu besorgt, die durch Scans echter Menschen entstanden sind und das Potenzial haben, besonders realistisch zu wirken. Ang...
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Urban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Consortium chosen to deliver Mexican ETCS project
MEXICO: National rail and public transport agency ATTRAPI has awarded a consortium of Siemens Mobility and local partner Sonda a contract to design and supply ETCS Level 1 as part of work to upgrade the Mexico City – Querétaro – Irapuato rail corridor to carry passenger services.
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Light rail on floating bridge connects Seattle with the Eastside
USA: A 12·8 km extension of the Link light rail 2 Line was opened on March 28, linking South Bellevue to Seattle’s International District and Chinatown.
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Route clearance work starts on Chinese-backed Hanoi metro Line 5
VIETNAM: Lane closures on part of Hanoi’s Thang Long motorway have marked the onset of work to clear the alignment for metro Line 5.
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Leo Express leases ex-DB coaches from RENFE
EUROPE: Leo Express has reached a 15-year agreement to lease coaches from the RENFE Alquiler de Material Ferroviario rolling stock leasing subsidiary of Spanish national train operator RENFE.
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Saudi Arabia Railways launches rail alternative to the Strait of Hormuz
SAUDI ARABIA: National rail operator Saudi Arabia Railways has launched a service designed to enable freight stranded in the country’s Gulf ports to be moved to the border with Jordan for onward transport by road.
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Indian-Russian consortium wins Rs11bn rail defect monitoring contract
INDIA: Indian Railways has awarded a consortium of ADJ Engineering and its Russian partner TVEMA a Rs11bn contract to supply and operate rail defect monitoring vehicles.
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Investor to increase stake in Thameslink train fleet
UK: Denmark-based energy and decarbonisation infrastructure investor AIP Management has signed an agreement to acquire an additional stake in Cross London Trains, which owns the Thameslink fleet.
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