Railway Gazette
Next Melbourne train operating contract is ‘an opportunity to raise the bar’
AUSTRALIA: Expressions of interest in the next contract to operate passenger rail services around Melbourne are to be invited from mid-September, with the state government calling for ‘the most experienced transport operators from around the world’ to bid.
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NJ Transit orders double-deck EMU cars and electro-diesel locos
USA: NJ Transit has exercised options to purchase an additional 200 Alstom Multilevel III double-deck commuter electric multiple-unit cars for $1·055bn and 12 ALP45 electro-diesel locomotives for a maximum of $204m.
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EFE receives bids for Santiago – Melipilla suburban rail project as subcontract awarded
CHILE: A contract has been let for renewal of the Malloco – Santiago Lo Errázuriz section of the Santiago - Melipilla suburban rail scheme, while national railway EFE has received bids for civil works for an underground section of the route in the centre of the capital city.
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Report sets out effective measures to prevent railway suicides
UK: The Department for Transport has published what it says is ‘landmark’ research into the most effective measures to prevent railway suicides.
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Alstom to supply Tūhono battery-electric trains to provide better connections in Wellington
NEW ZEALAND: Greater Wellington Regional Council has awarded Alstom a NZ$1·066bn contract to supply and maintain 18 battery-electric multiple-units for the Wairarapa and Manawatū lines as part of the Lower North Island Rail Integrated Mobility programme.
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Train control: PTC 2.0 could offer an alternative to ‘unaffordable’ ETCS
With its planned acquisition of Frauscher Sensortechnik, Wabtec is pushing further into the train control market, and it hopes its PTC 2.0 concept could offer a lower-cost alternative to ETCS for railways around the world. President of Wabtec’s Digital Intelligence business Nalin Jain explained the thinking to Nick Kingsley.
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SBB Cargo aims to cut operating costs
SWITZERLAND: State-owned SBB Cargo is undertaking a realignment of its freight services under the Suisse Cargo Logistics programme, which would see the company become self-sufficient.
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