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driverless suspension train

16.11.2020

Testing the first driverless suspension train

Testing the first driverless suspension train The first driverless suspension train was successfully tested in China. The train is capable of carrying 300-400 passengers (up to 10 thousand passengers in one hour), informs railway magazine «Railway Supply» referring China Railway Science & Industry Group Co.
purchase of electric rolling stock

16.11.2020

Danish Railways: Loan for the purchase of electric rolling stock

Danish Railways: Loan for the purchase of electric rolling stock NIB and Danish State Railway Company DSB have signed a € 400 million loan agreement to finance the acquisition of electric rolling stock during 2020-2025, reports Railway Supply magazine  citing NIB The 15-year loan will finance the purchase of 42 new electric locomotives, as well as more than 100 trains and wagons.
electric trains

16.11.2020

Škoda wins a major contract for the supply of electric trains for Czech Railways

Škoda wins a major contract for the supply of electric trains for Czech Railways Škoda Transportation Group has won a contract for the supply of new electric trains for the Czech Railways (České dráhy), as Railway Supply magazine reports citing Zdopravy.
rail infrastructure projects

13.11.2020

Turkey continues rail infrastructure projects despite virus

Turkey continues rail infrastructure projects despite virus Between March and October 2020 investment by the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure totaled $ 5.
Railways Electrification Project

13.11.2020

Estonian Railways Electrification Project

Estonian Railways Electrification Project The railway electrification project in Estonia will be carried out by two Spanish companies Ardanuy Ingeneria and Ayesa Ingenieria y Arquitectura, which are involved in the design of the Rail Baltic railway and the modernization of the Lithuanian railway, reports Railway Supply magazine, referring ERR portal.
modernization of railway infrastructure

13.11.2020

Slovac Railways (ŽSR): Contract for modernization of railway infrastructure

Slovac Railways (ŽSR): Contract for modernization of railway infrastructure The Railways of the Slovak Republic (ŽSR) signed a contract for the works under the ŽSR project “Completion of the construction of the Žilina-Teplichka station and the adjacent railway infrastructure at the Žilina junction”.
overhaul of the electric locomotive

13.11.2020

ZERZ completed the overhaul of the electric locomotive of CS4 series

ZERZ completed the overhaul of the electric locomotive of CS4 series ZERZ completed the overhaul of the electric locomotive №210 of CS4 series, as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports citing company’s Facebook page.
track structure materials

12.11.2020

Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials

Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials Ukrzaliznytsia has announced a tender for the purchase of track structure materials, as Railway Supply magazine informs citing  SmartTender.
locomotive repairs

12.11.2020

Vilnius locomotive repair depot: the volume of locomotive repairs increased by 16%

Vilnius locomotive repair depot: the volume of locomotive repairs increased by 16% Despite the pandemic, Vilnius Locomotive Repair Depot increased the volume of locomotive repairs by 16%! COVID-19 reduced the volume of work of the enterprise for the overhaul of railway cars by 5%, but the company's management, having taken maximum safety measures during the second wave of the pandemic, is confident that all obligations to customers will be fulfilled, as railway magazine Railway Supply reports referrig enterprise's page.
Hydrogen-electric train

12.11.2020

Hydrogen-electric train project received EU grant

Hydrogen-electric train project received EU grant The European Commission’s Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) has awarded a €10m grant to the FCH2RAIL consortium for the design, development and testing of a prototype bi-mode hydrogen-electric propulsion system, as «Railway Supply» magazine reports, citing RailJournal.
brake pads for electric locomotives

12.11.2020

Serial production of the brake pads for electric locomotives

Serial production of the brake pads for electric locomotives Ukrzaliznytsia has begun mass production of brake pads of the "CS" type at the facilities of CJSC "Dnepropetrovsk Diesel Locomotive Repair Plant" (DTRZ), as railway magazine «Railway Supply» reports with reference to the Facebook page of UZ Board member Frantishek Buresh.
Modernization of the railway network

12.11.2020

Modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan

Modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan The modernization of the railway network in the eastern part of Uzbekistan is stimulating economic growth in the Fergana Valley.