Egypt launches first Talgo intercity train
The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has put into service the first of six locomotive-hauled intercity trains built by Talgo. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to zdmira.
Passenger rail transportation
Record number of passengers in Germany
Deutsche Bahn has announced that a record number of tickets have been sold for this year's holiday season on DB Fernverkehr trains. In total, 3.2 million tickets were sold for trains that depart or plan to run from 22 to 28 December. For comparison, DB points to a record year 2019, when 2.8 million passengers used long-distance services in the same period. In 2021, it amounted to 1.6 million passengers. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Nakolei.
German railways are not punctual
The punctuality of German long-distance trains is the lowest in the history of transport, according to Railway Supply magazine, citing Rynek Kolejowy.
Polregio signed an agreement with Deutsche Bahn
Polregio and DB Regio AG Region Nordost have signed a new framework agreement that regulates the cooperation between the two companies in the field of cross-border transport. Polregio currently operates over 35 train pairs daily between Poland and Germany. Only on the Szczecin-Berlin route, after the completion of the modernization of the railway line, the number of trains will increase to 50. This is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Nakolei.
Europe’s first three-mode train Blues began to serve passengers
The Blues train is equipped with a new generation of hybrid technology. The train can run with diesel engines on non-electrified lines, with pantographs on electrified lines, and with batteries to run the last mile on non-electrified lines or when stopping at stations, avoiding the use of fuel. Switching off engines when arriving, parking and leaving stations reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to existing diesel trains, and also helps to reduce noise levels. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to the Global Railway Review.
Mengzi Mile High Speed Train Line Opened for Operation
A new 106 km high-speed train (YHT) line has been put into operation, connecting the cities of Mengzi and Mile in China's southwestern province of Yunnan. The new rail line, designed for a top speed of 250 kilometers per hour, has reduced travel time between Mengzi and the provincial capital Kunming to 69 minutes. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Railly News.
China begins construction of two more high-speed lines
New high-speed lines are under construction between Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as Chongqing and Xi'an. China continues to move towards the completion of a 75,000 km high-speed network by 2035. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to IRJ.
PKP Intercity launches trips to Lithuania
The PKP Intercity "Hańcza" train, which is still running on the route Krakow - Suwalki - Krakow, will arrive at Mockava station in Lithuania according to a new schedule. Passengers from Lithuania will be able to get to Krakow with one easy transfer. All this due to the cooperation between PKP Intercity and Lithuanian Railways LTG Link. Representatives of the carriers agreed on mutual connection at the Mockava station between the IC "Hańcza" train and the LTG Link train Vilnius - Mockava - Vilnius. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Raport Kolejowy.
Can cross-border ticketing become European?
Cross-border rail transport is a topic that receives a lot of attention. Or little, depending on the circumstances. Good intentions to simplify things often run up against very tough legal regulations for cross-border rail transport. In addition, each operator develops its own IT system, which complicates the overall distribution. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to RailTech.
Deutsche Bahn started to operate Stadler Kiss on IC routes.
The international connection Stuttgart - Zurich is the second route in the Deutsche Bahn long-distance network, on which the German carrier is launching double-decker Stadler Kiss trains. From December this will lead to a further increase in traffic on this route. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Kurier Kolejowy.
UZ started pre-sale of tickets for the first trains to de-occupied cities
On the occasion of the liberation of Kherson, UZ opens pre-sale of tickets for trips to Ukrainian cities still under Russian occupation. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to the operator.
Elf EN62-001 out of work again
The Elf EN62-001 is the only train of its kind that comes with a strange 50-year warranty and is no longer running. The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, which owns it, cannot yet carry out P5 routine maintenance. Passengers use old EN-57 trains. It is reported by Railway Supply magazine with reference to Rynek Kolejowy.
