World-first autonomous trains deployed at Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations 3 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review The $940 million AutoHaul™ programme is focused on automating trains transporting iron ore to Rio Tinto’s port facilities in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
General Roca Railway’s signalling system in Buenos Aires to be renewed 3 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review The General Roca Railway is the most extensive line in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, including 237km of track that transports 600,000 passengers per day.
Some of the oldest trains in Britain are scheduled to be replaced in 2019 2 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review The wide-scale deployment of new and refurbished-like-new carriages will mean the retirement of some of the oldest trains on the network.
2019 offers technology that could improve passenger experience across UK rail 2 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review Passengers may soon be able to find out which carriages have available seats, and if the toilets are operational and vacant, before they board the train.
Siemens Mobility secures €744 million order from Amtrak 2 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review The Charger locomotive that has been ordered is lower-noise than the diesel engines it will replace, and offers a streamlined design with smoother traction control.
Bombardier to supply 47 additional Francilien trains in Greater Paris 2 January 2019 | By Global Railway Review With this order, the 360 Francilien train fleet will be the largest rail series in Île-de-France; improving the punctuality of the lines in Paris.
Alstom agrees to rebuild two more Rocky Mountaineer luxury rail cars 24 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review These will be the 11th and 12th SilverLeaf cars Alstom rebuilds for Rocky Mountaineer, with cars 9 and 10 to be delivered in March 2019.
Bayerische Oberlandbahn GmbH orders 25 Coradia Lint from Alstom 21 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review Passengers travelling in Upper Bavaria, Germany, will soon experience higher levels of comfort and safety on the rail network.
First class will come to end on most Greater Anglia trains from January 2020 21 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review After listening to customer feedback, assessing increases in passenger numbers and the rail network capacity, Greater Anglia removes first-class seats.
Multi-billion-pound contracts awarded to work on Britain’s busiest routes 21 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review Network Rail has announced the award of three multi-billion-pound contracts for the South of England, worth up to £7 billion for Control Period 6 (2019-2024).
MTR teams up with the operator of Europe’s largest high-speed rail network 20 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review After seeking up-to-date high-speed rail expertise, MTR selects Renfe as its partner for the West Coast Partnership bid.
New hand-held ticketing devices will improve customer service 20 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review New tablet technology issued across the Virgin Trains network focuses on providing further support for all customers - improving the passenger experience.
Allan Cook is appointed as new Chair of HS2 Ltd 20 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review West Midlands Combined Authority welcomes the new appointment and looks forward to working with Allan on the HS2 project in the future.
Australia’s Forrestfield-Airport Link project revises timeline 19 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review "While the delay is unfortunate, this project is being built to last 120 years. I believe the time added to the construction schedule is a small price to pay,” said Rita Saffioti.
Alstom delivers the first freight locomotive to Azerbaijan 19 December 2018 | By Global Railway Review This model is a two-section freight locomotive capable of towing up to 9,000 tonnes and running at 120km/h, with installed continuous power of 8.8 Megawatts.
