Digital payment launched on Guangzhou – Shenzhen line 08 Feb 2019 CHINA: Guangshen Railway Co says it is the first inter-city operator in China to introduce digital payment for travel on its services, which link Guangzhou and Shenzhen. The system uses Alipay’s e-wallet payment technology. Users register on the Alipay app, and generate a QR…
Posts published in February 2019
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/7/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation PTC: Rail Runner receives another grant; FRA holds 'collaborative' session The railroad will use the proceeds to upgrade its Wi-Fi network. Photo – New Mexico Rail Runner Express U.S. Sens. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and U.S. Rep. Ben…
IMechE recommends electrification instead of hydrogen trains 07 Feb 2019 HYDROGEN: Although investment in hydrogen-fuelled trains is a ‘vital’ part of the process to improve air quality, it must not be seen as an easy replacement for electrification, according to The Future for Hydrogen Trains in the UK published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers…
DB launches digital research train 07 Feb 2019 GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has unveiled a four-car laboratory train which will be available to the rail sector across Germany for testing digital technologies. Branded the Advanced TrainLab, the train is a former ICE-TD diesel-electric set able to run at 200 km/h.One of the train’s first duties has been…
ČD to test battery-equipped EMUs 06 Feb 2019 CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator ČD and Škoda Transportation are to retrofit two Class 650 RegioPanter electric multiple-units with battery packs to enable operation on non-electrified tracks. The two units will be tested on regional services around Brno from late 2019. The lithium-titanate batteries and a BMS…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/6/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Houston METRO orders more Siemens light-rail vehicles Houston METRO now has ordered 51 S70 light-rail vehicles. Photo – Siemens The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) has ordered 14 light-rail vehicles (LRVs) from Siemens Mobility.The latest purchase marks Houston METRO's third order for Siemens Mobility…
Rail News Home Mechanical 2/6/2019 Rail News: Mechanical Rail supplier news from Siemens, Alstom, GE, Progress Rail, PS Technology, Astronics, Ondas and RailcarRx (Feb. 6) The European Commission yesterday rendered a decision prohibiting the proposed merger of Siemens' and Alstom's mobility businesses. As a result, the merger will not proceed, officials from the companies said…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 2/5/2019 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation NTSB updates list of most wanted safety improvements Six safety recommendations are repeated from the 2017-18 most wanted list. Photo – Source: NTSB The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) yesterday unveiled its 2019-20 list of most wanted transportation safety improvements.Launched in…
Saudi Railway Co to deploy track monitoring system 05 Feb 2019 SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Railway Co has awarded Perpetuum a two-year contract to provide its vibration-based track condition monitoring system for use on the 1 242 km north–south route between Al-Qurrayat and Riyadh. Announcing its first contract win in the Middle East on February 5, Perpetuum said…
Grants to support low-carbon technology demonstrators 05 Feb 2019 UK: The Department for Transport has awarded grants of around £350 000 to each of five projects which aim to develop technology to reduce the rail network’s carbon footprint. The projects were selected under the second round of the DfT’s First of a Kind competition, run by…