Firm orders for Hybrid PowerPacks 16 Apr 2019 EUROPE: Contracts have been signed for Rolls-Royce to supply nine MTU Hybrid PowerPacks to Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann and four to UK leasing company Porterbrook. The firm orders announced on April 16 follows letters of intent announced at InnoTrans 2018. The Hybrid PowerPacks are to be delivered between…
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Hupac looks to automate route planning 13 Apr 2019 SWITZERLAND: Intermodal freight operator Hupac is to automate its route planning and traffic management processes using sensor data and analytics provided by ETH Zürich spin-off company Nexiot. Hupac has previously equipped wagons with Nexiot sensors which provide information on their location, impact events, border crossings and…
Real-time insight into port’s rail traffic 10 Apr 2019 NETHERLANDS: Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched the OnTrack application, which provides real-time insight into rail flows within the port and its terminals. The aim is to inform operators’ planning processes and help shippers anticipate any deviations from the schedules. At present, most terminals use their…
DB tests talking robot head 08 Apr 2019 GERMANY: A robot head which smiles at passengers and greets them with ‘My name is FRAnny. How can I help you?’ is being tested by Deutsche Bahn’s information technology arm DB Systel and airport operator Fraport. The initial trial is at Frankfurt airport, with trials at Berlin…
Gas fuelled railcar pilot project planned 05 Apr 2019 ITALY: A memorandum of understanding setting out plans to test the conversion of diesel railcars to run on natural gas has been signed by national railway FS Group, rolling stock manufacturer Hitachi Rail Italy and gas supply infrastructure company Snam. Trenitalia plans to provide one or…
CALGARY, Alberta, April 1 (Reuters) - The Alberta government and oil transportation companies are pressing ahead with plans to move 120,000 barrels per day of crude by rail, ignoring threats to quash the deals from the man tipped to become the province's next premier. Latest polls show United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney is on…
MOSCOW, April 1 (Reuters) - Russia's Rustranscom, a rail freight transportation firm, said on Monday it was planning to list its global depositary receipts (GDRs) on the London Stock Exchange, in what would be the first initial public offering by a Russian firm since 2017. Rustranscom, or RTC, plans to apply for LSE admission in…
UWC rolls out ‘revolutionary’ articulated tank wagon 01 Apr 2019 KAZAKHSTAN: United Wagon Co says the design of 400 articulated liquefied petroleum gas tank wagons which it is supplying to company Texol is ‘revolutionary, with no other model on the CIS market able to match its technical and operational standards’. The Type 15-9541-01 was designed…
Sensors to improve tank wagon safety 28 Mar 2019 CANADA: The government’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada foundation has provided Calgary-based TransRail Innovation Group with C$1·85m to support the testing and commercialisation of digital sensors designed to increase safety when transporting hazardous liquids by rail. The wagon-mounted XLOAD sensors automatically measure, monitor and track hazardous commodities…
The Trump administration is demanding federal funds back from California's high-speed rail project, and two GOP lawmakers from California have proposed redirecting the money.A bill introduced by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy would "repurpose" about $3.5 billion worth of federal funds for the rail system to water infrastructure projects.A second piece of legislation, by Rep.…