HONG KONG — Europe-bound intermodal trains originating in China may have dozens of empty boxes in an attempt to secure Chinese-government subsidies, the South China Daily News’s Inkstone News website reports. An Inkstone reporter cites, but does not link to, an article by the Chinese Business Journal for its information. The website report details one […]
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Youth model train vandals sentenced in English court NEWSWIRE
STAMFORD, England — Four 16-year-old boys have admitted in court they were drinking alcohol and playing soccer in a school gymnasium full of model train exhibits when they began trashing models, flipping tables, and causing more than $35,000 in damage in May. The BBC reports that three of the boys received 12-month-sentences to a youth […]
Virgin Trains loses contract for UK train services NEWSWIRE
Virgin Trains Pendolino train on the West Coast route in Oxenholme in northern England in July 2018. Keith Fender LONDON — Virgin Trains has been replaced as operator of the West Coast network from London to Glasgow, Scotland, that Virgin had operated since it was originally privatized in 1997. Virgin sold 49% of its United […]
India-made locomotive reaches 110 mph NEWSWIRE
Railways has manufactured a high speed locomotive in West Bengal’s Chittaranjan Locomotive Works, achieving a top speed of 180km/hr. This new locomotive produced under ‘Make In India’ initiative, will speed up trains like never before. Watch the video: pic.twitter.com/E5QCi0dSa7 — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) August 12, 2019 NEW DELHI — India’s politicians are touting the country’s […]
Water by unit train may expand beyond mines in Australia NEWSWIRE
CHARBON, Australia — The Southern Shorthaul Railway has begun moving unit trains of water between two coal mines in the western region of New South Wales to keep one mine from shutting down and saving 140 jobs. The area is suffering from a prolonged drought, and government officials are watching the trains, with the thought […]
Four Australian ‘Bulldog” locomotives to be returned to service NEWSWIRE
Genesee & Wyoming Australia locomotive CLP9 leads a train south of Demondrille, New South Wales, in September 2007. The locomotive, which had been stored and was a candidate to be scrapped, is one of four GM-style streamliners that has been purchased and will be returned to service by Southern Shorthaul Railroad. Lance Lassen BENDIGO, Australia […]
G&W to sell stake in Australian operations as it goes private
TORONTO — Genesee & Wyoming is pulling out of Australia. The short line holding company is selling its 51% stake in its Australia operations, which serves New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and South Australia, including the 1,400-mile Tarcoola to Darwin rail line. The move comes as G&W is being taken private in an $8.4-billion […]
Railroad rebuilding ranks high in Iraq infrastructure plans NEWSWIRE
BAGHDAD — Iraq seeks to rebuild its railroads. In a recent media report, Iraqi government officials say they want to build a new rail connection to neighboring Turkey. That effort appears to coincide with Iraq’s rebuilding effort in the wake of ISIS destruction in recent years. The Daily Sabah reports that the Iraq’s transport minister […]
Germany commits to major program to improve rail system NEWSWIRE
Arriving and departing Deutsche Bahn trains navigate the tracks at Frankfurt Central Station in 2016. The German government and Deutsche Bahn are committing to a major program to upgrade the Deutsche Bahn system. TRAINS: David Lassen BERLIN — The German government and the country’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, have agreed on a plan to […]
Wabtec delivers locomotives to Turkish oil refining company NEWSWIRE
One of several locomotives Wabtec has delivered to a Turkey-based refining company. Körfez Ulaştırma WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corp. completed delivery of five diesel-electric PowerHaul series locomotives to Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş., the subsidiary of Turkey’s largest refinery Tüpraş operating in railway transportation. Körfez Ulaştırma is the first private operator in Turkey to make such a […]
Ask Trains: What are the best sources of information on railroads in Africa?
The Rovos Rail luxury passenger train stopped at Plumtree, Zimbabwe, in July 2010 while passengers were undergoing immigration checks. This National Railways of Zimbabwe train was en route from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to Capetown, South Africa, a 16-day journey. The power for this train was Sheltam Corp. General Electric U30-EMP No. 3020, a 42-inch […]
Costly new safety rules could sideline British heritage railways NEWSWIRE
LONDON — Britain’s heritage railroads face massive costs, or the possibility of being shut down, in the wake of stringent new safety regulations resulting from the death of a passenger in 2016. The Telegraph reports that heritage railways must place bars over the drop-down windows of their coaches to prevent passengers from leaning out to […]
