VIENNA, Austria – Plasser & Theurer has appointed Daniel Siedl as chief operating officer and Dr. Winfried Büdenbender as chief technical officer, effective immediately. Büdenbender held management positions in various companies in the technical sector. Siedl was managing director of ROBEL Bahnbaumaschinen GmbH (Germany) before he joined Plasser & Theurer. Prior to his new position, […]
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Harry Potter fans see trains ‘diverted’ during King’s Cross back-to-school celebration NEWSWIRE
September 1st is finally here! Here’s what happened down at London’s King’s Cross station, as we celebrated the day students go #BackToHogwarts. pic.twitter.com/Gg7fhQvsr9 — Pottermore (@pottermore) September 1, 2019 LONDON — King’s Cross station in London featured as the backdrop and silent star for an unusual back-to-school celebration this weekend for throngs of Harry Potter […]
Vossloh sells locomotive unit to China’s CRRC NEWSWIRE
BERLIN — On Monday, Aug. 26, Vossloh AG signed a contract for the sale of its Locomotives business unit, currently reported as discontinued operations, to CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., Ltd., Zhuzhou, China, a subsidiary of the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation Ltd. CRRC is the largest rolling stock manufacturer in the world. The agreed purchase […]
India bureaucrats ban bananas from train station NEWSWIRE
LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, India — Officials in the northeast Indian city of Lucknow have banned bananas from the provincial capital city’s Charbaugh Railway station. Bureaucrats say the yellow fruit’s peels contribute to dirtying the station. They’ve warned fruit sellers that any one violating the banana ban will be dealt with strictly. A vendor said the […]
British operator debuts solar farm to power rail line NEWSWIRE
ALDERSHOT, England — The first solar farm to directly power a rail line is scheduled to go on line today in Britain. About 100 solar panels at the facility near Aldershot in Northeast England will directly power signals and lights on Network Rail’s Wessex line, the Guardian reports. The solar farm will generate 30 kilowatts, […]
Report: Chinese trains departed for Europe mostly empty NEWSWIRE
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 […]
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 […]
