For the Digital Rail Germany (DSD) Digital Node Stuttgart pilot project, Baden-Württemberg will receive 28 three-car electric Mireo regional trains from Siemens Mobility. The newest digital technology, such as Level 2 (GoA 2) Automatic Train Operation (ATO) and the automatic European Train Control System (ETCS), will be installed in the trains. The Mireo units will … Read more
A senior government official stated that by December 2023, the trains will replace fossil fuels with grid electricity at all 411 maintenance pits. According to The Economic Times (ET), by electrifying all pit lines on its network, Indian Railways hopes to save 200,000 liters of diesel every day. Pit lines are areas where train compartments … Read more
The insurance coverage for passengers traveling on Pakistan Railways (PR) has been extended from Rs. 1.5 million to Rs. 2.5 million. The most recent news from the media indicates that the families of the passengers who were killed in the recent train tragedy will receive Rs. 2.5 million as compensation. In the case that the … Read more
According to individuals who live there, the different colonies and settlements of lower-level employees of Pakistan Railways (PR) continue to be in a dilapidated state as a result of years of neglect, with the recent rains making the situation worse. A representative of a union for railway workers, Mubarak Hussain, claimed that the issues and … Read more
From Samara to Vladivostok, the FESCO Transportation Group has launched a new train service called the FESCO Volga Shuttle. According to a news statement from the organization, containers are delivered from the Bezymyanka station and arrive at the Commercial Port of Vladivostok (CPV, a FESCO asset). Consumer items, building supplies, non-ferrous metal, and plastic goods … Read more
The Australasian Railway Association has revealed its Women in Rail strategy, which will run for the next three years and aims to increase the number of women working in the rail industry. The Women in Rail strategy that was developed by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA) has been made public. This strategy will be implemented … Read more
The initiative to construct a 105km railway line connecting the Thar coalfields and Chhor, with the purpose of facilitating the transportation of coal to power plants and cement industries, has been granted approval by the Sindh cabinet. An additional railway track would be constructed to connect Bin Qasim town and Port Qasim, serving the same … Read more
On August 9, 2023, in Libo County, Qiannan Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province, employees at the Libo railway station greeting travellers in local minority costumes. Tuesday morning saw the completion of the Guiyang-Libo segment of the Guiyang-Nanning High-speed Railway with the departure of a Fuxing bullet train from Guiyang, the provincial capital of southwest China’s … Read more
Pakistan Railways has recently increased the insurance coverage provided to its passengers, raising the amount from Rs1.5 million to Rs2.5 million. The designated beneficiaries of a deceased passenger involved in a train accident would get a compensation amount of Rs2.5 million. In the event of a disability, the insurance compensation provided will amount to Rs0.3 … Read more
The prospects are promising for the recently approved Northumberland train route as the building has been authorized to commence on three additional stations. The exchange of contracts has occurred, signifying the commencement of work by the major contractor, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, on the Bedlington, Blyth Bebside, and Seaton Delaval stations. The primary construction activities are … Read more