What the future holds, an article by Munawar Shariff of LOG Middle East about railway plans for the region.
Railways of Iraq
News and information about railroads in Iraq, plus other odds and ends
News from Railway Gazette International- DB Regio wins Swedish contract Sat 21st November 2009SWEDEN: Östgötland transport authority ÖstgötaTrafiken has selected DB Regio Sverige to operate local services for 10 years from December 12 2010, with an option for a four-year extension. Five new Coradia Lirex X61 EMUs are due to enter service with the 2010 timetable change, permitting the operation of a 20 min interval frequency between Norrköping a […]
- Rail freight fuel efficiency up 22% since 1990 Sat 21st November 2009USA: The Federal Railroad Administration released a study on November 19 showing a 22% improvement in rail freight fuel efficiency between 1990 and 2006. The Comparative Evaluation of Rail & Truck Fuel Efficiency on Competitive Corridors study by ICF International says reasons for increased efficiency include the acquisition of more than 13 000 new loco […]
- Siemens to supply Caracas Cabeltren electronics Sat 21st November 2009VENEZUELA: Siemens Industry Solutions has won an order to supply Doppelmayr Cable Car with drive, power and control equipment for the 2·3 km Cabletren Bolivariano cable-hauled shuttle being built to link two Caracas metro stations. Due to open at the end of 2011, the automated peoplemover will link Petare on metro Line 1 with the future Waraira Repano stat […]
- DB Regio wins Swedish contract Sat 21st November 2009