David Briginshaw

United Kingdom

Editor in Chief at International Railway Journal Magazine

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Kuala Lumpur Airport replacement peoplemover to open on July 1

4 days ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

Alstom has supplied three trains and CBTC for a replacement automated peoplemover at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Alstom handed over the peoplemover to Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) on June 23. A replacement automated peoplemover (APM) will open at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on July 1. The project was led by Alstom in partnership with a Malaysian joint venture between IJM Construction and Pestech Technology.
Škoda LRVs debut in Frankfurt (Oder) and Prague

4 days ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

FRANKFURT (Oder) City Transport launched passenger operation on June 17 with the first of 13 new Škoda 46T LRVs, while Prague Public Transit (DPP) began trial operation with passengers with the first Škoda ForCity Plus 52T LRV on June 20. Eight LRVs have already been supplied to Frankfurt (Oder). Škoda says two more will arrive shortly and the final three are in the last stages of production.
JR East to introduce tourist sleeper train

5 days ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

EAST Japan Railway (JR East) is converting a E657 express EMU to provide sleeping compartments to make long journeys at night more comfortable. The new overnight express will enter service from Tokyo to northern Tohoku in spring 2027. “Through the experience of travelling on an overnight train, we hope to remind many customers of the excitement of travelling by rail,” JR East says.
China to expand rail services on July 1

5 days ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

CHINA Railway (CR) will introduce new limited-stop and overnight sleeper trains when the new national timetable comes into force on July 1. There will also be an expansion of scheduled freight services. CR is expanding services to cope with rising traffic. Between January and May, CR carried 1.86 billion passengers, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%, setting a new record. Limited-stop trains have fewer stops, run at higher speeds and offer shorter journey times.
Jakarta metro southern extension proposed

5 days ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

The new line would be elevated and have 12 stations. Dudy Purwagandhi, Indonesia's transport minister. INDONESIA’s Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, speaking at the International Conference on Infrastructure on June 11, unveiled a proposal to extend Jakarta’s north-south metro line to South Tangerang city in Banten. The 22.6km elevated extension is estimated to cost $US 1.25bn, including land acquisition, construction and procurement of rolling stock.
Spanish consortium tests innovative accessibility systems in Málaga

1 week ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

SPAIN’s Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, has launched a pilot project through a consortium of infrastructure manager, Adif, national operator Renfe, and engineering consultancy Ineco to test a set of innovative technological solutions at Málaga María Zambrano station designed to improve accessibility. The prototypes which include solutions such as light projections, assistance robots, and smart totems are aimed at making rail travel safer for people with disabilities.
DB reopens Eifel line after four years of flood repairs

1 week ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

The work included repairing stations, 20 bridges, 24 level crossings, and 10km of embankment. A regional train enters Urft station on the rebuilt Eifel line. TRAINS are running again on the northern section of the Eifel line from Gerolstein to Cologne in western Germany following the conclusion of a programme of repairs following a flooding disaster in 2021.
MTR reports construction projects in full swing

1 week ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

MTR, Hong Kong, says that most of its new railway projects are making progress as scheduled. “Over the past year, multiple new railway projects have completed their respective critical works as planned, laying a solid foundation for the peak construction phase starting from this year,” says Carl Devlin, MTR’s capital works director, who was speaking during a media presentation on June 11.
Porr wins contract to upgrade Romanian main line

1 week ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

PORR, Germany, has been awarded a Leu 2.14bn ($US 491.7m) design and build contract by Romania’s infrastructure manager, CFR, to upgrade the 226km Craiova - Drobeta Turnu Severin - Caransebeș section of the Bucharest - Timişoara main line. Much of the single-track line is restricted to 70km/h, while some sections have a maximum speed of 50km/h, although trains can run at up 120km/h on the southern section.
Agreement reached to improve Warsaw - Vilnius link

1 week ago | railjournal.com | David Briginshaw

NATIONAL passenger operators in Poland and Lithuania - PKP Intercity and LTG Link - have signed a letter of intent to improve the train service between Warsaw and Vilnius. Services will be improved in stages. Although passengers will still have to change trains at Mockawa in Lithuania due to the change of track gauge from 1435mm to 1520mm, this will take no more than 20 minutes.