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3/2016

Class ED160 - The Longest FLIRT 3 EMUs
Stadler Polska, in consortium with Newag, recently built 20 eight-car FLIRT 3 EMUs ordered by PKP Intercity in 2013 for long distance services in Poland. The trains were put into regular passenger service in December 2015 and January 2016.
Here is ED160-001 at Źmigród on 10 June 2015.
Photo: Tomáš Kuchta
1520 Strategic Partnership in Sochi
The main theme of the XI International Rail Business Forum Strategicheskoe partnerstvo 1520 held in Sochi on 2 and 3 June 2016 was the „Map of Priorities for Areas Using 1,520 mm Gauge Networks“.
On 2 June 2016 RZD and KTZ signed an agreement on co-operation in the field of electronic data interchange in international railfreight transport. The document was signed by RZD President Oleg Belozyorov (on the right) and KTZ President Askar Mamin.
Photo: BD event
NIM Express Class 102 Presented
On 27 June Škoda Transportation held a Class 102 presentation ceremony at the VUZ test centre Velim. Chosen for this event was 102 002.
A meeting of 102 002 and 001 following the presentation. 102 001 then took to the large circuit, to continue with a series of braking tests.
Photo: Jaromír Pernička
Gotthard Base Tunnel Official Inauguration
After 17 years of work, on 1 June 2016, the new Gotthard Base Tunnel, the worlds longest and deepest railway tunnel, was formally inaugurated.
On 1 June 2016 the specially designed fire-fighting and tunnel rescue train (LRZ) heads towards the northern portal of the Gotthard Base Tunnel.
Photo: Dario Häusermann
A Visit To Siemens’s Main Locomotive-Building Factory
The ramping-up of Vectron production, based on a cyclical manufacturing procedure, a stronger orientation towards service-related business and digitalisation of locomotive fleet management keeps the competitive edge alive for Siemens. A recent visit to the München-Allach factory revealed the changes for the future which are being implemented throughout this historic complex.
A view of the final assembly hall at München-Allach on 6 May 2016. Some of the machines in this row are ČD Cargo’s future Class 383 Vectrons.
Photo: Siemens
And much more!
Cover of 3/2016
Poster

Features: FLIRT 3 EMU ED160-015 at Warszawa-Centralna station.