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Driverless trains to support a prosperous future
DUBAI: With the first line opening next year, Dubai’s automated metro network will provide a superior alternative to the emirate’s increasingly clogged roads. Dominic Ellis looks at one of the Middle East’s most eagerly-awaited engineering projects, underpinning the city’s future economic development
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Helping business-led railways to share best practice
If there is one thing that we have learned during the past 20-year maelstrom of railway reform, restructuring, liberalisation, concessioning and privatisation, it is that today's railway managers need to keep a firm focus on the commercial aspects of their business. For operators such as the Class I railroads of ...
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Train tests Eurasian Landbridge
A CONTAINER train arrived in Hamburg on the morning of January 24 after a 15-day, 9 954 km journey from Beijing through Mongolia, Russia, Belarus and Poland. The train was a demonstration for the 'Eurasian Landbridge' proposed by the six national rail operators, which have agreed to develop a ...
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Armenia confirms rail concession award
PRESIDENT of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin was in Yerevan on January 16 for the official award of Armenia's 30-year national rail operating concession to sole bidder RZD. The contract is expected to be signed during February, with Russian Railways' specially-formed 100% owned subsidiary South Caucasian Railway scheduled take over Armenian ...
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Armenia looks to the private sector
IN SEPTEMBER, the government of Armenia invited bids for a concession to renovate and operate the country's rail network, following an initial prequalification announcement in June. Armenia is currently implementing a wide range of economic reforms, supported by the US government, the World Bank, the European Union and the Asian ...
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UK calls bids for Intercity Express
BRITAIN'S Department for Transport issued three shortlisted bidders with invitations to tender for the supply of a fleet of high speed trains under the government's Intercity Express Programme on November 16. The trains are required to be 'lighter, greener and carry up to 70% more passengers' than the IC125 diesel-powered ...
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AGV tipped to win NTV contract
ALSTOM is reported to have preferred bidder status in the competition to supply rolling stock to Italian open access high speed operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori, but the supplier is unable to confirm this, saying only that the company has been shortlisted. The French company is offering its AGV trainset with ...
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China awards €1bn high-speed train contract
A BILLION euro order for 40 high-speed trainsets including 20 sleeper trains was signed by China's Ministry of Railways and manufacturer Bombardier Sifang Power (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd on October 31. The 16-car electric multiple-units will be 430 m long and capable of speeds up to 250 km/h. The order ...
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Austria orders 44 more Railjet trains
SIEMENS announced on October 5 that Austrian Federal Railways had placed a €540m order for an additional 44 Railjet trainsets on September 25. The largest ever contract won by Siemens AG Österreich, it follows from an initial €244m order for 23 Railjet trains announced by ÖBB in early 2006 ...
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Crossrail and DLC set to merge
THE DIRECTORS and shareholders of Crossrail and Dillen & Le Jeune Cargo announced their intention to merge the two companies to create a pan-European independent traction provider on October 3. The merged company will be headquartered in Switzerland and operate under the Crossrail name. It will be jointly owned ...
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European Parliament approves Third Railway Package
International passenger services to be liberalised on January 1 2010 after compromise agreements are accepted
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München maglev funded
ON SEPTEMBER 25 the regional government of Bayern reached an agreement to fund a €1·85bn maglev to link Franz Josef Strauss Airport with München Hauptbahnhof. President of Bayern Edmund Stoiber announced the agreement in a national television address. The funding gap between the state and DB has been bridged ...
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TTCI marks two milestones
EARLY NEXT year senior North American railroad officials will gather at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo, Colorado, for high-level discussions on the future of the industry. The occasion is intended to mark two anniversaries – 10 years since TTC Inc was set up as a subsidiary of the Association ...
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Brussels to London Eurostar in 1 h 43 min
EUROSTAR carried over 700 invited guests on an inaugural train from Brussels Midi to London St Pancras International on September 20, setting a new time record for rail travel between the capitals. Train 9125 left Brussels at 11.05 and took 1 h 43 min to cover the 373 ...
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NewsAllco orders Traxx locos for European leasing
BOMBARDIER Transportation announced on September 19 that it had received an €40m order from Allco Finance Group for the supply of 12 Traxx F140 AC electric locomotives for use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This is the first order Bombardier has won from Allco Finance Group, which is establishing a ...
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October start for Tanzania rail concession
THE TANZANIAN government and RITES Ltd of India signed a 25-year concession agreement for the 2 700 km metre-gauge state railway on September 3. The government holds 49% in the newly-established Tanzania Railway Ltd, with RITES holding 51%, and operation of Tanzania Railways Corp is scheduled to be officially handed ...
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Zhuzhou to build 5·6 MW freight locos
SIEMENS Transportation Systems announced on August 14 that it had signed a €334m contract to supply CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co with components for the construction of 500 heavy-haul electric locos. Due to enter service with Chinese Railways from early 2009, the 150 tonne, six-axle freight locos will be rated ...
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Third Railway Package agreed as mega-truck battle hots up
AGREEMENT between Europe’s Council of Ministers and the European Parliament has been reached on the Third Railway Package, and ratification is anticipated in a vote during a plenary session in Strasbourg in September. A ‘conciliation agreement’ was confirmed by an exchange of letters on June 20. Implementation of the Third ...
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Bangladesh - India order reopens
AUGUST is expected to see the launch of through passenger services between Kolkata and Dhaka, according to the Director-General of Bangladesh Railways Belayet Hossain. This will see the restoration of cross-border passenger services between India and Bangladesh after a suspension of 42 years. Hossain's announcement followed the running of ...