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NewsCSR locos arrive in Pakistan
PAKISTAN: CSR Ziyang has delivered an initial batch of five 2 000 hp diesel locomotives to Pakistan Railways. Unloading at the port of Karachi began on April 7, with the new locos due to undergo two weeks of testing before being accepted by PR. CSR is supplying a total of ...
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NewsDoha metro project management contract awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has awarded a Systra-Parsons joint venture a €170m E&M systems project management contract for Phase 1 of the Doha metro. The scope of the contract includes design reviews, works supervision, testing and tracking acceptance activities. Lead consultant Systra will be responsible for signalling, driverless systems, rolling ...
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NewsJack Stephens
Jack Stephens has taken up a one-year contract as Executive Director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Deputy Executive Director since 2003, he was named Interim Executive Director in February, following the departure of Joseph Giulietti who has become President of New York commuter rail operator Metro-North (RG 2.14 ...
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NewsHow safe is your container?
EUROPE: Due to conclude next month after three years of research, the Arena programme, part funded by the EU, is intended to protect freight shippers from the risk of hijack, theft or piracy of their high-value goods, which is estimated to cost €8·2bn per annum. Arena is a research and ...
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NewsHigh speed station planning progresses
ASIA: A high speed station is planned for the Sungai Besi regeneration zone south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced on April 7 at the end of the fifth ‘leaders’ retreat’ with his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong. The two leaders reported that ‘good progress’ was being ...
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NewsTriMet awards Portland smart card contract
USA: Transport agency TriMet has awarded INIT a contract to implement smart card ticketing for light rail, commuter and bus services in Portland, Oregon. The contract announced on April 1 covers an initial 1·3 million contactless smart cards, 1 100 onboard and platform validators, 100 retail terminals, 90 mobile inspection ...
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NewsONCF takes delivery of tank wagons
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has taken delivery of 80 bogie tank wagons shipped from Constanta in Romania to Casablanca on two vessels chartered by Belgian specialist logistics company Polytra. The ships each carried 20 wagons in the hold and 20 on the deck. Specialist transport beds had to be ...
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NewsBergen line double-tracking proposed
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has recommended the construction of a 69 km double-track alignment to replace a single-track section of the Oslo – Bergen main line between Voss and the Bergen suburb of Arna. In a joint report prepared with the national road authority, the infrastructure managers have proposed that ...
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NewsTampere CTC renewal contract
FINLAND: Finnish transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded a €5⋅8m contract to Mipro for renewal of the train control system on around a quarter of the national rail network in western Finland. A new traffic management system designated TAKO is to be rolled out in eight phases during 2014-18, replacing the ...
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NewsGouda – Alphen concession awarded
NETHERLANDS: The province of Zuid-Holland has awarded NS Reizigers and Abellio Rail NRW GmbH a contract to operate passenger services on the 18 km Gouda – Alphen aan den Rijn route. Worth €3m a year, the contract is due to commence on December 11 2016 and will run for a ...
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NewsTCDD to order more high speed trains
TURKEY: National railway TCDD has issued a tender notice requesting offers by May 9 for the supply of a further 10 high speed trainsets. Respondents are requested to include in their bids three years of maintenance and the supply of 47 kits of spare parts. Last July TCDD placed an ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2014
Tokyo Metro has signed a technical assistance memorandum of understanding with Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced R$3·8bn of public transport investment. The projects include tramways in the city of Natal and state of Paraíba. China Railway Group has been awarded a 20bn ...
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NewsBeijing orders catenary-free trams
CHINA: Beijing Rail Transit Construction & Management Co has awarded CNR Dalian a contract for 31 five-section trams to be delivered by the end of 2014. The 100% low-floor air-conditioned trams are to be used on the Xijiao line in the west of the city, due to open next ...
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NewsSolar power at Valley Metro depot
USA: Valley Metro has awarded Natural Power & Energy a $2·88m contract to install a 780 kW solar generating plant on land and car parking facilities at its light rail operations and maintenance facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The plant will be capable of producing 1·19 million kWh a year, meeting ...
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NewsLiège tram bidders shortlisted
BELGIUM: Société Régionale Wallonne du Transport announced on April 3 that two bidders have been shortlisted to build a tram line in Liège: The Legiaexpress consortium of Vinci Concessions, CFE, Bombardier Transportation and Meridiam Infrastructure Finance II; The MobiLiège consortium of Alstom Transport, BAM PPP PGGM Infrastructure Co-operative, DG Ingra ...
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NewsLanzhou metro construction begins
CHINA: Construction of the first metro line in Lanzhou started on March 28. The 34 km line with 20 stations would cross the Yellow River in twin tunnels. Elsewhere tunnels would be bored through a 200 m deep cobblestone layer. Completion is scheduled for December 2017. The capital of ...
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NewsDutch cabinet approves 15-year rail vision
NETHERLANDS: The cabinet has approved a report commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure & Environment which sets out a 15-year vision for the rail network. Known as LTSA II, the strategy envisages spending €18bn on maintaining and managing the existing network, and €10bn on new infrastructure. The main ambition is ...
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NewsPanamá City metro opens
PANAMA: Line 1 of the Panamá City metro was officially opened at 17.00 on April 5, with public service operating between 09.00 and 15.00 the following day. The opening comes 38 months after the start of construction. During the ‘adaptation period’ travel will be free, with passengers receiving guidance on ...
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NewsTimken and United Wagon Co agree Russian bearing joint venture
RUSSIA: US-based bearing supplier Timken and Russian rolling stock manufacturing and leasing company United Wagon Co have agreed to establish a joint venture to produce Timken AP-2 rail bearings in Russia. Timken said both companies see an opportunity to capitalise on growing demand, as the rail industry moves from cylindrical ...
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NewsFeature articles in the April 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Making the most of freight capacity News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis Mixed messages in Brussels Turkish localisation drive takes offIf it ain’t broke, why fix it? Signalling & train control Master Plan targets 2022 Work is ...
