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NewsDepartment for Transport creates Rail Executive
UK: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced the formation of a Rail Executive within the Department for Transport on February 26. This implements one of the recommendations of an organisational review of DfT's rail functions which was undertaken by Adam Jackson of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. According to ...
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NewsKolar coach factory approved
INDIA: Plans to establish a coach factory at Kolar in Karnataka were approved by the cabinet on February 28. The plant would produce 500 LHB type vehicles a year for Indian Railways. The state government is to provide the land for the factory and meet the half of the expected ...
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NewsTransmashholding sales up 18%
RUSSIA: Rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding has reported sales of 154bn roubles for 2013, up 18% on the 130bn roubles previous year. The highest growth was in the freight sector, with deliveries of diesel shunting locomotives up 90% and mainline freight diesel locomotive sales up 66%. Metrowagonmash's prototype DPM DMU ...
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NewsSlower trains will need more wagons
USA: Announcing that it had received orders for 5 600 wagons worth $460m in its second financial quarter which ended on February 28, The Greenbrier Companies said it expects that current 'downward trends in railroad train velocity' will lead to stronger demand for certain types of wagon. The orders include ...
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NewsTogfonden DK investment approved
DENMARK: The list of infrastructure projects to be implemented under the DKr28·5bn Togfonden DK package of investment in the rail network was formally agreed by the government and opposition parties during January. The work is to be funded by taxes on North Sea hydrocarbon extraction. It will see the all ...
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NewsScotRail to fit integrated driver advisory and energy metering system
UK: An integrated driver advisory and energy metering system developed by TTG Transportation Technology is to be fitted to 40 Alstom Class 334 electric multiple-units operated by First ScotRail. The Energymiser system is intended to enable the train operator to optimise both timekeeping and energy savings, and ensure accurate ...
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NewsKeep it clean at InnoTrans 2014
INNOTRANS: Around 20 international exhibitors will be showing rolling stock and station cleaning products at InnoTrans 2014. These will range from train and tram washing installations, to vacuum cleaners and water treatment equipment. US company Cleaning Systems Inc will be exhibiting at InnoTrans for the first time. 'We believe ...
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NewsDeux-Montagnes line sold to AMT
CANADA: The C$97m sale of CN's Deux-Montagnes subdivision to Montréal regional transport authority AMT was completed on February 28. The 34 km route from Gare Centrale through the 5 km Mont-Royal tunnel to Deux-Montagnes is primarily used by AMT commuter services. CN retains operating rights over a section of the ...
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NewsTrenord unveils Vivalto double-deck train
ITALY: The first of five Vivalto double-deck push-pull trainsets for Lombardia region operator Trenord was unveiled at Milano Centrale station on February 28. The 160 km/h trainset comprises six AnsaldoBreda TSR air-conditioned double-deck coaches and a Bombardier E464 Traxx single-cab electric locomotive. It has 724 seats with armrests, folding tables ...
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NewsUltracapacitor energy storage offers metro operators 20% savings
SOUTH KOREA: Metro operators in Seoul, Daejon and Incheon have achieved power savings of more than 20% using ultracapacitor braking energy recuperation technology, according to ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies. Up to 200 Maxwell Technologies 48 V multi-cell ultracapacitor modules are installed in 750 V and 1·5 kV energy recuperation systems ...
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NewsDoha metro tunnel boring machines completed
QATAR: Minister of Transport Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has inspected the first two of 15 tunnel boring machines which Herrenknecht is building to bore 90 km of tunnel for the Doha metro by 2019. The 7 050 mm diameter earth pressure balance TBMs 'Lehwaila' and 'Al Wakra' have a ...
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NewsProportion of women in the rail industry remains constant
EUROPE: The proportion of women working in the rail industry across Europe remains broadly constant at 20%, according to a survey by the Community of European Railways and the European Transport Workers’ Federation. The survey of 24 companies in the rail industry in 19 countries is a follow-up to a ...
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NewsFeature articles in the March 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Seeking a more resilient railway News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry InnovationsPointers Analysis Attempting to halt French freight declineChannel Tunnel tribulationsBudget concerns constrain Indian Railways' ambitionsTake action on tank carsUpping the pace in RussiaUK investment and devolutionKeep pressing on in Thailand Safety & risk ...
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NewsQatar long distance rail network design contract awarded
QATAR: A joint venture of Parsons and Systra has been awarded a design consultancy services contract for the Qatar Long Distance Railway Network. The planned 400 km rail network would have seven passenger stations, six freight facilities and a depot. It would provide freight and passenger services within Qatar, and ...
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NewsMoscow metro Line 12 extended
RUSSIA: An extension of Moscow metro Line 12 from Ulitsa Starokachalovskaya to Bitevskiy Park, with an intermediate station at Lesoparkovaya, opened on February 27. Construction of the 4·5 km underground extension started in 2011. Bitevskiy Park provides interchange with Line 6 at its southern end. Lesoparkovaya is part of ...
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NewsRoute selected for Mexico City - Querétaro high speed line
MEXICO: The Secretariat of Transport & Communications has published the environmental impact statement for the proposed high speed line between Mexico City and Querétaro, which is expected to cost 40·8bn pesos to build. Engineered for 300 km/h operation, the preferred route would run for 212·18 km from a refurbished ...
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NewsLondon Underground starts New Tube for London train procurement
UK: On February 28 London Underground announced that it had placed an OJEU notice inviting expressions of interest in the supply of 250 small-profile trainsets for the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City lines. The invitation to tender is expected to be issued in early 2015. According to LU's ...
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NewsChennai receives its first Indian-built metro cars
INDIA: Alstom has delivered the first two Metropolis trainsets built at its Sricity factory in India. Chennai Metro Rail Limited placed a €243m order for 42 four-car trainsets in 2010, with the first nine being built in Alstom’s Lapa plant in Brazil. Delivery is expected by 2015. The 26 ...
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NewsAmpang Line Extension train unveiled
MALAYSIA: The first of 50 metro trainsets ordered for Kuala Lumpur's Ampang Line Extension Project was rolled out at CSR Zhuzhou's factory in China on February 27. Transport authority Prasarana has ordered 50 of the trainsets, of which 30 are to replace the current fleet which has been in service ...
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NewsSpecial rail fastenings for Mongolian heavy haul coal line
MONGOLIA: Samsung C&T Engineering Construction Mongolia has awarded Vossloh Fastening Systems a contract to supply specially-developed MNG 30 rail fastenings for 270 km of 1 520 mm gauge track it is laying for a 217 km heavy haul railway which will link the Tavan Tolgoi coal mines to the Chinese ...