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NewsSJ2000 doors to be converted from pneumatic to electric
SWEDEN: National passenger operator SJ has awarded Faiveley Transport a €10m contract to overhaul and upgrade doors on the 36 SJ2000 trainsets as part a SKr3·5bn major refurbishment programme. Electrical cylinders are to be installed to upgrade the doors from pneumatic to electric, while keeping the existing frames and ...
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NewsCarsten Hinne
Previously responsible for logistics and intermodal traffic at DB Schenker Rail UK, Carsten Hinne took over as head of the freight operator’s European chemicals business on January 1.
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NewsHigher axleloads planned to boost iron ore capacity
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket is studying a proposal to upgrade the 35 km Dunderlandsbane section of the Trondheim - Bodø route to increase the maximum axleload from 24 to 30 tonnes. The plan has been put forward by mining company Rana Gruber, which contracts Cargolink to haul iron ore on ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Investor KKR has committed C$250m to fund growth at Torq Energy Logistics, which provides ‘wellsite to railcar‘ oil handling services in Canada. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp has acquired US wagon leasing business Flagship Rail Services from Perella Weinberg Partners. FRS will now operate as SMBC Rail Services. ...
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NewsKTMB concession plan rejected
MALAYSIA: A plan to contract out national railway KTMB’s train operating activities to a consortium of local firms MMC and Gamuda has been cancelled by the government. The two groups, which have interests in engineering, logistics and shipping, are understood to have been in discussions with the government for more ...
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NewsNetwork Rail announces electrification framework agreements
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Balfour Beatty, AmeyInabensa, CarillionPowerlines and ABC Electrification a total of six geographical framework contracts for its £2bn electrification programme. The agreements announced on February 4 run for seven years, with the potential for three one-year extensions. Network Rail electrification framework agreements ...
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NewsOpen access in Africa
AFRICA: Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority and major customer Impala Warehousing & Logistics International signed a memorandum of understanding on January 21 which could lead to the private company running its own trains. The planned track access agreement would mark the beginning of private sector participation in the operations of Tazara, reflecting ...
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NewsZambian Copperbelt railway agreement
ZAMBIA: An agreement to complete a bankable feasibility study for the construction of a 590 km railway to serve the Copperbelt area of northern Zambia and the Angolan border was signed by project promoter Northwest Rail Co and South African logistics company Grindrod on February 3. Road infrastructure in the ...
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NewsExtra platform opened at Gatwick Airport station
UK: The seventh platform at Gatwick Airport station was officially opened by Transport Minister Baroness Kramer on February 3. The platform forms part of a £53m project designed to improve capacity and flexibility on the Brighton Main Line, supported by £7·5m from Gatwick Airport Ltd. The work was undertaken ...
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NewsCIT expands into Europe with acquisition of Nacco
EUROPE: US asset financing company CIT Group Inc announced its acquisition of European wagon leasing business Nacco SAS for undisclosed terms on February 3. Nacco has its headquarters in Paris and subsidiaries in Hamburg and Crewe. It owns more than 9 500 wagons, which are leased to more than 150 ...
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NewsNew section of Moscow metro Line 8 opens
RUSSIA: A section of Moscow metro Line 8 opened on January 31 from Delovoy Centr to Park Pobedy. The 3·5 km section is not yet connected to the rest of the line; the section between the current western terminus of Tretyakovskaya and Delovoy Centr is due to open next ...
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NewsMumbai monorail opens
INDIA: The Mumbai monorail was inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on February 1, with passenger service starting the following day. The first phase is an 8·9 km section from Wadala to Chembur with seven stations and an end-to-end journey time of 20 min. Construction, undertaken by a ...
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NewsSwitzerland to fund Italian gauge enhancement
EUROPE: An agreement for Switzerland to fund gauge enhancement works to provide clearance for 4 m high semitrailer traffic from freight terminals in northern Italy to the Swiss border was signed by the two countries' transport ministers on January 28. Switzerland is aiming to encourage road freight to switch to ...
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NewsCFM takes delivery of GE locomotives
MOZAMBIQUE: Deputy Minister of Transport & Communications Eusébio Saíde unveiled the first four of 10 GE Transportation C30ACi diesel locomotives for Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique on Janaury 29. The 1 067 mm gauge locomotives were ordered in 2011 at a cost of US$41·2m for use on passenger and freight ...
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NewsFeature articles in the February 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Concerns grow over crude oil safety News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry InnovationsPointers Analysis Fourth Railway Package’s plenary reading moves closerDebunking the social dumping mythIndia welcomes foreign fundingCzech bidders still waitingNetwork Rail debt goes back on the booksSafety drive bears fruitChina changes import rulesSouth ...
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NewsJoseph Giulietti
With effect from February 1, Joseph Giulietti replaces Howard Permut as President of US commuter railroad Metro-North. Giulietti was previously Executive Director of South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
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NewsFlorida East Coast orders 24 GE locomotives
USA: Florida East Coast Railway announced an order for 24 GE Transportation ES44C4 Evolution Series locomotives on January 30. 'These locomotives will provide the fuel-efficient power we need to support the current operations and future growth of the railroad,' said Fran Chinnici, Senior Vice-President of Mechanical, Engineering & Purchasing at ...
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NewsVectron obtains TSI approvals
EUROPE: German notified body Eisenbahn-Cert has certified the Siemens Vectron locomotive family in accordance with the locomotives & passenger rolling stock subsystem technical specification for interoperability. 'Vectron is the first electric locomotive platform to be certified according to this specification in Europe', said Karl-Hermann Klausecker, CEO of Siemens Locomotives ...
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NewsAZD Praha and CAF become full members of UNISIG
EUROPE: AZD Praha and CAF have become the first associate members of UNISIG to upgrade to full membership of the organisation founded in 1999 to draft the technical specifications for ETCS. Czech signalling supplier AZD Praha had become the first associate member of UNISIG in 2009, and was joined by ...
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NewsBangalore metro Phase 2 approved
INDIA: The government approved Phase 2 of the Bangalore metro on January 30. This will add two new lines to the two being built under Phase 1. Ridership in 2041 is forecast at 502 000 passengers/day on the planned RV Road – Bommasandra line and 619 000 passengers/day on ...