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  • Hohenzollerische Landesbahn will continue to operate Zollernbahn local services from Tübingen.
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    Hohenzollerische Landesbahn retains operating contract

    2013-08-07T07:34:00Z

    GERMANY: Following a competitive tender, on August 1 the Land of Baden-Württemberg announced it had selected incumbent Hohenzollerische Landesbahn for a contract to operate Zollernbahn local services between Tübingen and Sigmaringen. The recently-modernised Regio-Shuttle RS1 diesel railcars are to be retained to operate the route, but the new contract requires ...

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    Recruiting a cast of thousands

    2013-08-07T06:02:00Z

    CHINA: MTR Corp held a two-day Career Expo on June 29-30 with the hope of recruiting up to 2400 staff for a range of construction and civil engineering posts working on five ongoing and 10 planned rail projects across Hong Kong. Opportunities were offered in various disciplines including 40 frontline ...

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    Final section of Stockholm Citybanan tunnel sunk into place

    2013-08-06T14:34:00Z

    SWEDEN: The third and final section of the Söderström immersed tunnel was lowered into place in central Stockholm on August 6. The tunnel connecting the islands Riddarholmen and Södermalm forms part of the SKr16·8bn Citybanan, a 6 km deep-level line being built to carry suburban rail services beneath central Stockholm. ...

  • The ceremonial first test train ran through the Marmaray tunnel with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the controls.
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    First test train through the Marmaray tunnel

    2013-08-06T11:03:00Z

    TURKEY: A ceremonial first test train ran through the Marmaray tunnel between Kazliçesme on the European side of Istanbul and Ayrılıkçesme on the Asian side on August 4, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the controls. 'This project is not the project of the century, but it is the ...

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    Siemens awarded Gurgaon metro extension contract

    2013-08-06T10:15:00Z

    INDIA: IL&FS Rail has awarded Siemens a €70m turnkey contract to supply electrification, signalling and rolling stock for the 6·5 km Gurgaon metro Phase II extension. The six-station extension to the standard-gauge line is due to open in late 2015 or 2016. It will have a capacity of 30 ...

  • DB has launched a mentoring programme for female staff in technical roles (Photo: DB).
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    DB launches mentoring programme

    2013-08-06T06:00:00Z

    GERMANY: Following a trial underway since 2011, Deutsche Bahn has launched a mentoring programme for younger female staff in technical roles across the infrastructure and technical divisions of the business. The programme is intended to demonstrate to young women in engineering roles that a future at leadership level is open ...

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    Saudi Landbridge design contract awarded

    2013-08-05T15:25:00Z

    SAUDI ARABIA: The Ministry of Finance's Public Investment Fund has appointed the Italferr engineering consultancy subsidiary of Italian national railway group FS to undertake design work for the US$7bn Landbridge project. Development of the planned 950 km double-track mixed traffic line between Riyadh and Jeddah Islamic Port is being managed ...

  • Impression of push-pull trainset for DB Regio (Image: Skoda Transportation).
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    DB signs contract for Škoda Transportation push-pull trains

    2013-08-05T14:16:00Z

    GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn signed a €110m contract for Škoda Transportation to supply six double-deck push-pull trainsets on August 5. The trainsets are to be used on regional services linking Nürnberg, Ingolstadt and München which DB Regio is to operate on behalf of the Land of Bayern for 12 years from ...

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    Bydgoszcz selects preferred bidder for tram extension

    2013-08-05T14:03:00Z

    POLAND: The Tramwaj Fordon subsidiary of Bydgoszcz city council has named a Gotowski-led consortium as preferred bidder to build a new 9·5 km tram line to the Fordon district. The mostly Polish consortium comprises Gotowski, Mosty Łódź, Feroco, Tor-Krak, Kobylarnia and Czech construction company Metrostav. Its bid of 290m ...

  • Santiago de Compostela derailment (Photo: Contando Estrelas CC-BY-2.0/Wikimedia Commons)
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    Further safety measures follow Santiago de Compostela crash

    2013-08-05T13:04:00Z

    SPAIN: The Ministry of Development announced on August 2 that the ASFA train protection system is to be installed to enforce speed limits on the national network, following recommendations made by rail accident investigation commission CIAF in advance of its report into the derailment at Santiago de Compostela on July ...

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    Remote control console

    2013-08-05T09:00:00Z

    SHUNTING: Höft & Wessel has developed a hand-held control unit for remote control of shunting locomotives and associated equipment. Enclosed in a ruggedised plastic casing with a fold-out data terminal, the almex.cargo unit weighs 600 g including batteries, and can operate for up to 10 h on a full charge. ...

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    Georgian Railway aiming to grow

    2013-08-05T06:00:00Z

    GEORGIA: Georgian Railway has set out its plans for future development, saying it aims 'to become one of the companies promoting growth of the national economy.' The national railway said a close relationship with freight shippers is a priority. Freight income in the Q1 2013-14 was up 13% on the ...

  • Model of Vossloh Class 68 UKlight locomotive for Direct Rail Services.
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    Talking technology for UKlight locomotives

    2013-08-04T06:00:00Z

    UK: The Class 68 UKlight locomotives Vossloh is building for British freight operator Direct Rail Services are to incorporate cab audio warning systems developed by Lütze. Designed to be used in place of piezo buzzer modules, the Lütze Audio Signal Transducer can record and play spoken alerts as well as ...

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    Products & Technology in Brief

    2013-08-03T06:00:00Z

    Wagon leasing company VTG has developed an anti-climb system which can be retrofitted to tank wagons, protecting the tank floor and the tank itself from damage in the event of a collision. East Japan Railway and Hitachi are to sell anonymised statistical data on users of Suica smart ticketing to ...

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    Zhengzhou to Hamburg freight train arrives

    2013-08-02T15:59:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: An inaugural freight from Zhengzhou in China arrived at Hamburg-Billwerder yard in Germany on August 2. The train was operated on behalf of Zhengzhou International Land Port Development & Construction Co, with DB Schenker responsible for the logistics services outside China. The 10 214 km route through China, Kazakhstan, ...

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    Detroit streetcar construction contract awarded

    2013-08-02T14:47:00Z

    USA: Project promoter M-1 Rail Corp selected Stacy & Witbeck as construction manager and general contractor for the M-1 light rail project in Detroit, it was announced on July 31. The company beat four other bidders. Also known as the Woodward Avenue Streetcar, the 5·3 km line would run ...

  • The first of Oregon's two Talgo trainsets was unveiled on July 26 (Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation).
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    Oregon unveils Talgo trainset

    2013-08-02T11:00:00Z

    USA: The first of two 13-car Talgo America trainsets bought by the state of Oregon was unveiled at a ceremony in Eugene on July 26. Oregon's two Series 8 trainsets will join five existing Talgo trainsets operated by Amtrak on the Cascades corridor between Eugene, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver in ...

  • Impression of Skoda Transporation 30T tram for Bratislava.
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    Bratislava orders more Škoda Transportation trams

    2013-08-02T09:12:00Z

    SLOVAKIA: Bratislava transport authority DPB placed a €36·8m firm order for 15 Škoda Transportation Type 29T trams on July 31. This is an option on a €39m contract for an initial 15 Type 30T cars which was signed on July 18. The Type 29T will be a unidirectional version of ...

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    Trams on test in Samara

    2013-08-02T08:14:00Z

    RUSSIA: The first six of eight BKM-62103 trams being supplied to Samara by Belarusian manufacturer Belkommunmash are now on test in the city. Each tram is required to run for at least 100 km before being accepted for service. The 1 524 mm gauge single-section 40% low-floor cars are expected ...

  • Railway Gazette International is the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries.
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    Feature articles in the August 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International

    2013-08-02T06:00:00Z

    Comment Learning to live with competition News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Analysis Derailment triggered by loose fishplate UIC approves standardisation strategy DB must separate, says report What price safety? Suppliers need an open market China & Southeast Asia Squaring the triangle Two ...