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NewsMaintaining the Modern Railway: now available to watch on demand
RAILWAY GAZETTE TV: The importance of good design and installation of trackwork to improve long-term resilience and maintainability was emphasised by all three speakers during the Railway Gazette TV interactive debate on ‘Maintaining the Modern Railway’, which was sponsored by Plasser & Theurer and streamed live from the London Stock ...
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NewsTunnel plug tested
USA: New York Metropolitan Transit Authority carried out the test of an inflatable plug in a metro tunnel as a defence against flooding on May 15, as a demonstration project to examine the possible use of this technology across the network. The 9 m long plug has a diameter ...
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NewsFirst Régiolis EMU delivered to Aquitaine
FRANCE: The first Régiolis EMU delivered by Alstom to operate local TER services in the Aquitaine region was presented to the public at Bordeaux Saint-Jean station on July 4. This followed a handover ceremony attended by President of the Aquitaine regional council Alain Rousset, SNCF President Guillaume Pepy and Alstom ...
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NewsMTR Nordic awarded Swedish train paths
SWEDEN: In the draft timetable for 2014, MTR Nordic has been awarded nine Stockholm – Göteborg train paths each way on weekdays as well as weekend paths, with the majority starting on August 25 2014. Citytåget i Sverige has been awarded four weekday paths in each direction as well ...
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NewsFinal Toronto airport rail link construction contract awarded
CANADA: Regional transport agency Metrolinx has awarded EllisDon Corp a C$23·8m contract to build a dedicated platform on the west side of Toronto Union station for use by the future Union Pearson Express airport service to Toronto Pearson International Airport. The platform will have platform edge doors, a customer service ...
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NewsMore CNR cars arrive for long-distance services
ARGENTINA: On July 3 the federal government announced the arrival of a further batch of 17 passenger coaches from CNR Changchun of China, due to be deployed on long-distance services from Buenos Aires to Mar del Plata and Rosario. The latest batch includes first and second class vehicles, a restaurant ...
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NewsKhawaja Saad Rafique
Khawaja Saad Rafique has been appointed Minister for Railways by Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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NewsCNR Tangshan rolls out CRH3A
CHINA: CNR Tangshan rolled out its first CRH3A electric multiple-unit on June 8. The CRH3A draws on technology used in the Siemens Veraro-derived CRH380 family of high speed trains, but is a lower-cost design intended for use on inter-city routes with maximum speeds between 160 and 250 km/h. ...
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NewsFrecciarossa 1000 high speed train ready for testing
ITALY: The first Frecciarossa 1000 high speed train for national operator Trenitalia was displayed to invited guests at Bombardier Transportation's Vado Ligure plant on July 3, having completed its first run under its own power and ahead of the start of testing between Genova and Savona. Testing is expected ...
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NewsRFF starts work on Lorraine control centre
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager RFF has begun work on a new control centre for the Lorraine region at Pagny-sur-Moselle, due to enter service on April 5 2015. It is one of 16 that are to be built across the network by 2030, which by centralising control functions currently shared between 1 ...
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NewsSão Paulo prepares for Line 5 tunnelling
BRAZIL: The cutting head for the 1 500 tonne TBM that is to be deployed on the 11⋅5 km extension of São Paulo metro Line 5 from Largo Treze to Chácara Klabin was lowered into place on July 1, in the presence of state governor Geraldo Alckmin. ‘We will move ...
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NewsCPTM EMU order awarded
BRAZIL: São Paulo suburban operator CPTM has announced the successful bidders in a tender to supply 65 eight-car EMUs, divided into two lots. Lot 1 has been awarded to a consortium of Hyundai Rotem of South Korea and Iesa Distribuidora Comercial SA of Brazil. Lot 2 has been awarded to ...
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NewsGovernment backs Auckland City Rail Link project
NEW ZEALAND: The government announced its backing for transport projects including the NZ$2·86bn Auckland City Rail Link on June 26. The 3·4 km route would run through twin tunnels up to 45 m below the surface to connect the current Britomart terminus with the Western Line at Mt Eden, ...
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NewsCuenca tram contracts awarded
ECUADOR: Mayor of Cuenca Paúl Granada announced on June 28 that contracts had been signed for the construction of a 10·5 km tram route, the first modern line to be built in Ecuador. Scheduled to open in 2015, the route will serve a total of 27 stops and will be ...
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NewsTalgo signs 603-car Kazakh contract
KAZAKHSTAN: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Patentes Talgo and its local joint venture Tulpar-Talgo have been awarded a contract worth €482m to supply 603 long-distance coaches to the passenger business of national operator KTZ. The contract was signed on June 26 during a visit to Kazakstan by Spanish Development Minister Ana ...
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NewsWestern Dedicated Freight Corridor contract awarded
INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd has awarded a consortium of Larsen & Toubro and Japan’s Sojitz a 66·7bn contract covering civil and track works, freight terminals and bridges on the 626 km Rewari – Iqbalgarh section of the 1 483 km Western DFC, which will link Delhi ...
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NewsThomas Prendergast confirmed as MTA Chairman
On June 20 the New York State Senate confirmed the appointment of Thomas Prendergast as Chairman & CEO of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, more than two months after his nomination by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Formerly President of New York City Transit, Prendergast has served as Interim Executive Director at ...
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NewsModernised tram presented to Iaşi
ROMANIA: Electroputere VFU presented the first rebuilt GT4 tram to Iaşi Mayor Gheorghe Nichita on June 27. The project was jointly developed by city transport operator RATP and Electroputere VFU, which carried out the work at its Paşcani factory. Nichita praised the ‘European standard’ of the upgraded tram, now ...
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NewsTerence Watson
Terence Watson has been appointed President of Alstom's UK operations; he will retain his current role as Managing Director for the company in the UK and Ireland. He succeeds Stephen Burgin, who becomes Vice-President, Global Power Sales, Northern & Central Europe.
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NewsTwo high speed lines open in China
CHINA: The fastest Nanjing - Hangzhou journey times were almost halved with the opening of the Passenger-Dedicated Line between the cities on July 1, the same day as the opening of the Hangzhou - Ningbo PDL. Construction of the 249 km Nanjing - Hangzhou high speed line began in December ...