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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Siemens expects to complete its acquisition of Invensys Rail in early May, following approval of the deal by the European Commission’s competition authority on April 18. The signalling supplier is to be integrated into the Rail Automation business of Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities Division during the second quarter of 2013. ...
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NewsSeattle South 200th Link breaks ground
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the South 200th Link light rail extension was held in Seattle on April 26. The 2·6 km elevated line will run from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, along 28th Avenue South to South 200th Street. It is due to open together with the University Link extension in ...
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NewsLimfjorden bridge reopens following repairs
DENMARK: The Limfjorden bridge reopened on April 29, more than a year after it was hit by a container ship on March 28 2012, cutting off the northern part of the Danish rail network. A new lifting section has been installed, replacing the damaged lifting section which was removed on ...
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NewsDenver West Rail Line opens
USA: The West Rail Line in Denver opened on April 26, eight months ahead of schedule. Passengers were offered free travel on the line on that day, and on the entire Regional Transportation District light rail network the following day. The 19·5 km line runs from Auraria West to ...
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NewsKapsch CarrierCom awarded Polish GSM-R contract
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom a €9·2m contract to design and install GSM-R equipment for the roll-out of ERTMS on the 148 km Legnica - Wrocław - Opole section of corridor E30. Bombardier Transportation was previously awarded an €8m contract to supply Interflo 450 ETCS Level ...
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NewsSiemens rolls out first C2 München metro train
GERMANY: The first of 21 C2 metro trainsets for München was rolled out at Siemens’ factory in Wien on April 26. It is to undergo trials at the Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre before delivery. ‘The planned start of the test runs marks an important milestone on the way to on-time ...
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NewsInnovation on display at Railtex 2013
RAILTEX: More than 400 exhibitors and around 9000 visitors are expected to take part on the 11th Railtex exhibition being held in London on April 30 to May 2 2013.
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NewsDB switches Gotthard partners
SWITZERLAND: DB Schenker Rail's transit freight over the Gotthard route will be handled by SBB Cargo rather than BLS Cargo with effect from the December timetable change, BLS Cargo announced on April 2. The move follows the failure of negotiations between DB Schenker Rail and BLS Cargo over the last ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market April 2013
Belgium: Infrabel has awarded a joint venture of CEI-De Meyer and Jan de Nul two civil works contracts totalling €85m for tunnel and bridge construction and track remodelling as part of the €255m Mechelen bypass, which aims to increase capacity and line speeds and improve the wider urban environment. ...
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NewsFrench operators sign Chinese urban rail agreements
CHINA: Two urban rail operating partnerships were agreed on April 26 during a state visit by French President François Hollande to China. SNCF subsidiary Keolis and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group have formed a strategic alliance to 'respond jointly to tenders for operating contracts covering metros, tram networks and regional rail ...
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NewsVossloh is 'back on track'
VOSSLOH: The company has announced that it got 'back on track' in 2012, with sales figures up, a record order backlog and a forecast 2013 sales growth of up to 10%. ‘We have consolidated our position in the core market of western Europe and early on taken extensive measures to ...
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NewsEverLine automated light metro opens
SOUTH KOREA: Passenger services on the EverLine light metro in Yongin started on April 26. The mostly elevated 18·5 km automated line links the Everland amusement park with the Seoul metro network. Yongin Rapid Transit Co won the public-private partnership concession in July 2004. The consortium comprises Bombardier, Daelim ...
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NewsRailcare awarded Greater Anglia coach overhaul contract
UK: Porterbrook Leasing has awarded Railcare a £5m contract to undertake the C6 scheduled overhaul and additional corrosion repairs to 111 locomotive-hauled MkIII coaches operated by Abellio Greater Anglia on London - Norwich services. The work is scheduled to start in October 2013 for completion in July 2016, with five ...
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NewsInter-city investment in 2014-23 transport plan
NORWAY: The government has published its national transport strategy for 2014-23, setting out proposals to spend a total of NKr168bn on rail, up 49% from the current 10-year plan. Double-tracking the central section of the inter-city network radiating from Oslo to Tønsberg, Hamar and Fredrikstad is seen as a priority. ...
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NewsMTR seeks to run mainline trains in Sweden
SWEDEN: Saying that the high number shows the success of deregulation of the rail market, infrastructure manager Trafikverket has announced that 46 applications have been made for train paths on the rail network in 2014. Of these, 27 are for passenger operators and 13 for freight, with the remainder being ...
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NewsZwolle - Enschede operations to be tendered
NETHERLANDS: An agreement to call tenders for the operation of passenger services on the Zwolle - Enschede line was reached by Overijssel province and Regio Twente on April 18. It is envisaged that tenders will be called later this year, with the new operator to take over in December 2014. ...
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NewsCAF announces first quarter results
CAF: Turnover at CAF was €403·9m in the first quarter of 2013, according to results announced by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer on April 23. Export contracts accounted for 82% of this figure. EBITA was €55·9m and profit before tax €29·7m. As of March 31, the CAF order book stood ...
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NewsKfW IPEX-Bank finances Regentalbahn DMUs
GERMANY: KfW IPEX-Bank announced its second rolling stock funding deal with train operator Netinera on April 25. The agreement covers the purchase of 12 Pesa Link II diesel multiple-units for operation by Netinera's Regentalbahn subsidiary on Oberpfalzbahn branded services from Regensburg to Marktredwitz and Schirnding from December 2014. Regentalbahn ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel and VTG to merge rail logistics activities
EUROPE: Wagon leasing and rail transport group VTG and logistics business Kuehne + Nagel announced the signing of a letter of intent to merge their rail logistics activities on April 25. The companies have had a partnership through joint company Transpetrol for more than 20 years. VTG would hold a ...
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NewsThree countries agree rail link co-ordination
ASIA: The first meeting of a working group to co-ordinate the construction of railway branches from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan into Afghanistan and a line linking them through northern Afghanistan was held on April 18. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the presidents of the three countries ...