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NewsTamsui light rail approved
TAIWAN: The Council for Economic Planning and Development approved the first phase of a light rail system in the Tamsui district of Taipei on January 7. Construction is expected to start later this year. Due for completion in 2018, the 9·6 km first phase comprises the Green Mountain Line, ...
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NewsSecond Phoenix light rail extension breaks ground
USA: Phoenix city officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony on January 12 for the Northwest Extension of the Valley Metro light rail line. The first phase of the Northwest Extension will take the line from Montebello to Dunlap Avenue, adding 5·1 km and three stations. It is expected to open ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse sales up 1%
GERMANY: On January 10 Knorr-Bremse announced a 1% increase in group sales in 'a difficult international business environment' during 2012. The Rail Vehicle Systems division recorded a slight growth in sales from €2·19bn in 2011 to €2·22bn in 2012, with 'positive impetus' generated by an upturn in the North American ...
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NewsColombian rail consultancy partnership agreed
COLOMBIA: Canadian rail consultancy Canarail and Bogotá-based railway engineering and consulting firm A de G Ingeniería have agreed an exclusive partnership for the Colombian market. Announcing the agreement on January 8, Canarail said the Colombian government intends to invest $21bn in developing rail infrastructure over the next 10 years, and ...
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NewsEBRD supports mixed-gauge rail terminal
MOLDOVA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing a US$12m loan to finance the construction of a rail terminal with 1 435 mm and 1 520 mm gauge tracks at Danube Logistics' Giurgiulesti International Free Port. Located where Moldova, Romania and Ukraine meet at the confluence of the ...
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NewsBirley Manufacturing supplies skirts to First Great Western
UK: Birley Manufacturing has supplied a batch of coach underframe skirts to First Great Western under a contract worth almost £300 000. The Sheffield-based company says it is hopeful that further orders will follow in 2013. The fabricated aluminium structures are fitted to the underside of MkIII coaches to protect ...
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NewsCoaches handed over in Dushanbe
TAJIKISTAN: A ceremony in Dushanbe on December 25 marked the formal handover of national railway Rohee Ohani Tojikiston's first new coaches since the country's independence more than 20 years ago. The 15 coaches including a restaurant car were ordered from Ukrainian manufacturer Kriukov Car Building Works. Similar to vehicles previously ...
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NewsCSR to renew Buenos Aires EMU fleet
ARGENTINA: Complete renewal of the EMU fleet operating suburban services on the 1 676 mm gauge Sarmiento and Mitre routes in Buenos Aires was announced by President Cristina Fernández on January 10. Under a contract valued at US$506m, Chinese manufacturer CSR is to supply 55 trainsets totalling 409 vehicles, which ...
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NewsNetwork Rail awards 10-year electricity supply contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded EDF Energy a 10-year contract to supply around 3·2 TWh of electricity a year for the rail network. Network Rail procures electricity centrally for the rail industry, charging train operators for traction power supplied through overhead and third rail electrification. In what Network Rail ...
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NewsParis tram T4 branch enquiry underway
FRANCE: A public inquiry considering plans to build a 6·5 km branch of Paris tram route T4 from Gargan to Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil closes on January 24. The branch would have 11 stops, and is expected to carry 37 000 passengers a day. The €214m scheme is being managed by ...
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NewsJean-Marc Janaillac
Jean-Marc Janaillac has been named President & CEO of Veolia Transdev and has also replaced Jérôme Gallot on the Executive Committee of major shareholder Caisse des Dépôts. Jérôme Nanty becomes Secretary General, succeeding Olivier Grunberg who is transferring to Veolia Environnement.
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NewsRail franchising 'not fundamentally flawed', Brown review finds
UK: The Department for Transport published the Brown Review of the Rail Franchising Programme on January 10, the second of two independent inquiries launched in the wake of the collapse of the Inter-City West Coast refranchising process in October last year. Authored by Eurostar Chairman Richard Brown, the report was ...
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NewsLow-floor trams ordered for Suzhou Industrial Development Zone
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock has won an order to supply 18 low-floor trams for a light rail line which is under construction in the Suzhou National New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone. The rolling stock order announced on January 10 is the first won by CSR Puzhen under ...
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NewsSaudi Landbridge consultancy contract awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The Public Investment Fund has awarded Fluor Corp a 270m riyal contract to provide consultancy services for the Saudi Landbridge project. Under the 84-month contract Fluor is to review engineering designs for the railway in conjunction with Parsons Brinckerhoff, and will define implementation strategies and be responsible for ...
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NewsPioneer Railcorp buys Maumee & Western Railroad
USA: The Michigan Southern Railroad Co subsidiary of short line group Pioneer Railcorp completed the purchase of Maumee & Western Railroad Corp from RMW Ventures in late December. The 80 km line linking Woodburn, Indiana, and Liberty Center, Ohio, will be operated under the name Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railway. ...
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NewsNetwork Rail publishes 2014-19 Strategic Business Plan
UK: Network Rail published its Strategic Business Plan on January 8, setting out proposals to spend £37·5bn in 2014-19. The plan is the infrastructure manager's response to the publication last year of the UK and Scottish governments' High-Level Output Specifications outlining what the railway is required to deliver in Control ...
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NewsTrapeze acquires Seasam Group's public transport activities
FINLAND: Trapeze has acquired the Seasam House passenger information system business from Seasam Group. Seasam House has been renamed Trapeze Finland and is to be integrated with Trapeze's European activities, selling products from the Trapeze portfolio as well as its existing proprietary products. The transaction was completed on December ...
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NewsHigh speed line opens between Barcelona and Figueres
SPAIN: The Prince of Asturias joined Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, President of the Catalunya regional government Artur Mas and Development Minister Ana Pastor on January 8 to officially open the completed high speed line between Barcelona Sants and Figueres Vilafant. Revenue services were due to start the following day. RENFE ...
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NewsMinneapolis awards Southwest LRT contracts
USA: Two contracts each valued at $16·8m have been awarded by the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities for preliminary engineering work on the 25·4 km Southwest light rail line in Minneapolis. AECOM will be responsible for the western section of the route, while the eastern section is to be ...
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NewsCNR Tangshan signs Turkish tram contract
TURKEY: Samsun Metropolitan Municipality has awarded CNR Tangshan Railway Vehicles a contract to supply five 100% low-floor trams to increase passenger capacity on the city's light rail network. The €7·5m contract signed on December 17 requires the first tram to be delivered by December 2013 and the last by February ...