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NewsUrban rail news in brief - November 2012
The Swiss government has approved plans to extend Bern tram Line 9 to Kleinwabern and build a new line from Ostermundigen to Köniz; the state will contribute up to SFr74·4m. A 3·4 km extension of Daegu metro Line 2 from Sawol to Yeongnam University with four stations opened on ...
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NewsRZD to order 675 locomotives
RUSSIA: A letter of intent for Russian Railways to order 675 electric freight locomotives from the Ural Locomotives joint venture of Sinara Transport Machines and Siemens was signed when German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on November 16. Firm orders are to be agreed and ...
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NewsNSB orders more Stadler Flirts
NORWAY: Government guarantees which will allow national passenger operator NSB to purchase a further 16 Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units were announced by Transport Minister Marit Arnstad on November 15. The new EMUs will be the Class 75 commuter version of the NSB Flirt family, and are to replace older Class ...
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NewsEIB signs loan for Cairo metro extension
EGYPT: The European Investment Bank signed the €200m first tranche of a €600m loan to part-fund construction of the third phase of Cairo Metro Line 3 on November 14. Phase III will add 17·7 km and 15 stations to the network, and according to EIB is intended to enhance access ...
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NewsTyva coal line PPP plan revised
RUSSIA: The government removed the 411 km Kuragino - Kyzyl railway from its list of state investment projects on November 14. The planned line in the Tyva republic is now to be funded by Eniseiskaya Industrial Corp, which owns coal mines at Kyzyl. The new single-track line electrified at 25 ...
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NewsParis tram route T1 goes west
FRANCE: The 5 km western extension of Paris tram route T1 from Saint-Denis to Asnières-Gennevilliers – Les Courtilles was opened by the capital’s public transport operator RATP on November 15. Running through the outer suburban districts of Saint-Denis, Ile-Saint-Denis, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Gennevilliers and Asnières-sur-Seine, the extension adds 10 more stops to ...
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NewsLEO Express carries first passengers
CZECH REPUBLIC: Open access inter-city operator LEO Express launched its first passenger-carrying services between Praha and Ostrava on November 13. The trial service of two round trips a day runs until November 16, as part of the final stage of the approvals process for its fleet of five Stadler Flirt ...
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NewsSouthern plans EMU order to support rolling stock cascade programme
UK: Southern announced on November 14 that is developing proposals in conjunction with the Department for Transport to procure 116 electric multiple-unit cars, with an option for a further 100. Procurement would be undertaken through the Link-Up system. An order for new vehicles would assist DfT in the rolling stock ...
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NewsAnsaldo STS wins Perth signalling contract
AUSTRALIA: Western Australia's Public Transport Authority has awarded Ansaldo STS Australia an A$17·9m contract to supply signalling for a 7·5 km extension of the Joondalup Line from Clarkson to a park and ride station in Butler. The latest extension of the Perth commuter network is scheduled to open at the ...
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NewsRevenue grows but orders down at Siemens
SIEMENS: Revenue of €78·3bn for the year ending September 30 2012 was up 7% on the previous year, Siemens announced on November 8, although new orders were down 10% to €76·9bn. Income from continuing operations fell from €7·4bn to €5·2bn, 'in line with expectations'. The backlog reached €98bn. In the ...
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NewsChords separate freight and inter-city trains
UK: On November 14 Transport Minister Simon Burns officially opened the Nuneaton North Chord, a 1·4 km link designed to remove conflicts between freight and inter-city trains on a key section of the West Coast Main Line. Intermodal trains from the port of Felixstowe previously had to cross the WCML ...
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NewsRail Accident Investigation Branch office opened
UK: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin officially opened new premises for the Rail Accident Investigation Branch on November 8. The independent accident investigation body's southern team has moved from Woking to Cullen House, at a site near Aldershot shared with the Air Accident Investigation Branch. The new premises are named after ...
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NewsKuwait lends €25m for Beograd station project
SERBIA: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has agreed a €25m loan to fund the railway systems element of Beograd's long-planned new main station at Prokop. The 3% loan has a repayment period of 18 years and grace period of four years. The lender has also expressed interest in ...
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NewsMore trains ordered for Paris metro Line 14
FRANCE: Ile-de-France transport authority STIF and Paris transport operator RATP have awarded Alstom a firm order to supply additional MP05 metro trainsets in 2014-15. The six-car rubber-tyred trains are required for a 5·8 km northern extension of the automated Line 14 from Saint-Lazare to Mairie de Saint-Ouen which is scheduled ...
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NewsSão Paulo Yellow Line contract awarded
BRAZIL: Power supplies, communications and other systems for the second phase of São Paulo's automated metro Line 4 are to be supplied by a consortium of Alstom (72·4%) and Thyssen-Krupp under a contract awarded by metro operator CMSP and announced on November 12. Installation is due to be completed ...
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NewsHybrid shunting locomotive offers 45% fuel saving
CHINA: CSR Ziyang Locomotive has completed a two-year programme of testing a battery-diesel hybrid locomotive, saying the 'advanced, innovative' design for shunting and industrial applications could cut fuel use by 45% and emissions by 60% when compared to traditional diesel locomotives. The six-axle locomotive was developed by CSR Ziyang, CSR ...
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Operations reshuffle at CP
Canadian Pacific has appointed three senior vice-presidents, with Doug McFarlane (photo) taking charge of US Operations, Guido De Ciccio leading Canadian Operations and Scott MacDonald heading up System Operations. The long-serving CP employees together form a senior operations team which replaces Executive Vice-President & Chief Operations Officer Mike Franczak, who ...
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News'Flying seagull' transport interchange planned for Istanbul
TURKEY: Hakan Kiran Architecture and Dutch engineering consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV have signed a memorandum of understanding for the design of the Kabatas Seagull Transportation Hub, an interchange between tram, funicular, bus and ferry services on the European side of Istanbul. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has appointed the architectural practice to design ...
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NewsCZ Loko wins Belarus locomotive order
BELARUS: Czech manufacturer CZ Loko has won a €20m contract to supply Belarus Railways with 20 locomotives for shunting and light main line freight duties. Designated TME3 by Belarus Railways, the locomotives will be a 1 520 mm gauge version of CZ Loko's Effishunter design which was launched in 2008. ...
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Maggie Simpson
Maggie Simpson has been appointed as Executive Director of UK trade association the Rail Freight Group, allowing Chairman Tony Berkeley to concentrate on ‘political and European issues’.