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NewsQatar breaks ground on Doha metro
QATAR: Groundbreaking ceremonies on October 10 marked the start of work on the key interchange station at Msheireb, which will form the hub of the Doha metro network. Qatar Rail CEO Saad Ahmed al-Muhannadi and the Managing Director of Msheireb Properties Abdulla al-Subaie joined the celebrations, along with QR’s senior ...
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NewsVietnam railway selects IVU.rail
VIETNAM: National railway DSVN is to use the IVU.rail software package from IVU Traffic Technologies to plan and control the operation of 380 locomotives and 5000 vehicles across the network, and to improve customer information. The Berlin-based supplier says a special feature of this deployment will be the variety of ...
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NewsAusAID pledges funding as Cambodian rehabilitation resumes
CAMBODIA: Australian overseas development agency AusAID has pledged further financial assistance to support the rehabilitation of Cambodia’s partly-modernised metre-gauge network. AusAID’s contribution of at least A$1m will support the relocation and compensation of families affected by the US$141m railway modernisation. The upgrading work is being co-ordinated by ...
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NewsTesting starts on northernmost PDL
CHINA: Test running on the Harbin – Dalian Passenger-Dedicated Line commenced on October 8, when the first train was dispatched from the new Harbin West station at 07.30. Designed for operation at up to 350 km/h, the 921 km line has been under construction since August 2007, at a cost ...
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NewsLubelskie orders Pesa DMUs
POLAND: Lubelskie voivodship has signed a contract with a consortium of Pesa and ZNTK MM for the supply of three two-car DMUs to operate the Rejowiec – Zamość/Bełżec, Lublin – Stalowa Wola and Lublin – Lubartów lines. Under the deal valued at 24m złoty, the first unit is due to ...
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NewsHitachi opens rail research centre
UK: A European Rail Research Centre is to be opened in London by Hitachi, the company announced on October 10. Initially to be located within Hitachi Rail Europe’s offices in the centre of the city, the centre will form part of Hitachi Europe’s Transportation Energy & Environment ...
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NewsTraining for an emerging network
SAUDI ARABIA: State-backed Technical & Vocational Training Corp is to establish a training facility for Saudi Railway Company staff working on the North-South Railway. Intended to form a 2400 km spine down the country for mineral traffic, the North-South Railway is already operational in places, although full commercial operations are ...
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NewsUtrecht tram contracts placed
NETHERLANDS: Utrecht regional transport authority BRU has confirmed that Qbuzz is to take over the operation of the sneltram light rail line linking the city with the satellite towns of Nieuwegein and IJsselstein, as well as local bus services. The company will replace existing operator Connexxion in December 2013, ...
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NewsChinese wagons for western Europe due to arrive
FRANCE: CNR Jinan has completed the first of a batch of wagons ordered by leasing company Atir-Rail in June last year. As well as marking CNR Jinan’s entry into the European market, it is thought to be the first European order for Chinese wagons since a build for Albania in ...
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NewsUnion Pacific acquires key link in western Oklahoma
USA: Union Pacific confirmed on October 8 that it had acquired complete ownership of a former Rock Island line which links Texas and Kansas through the western part of Oklahoma. The line has been acquired under a lease-purchase agreement signed on November 1 1982. After the Chicago, Rock Island & ...
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NewsQueensland to cut its stake in QR National
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government is to reduce its stake in rail freight operator QR National from 34% to 16%, state Treasurer Tim Nicholls announced on October 8. The state had retained a one-third interest when the business was floated in November 2010. Responding to proposals presented by UBS, Nicholls said ...
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NewsAssessing the human factor
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded an ‘indefinite delivery, indefinite quality’ contract running to May 14 2017 to Alion Science & Technology as part of its accident reduction research initiative. Worth up to $10m, the contract covers research to assess ‘human performance in rail operations and maintenance’. Alion will ...
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NewsSNC-Lavalin selected to build Vancouver’s Evergreen Line
CANADA: British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure announced on October 4 that it had selected a consortium led by SNC-Lavalin as preferred bidder for the contract to design, build and finance the Evergreen Line linking Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam, east of Vancouver. Running from Lougheed Town Centre in ...
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NewsNorth Metro Rail Line design contract awarded
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has appointed AECOM to assist with final design of the first two sections of the 29 km North Metro Rail Line commuter project, which will link SH7/162nd Avenue, Northglenn, Thornton and Commerce City in Denver's northern suburbs with Union Station. Under the contract announced on ...
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NewsContract awarded for South 200th extension
USA: Construction of a 2⋅56 km extension of Seattle’s light rail network from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street is scheduled to begin early next year, following the award of a US$169m design-build contract by Sound Transit to PCL Civil Constructors Inc. The South 200th Link Extension is now expected ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches second London – Poland service
EUROPE: DB Schenker Rail launched its second weekly service between the UK and Wroclaw in Poland on October 8, when a train loaded with ‘a range of manufactured goods’ departed from Barking in east London at 23.36. Having launched a weekly service in November 2011, DB Schenker has now doubled ...
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NewsIRSE innovation award
INTERNATIONAL: The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers is seeking entries for the first IRSE Innovation Award to recognise significant innovations in the field of railway traffic management, train control, telecommunications and related disciplines. Launched to mark the IRSE's Centenary, the IRSE Innovation Award will be made for an innovative system, ...
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NewsTrensurb seeks more EMUs
BRAZIL: Porto Alegre regional metro operator Trensurb began tendering for a fleet of 15 four-car electric multiple-units on October 8. Prospective bidders have until October 31 to submit their proposals. The contract is expected to be worth up to RS$220m, funded by the federal government’s PAC programme to stimulate economic ...
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NewsMünchen’s new metro car unveiled
GERMANY: The C2 metro trainset for München operator MVG was unveiled on October 5 as the first painted bodyshell was formally presented to city utility company SWM at the Siemens Rail Systems plant in Wien. Under what the manufacturer says is the largest rolling stock order ever placed for the ...