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NewsTours 'architecture in motion' tram unveiled
FRANCE: The first Alstom Citadis 402 tram for the line under construction in Tours was unveiled to the public during an open day at the maintenance depot on September 30. Transport authority SITCAT awarded Alstom a €73m contract to supply 21 of the seven-section trams in September 2010, and the ...
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NewsDB orders more Twindexx Vario electric multiple-units
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn announced a €50m firm order for a further five Bombardier Transportation Twindexx Vario double-deck electric multiple-units on October 1. Delivery is scheduled to start in the second half of 2014. The four and five-car 160 km/h EMUs will be used on regional services south from the ...
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NewsAmtrak to update its catenary inspection system
USA: Amtrak has awarded a contract to MerMec Inc for an advanced catenary inspection and video surveillance system to replace its existing equipment used to monitor the overhead line installations on its electrified Northeast Corridor. The new system will be installed on Amtrak's high speed inspection coach, which operates as ...
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NewsNetwork Rail buys IAD Rail Systems
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail announced on October 1 that it had purchased the assets of IAD Rail Systems from Claverham Ltd. IAD designs and manufactures point-operating equipment including the High-Performance Switch Actuator and Powerlink backdrive which are 'used throughout Network Rail's infrastructure', according to NR. The transaction includes ...
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NewsPrima II tested in the Channel Tunnel
EUROPE: An Alstom Prima II electric locomotive was tested in the Channel Tunnel on the night of September 29-30, with a view to enabling standard locomotives to be used on freight trains through the Tunnel. Freight trains are currently hauled by Class 92 locomotives built specifically for use through the ...
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NewsHigh Output Concrete Train supports electrification
UK: Contractor Balfour Beatty Rail is using a High Output Concrete Train with mixing units commissioned from Nurock Mixers to produce electrification mast foundations for Network Rail's electrification programme between Liverpool and Manchester. HOCT is designed to be used instead of delivering pre-mixed concrete to the nearest access point. ...
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NewsAmtrak deploys Ensco chart management system
USA: Amtrak is using Ensco’s web-based TrackIT Track Chart Management System to host its track maps, which can be produced in PDF or paper format. TrackIT allows easy updating from Amtrak’s asset database, and automated inspection data can be shown alongside the charts. ‘On-line access to current infrastructure and ...
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NewsCompliance software for Danish ETCS roll-out
DENMARK: Comply Serve’s ComplyPro e-collaboration project software is to be used by all partners in the Danish national ERTMS programme, including Banedanmark, Siemens, Thales, Alstom and project consultants. To be supplied in English, ComplyPro will integrate all of the project’s requirements, including sponsor, system and design in one open ...
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Eickholt takes over rail role
Dr Hans-Jörg Grundmann, Rail Systems Chief Executive at Siemens’ Infrastructure & Cities division, is to become Siemens’ Chief Compliance Officer with effect from October 1.Grundmann’s position at the Rail Systems business unit will be taken by Dr Jochen Eickholt (photo), who previously headed the Rail Automation unit within the Mobility ...
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NewsMünchen orders Siemens Avenio trams
GERMANY: Siemens announced its first order to supply Avenio trams to Germany on September 28, an €29m contract awarded by München utility body SWM. The 100% low-floor four-section trams will be 36·85 m long and 2300 mm wide, with eight doors and a capacity of 220 passengers. Top speed will ...
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NewsSumitomo selected for four-state coach contract
USA: The California, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri state departments of transportation have selected Sumitomo Corp of America for a jointly-awarded contract to supply 130 double-deck coaches. Sumitomo Corp submitted a bid of $352·3m, and was named the preferred choice on September 26. The contract is expected to be finalised in ...
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NewsNatural gas fuelled locomotives on test
CANADA: Canadian National is testing two Electro-Motive Diesel locomotives which have been converted to use natural gas for 90% of their fuel needs, with diesel used for ignition. CN is also working on a long-term project to develop a natural gas locomotive and a standardised gas tender. The two 3000 ...
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NewsSiemens enters Positive Train Control market
USA: Siemens has decided to enter the market for Positive Train Control equipment with a version of its Trainguard communications-based train control system. The company announced on September 24 that the Trainguard PTC equipment had successfully completed field trials at the Transportation Test Center in Pueblo. Developed ...
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NewsJR Central unveils N700A high speed train
JAPAN: JR Central has unveiled its next generation of high speed trains to operate on the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen, which is expected to enter revenue service from February 8 2013. Unveiled at the railway's Hammamatsu depot on September 18, the new trains are officially designated Series N700-1000, but are ...
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NewsCSR to open Malaysian rolling stock plant
MALAYSIA: The Ministry of Transport and CSR Zhuzhou have signed a memorandum agreeing to establish a rolling stock plant at Batu Gajah in Perak. Prime Minister Najib Razak attended the signing ceremony on September 24. He said the facility would strengthen Malaysia's position as a player in the rail industry, ...
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Abelardo Círico
Abelardo Círico has succeeded Maurício Querino Theodoro as interim President of Brazilian freight railway Ferroeste.
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José Viegas
José Viegas has been elected Secretary General of the International Transport Forum, a global transport policy body based at the OECD in Paris.
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NewsInnoTrans 2012 sets new records
INNOTRANS: Growing international participation helped drive a 19% growth in the number of trade visitors at this year's InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin. Well over half of the extra visitors came from abroad, with attendees from 30 more countries than at InnoTrans 2010. 'This year InnoTrans successfully represented itself ...
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NewsIsrael Railways orders double-deck coaches
ISRAEL: Israel Railways has awarded Bombardier Transportation a firm order to supply a further 72 double-deck coaches between March 2014 and February 2015. The €122m contract announced on September 26 was placed within a framework agreement signed in October 2010. ISR has now ordered a total of 222 vehicles under ...
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NewsABB to support CPTM capacity expansion
BRAZIL: ABB confirmed on September 26 that it had won a US$50m contract from São Paulo suburban operator CPTM for upgrading and reinforcement of the power supply network on two of the city’s busiest routes. The work will support increased train frequencies on Lines 8 and 9 serving the western ...