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NewsFirstGroup awarded Inter-City West Coast franchise
UK: First West Coast Ltd has been selected to operate inter-city services on the West Coast Main Line between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Scotland for up to 15 years, Transport Minister Theresa Villiers announced on August 15. Running for 13 years and 4 months from December 9 2012, with an ...
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NewsMotivePower signs contract for first Tier 4 passenger locos
CANADA: Greater Toronto transport authority Metrolinx has signed a US$45m contract for MotivePower to repower 11 of its diesel locomotives with twin Cummins QSK60 engines. The MPXpress locomotives were built by MotivePower about five years ago for use on commuter services. After repowering, they will be the first North American ...
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Ben Martins
Ben Martins has succeeded S’bu Ndebele as South Africa’s Minister of Transport, while Sindisiwe Chikunga becomes Deputy Minister of Transport.
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Harrison named CP CEO
Following the appointment of Paul Haggis as Chairman, Canadian Pacific has selected Hunter Harrison (photo) as President & CEO. The former head of Canadian National replaces interim CEO Stephen Tobias. Harrison is widely viewed as the preferred choice of William Ackman, whose Pershing Square Capital Management firm owns a 14.2% ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market August 2012
Australia: Siemens is to supply BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance with 13 electric locomotives for use from late 2013 on 1067 mm heavy-haul coal trains from the Caval Ridge and Daunia mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin to Hay Point Coal Terminal. Downer EDI and EMD are to supply 19 SD70Ace/LCi locos ...
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NewsFirst Chinese-built locomotive shipped to an EU customer
ESTONIA: The first locomotive built by China Northern for a customer in the European Union was loaded onto a ship at the port of Tianjin on August 11. Estonian freight operator EVR Cargo announced the €30·2m contract for 16 single-cab shunting locomotives in August 2011. The 1 520 mm ...
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NewsCNR Dalian locomotives arrive in Angola
ANGOLA: CNR Dalian has delivered the first five of 15 diesel locomotives ordered last year. Rated at 1715 kW, the 1067 mm gauge CKD8F locomotives have a top speed of 160 km/h and feature air-conditioned cabs and dust filters for use in the desert environment. Rehabilitation of the ...
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NewsCzech infrastructure manager sets out 2015 priorities
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SZDC has earmarked five priority projects for completion by 2015. All five projects, postponed several times, are part of the modernisation of Corridors 3 and 4. KC1·0bn for reconstruction and resignalling of Beclav station to enhance safety and raise freight speeds. KC1·1bn for remodelling ...
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NewsNews in Brief - August 2012
Passenger services have been restored between Salta and General Güemes on the metre-gauge Belgrano network in northwest Argentina, operated by federal agency Sofse with ex-FEVE DMUs. Demand for the single service operating in each direction on weekdays has been such that an increase in frequency is now being contemplated. ...
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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
HaCon has introduced a proximity search function to the HAFAS journey planner, enabling passengers to search by travel time rather than location, for example when seeking inspiration for leisure trips. ZTR Control Systems’ Locomotive Battery Saver has a contactor simulating the main battery disconnect switch. It opens automatically after a ...
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NewsMining companies back Labrador Trough railway study
CANADA: Canadian National announced on August 10 that five mining companies have committed to support a feasibility study for the construction of an 800 km railway to link iron ore deposits in the Labrador Trough area of northern Québec and Labrador with the Port of Sept-Îles. Cliffs Natural Resources, ...
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NewsLevel crossing voice warnings
UK: Equipment which issues spoken messages saying ‘warning, another train is approaching’ is being installed at 63 UK level crossings. Infrastructure manager Network Rail hopes this will reduce the risk of users mistakenly believing that it is safe to cross after the first train. Research by industry ...
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NewsInnoTrans information at your fingertips
INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2012, Railway Gazette will be providing extensive coverage of the world's largest rail industry event. InnoTrans 2012 will be held at the Messe Berlin exhibition centre on September 18-21. There will be more than 2 300 exhibitors from 47 countries, ...
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NewsEuro Terminal Genk launches expansion project
BELGIUM: A six-month expansion and modernisation project has been launched to enable the Euro Terminal Genk freight facility to accommodate increases in intermodal traffic, in particular between the North Sea ports and southern and southeast Europe. The terminal in the north of Genk reached its current capacity of 35 000 ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2012: Global fair for a global market
INNOTRANS: This year has seen such a rise in demand that, for the first time, all the available display space at Messe Berlin has been reserved for InnoTrans. With its theme of The Future of Mobility, the fair will welcome over 2 400 exhibitors from 47 countries, more than ...
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NewsFreight bypass funding agreed
GERMANY: A funding agreement has been signed to enable the construction of a 6·2 km railway bypass which will allow freight trains to reach the JadeWeserPort development without passing though the town of Sande. The deep-water container port is scheduled to open in September, bringing an increase in traffic on ...
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NewsOlympic crowds smash London Underground records
UK: Swelled by crowds travelling to and from Olympic Games venues across the capital, ridership on the London Underground network reached a new record of 4·5 million passenger-journeys on August 7, according to Transport for London. This was the fourth time in a week that the record had been broken. ...
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NewsHigh-capacity tank wagons arrive in the UK
UK: Leasing firm VTG Rail UK is taking delivery of 50 high-capacity petroleum tank wagons built by Greenbrier Europe. They are equipped with 'track-friendly' TF25 bogies, and feature a self-supporting tank which reduces weight by eliminating the need for a separate underframe. This gives the wagon a maximum payload of ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Méchéria - El Bayadh signalling
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded the ESTEL joint venture of Siemens and national railway STNF a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 signalling and telecoms for the 129 km line under construction between Méchéria and El Bayadh. The line is scheduled to open in late 2015, ...
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NewsHonam high speed line signalling contract awarded
SOUTH KOREA: Korea Rail Network Authority has awarded a consortium led by LSIS the signalling and train control contract for the first phase of the 300 km/h Honam high speed line. The 174 km section between Osong and Gwangju Songjeong is under construction for completion by December 2014. A ...