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    Axel Marschall

    2012-03-23T09:23:45Z

    Axel Marschall has been confirmed as the permanent replacement for Karsten Sachsenröder as Head of Sales at DB Schenker Rail.

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    Atkins awarded Mälarbanan upgrade design contract

    2012-03-22T16:31:00Z

    SWEDEN: Trafikverket has appointed Atkins to undertake design work for a major upgrade of the Mälarbanan route to increase rail capacity in the greater Stockholm region. Inter-city, regional and commuter services on the Stockholm - Västerås - Örebro route use the same pair of tracks over the 20 km between ...

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    DSB seeks to exit Göteborg contract

    2012-03-22T14:57:00Z

    SWEDEN: Danish state passenger operator DSB is seeking early termination of its contract to operate commuter and regional services around Göteborg on behalf of transport authority Västtrafik. Jacob Kjær, Acting Chief Executive of DSB and Chairman of its Swedish subsidiary DSB Väst, said that the services were reliable and punctual, ...

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    CSR to build Express Rail Link train fleet

    2012-03-22T14:33:00Z

    CHINA: CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co announced on March 21 that it had been selected to supply high speed trainsets for the 146 km Express Rail Link which will connect Hong Kong with Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The contract is still to be signed, but will cover nine ...

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    Finding the next generation

    2012-03-22T12:00:00Z

    WEBINAR: 'For rail, the time is now. It is time to seize the moment', emphasised Bentley Systems Senior Director Steve Jolley, during Railway Gazette’s latest webinar, broadcast live from the London Stock Exchange on March 21. Now available to watch on demand, the webinar discussed the growing demographic crisis in ...

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    Study highlights potential diesel savings

    2012-03-22T11:41:00Z

    UK: A study commissioned from Ricardo and TRL by the Department for Transport has proposed a variety of upgrades to improve the fuel efficiency of diesel multiple-units and EMD Class 66 locomotives. While containing little that is new in technology terms, the report strengthens the business case for including efficiency ...

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    Ruud Haket

    2012-03-22T09:06:58Z

    Ruud Haket has been appointed Managing Director of the Greater Anglia franchise in the UK, which was transferred from National Express to Abellio on February 5.

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    Work begins on £128m Midland Metro expansion project

    2012-03-22T07:00:00Z

    UK: Work has now begun on a £128m project to increase capacity on the Midland Metro light rail line and extend the route 1·3 km through central Birmingham, following the signing of contracts for a new tram fleet and related depot enhancement works. Transport Minister Norman Baker announced the final ...

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    Paris Saint-Lazare station reborn

    2012-03-21T12:38:00Z

    FRANCE: A day of celebrations including dancers, horseriders and art activities for children on March 21 marked the completion of a 10-year programme to refurbish Saint-Lazare station in Paris. Undertaken at a total cost of €250m, this has been 'the largest station renovation project undertaken by SNCF for 15 ...

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    Demonstration high speed freight train links Lyon and London

    2012-03-21T10:17:00Z

    EUROPE: The vision of a network of high speed freight trains carrying express parcels and other premium consignments across Europe moved a step closer on March 21, when a demonstration train from Lyon Saint-Exupéry and Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airports arrived at London's St Pancras International station. The trial run was organised ...

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    Bo Friberg

    2012-03-21T09:50:16Z

    Bo Friberg has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Swedish transport authority Trafikverket, while Per Sjöstrand becomes Director, Major Projects.

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    First KISS for BLS

    2012-03-21T09:26:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: The first of 28 Stadler Rail KISS double-deck electric multiple-units ordered by BLS was unveiled on March 20 by Bernard Guillelmon, Chief Executive of Switzerland's second largest railway company. BLS placed its SFr494m first order for double-deck stock in March 2010 with the aim of providing up to 30% ...

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    Traction motor plant construction begins

    2012-03-21T05:00:00Z

    INDIA: The foundation stone for the Medha Traction Equipment Ltd plant was laid during a ceremony in Hyderabad on March 3. The traction motor factory is being developed by a joint venture of Traktionssysteme Austria and local company Medha Servo Drives. The first motors are expected to be delivered from ...

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    Systra wins Santiago metro contract

    2012-03-20T14:00:00Z

    CHILE: Systra has signed a six-year contract to provide Santiago Metro with technical assistance for the construction of driverless lines 3 and 6. The contract is divided into two phases. In the first phase running to March 2013, Systra will undertake a basic design for the two ...

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    Foam insulation offers Bonn a quieter ride

    2012-03-20T13:52:00Z

    GERMANY: The refurbishment of 25 Bonn trams dating from 1974-77 includes installation of 150 m2 of BASF's Basotect foam for sound absorption and thermal insulation. The 30 mm thick Basotect grade G foam panels being supplied by Hannover-based firm Hanno have a fine, open-cell structure which offers a weight of ...

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    CSR is lowest bidder for Ankara metro train contract

    2012-03-20T12:57:00Z

    TURKEY: China's CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive submitted the lowest bid for a contract to supply Ankara metro with 342 metro cars, with its US$3912m offer beating Hyundai Rotem and CAF subject to final review. Once the contract is confirmed the winner will have to deliver the first 15 trains within ...

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    Wuhan metro Line 2 construction completed

    2012-03-20T12:37:00Z

    CHINA: Opening of Wuhan metro Line 2 is planned for later this year, following the official completion of construction works on February 26. The 27·7 km route with 21 stations cost 14·9bn yuan. It runs mainly underground on a northwest-southeast alignment between the Hankou and Wuchang districts, with a 1·3 ...

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    Alstom unveils Moscow tram prototype

    2012-03-20T07:30:00Z

    RUSSIA: A prototype 100% low-floor tram custom designed for the Russian market was unveiled at Moscow’s Bauman tram depot in the presence of Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on February 27. Based on Alstom’s successful Citadis family, the design forms the basis of a joint bid by Alstom and Transmashholding for a ...

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    London King's Cross western concourse opens

    2012-03-19T14:22:00Z

    UK: Following an official ceremony on March 14 the 7500 m2 western concourse at London King's Cross opened to passengers on March 18, providing a significant increase in passenger capacity at the East Coast Main Line terminus. The main feature of the new concourse is a 20 m high semi-circular ...

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    Construction starts in Kuala Lumpur

    2012-03-19T10:51:00Z

    MALAYSIA: Shahril Mokhtar, Managing Director of government infrastructure body Prasarana, officially launched the 7bn ringgit LRT Extension Project on March 5. A 17 km elevated extension of the Kelana Jaya light metro with 12 stations will run from Kelana Jaya to Putra Heights, where there will be interchange with the ...