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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market November 2011
Argentina: The government has awarded five contracts totalling 931m pesos for track renewals on 228 km of the Belgrano network between Mariano Boedo and Pozo del Tigre. The joint ventures selected to undertake the work are: Eleprint/Esuco/Rottio, Zonis/BTU, Herso/Ferromel/Emepa, Roggio/CPC and Helport/Chediak/Comsa Argentina/JCR. Australia: Prime Minister Julia Gillard ...
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NewsPantograph inspection
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail is installing a linside Automatic Pantograph Monitoring System developed by Sensys and Lloyd’s Register. APMS does not require a physical attachment to the catenary; instead it uses radar and laser sensors to assess the speed and location of a pantograph as it passes along the ...
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NewsColton Crossing grade separation gets underway
USA: The Colton Crossing grade separation project to build a fly-over to eliminate a flat crossing between east-west Union Pacific and north-south BNSF lines in the city of Colton, California, was officially launched with a ceremony on November 8. The flat crossing was the scene of a 'frog war' in ...
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NewsABB buys Envitech Energy
CANADA: ABB has agreed to acquire power electronics and energy storage firm Envitech Energy for an undisclosed price. The agreement was announced on November 23 and the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of the year. Based at Pointe Claire in Québec, Envitech has 36 employees and ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market November 2011
Bangladesh: Last month BR took delivery of five Hyundai locomotives; an order for 11 more is anticipated. Bosnia: Pragoimex has won a KC6·3m contract to supply electrical equipment for the modernisation of Tatra KT8D5 trams in Sarajevo. Brazil: Vale has taken delivery of two prototype ore cars with ...
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NewsUS$1bn double-tracking programme to modernise Trans-Java Railway
INDONESIA: Tenders are to be called in December for double-tracking the remaining single sections of the Trans-Java Railway between Jakarta and Surabaya, the Transportation Ministry announced on November 23. The US$1·1bn project calls for doubling of approximately 425 km of single line on the 727 route-km, 1 067 mm gauge ...
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NewsArriva wins Stockholm rail and bus operating contracts
SWEDEN: Stockholm transport authority SL named DB subsidiary Arriva as the winner of two rail and bus operating contracts on November 22. One contract covers the operation of Saltsjöbanan suburban rail, Tvärbanan and Nockebybanan light rail and local bus services from August 20 2012. A separate contract covers the narrow ...
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NewsFirst RegioPanter multiple-unit rolled out
CZECH REPUBLIC: Skoda Transportation has rolled out the first of 15 three-car and four two-car Type 7Ev 'RegioPanter' single-deck regional and suburban electric multiple-units which Czech Railways ordered under a KC2·51bn contract signed in February. The partly low-floor air-conditioned vehicles have first and second class seats by Borcad, wheelchair-accessible retention ...
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NewsItalian contract takes Flirt orders to 707
ITALY: South Tirol transport authority STA has exercised a €75m option for Stadler Rail to supply eight six-car Flirt electric multiple-units plus eight intermediate cars to lengthen its four existing four-car units to six cars. Announcing the order on November 22, Stadler said this latest contract takes the total number ...
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NewsTrackSAFE Foundation to address rail safety challenges
AUSTRALIA: A new campaigning organisation to raise public awareness of rail safety issues was officially launched at the AusRail Plus conference in Brisbane on November 22. The TrackSAFE Foundation is the brainchild of UGL Chief Executive Andy Summers, and is being taken forward as a joint initiative by UGL and ...
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NewsModalohr piggyback wagons approved for Channel Tunnel
EUROPE: The Inter-Governmental Commission which regulates safety in the Channel Tunnel has approved the use of Modalohr piggyback wagons, Eurotunnel announced on November 21. The decision would enable planned Autoroute Ferroviaire Atlantique piggyback services to be extended to the UK, 'potentially bringing significant new traffic'. Autoroute Ferroviaire Atlantique ...
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NewsUrban transport energy saving grants awarded
USA: Solar panels, energy storage and technology to reduce locomotive engine idling are included in 46 rail and bus projects which the Federal Transit Administration announced had won funding under the Transit Investment in Greenhouse Gas & Energy Reduction programme on November 17. The TIGGER III grants were awarded competitively, ...
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NewsUGL and GE announce narrow-gauge PowerHaul
AUSTRALIA: GE Transportation and Australian manufacturing partner UGL Ltd officially announced plans for a 1 067 mm gauge version of the PowerHaul Series locomotive at AusRail Plus in Brisbane on November 22. The 3 700 hp PH37ACmai is intended for heavy haul and fast freight operations on the narrow-gauge networks ...
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NewsCubic wins Chicago fare collection contract
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems to supply and maintain the agency’s fare collection system in a 12-year contract worth $454m. The technology will accept bank cards and ultimately mobile phone payments, while passengers without credit or debit cards will be able to use reloadable prepayment ...
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NewsAustralia celebrates National Rail Day
AUSTRALIA: To mark the start of the AusRail Plus conference and exhibition in Brisbane, the Australasian Railway Association officially announced its first National Rail Day on November 22. ARA Chief Executive Bryan Nye launched the event at Brisbane Central station with representatives from Queensland Rail. Railway staff around the country ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - November 2011
Lagos metro project concessionaire Ekorail has agreed to buy 255 second-hand Toronto Transit Commission H5 and H6 subway cars to operate the 27·5 km Blue Line under construction from Okokomaiko to Marina. Ekorail is negotiating with the Lagos state government to finalise a 25-year agreement to run the Blue Line, ...
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NewsWorld rail market November 2011
Australia: Fortescue Metals has selected Simmons Machine Tool and Andrew Engineering to build and equip wagon maintenance facilities at Port Hedland, including a robotic wheelset shop. Canada: Metso is to supply Westshore Terminals with a 64 wagon/h rotary tippler for its Roberts Bank coal export terminal. Europe: Eurostar ...
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NewsBeograd metro planning agreement signed
SERBIA: Plans for a metro in Beograd are to be developed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Mayor Dragan Djilas and representatives from Alstom Transport and the Serbian and French governments on November 18. Alstom and the city council have agreed to define a framework for co-operation ...
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NewsCongress axes inter-city project funding for 2012
USA: The Appropriations Bill setting 2012 funding levels for several government agencies including the Department of Transportation was ratified by both houses of Congress on November 17. The budget sets out the expected level of federal support for existing inter-city rail services run by Amtrak, and outlines funds available for ...