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Ann Billiau
Ann Billiau has been appointed Director-General of Network Access at Infrabel, succeeding Luc Vansteenkiste, who moved to become Director-General of Infrastructure on October 1. Having joined SNCB in 1993, she has worked in the Network Access unit since 2005.
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Ousmane Thiam
Ousmane Thiam was elected as President of the International Union of Public Transport during an Executive Board meeting in Milano on October 22. A Civil Engineer with a PhD in Transport Economics, he is President of the Conseil Exécutif des Transports Urbains de Dakar in Senegal, and becomes the first African ...
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NewsToronto airport rail link preferred bidder named
CANADA: The AirLINX Transit Partners consortium of Aecon Construction & Materials and Dufferin Construction Co was named preferred bidder to design, build and finance Toronto's Air Rail Link project on October 24. The ARL connecting Terminal 1 at Pearson International Airport with Union Station in the city centre is being ...
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NewsExpress Rail Link station contract awarded
CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded a joint venture of Leighton Asia and Gammon Construction the West Kowloon Terminus Station North contract, covering construction of the Hong Kong terminus of the future Express Rail Link to Shenzhen and Guangzhou. Announcing the HK$8·9bn win on October 20, Leighton Asia said the 'world-class' ...
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NewsKarlsruhe orders Vossloh tram-trains
GERMANY: Vossloh has won a €75m contract to supply Karlsruhe transport operators VBK and AVG with 25 Citylink NET 2012 tram-train vehicles from October 2013. The deal signed on October 25 includes an option for up to 50 more of the low-floor cars. They are to be supplied through ...
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NewsWest Coast franchise extended
UK: On October 27 the Department for Transport announced an eight-month extension of the franchise to operate InterCity West Coast services which is held by Virgin Trains. Virgin Trains is a joint venture of Virgin Group and Stagecoach, and its franchise will now run to December 9 2012, rather ...
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NewsSpanish consortium wins Haramain High Speed Rail contract
SAUDI ARABIA: The AlShoula Consortium of two Saudi and 12 Spanish companies was declared the winner of a €6·74bn contract to supply railway systems and rolling stock for the Haramain High Speed Rail project on October 26. The contract covers track, 25 kV 50 Hz electrification, signalling and telecoms for ...
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NewsEtihad Rail awards phase one civils contract
UAE: The Civil & Track Works contract for the 266 km first phase of the national rail network has been awarded to a consortium of Italian firms Saipem and Tecnimont and local company Dodsal Engineering & Construction, Etihad Rail announced on October 26. The 3·3bn dirham contract covers design, procurement ...
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NewsKiwiRail orders tamper/regulator pairs
NEW ZEALAND: Harsco has won an order to supply KiwiRail with three paired sets of tampers and ballast regulators in the second half of 2012. They will be the first to have Harsco's Jupiter control system in both vehicles, enabling paired sets to be driver from either vehicle for movement ...
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NewsThree consortia shortlisted for Ottawa light rail project
CANADA: The City of Ottawa and Infrastructure Ontario announced the three bidders shortlisted for the C$2·1bn Ottawa Light Rail Transit project on October 21. Ottawa Transit Partners: Vinci, Acciona, Bombardier Transportation, Aecon Construction; Rideau Transit Group: ACS Infrastructure Canada, SNC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada, EllisDon, Veolia Transportation Services; Rideau Transit Partners: ...
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NewsMetro Los Teques Line 2 contract signed
VENEZUELA: The Consorcio Linea 2 consortium of civil engineering firms Odebrecht and Vinccler has awarded the Grupo de Empresas consortium of Alstom (61%), Colas Rail (22%) and Thales Transportation Systems (17%) a €530m contract to supply railway systems and rolling stock for the second phase of Metro Los Teques. Built ...
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NewsBasel chooses Bombardier to supply 60 trams
SWITZERLAND: Basel transport operator BVB named Bombardier Transportation as preferred bidder to supply 60 trams on October 25. Following the regulatory standstill period, the contract for the fleet of Flexity Basel trams is expected to be signed in early November. The first two are scheduled to arrive in 2013 ready ...
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NewsCompleting the Circle
SINGAPORE: The 33·3 km Circle Line was completed with the opening of stages four and five between Marymount and HarbourFront on October 8, adding 17 km and 12 stations to the driverless metro line. The line is operated using 'medium capacity' three-car trains, with SMRT Corp expecting to be ...
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NewsDenver commuter rail PTC contract awarded
USA: Wabtec has signed a $63m contract to provide Positive Train Control for the three commuter rail lines which the Denver Transit Partners consortium led by Fluor Enterprises is to build and operate under the Eagle P3 project. Announcing the deal on October 21, Wabtec said its Wabtec Railway ...
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NewsNamma Metro inaugurated in Bangalore
INDIA: The first section of the Bangalore metro, now branded Namma Metro ('our metro'), was opened by Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath on October 20. The 6·7 km elevated 'Reach 1' from Byappanahalli to Mahatma Gandhi Road forms the eastern section of the 18·1 km east-west line, serving six stations. ...
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NewsIstanbul awards Asian metro contract
TURKEY: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has awarded lowest bidder Dogus Insaat ve Ticaret a €564m contract covering civil and electrical works for a second metro line on the Asian side of the city. Rapid construction is envisaged for completion by the end of 2014. Starting at the Üsküdar ferry terminal, the ...
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NewsHelsinki metro automation delayed
FINLAND: On October 21 the European Investment Bank signed an agreement to lend up to €250m to Helsinki public transport operator HKL to support a five-year programme to modernise the metro and bus networks to increase capacity and improve environmental standards. This includes upgrading of the depots, track and ...
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NewsNo bids for Brazilian high speed line
BRAZIL: Federal surface transport agency ANTT announced on October 8 that tendering for a concession to build, operate and maintain a 510 km high-speed line between Rio de Janeiro and Campinas had been cancelled as no bids had been received. The ANTT board has decided that work on the ...
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NewsElectrification programme approved
UKRAINE: National railway UZ has approved a five-year programme of electrification for 2011-16 covering 1562 km. At present 9877 km of the network is electrified, or 44% of total route length. The plan is costed at 173bn hryvnia and includes both 3 kV DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC ...
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NewsGrowth & the Capacity Challenge: join the debate
EUROPE: With demand for passenger and freight movement by rail projected to rise significantly over the coming 20 years, infrastructure managers and train operators across Europe are facing the challenge of squeezing extra capacity from busy networks and building new lines despite financial constraints. Railway Gazette International will be holding ...