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    HSA strengthens Fyra shuttle service

    2010-10-06T11:14:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: The NS-KLM joint venture High Speed Alliance has stepped up its interim Fyra loco-hauled shuttle service between Amsterdam Centraal and Rotterdam Centraal via HSL-Zuid from one to two trains per hour with effect from October 4. Unlike most Dutch routes, the pattern of services is not a precise ...

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    Valenciennes orders Line 2 trams

    2010-10-06T09:35:00Z

    FRANCE: Valenciennes regional transport authority SITURV has ordered seven Alstom Citadis trams for the future Line 2. The contract announced on October 5 is worth €17m, and Alstom expects an option for one or two further cars to be taken up in November.The 32 m air-conditioned trams will have the ...

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    RailAmerica signs Ottawa Valley Railway lease

    2010-10-06T04:00:00Z

    CANADA: The RaiLink Canada subsidiary of short line group RailAmerica Inc has signed an agreement to operate a section of Canadian Pacific 's Ottawa Valley Railway, which carries pulp, paper and related products. RaiLink Canada announced the termination of its lease of the OVRR in December 2009, but continued to ...

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    EIB supports Hanoi metro

    2010-10-05T12:14:00Z

    VIETNAM: The European Investment Bank extended its first loan for a metro line in Asia when it signed a €73m finance contract with Vietnam on October 4.The loan is part of a package from Asian Development Bank, Agence Française de Développement and EIB to fund construction of the first phase ...

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    Alstom sole bidder in Polish high speed train tender

    2010-10-05T04:00:00Z

    POLAND: Alstom Transport has been named as sole bidder in the tender to supply 20 high speed trains to PKP Intercity, for which the bids were opened on September 30. Six consortia had expressed interest when the initial request for a fleet of 250 km/h trainsets was issued in August ...

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    Hammond backs high speed lines to Leeds and Manchester

    2010-10-04T14:00:00Z

    UK: Transport Secretary Philip Hammond announced the government's preferred option for a high speed rail network north of Birmingham in a speech to the Conservative Party conference on October 4. Development of proposals for a London - Birmingham line started under the previous Labour government, and the new government will ...

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    Delhi metro Line 6 opens

    2010-10-04T12:11:00Z

    INDIA: Managing Director Dr E Sreedharan and the Directors of Delhi Metro Rail Corp celebrated the opening of Line 6 by riding the first train to make the 26 min run from Central Secretariat to Sarita Vihar on October 3. Trains were flagged off from both stations simultaneously at 08.00.Known ...

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    Desiro RUS mock-up unveiled in Moscow

    2010-10-04T08:46:00Z

    RUSSIA: A full-scale mock-up of Russian Railways' new Lastochka electric multiple-unit was unveiled for public consultation at Moscow's Kazansky station on October 1. Passengers are invited to comment on various aspects of the design, including the livery, lighting, seating layout, comfort and information displays. A derivative of the Siemens Desiro ...

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    Wiring proposals put forward

    2010-10-04T04:00:00Z

    ISRAEL: At the end of August the National Infrastructure Committee released a railway electrification plan valued at US$1·32bn, excluding rolling stock, which would see most lines electrified within 10 years. Government approval is to be sought next year, following consultation with local authorities. The first stage covers ...

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    Urban rail news in brief - October 2010

    2010-10-03T04:00:00Z

    The Indonesian Ministry of Transport has approved a proposal to build Jakarta’s first metro line between Lebak Bulus and Bundaran HI in Kota. A tender to design the 15·5 km line with 13 stations is due to be issued this month. The line will be financed by ...

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    News in Brief

    2010-10-02T04:00:00Z

    The German Land of Thüringen has awarded Erfurter Bahn a contract to operate Dieselnetz Ostthüringen services totalling 4·6 million train-km a year for 12½ years from June 10 2012. Pakistan Railways suffered Rs3bn worth of damage during the recent flooding, with large areas of track were inundated and numerous ...

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    Eurostar picks Velaro to expand fleet

    2010-10-01T14:20:00Z

    EUROPE: Recently-restructured cross-Channel operator Eurostar International is understood to have selected Siemens as preferred bidder to supply additional trainsets to operate an expanded route network, with the decision due to be confirmed at a board meeting on October 1. Eurostar has been looking for some time at introducing services to ...

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    Shenyang metro Line 1 fully operational

    2010-10-01T14:09:00Z

    CHINA: On September 27 Shenyang metro Line 1 entered commercial service following a year of trial operation on part of the route. The opening ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Shenyang Chen Haibo, Deputy Mayor Xing Kai and government and party officials.The metro project was initiated in the 1960s ...

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    Yakutia Railway reaches the Lena river

    2010-10-01T11:54:00Z

    RUSSIA: Ceremonies were held on September 25 to lay a ‘silver rail’, marking completion of the next stage of the Yakutia Railway between Berkakit, Tommot and Yakutsk. The celebrations were held at Kerdem on the south bank of the Lena river, opposite the town of Pokrovsk which lies around 150 ...

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    Chinese funding for Addis Abeba light rail

    2010-10-01T04:00:00Z

    ETHIOPIA: The Export and Import Bank of China has reached agreement with Ethiopian Railway Corp to finance the proposed light rail project in Addis Abeba. A 30 km T-shaped network is envisaged with one line running from east to west connecting the Ayat roundabout with the Torhailoch ring road. ...

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    Trenitalia signs V300ZEFIRO high speed train contract

    2010-09-30T16:32:00Z

    ITALY: Trenitalia signed a contract for 50 V300ZEFIRO high speed trains on September 30, having selected the joint bid from Bombardier Transportation and AnsaldoBreda on August 5. Award of the contract had been delayed pending a legal challenge from losing bidder Alstom Transport. Designated ETR 1000, the trains are due ...

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    High speed study contracts awarded

    2010-09-30T12:52:00Z

    NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket announced on September 30 that six contracts had been awarded for consultancy work on the country’s high speed line development programme. A mix of international and Norwegian firms have been selected to undertake studies that are intended to form the foundation for future development. Launched by ...

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    Amtrak proposes Northeast Corridor high speed line

    2010-09-30T12:31:00Z

    USA: Amtrak has set out a vision of a 680 km 'world class' high speed line to increase capacity on its Northeast Corridor, cutting Washington - Boston journey times from more than 6½ h to around 3 h. The 'concept plan' published on September 28 would see the line ...

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    Zürich local railway orders dual-voltage units

    2010-09-30T12:02:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Sihltal Zürich Uetlibergbahn has ordered six Stadler Rail three-section articulated electric multiple-units to increase capacity on its Zürich local services from 2013. The dual-voltage Be510 units will be equipped to run on 1·2 kV DC on route S10 and 15 kV AC on S4. They will have a top ...

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    Work starts on Tibet railway extension

    2010-09-30T09:00:00Z

    CHINA: Construction of a 253 km railway from Tibet's capital Lhasa to its second-largest city Xigaze formally began on September 26, when officials laid a ceremonial foundation stone and watched cultural performances. Construction is expected to take four years at a cost of 13·3bn yuan. The single-track line will pass ...