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  • The second-hand Unimog road-rail tractor powering the spraying train has been 'wrapped' to prevent the ingress of mortar.
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    Road and rail share Swiss tunnel

    2010-08-30T04:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Drivers traversing the A13 between Chur and Bellinzona through the San Bernardino Pass may be surprised to see a standard gauge railway laid along the road, 1600 m above sea level. Roads department Astra is spending SFr38m upgrading the A13, including work to improve tunnel safety following the fatal ...

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    Railway Operators in Japan

    2010-08-29T04:00:00Z

    Book review.

  • Siemens S70 in San Diego.
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    Twin Cities to get Avantos

    2010-08-28T04:00:00Z

    USA: Minneapolis Metropolitan Council's Transportation Committee has recommended approval of a $153·2m contract with Siemens Industry Inc for the supply of 41 S70 Avanto light rail vehicles. The Central Corridor route now under construction between central Minneapolis and St Paul will receive 31 of the 70% low -floor cars, while ...

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    Deutsche Bahn completes Arriva takeover

    2010-08-27T14:10:00Z

    EUROPE: Deutsche Bahn announced the completion of its acquisition of Arriva on August 27, following the registration of necessary court orders. DB UK Holding Ltd has acquired all the shares of Arriva plc, which is now its wholly-owned subsidiary. The German national railway company said it will conduct its ...

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    Benex arranges funding for train purchase

    2010-08-27T11:49:00Z

    GERMANY: A consortium of Hamburger Sparkasse and KfW IPEX-Bank signed an agreement worth more than €74m to fund the acquisition of 12 Stadler trains for BeNEX on August 24. The rolling stock is needed for the Netz Stadtbahn regional operating contracts in Berlin-Brandenburg which were awarded in 2009 to Ostdeutsche ...

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    Republika Srpska rail investment plan

    2010-08-27T04:00:00Z

    BOSNIA: Republika Srpska’s Minister of Transport Nedeljko Cubrilovi outlined plans to spend €500m over three years modernising the entity’s rail network when he signed orders for Polish wagons and workshop equipment on August 13. The contracts were placed using a €20m credit from the Polish government. EKK Wagon will supply ...

  • An iron ore railway in Australia.
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    Karara ore railway construction contract

    2010-08-26T10:05:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Macmahon has been awarded a A$86m contract for civil works and tracklaying on an 85 km railway forming part of the Karara Iron Ore Project in Western Australia. Starting from Karara, 500 km northeast of Perth, the new line will run to Tilley Siding near Morawa where it will ...

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    Hupac takes Crossrail stake

    2010-08-26T08:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Intermodal specialist Hupac has acquired a 25% stake in Crossrail, the Swiss -based rail freight operator which is active in Switzerland Germany, Italy, Belgium and the Netherlands. As part of the deal, Hupac CEO Bernhard Kunz has joined the Crossrail board. Announcing the acquisition on August 24, Crossrail ...

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    Keen interest in High Speed 1 concession

    2010-08-26T07:57:00Z

    UK: August 17 was the deadline for the submission of indicative bids for a 30 -year concession to operate High Speed 1, the rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel. Railway Gazette International's sister publication Rail Business Intelligence understands that government-owned London & Continental Railways has secured keen ...

  • Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACS freight locomotive for Saudi Arabia.
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    Desert locomotives delivered to Saudi Arabia

    2010-08-26T04:00:00Z

    SAUDI ARABIA: The first six of 25 Electro-Motive Diesel SD70ACS freight locomotives ordered in April 2009 were handed over to Saudi Railway Co in Dammam on August 22. Deliveries are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year, bringing the number of EMD locomotives in the country to ...

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    Ceremony launches work on Ho Chin Minh City metro Line 2

    2010-08-25T14:51:00Z

    VIETNAM: Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai attended a ceremony on August 24 at which the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee formally marked the start of work on metro Line 2. Opening is scheduled for 2016. The first phase of Line 2 will be 11·2 km long, linking Tham ...

  • Series N700-8000 Shinkansen trainset for JR Kyushu.
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    Sakura stars at depot launch

    2010-08-25T10:10:00Z

    JAPAN: The first of 10 Series N700-8000 Shinkansen trainsets being supplied to JR Kyushu was put on display when the operator unveiled its new rolling stock maintenance depot at Kumamoto on Sunday August 22. Being built as part of the second phase of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the new depot ...

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    High speed concession plan

    2010-08-25T09:17:00Z

    SPAIN: Development Minister José Blanco visited Santander on August 11 where he signed an agreement with Miguel Ángel Revilla, President of the Cantabria region, committing the government to completing a high speed line between Madrid and Santander by the end of 2015. The third signatory, Cantabria’s Vice-President Dolores Gorostiaga, pointed ...

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    Vossloh awarded €140m Urumqi track contract

    2010-08-25T04:00:00Z

    CHINA: The Ministry of Railways has selected Vossloh Fastening Systems (China) to supply rail fastenings for the 1 800 km passenger line now under construction to parallel the existing railway between Lanzhou and Urumqi in western China. On August 23 Vossloh said it expected to sign agreements worth €140m covering ...

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    Subte Line H tendered

    2010-08-24T14:33:00Z

    ARGENTINA: Plans to expand Buenos Aires metro Line H took a step forward on July 31 when Sbase published tenders for civil works on sections A0 (Nueva Pompeya), A1 (Sáenz) and C2 (Córdoba - Plaza Francia), 17 air-conditioned trains and a depot at Parque Patricios. Bids will be opened on ...

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    Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport rail link opens

    2010-08-24T10:33:00Z

    THAILAND: The 28·8 km airport rail link connecting Bangkok city centre to Suvarnabhumi International Airport started commercial operations on August 23. State Railway of Thailand had been running a free trial service since June 1 carrying around 17 000 passengers/day.Express and stopping services are available on the route, which operates ...

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    Tianjin metro cars unveiled

    2010-08-24T04:00:00Z

    CHINA: The first of 23 six-car stainless steel bodied trainsets for Tianjin metro Line 2 rolled off the assembly line at CNR Dalian on August 6. This followed the unveiling of the initial six-car set for metro Line 3 by CSR Sifang on July 16. Both lines are due to ...

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    Tram order announced as Spårväg City launched

    2010-08-23T12:48:00Z

    SWEDEN: Trams returned to central Stockholm with ceremonies to launch Spårväg City on August 21, and free rides were provided before the start of revenue service two days later. The Spårväg City project has seen the 3·2 km Djurgårdsstaden heritage tram line modernised, rebranded as Line 7 and extended a ...

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    AECOM buys Tritech Rail

    2010-08-23T04:00:00Z

    UK: International technical and management support services company AECOM has acquired Tritech Rail, a civil engineering consultancy specialising in rail infrastructure surveying, design and electrification work. 'We are now able to offer clients a broader range of services including infrastructure surveying and design, route clearance and structure gauging analysis, project ...

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    Track component firm bought

    2010-08-22T04:00:00Z

    USA: Atlantic Track & Turnout Co has purchased the assets of Memphis-based Mid-South Rail. The acquisition will augment Atlantic's specialist trackwork manufacturing capacity, particularly in the areas of highly engineered products such as spring frogs. Atlantic will now sell reconditioned switches crossings and other railway equipment produced by Mid-South.