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NewsGold Coast groundbreaking
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Premier Anna Bligh turned the first sod on the A$949m Gold Coast Rapid Transit project at the site of the new Gold Coast University Hospital in Southport on August 1. The event marked the start of work by Leighton Contractors on the shell of the terminus station at ...
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NewsWagon wheelsets
FRANCE: Wheel and axle supplier GHH-Valdunes entered the wheelset maintenance business with the inauguration of a dedicated workshop in June. Located at its existing Trith-Saint-Léger production near Valenciennes, the European Wheelset Centre is focused primarily on the market for wagon wheelsets. Liberalisation of the rail freight sector across Europe in ...
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NewsBudget crunch hits Czech rail projects
CZECH REPUBLIC: On August 9 Transport Minister Vít Bárta called an immediate halt to all railway upgrading projects being undertaken by infrastructure manager SZDC with funding from the State Transport Infrastructure Fund. The move is part of aggressive austerity measures announced by the new government which came to power ...
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NewsEagle P3 takes off
USA: The Regional Transportation District has given Denver Transit Partners the official notice to proceed on the Eagle P3 commuter rail project following financial close by the Fluor-led team. Groundbreaking is scheduled for August 26. As part of RTD’s FasTracks expansion programme, DTP will design, build, operate, maintain and finance ...
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NewsRail expansion in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Government infrastructure company Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd has obtained approval from the Department of Railways to expand the Kelana Jaya automated metro and Ampang light rail lines in Kuala Lumpur. Tenders for rolling stock and E&M equipment for the first phase are due to be issued next month. ...
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NewsCairo orders metro trains
EGYPT: The National Authority for Tunnels has awarded a Japanese consortium a contract to deliver 88 cars for the Cairo metro. The vehicles will be supplied by Japanese trading group Mitsubishi, working with rolling stock manufacturer Kinki Sharyo and Toshiba which will provide electric systems and lighting. The ...
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NewsTakeover to take train toilet technology international
GERMANY: Specialist supplier of train and ship toilets, water pumps and waste disposal systems Hugo Vogelsang Maschinenbau has taken a 51% stake in Prometheus, which has supplied it with control and monitoring systems since 1999. 'This takeover enables us to offer railway companies a much broader range of technology', ...
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NewsBNSF genset locomotives launched
USA: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited BNSF's Commerce maintenance depot in Los Angeles on August 16 for a ceremony to mark the entry into service of two rebuilt genset locos for in the city's port area. He was joined at the event by Pennyslvania's Governor Ed Rendell, who co-chairs the ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market August 2010
Angola: Using US$89m of government funding, CFB has signed contracts with China's CMEC for eight locomotives, 66 coaches and 94 wagons. Staff are to be trained in China. Australia: Pacific National has ordered a further nine Class 7100 electric locomotives from Siemens for use on coal trains in Queensland. ...
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NewsKraków rolls out rebuilt tram
POLAND: MPK Kraków has rolled out the first EU8N tram to be built at the operator's own workshops using components from former Wien E6 and C6 vehicles. An E6 car was extended with using a 290 mm entry height low-floor section supplied by Polish bus manufacturer Autosan, with bogies ...
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NewsWorld rail market August 2010
Canada: Parkeon Transport has won a C$7m contract to supply GO Transit with ticketing equipment for Toronto’s public transport network. Europe: Perpignan - Figueres infrastructure concessionaire TP Ferro is to use a bilingual version of HaCon's TPS software for train pathing, the first time TPS has been used to ...
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NewsWorld infrastructure market August 2010
Argentina: Herso and Luis Carlos Zonis have won a 8·6m pesos contract to restore to operating condition the 285 km Puerto Deseado - Colonia Las Heras route over 22 months. During President Fernández's visit to China co-operation agreements were signed with China Railway International for the 18 km, 29-station ...
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NewsBerlin S-Bahn control update
GERMANY: DB Netz is to replace mechanical train stops on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Over the next 10 years, electronic speed supervision using balises will be introduced at a cost of €130m. Tests have been carried out between Hermannstrasse and Sonnenallee on the southern ring, and the first part ...
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NewsNews in Brief
OTIF is consulting on harmonising RID regulations on dangerous goods with global UN recommendations. The main changes concern piggyback transport, hand and checked luggage and written emergency instructions for train drivers. POTA Holdings has acquired Australian short line and terminal operator South Spur Rail Services from Coote Industrial for A$26·5m. ...
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NewsContract signed for Surt - Banghazi line signalling
LIBYA: A €247m contract to supply signalling, telecoms, power, security and ticketing systems for the 554 km Surt - Banghazi line has been awarded to a consortium of Finmeccanica companies Ansaldo STS and SELEX Communications. The contract was placed by Russian Railways subsidiary Zarubezhstroytechnology following an international tender. RZD is ...
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NewsVossloh awarded €100m point machine contract
SWEDEN: Trafikverket has awarded Vossloh a 10-year framework agreement for the supply of in-sleeper point machines for the 11 904 route-km national rail network, which has 11 428 turnouts. The contract is worth more than €100m and has an optional five-year extension. Vossloh will supply a customised version of the ...
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NewsExpanding Indian expertise
INDIA: The Golden Rock rolling stock workshop at Tiruchirappalli in India is developing a prototype high-capacity tank wagon using designs produced by the Research Design & Standards Organisation, and is also undertaking staff training for a number of African railways. Following the export of metre-gauge locomotives to Benin, Golden Rock ...
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NewsTrans-Asian ECO train returns to Islamabad
INTERNATIONAL: The first eastbound ECO freight train is due to arrive in Islamabad on August 13, having left Istanbul on August 2 with cargo for Tehran and Islamabad. Six container flats each carried a 40 ft container destined for Pakistan, while five vans had consignments for the Iranian capital. Operations ...
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NewsChennai Metro Rail orders Alstom trains
INDIA: Chennai Metro Rail Limited has selected Alstom Transport to supply 42 four-car trains for the two-line metro network which is now under construction. The contract awarded on August 2 is worth Rs14·7bn, and includes the supply and commissioning of 168 vehicles along with associated spare parts, specialist tools and ...