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    Russia to announce high speed line plan

    2010-02-17T05:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: Next month Russian Railways will unveil detailed proposals for a 'European standard' high speed line, RZD Vice-President Avtandil Gorgiladze told the EurasiaRail 2010 conference in Istanbul on February 10. The Siemens Velaro RUS trains which have been operating Sapsan services between Moscow and St Petersburg since December were designed ...

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    Wheels on test

    2010-02-16T05:00:00Z

    CHINA: German test equipment supplier NDT AG has delivered its first AURA ultrasonic wheelset testing rig to Chinese Railways. The first rig is being installed in Chengdu in the west of the country. The equipment, which is already used by Deutsche Bahn in Germany, can inspect both sides of a ...

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    MÁV Flirts all in service

    2010-02-15T13:47:00Z

    HUNGARY: National passenger operator MÁV-Start Zrt put its final Stadler-built Flirt EMU into service on February 12, marking the completion of an order for 60 units. The final set was delivered more than two months ahead of the original contract schedule, according to the Swiss manufacturer. MÁV-Start’s Flirts have already ...

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    UIC signs co-operation accord with World Bank

    2010-02-15T09:13:00Z

    INTERNATIONAL: A co-operation agreement to support railways in developing countries was signed in Washington DC on February 11 by the International Union of Railways and the World Bank Group. Signed by UIC Director-General Jean-Pierre Loubinoux and Jamal Saghir, Director of the Bank’s Energy, Transport & Water Department, in the presence ...

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    World infrastructure market February 2010

    2010-02-15T05:00:00Z

    Argentina: Infrastructure authority ADIF has selected Grupo Roggio, Herso, Ferromel and a joint venture of Comsa, Iecsa and CPC to carry out US$200m of track renewals on 220 km of the Belgrano network. Comsa and Iecsa have begun on a three-year programme to renew track on the Sarmiento ...

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    News in Brief

    2010-02-14T05:00:00Z

    Getzner Werkstoffe is to supply 390 000 sleeper base pads to reduce vibration from passing trains in the Gotthard base tunnel. The polyurethane pads are being designed to withstand particularly heavy loads, as the tunnel will carry large volumes of north-south transit freight. The Geomet anti-corrosion coating developed by Dacral ...

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    Cushioning the blow

    2010-02-13T05:00:00Z

    VIBRATION: Huntsman Polyurethanes has introduced its Acoustiflex V MDI-based foam in combination with Trackelast pads produced by Edilon Sedra to provide better noise reduction for urban railways. Huntsman's Acoustiflex foam is widely used in a range of vibration-damping applications in the automotive and construction industries, and initial deployment on urban ...

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    Captrain brand to consolidate international freight operations

    2010-02-12T14:00:00Z

    EUROPE: French National Railways’ freight logistics business SNCF Geodis announced on February 11 that it was bringing all of its international rail haulage activities together under a single brand. SNCF Geodis says it now has 50 000 employees and a network covering 120 countries, with an annual turnover of €8bn. ...

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    Eurostar accepts multiple failings

    2010-02-12T11:04:00Z

    EUROPE: The findings of the independent review commissioned to look into the collapse of Eurostar cross-Channel services during the severe snowstorms on December 18-19 were announced in London on February 12. Following pressure from the French transport minister Dominique Bussereau, Eurostar had asked former GNER Chief Executive ...

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    SCT tries north-south van trains

    2010-02-12T09:54:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Open access freight operator SCT Logistics confirmed on February 12 that it had started an experimental rail van service on the primary north-south interstate corridor linking Melbourne and Brisbane. The first trains began running on February 2. SCT specialises in running block trains of general merchandise using conventional wagons ...

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    World rolling stock market February 2010

    2010-02-12T05:00:00Z

    Argentina: Emfer has delivered three double-deck coaches to Buenos Aires commuter operator TBA. Each seating 110 passengers, the cars are equipped with wi-fi and a passenger entertainment system. Austria: ÖBB has awarded Alstom a €90m contract to provide Atlas ERTMS equipment for 332 Class 1016 and 1116 locomotives, 50 ...

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    Dublin Interconnector project launched

    2010-02-11T12:48:00Z

    IRELAND: The formal procurement process for the proposed cross-city rail tunnel in Dublin was launched on February 9 with the publication of an OJEU Period Information Notice. Iarnród Éireann is seeking responses from potential PPP partners ahead of lodging a formal application next month for the Railway Order giving powers ...

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    Exceptional load on the move

    2010-02-11T10:45:00Z

    GERMANY: DB Schenker Rail has organised 34 special trains to deliver 407 concrete bridge beams from Neumarkt to Frankfurt airport on behalf of construction firm Max Bögl. The beams are up to 38 m long and weigh 92 tonnes, significantly outside DB's usual weight and size parameters and thus necessitating ...

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    KTX-II ready to enter service

    2010-02-11T10:20:00Z

    SOUTH KOREA: Following a successful passenger-carrying preview run with its first KTX-II high speed trainset, Korail announced on February 10 that the trains will enter revenue service on March 2. Tickets for the new services are due to go on sale from February 23. The state-owned operator plans to introduce ...

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    Work resumes on Subte expansion

    2010-02-11T05:00:00Z

    ARGENTINA: The Buenos Aires city government has announced plans to borrow up to US$380m to continue work on metro expansion, which had been cut back for lack of funding. The Andean Development Corp will lend US$80m whilst Mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri intends to raise around 350m pesos on ...

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    Los Angeles light rail expansion continues

    2010-02-10T12:39:00Z

    USA: The Final Environmental Impact Report for Phase II of the Los Angeles Expo Line light rail project was officially approved by the Exposition Construction Authority on February 5, paving the way for construction to start on this section by the end of the year. Officials hope the $1·5bn Phase ...

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    Rail construction joint venture

    2010-02-10T11:35:00Z

    EUROPE: Russian Railways' construction subsidiary RZDstroy and Austrian civil engineering group Alpine Bau signed an agreement in Wien on January 29 establishing an equally owned joint venture to undertake railway construction work in Russia, Austria and elsewhere in Europe. According to RZD, the joint venture's first projects will be related ...

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    Urban rail news in brief - February 2010

    2010-02-10T05:00:00Z

    EIB is lending KC2bn to Plzen for 15 urban regeneration projects, including KC450m to extend tram Line 4 to Borská Pole. The first tranche of KC350m will be drawn in the first half of 2010. Odessa has applied for EBRD funding to renovate its tram network, including 16 km ...

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    Metro do Porto operating contract awarded

    2010-02-09T12:29:00Z

    PORTUGAL: The ViaPORTO consortium has been awarded a €170m contract to operate and maintain the Metro do Porto light rail network for five years from April 1. ViaPORTO comprises Grupo Barraqueiro, which operates the Fertagus suburban rail and Metro Sul do Tejo light rail services in Lisboa, infrastructure maintenance company ...

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    High speed line opens to the west

    2010-02-09T11:00:00Z

    CHINA: The first Passenger-Dedicated Line between central and western China opened on February 6, with 456 km of new high speed line cutting the 505 km journey between Zhengzhou in Henan province and Xi'an in Shaanxi from around 6 h to less than 2 h. Construction was launched in September ...