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NewsVR keeps monopoly for now
FINLAND: The Ministry of Transport has signed an agreement giving state railway VR a 10-year monopoly on long-distance passenger services. Local trains are covered by a separate agreement which runs for one year, as liberalisation of this market has not been ruled out. The contracts followed a review of the ...
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NewsSiemens preferred bidder for ICx inter-city train deal
GERMANY: The high-profile ICx programme to renew DB's inter-city fleet took a decisive step forward on January 25, when DB Chairman Rüdige Grube announced the selection of Siemens as preferred bidder for a framework agreement. Detailed negotiations will now begin, with the aim of signing a firm contract this summer. ...
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NewsLeipzig exercises Flexity tram option
GERMANY: Leipzig transport authority LVB placed a €29m order for a further nine Bombardier Transportation low-floor trams on January 21. Following the delivery of 24 Flexity Classic trams in 2005-07, LVB has now exercised an option for nine more of the five-module, 12-axle vehicles, which are customised to suit LVB's ...
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NewsOlympic Line tram launched
CANADA: Mayor of Vancouver Gregor Robertson launched 60 days of free travel on the 1·8 km Olympic tram line on January 21. The temporary service between Granville Island and the Olympic Village will run every 6 to 10 min between 06.30 and 00.30 for the period around the Olympic and ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
The Fabryka Pojazdów Szynowych rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary of H Cegielski Poznan has been sold for 58m złoty to Polish industrial development agency ARP, which will restructure the business before selling it on to private investors. Changzhou Railcar Propulsion Engineering R&D Centre is to market Nomad Digital's technology ...
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NewsCNR Shanghai IPO
CHINA: China's largest railway and metro vehicle manufacturer raised 13·9bn yuan with an IPO in Shanghai in December. Beijing-based China Northern described it as 'a milestone in the development of CNR', which is particularly strong in the production of metro cars. CNR sold 2·5 billion shares at 5·56 yuan, the ...
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NewsAAE and Faiveley sign brake agreement
EUROPE: Faiveley Transport Customer Services has been awarded a five-year 'multi million euro' contract to overhaul Faiveley brake systems on 4 400 wagons owned by leasing firm AAE. Faiveley said the contract is 'a significant step forward' in the development of its German Service Centre. AAE has a fleet of ...
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NewsMÁV orders passenger Traxx
HUNGARY: On January 21 Bombardier Transportation announced an €80m order to supply MÁV with 25 Traxx P160AC electric locomotives for use on passenger trains within Hungary and on cross-border services to Austria and Germany. The national railway has an option for 25 more. The locomotives will be assembled at Bombardier's ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Desiro technology to China
CHINA: Siemens Mobility is to supply traction and control technology from its Desiro regional multiple-unit platform to rolling stock manufacturer CSR Nanjing Puzhen under a €450m long-term co-operation agreement announced on January 21. An initial suborder covers equipment for 32 six-car 25 kV inter-city electric multiple-units which Guangdong Southeast Intercity ...
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NewsIFB expands intermodal operations
EUROPE: SNCB Logistics’ intermodal subsidiary IFB announced on January 21 that it was expanding its operations to the south of Europe in conjunction with partners in France, Spain and Italy. On February 1 IFB will open a new intermodal terminal at Bonneuil-sur-Marne, to the south of Paris. With two sidings ...
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NewsLonger franchise allows Chiltern to compete
UK: On January 6 Chiltern Railways applied for Transport & Works Act legal powers for the second phase of its £250m Evergreen 3 expansion project, which will enable the operator to provide services between London Marylebone station and Oxford in competition with the First Great Western route from London Paddington ...
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NewsBangkok awards Purple Line contract
THAILAND: The Mass Rapid Transit Authority announced on January 20 that it had awarded the second construction contract for Bangkok’s 23 km Purple Line, linking Tao Pan near Bang Sue with Bang Yai in the capital’s northwest suburbs. Valued at 13·1bn baht, the contract awarded to Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction ...
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NewsAntwerpen tram order
BELGIUM: Flemish transport operator De Lijn has placed a €32m order for an additional 13 HermeLijn low-floor light rail vehicles, Siemens Mobility announced on January 19. The latest batch of metre-gauge cars will be delivered between October 2011 and April 2012, following from 112 cars of the type supplied ...
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NewsPATH resignalling deal confirmed
USA: Siemens Mobility announced on January 19 that it had won a US$321m order for design, manufacture and installation of communications-based train control on the PATH rail network linking Newark, Jersey City and Manhattan. The award of the contract had been approved by the Port Authority of New York & ...
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NewsWhere is my wagon?
TRACKING: A specification and market analysis for cost -effective wagon tracking using the Galileo satellite navigation system has been finalised, with the aim of a product being commercially available by 2011. Funded by Austria and the German Land of Bayern, the GaWaLoc project is being undertaken by a consortium led ...
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NewsPanamá metro project launched
PANAMA: The government has invited prequalification tenders seeking interest in a turnkey contract to build an initial metro line in Panamá City at an estimated cost of US$1bn to US$1·5bn. The bidding process was launched by Minister of Public Works Federico José Suárez and the head of the dedicated Metro ...
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NewsJerusalem fast link alignment agreed
ISRAEL: On January 17 the government approved the alignment for the final two sections of the A1 direct rail link to Jerusalem. Construction of some sections has been underway for several years, and the route is now expected to open at the end of 2016, although the transport ministry believes ...
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NewsNew York must make every dollar count
USA: Cutting costs and improving customer service are the top priorities for New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to recently-appointed Chairman Jay Walder. On January 15 he issued a report entitled ‘Making Every Dollar Count’, summing up his first 100 days in office which had been spent assessing the business ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market January 2010
Argentina: 50 grain wagons are being refurbished for Belgrano Cargas by the workshops at Tafí Viejo in the province of Tucumán, which have been restored to operating condition by the federal government. Brazil: GE Transportation South America’s plant in Contagem was due to supply América Latina Logística with 10 ...
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NewsWorld infrastructure market January 2010
Austria: Wiener Linien has awarded Siemens Mobility a €25m contract to supply automatic train control equipment for extensions to the Wien metro. Line U2 is being extended 9·5 km to Aspern Seestadt by the end of 2013. U1 will be extended 4·7 km to Rothneusiedl by 2015. China: Siemens and ...