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    RFF to launch Perpignan – Montpellier study

    2009-11-26T16:17:00Z

    FRANCE: Following a public consultation between March and July 2009, infrastructure manager RFF announced on November 26 that it is to launch formal design studies for the high speed line between Montpellier and Perpignan. According to RFF, the public consultation led to the emergence of a ‘preferred corridor’ in terms ...

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    Alsatian Avanto goes on display

    2009-11-26T14:48:00Z

    FRANCE: The first Siemens Avanto tram-train for the Vallée de la Thur line is to be displayed to the public in the Place de la Gare in Mulhouse from December 3-6. The LRV is the first of 12 ordered to operate tram-trains between Mulhouse and Thann Saint-Jacques. Similar to the ...

  • Freightliner Group Ltd CEO Peter Maybury and GE Transportation CEO Lorenzo Simonelli at the naming of PowerHaul locomotive 70001.
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    PowerHaul brings Evolution technology to Europe

    2009-11-26T13:15:00Z

    UK: Capacity is the reason a new locomotive design was ordered from GE Transportation, Freightliner Ltd Managing Director Adam Cunliffe said as the first was named 'PowerHaul' in Leeds on November 24. The Class 70 PowerHaul locomotives will provide faster acceleration and higher running speeds than Freightliner's existing fleet. ...

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    Sydney Metro construction bids submitted

    2009-11-26T12:23:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The three consortia shortlisted in August to bid for the Permanent Route Infrastructure contract to construct the tunnels and station boxes on Sydney Metro Stage 1 have submitted their tenders. Phase 1 will run from Central to Rozelle and will form the backbone of the future metro network. ...

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    Nomad to supply inter-city wi-fi

    2009-11-26T11:35:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: Train operator NS has awarded an initial five year contract to Nomad Digital and T-Mobile for the installation of 3G broadband services on its services. Under what the supplier describes as one of its largest transport awards, Nomad Digital will deploy its R3500 mobile broadband gateway on 187 inter-city ...

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    DB places firm order for DMUs

    2009-11-26T09:17:00Z

    GERMANY: DB Regio has placed the first firm order for Alstom Coradia Lint 41 diesel multiple-units within the terms of a 2008 framework agreement for up to 180 units. The €40m order announced on November 26 covers 16 two-car units, designated VT648.4 by DB, for use on regional services ...

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    New line option selected to boost capacity

    2009-11-26T05:00:00Z

    DENMARK: 'This is a milestone in Danish railway history, said Transport Minister Lars Barfoed after the main political parties approved the 'Modern Railway settlement on October 22, giving the go-ahead for a series of capacity enhancement projects including the construction of a new line from Ny Ellebjerg to Ringsted ...

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    Construction back on track

    2009-11-25T05:00:00Z

    NIGERIA: The federal government and China Civil Engineering Construction Corp signed a US$876m deal on October 26 for construction of the planned 200 km Abuja – Kaduna railway within three years. The Chinese government has granted a loan of US$500m for the project, the first phase of a national railway ...

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    Dobra gateway opens at last

    2009-11-24T13:41:00Z

    SLOVAKIA: Russian intermodal operator Transcontainer announced on November 23 that it had successfully operated its first complete block train through the container transhipment terminal at Dobra in southeast Slovakia two days earlier. Last year the RZD subsidiary agreed to lease the 18 ha Dobra facility from ZSSK Cargo for 15 ...

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    Hong Kong high speed approved

    2009-11-24T12:00:00Z

    CHINA: Construction of the Hong Kong section of the planned 142 km Express Rail Link from West Kowloon to the Shibi railway hub in New Guangzhou is set to get underway by the end of this year, after the Special Administrative Region’s Executive Council approved the XRL project on October ...

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    Perpignan - Figueres concession extended

    2009-11-24T05:00:00Z

    SPAIN: On November 6 the Ministry of Development announced a package of measures to compensate TP Ferro, the company building the new Perpignan – Figueres cross-border route, for delays in completing the connecting high speed line between Barcelona and Figueres. TP Ferro’s concession agreement is to be extended from ...

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    World Bank loan to improve urban transport

    2009-11-24T04:10:00Z

    ARGENTINA: On October 20 the World Bank approved the first part of a two-stage Adaptable Loan Programme to support plans to improve the quality of Argentina’s urban transport networks. The US$150m fixed-spread loan extends over the period 2010-16 and is payable in 30 years, including five years’ grace.The government’s Metropolitan ...

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    Metro de Madrid trials PSDs

    2009-11-23T17:26:00Z

    SPAIN: Overnight trials of platform screen doors commenced on four stations of Madrid metro Line 12 in November, which will last until early 2010. The PSDs will then be used during normal passenger service for two months before being dismantled and the platforms made good. Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors, Faiveley, ...

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    Qatar Railways Development Co founded

    2009-11-23T11:49:00Z

    QATAR: A company to develop €17bn of railway and metro networks in the emirate was established with the signing of an agreement in Doha on November 22. Qatar Railways Development Company is a joint venture between the Qatari Diar real estate arm of state-owned Qatar Investment Authority (51%), and ...

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    Paris opens T2 extension

    2009-11-23T09:32:00Z

    FRANCE: The 2·3 km extension of Paris tram route T2 to Porte de Versailles was officially opened on November 21. Following the ceremonies, public services began at 14.00, with free travel provided for the rest of the weekend. Amongst the guests joining RATP President Pierre Mongin and Mayor ...

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    Network Rail makes the case for wires

    2009-11-23T05:00:00Z

    UK: 'The case for the Midland Main Line is extremely strong said Network Rail Chief Executive Iain Coucher as the infrastructure manager published the final version of its electrification strategy on October 28. 'Subject to affordability, the core strategy covers 25 kV 50 Hz electrification of the Midland Main ...

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    Wien Hauptbahnhof construction contract awarded

    2009-11-22T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRIA: ÖBB Infrastruktur has awarded the €220m contract to build Wien’s new Hauptbahnhof to a consortium led by Strabag. The first stage will be ready by 2013 and the overall project in 2015. The redevelopment will incorporate around 100 shops and restaurants and 600 car parking spaces. Later phases will ...

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    Eurotunnel 24 heures sous la Manche

    2009-11-21T07:00:00Z

    Book review

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    St Pancras International

    2009-11-21T05:00:00Z

    Book review

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    Tickets go on sale as Sapsan aims to beat the planes

    2009-11-20T16:48:00Z

    RUSSIA: Russian Railways announced on November 20 it had begun selling tickets for Sapsan services between Moscow and St Petersburg which will start on December 18. There will initially be three trains each way, with simultaneous departures from each city at 06.45, 13.00 and 19.00 and a best journey ...