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  • Sheikh Mohammed (in blue) enjoys the inaugural ride on the Red Line.
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    A ride to remember

    2009-09-10T10:42:00Z

    The Dubai Metro is officially open, reports Kathryn Semcow

  • Railway track in Poland.
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    Cab signalling to bring 200 km/h to Poland

    2009-09-10T08:29:00Z

    POLAND: The CMK fast line linking Warszawa with Silesia is to be equipped with ETCS Level 1 under a 50·1m zloty contract signed by infrastructure manager PKP PLK and Thales Rail Signalling Solutions on August 29. The work is being funded by PKP PLK and the state, but as ...

  • New Kolkata metro station.
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    Kolkata metro expands

    2009-09-10T04:00:00Z

    INDIA: Governor of West Bengal Gopal Krishna Gandhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee flagged off the first train on a 5·1 km four-station extension of Kolkata's North-South Line from Tollygunge to Kavi Nazrul on August 22. Tollygunge station has been renamed Mahanayak Uttam Kumar, ...

  • Metro launch ceremony.
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    Missing link unites Sofia metro Line 1

    2009-09-09T12:32:00Z

    BULGARIA: Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, interim Mayor of Sofia Minko Gerdzikov and Japanese Ambassador Tsuneharu Takeda formally opened the latest section of Sofia metro Line 1 on September 8. Passenger services had started the previous day. The 2 km link between Serdika and Vasil Levski National Stadium joins the ...

  • Dubai metro.
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    Dubai metro opens

    2009-09-09T08:56:00Z

    UAE: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, will officially open the Dubai metro Red Line on September 9.Following months of speculation about the status of the metro project, RTA Chairman & Executive Director Mattar Al Tayer confirmed ...

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    Association of American Railroads voices PTC concerns

    2009-09-09T04:00:00Z

    USA: The Association of American Railroads has registered objections to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Positive Train Control, issued by the Federal Railroad Administration on July 16. According to AAR, the proposal goes beyond what was mandated by Congress, and would therefore impose unnecessary burdens on the Class I ...

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    EIB to provide £1bn Crossrail loan

    2009-09-08T04:00:00Z

    UK: Transport for London announced a £1bn loan agreement with the European Investment Bank on September 8. TfL and the Greater London Authority are responsible for contributing £7·7bn of the £15·9bn cost for the Crossrail east-west line across central London. Of this £7·7bn, £2·4bn is to be funded from ...

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    Tasmanian rail sale deal agreed

    2009-09-07T13:54:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The Tasmanian government and Pacific National announced on September 7 that they had successfully concluded the 'lengthy and highly complex negotiations' for the state to buy the island's railways for A$32m. Subject to approval from the state parliament the transfer will be completed on December 1, with a ...

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    NS Hispeed launches HSL-Zuid services

    2009-09-07T07:18:00Z

    NETHERLANDS: NS Hispeed launched Amsterdam - Rotterdam passenger services over HSL-Zuid on September 7, following a formal inauguration by the Dutch Transport Minister Camiel Eurlings and the mayors of Amsterdam, Haarlemmermeer and Rotterdam the previous day. The interim service comprises 17 weekday return trips, with Bombardier Traxx electric locomotives ...

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    Looking into stopping faster

    2009-09-07T04:00:00Z

    BRAKING: An Inertia Dynamometer Test Rig now installed at Knorr-Bremse’s München plant can simulate extreme environmental conditions found in the hottest and coldest parts of the world, allowing the brake manufacturer to reproduce any requirements a high speed train operator may envisage. Knorr-Bremse has made a significant investment in ...

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    People in the News - September 2009

    2009-09-06T04:00:00Z

    Recently-appointed Pres­i­dent of national rail operator RENFE Operadora, Teófilo Serrano has named four additional members of the company’s executive management board. Enrique Urkijo Goitia becomes Director General of Strategic Development, Avelino Castro López Director General of Construction & Maintenance, Francisco Celso González Director General of Economics & Finance, and Jésus ...

  • Mumbai.
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    Mumbai Line 2 awarded

    2009-09-05T04:00:00Z

    INDIA: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority awarded the PPP contract for Mumbai Metro Line 2 to the sole bidder, a consortium of Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Infocomm and Canada’s SNC Lavalin, on July 29. The consortium is already building Line 1 which will connect Versova, Andheri and Ghatkopar. Work on ...

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    Citadis tram arrives in Istanbul

    2009-09-04T12:27:00Z

    TURKEY: On September 1 Alstom delivered the first of 37 Citadis trams ordered by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The vehicle left Alstom’s engineering and production centre in Valenciennes, France, on August 25 and travelled by road to Trieste in Italy, from where it was shipped to Turkey on August 29. The ...

  • The Tyva republic's head of government Sholban Kara-ool and EIC Chairman Dmitry Sahno.
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    Tyva railway PPP signed

    2009-09-04T11:57:00Z

    RUSSIA: Eniseiskaya Industrial Corp and the government of the Tyva republic signed a public-private partnership agreement for the construction of the Kyzyl - Kuragino railway during a visit by Federal Minister for Regional Development Viktor Basargin on August 28. Under terms agreed in February, the 98·6 rouble cost of ...

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    No go on DB’s IPO

    2009-09-04T08:08:00Z

    GERMANY: Despite recent suggestions by some political commentators that the postponed partial flotation of DB Mobility Logistics could be reactivated after the country’s federal elections this month, DB Chairman Rüdiger Grube has ruled out any sale for the foreseeable future. Last month he told Der Spiegel that ‘there will probably ...

  • Rift Valley Railways.
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    Struggling concessions under review

    2009-09-04T04:00:00Z

    EAST AFRICA: Frustrated by a lack of progress in revitalising the region’s railways, politicians are increasingly questioning the ability of the concessionaires and withdrawing their support in favour of ambitious proposals to develop new standard-gauge lines.

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    Alstom retains Luas infrastructure maintenace contract

    2009-09-03T12:45:00Z

    IRELAND: The Railway Procurement Agency has awarded the infrastructure maintenance contract for Dublin’s Luas light rail network to Alstom after a competitive tender. The five-year contract, which will take effect on October 1, is worth more than €30m for Alstom and its partner Dalkia, with Alstom’s share being €24m. There ...

  • First of 38 Alstom X'Trapolis suburban EMUs for Melbourne arriving on August 24.
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    Melbourne's trains to get Metro brand

    2009-09-03T10:20:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: 'Metro' was unveiled as the branding for Melbourne's suburban rail services on September 1, when the Victoria government signed the operating contract under which Metro Trains Melbourne will replace Veolia Transport. On the same day, Keolis Downer EDI signed the contract to operate the Yarra Trams network. ...

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    Veolia agrees sale of freight division

    2009-09-03T08:30:00Z

    EUROPE: Veolia Environnement confirmed to the Paris stock exchange on September 3 that the sale of its rail freight business to SNCF and Groupe Eurotunnel had been agreed, subject to approval by competition authorities. Veolia Cargo’s operations in France, which include the Socorail, Veolia Cargo France, Veolia Cargo Link and ...

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    Constellation Software buys intelligent transport business

    2009-09-03T07:41:00Z

    PUBLIC TRANSIT SOLUTIONS: Automotive component supplier Continental signed a contract to sell its Public Transit Solutions business to Toronto-based Constellation Software Inc on August 31, as part of a streamlining of its portfolio. The PT business develops control equipment, on-board computers and passenger information systems for trams and buses. ...