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Delhi orders 340 Movia cars
BOMBARDIER Transportation has won a €427m contract to build 340 of its Movia cars to operate Phase 2 of the Delhi Metro. The deal was announced on July 19, and deliveries are due to start towards the end of 2008 with completion of the order in 2010 before the Commonwealth ...
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Powerful freight locos take shape at Dalian
Under construction at Dalian are the first of 500 Co-Co electric freight locomotives being built under a contract with Bombardier Transportation. Less than two years after a €1·1bn contract was signed in February 2007 (RG 3.07 p131), the first of 500 high power freight locomotives will be delivered for ...
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More mega locos join the Chinese coal traction fleet
The first of 180 eight-axle locomotives with Siemens traction equipment has started test running in China
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Niche luxury train market offers profitable opportunities
The luxury train market has a high profile, but it requires a bespoke service from railway management and staff. So what are the benefits for the train operators and their host railways?
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NewsHybrid trains enter service in Japan
EAST Japan Railway has begun commercial operations with its Kiha E200 hybrid diesel-battery multiple units, putting the first unit into service with a ceremony at Nakagomi on July 31. The 100 km/h trains will operate nine round trips a day on the 79 km unelectrified Koumi Line between Kobuchizawa and ...
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Spanish tenders approved
THE SPANISH cabinet has given its approval for tenders to be called for the construction of 5·64 km of high speed line running in tunnel between Sants and Sagrera in Barcelona (RG 7.07 p405). A budget of €246·2m has been set for the work, which is expected to take 32 ...
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NewsLondon's PPP unravels
IT TOOK five years to create the immensely complex Public-Private Partnership under which Tube Lines and Metronet Rail assumed full responsibility for maintaining and renewing infrastructure and trains on the London Underground for 30 years, starting in 2003. In return they were promised an Infrastructure Service Charge of around £1bn ...
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Intelligence August 2007
Argentina: Buenos Aires suburban operator TBA has introduced three air-conditioned nine-car trainsets on the Sarmiento route, under a 318m pesos programme to refurbish 125 EMU cars funded by the government. Australia: On June 19 Victorian Minister for Roads & Ports Tim Pallas announced that Leighton Contractors had won a A$116m ...
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Stadler established in tram sector
STADLER Rail Group has reported a 2006 turnover of SFr787m, up 30% on 2005’s figure of SFr604m. Incoming orders for the year totalled SFr1·4bn. Production capacity was increased to meet demand, with the number of staff increasing from 1430 to 1990. The company believes it has firmly established its place ...
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Afghan rebuild underway
AFGHANISTAN: Ceremonies were held at Towraghondi in Afghanistan and Serhetabat in Turkmenistan on July 11, marking the start of work to rehabilitate 2 km of cross-border railway. The cost of the reconstruction is put at US$550 000, which Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov told Afghan President Hamid Karzai his country will ...
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Railway Gazette moves to new office
Following its transfer to the DVV Media Group, the Railway Gazette group has moved to new offices with effect from Monday June 9. All editorial, advertising and subscription enquiries should now be addressed to: Railway Gazette InternationalDVV Media UK LtdNINE, Sutton Court RoadSutton, SurreySM1 4SZGreat Britain Tel: +44 20 8652 ...
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SNCF confirms Duplex order
Meeting on June 27 the SNCF board approved the award to Alstom Transport of a €2·1bn order for a further 80 double-deck TGV Duplex trainsets, which will bring the Duplex fleet to 212 units. The contract also includes an option for up to 40 additional sets. Due for delivery ...
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News100% regeneration at c2c
TO EMPHASISE its claim as the only UK train operating company to have 100% of its fleet capable of regenerative braking, c2c unveiled Electrostar No 357 010 in a distinctive green livery at London Fenchurch Street station on June 4. The fleet of 74 Class 357s is now exceeding ...
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Wayside and on-board storage can capture more regenerated energy
Japan's railways are demonstrating how lithium-ion batteries and double-layer capacitors can save energy, reduce diesel emissions, and even keep electric trains moving where there is no power source
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NewsThrusting forward in a changing diesel market
VOITH AG is committed to a strategy of steadily increasing its role in the worldwide traction market. At its 'Fit for the Future' customer day in Würzburg, Voith Turbo set out its ambition to deliver all components needed for propulsion, including drive shafts and axle gears. The company is seeking ...
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NewsRegenerative braking boosts green credentials
Amid a growing focus on environmental issues, British operators are embracing regenerative braking as a means of saving energy and reducing maintenance costs. Roger Ford explains the benefits of the technology, and acknowledges the challenges standing in the way of wholesale adoption
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NewsOrbita shows the way to optimised maintenance
Focused and dynamic performance data is helping operators to improve rolling stock reliability and optimise predictive maintenance.
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NewsDuoTrack cuts cabling costs
'THIS IS a cost-efficient solution, not a cheap solution', notes Harald Büthe, Nexans' Product Development Engineer, of the DuoTrack cabling application that Nexans is introducing on the Odenwaldbahn in Hesse, Germany. DuoTrack is a trunk cabling installation process that incorporates not only a cable, but also all the related ...
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Economic growth drives Indian Railways spending
With India's economy growing at more than 8% per year, demand for both freight and passenger transport is rising rapidly. Outgoing IR Chairman J P Batra tells Chris Jackson that the biggest challenge is to absorb growth on the existing network and add capacity as quickly as possible
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NewsBetuwe Route opens for business
The dedicated freight route running for 160 km between the port of Rotterdam and the German border finally welcomed its first commercial services on June 18.