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NewsRio Tinto completes AutoHaul autonomous train project
AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto has announced the successful deployment of its AutoHaul technology for the autonomous operation of iron ore trains in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, creating what the mining company said was ‘the world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long-distance rail network’. Deployment of the ATO over ...
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NewsMilano metro extension to Monza approved
ITALY: The government has approved an extension of Milano metro Line M5 northeast from Bignami to Monza, and is to provide €900m towards the project. A feasibility study for the 12 km extension with 11 stations was launched in December 2017. The total project cost is expected to be ...
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NewsXinjiang coal railway inaugurated
CHINA: The 435 km Hongnao Railway in the Xinjiang region was formally opened to traffic on January 1. Approved by the National Development & Reform Commission in 2014, the line is one of the longest in China to be developed using private investment. Running from Naomaohu in the Hami ...
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NewsCotton Belt commuter line construction contract awarded
USA: Dallas Area Rapid Transit has awarded a joint venture of Archer Western and Herzog Contracting a $783m contract to build the 42 km Cotton Belt commuter rail line, with assistance from lead designer Jacobs Engineering. Construction is scheduled to begin this year for completion by the end of 2022. ...
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NewsTwo more Moscow metro stations opened
RUSSIA: A 1·8 km extension of Moscow metro Line 11 opened on December 30, running east from Petrovsky Park to Savyolovskaya. When completed in 2023, Line 11 would form a 69 km circular route incorporating the existing 3·3 km line between Kashirskaya and Kakhovskaya. The Delovoy Tsentr – Khoroshyovskaya ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Systra Canada has helped to establish a welding school in Guinea, where 60 local workers have acquired technical skills to boost their employability. Timofey Vladimirovich Khryapov became Chief Executive Officer of Russian wagon manufacturer United Wagon Co on December 21. Roman Savushkin, who was one of the founders of UWC ...
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NewsLocomotives refurbished for Rail Cargo Carrier Croatia
CROATIA: Testing has begun of the first of three Class 2062 diesel locomotives which were acquired from HŽ Cargo by National Railway Equipment Co and refurbished by TŽV Gredelj for lease to Rail Cargo Group’s local subsidiary Rail Cargo Carrier Croatia. Changes to the locomotives dating from 1973 include modifications ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst CAF LRV in service on Boston Green Line
USA: The first of 24 light rail vehicles that CAF is supplying to Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Boston Green Line entered regular passenger service on December 21. The 70% low-floor LRVs, designated Type 9 by MBTA, were ordered under a $118m contract signed in 2014. CAF has produced the ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem wins further Cairo metro train contract
EGYPT: National Authority for Tunnels has awarded Hyundai Rotem a 150·8bn won contract for the supply of 48 cars to operate on Cairo metro Line 2. Deliveries are due to be completed in 2021, and the manufacturer will provide maintenance until 2031. The trainsets will have a maximum speed ...
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NewsFirst Ahmedabad metro train delivered
INDIA: The first train for the Ahmedabad metro has arrived from Hyundai Rotem’s Changwon plant in South Korea via Mundra Port. Rotem is supplying 32 three-car trainsets under a contract signed in 2017. The trains have a maximum speed of 80 km/h and capacity for 782 passengers. They will ...
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Metro Report InternationalCAF to supply catenary-free trams to Parramatta
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has awarded contracts for the construction and operation of Stage 1 of the Parramatta light rail project. A joint venture of Downer and CPB Contractors has been awarded the A$840m civil works contract, while the A$536m fit-out and operations contract has been signed ...
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NewsEast Japan Railway tests driverless operation
JAPAN: East Japan Railway is testing automatic train operation on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, with a view to assessing the feasibility of converting routes to driverless operation. The 34·5 km circular route was selected for testing because it does not share tracks with other lines. JR East envisages that ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The Department for Transport has extended Govia's Southeastern franchise by 12 weeks from April 1 to June 22. The franchise was directly awarded in 2014, and is due to be replaced by a new competitively awarded franchise which is now expected to commence on June 23. On December 21 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst CRRC metro cars assembled in Springfield delivered to Boston
USA: The first two metro cars assembled at CRRC’s factory in Springfield, Massachusetts were delivered to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority on December 18. The cars for Boston’s Orange Line are part of an order for 152 that CRRC is supplying under a contract awarded in 2014. This also ...
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NewsRoca signalling contract awarded
ARGENTINA: The Ministry of Transport has awarded a consortium of Alstom (58%) and POSE (42%) a €90m contract to modernise the signalling on the Avellaneda – La Plata, Temperley – Bosques – Berazategui and Bosques – Villa Elisa sections of the 1676 mm gauge Roca commuter network in Buenos Aires. ...
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NewsSeventh Delhi metro extension of 2018 opens
INDIA: The next phase of Delhi metro’s driverless Line 7, also known as the Pink Line, was opened for passenger service on December 31. The 9·7 km section between Lajpat Nagar and Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 with three underground and two elevated stations is the fourth section of Line ...
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NewsGreen Mountain tram line opens in Taipei
TAIWAN: The Green Mountain tram line in the Tamsui District of New Taipei City opened on December 23, with a month of free travel. The 7·4 km route runs north from Hongshulin station on the Tamsui metro line to Kanding, where the depot is located. Services operate every 15 ...
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NewsRailpool expands locomotive fleet
EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool has ordered a further 20 Bombardier Transportation Traxx electric locomotives, with options for 20 more. Based on the list price, the orders would have a combined value of €74m. The first locomotives are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2019. München-based Railpool now owns ...
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NewsConcrete Canvas eliminates weeds at Rotterdam inspection point
NETHERLANDS: Concrete Canvas geosynthetic cementitious composite matting has been installed on sections of track at the Rotterdam World Gateway site to prevent the growth of weeds which could obstruct the optical character recognition systems used to identify containers on passing freight trains Concrete Canvas comprises a three-dimensional fibre matrix containing ...
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