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Metro Report InternationalSt Louis opens heritage-style tram line
USA: The southeastern part of the Delmar Loop Trolley heritage-style tramway in St Louis was inaugurated on November 16. The opening was delayed by a day because of heavy snowfall. The 2 km route runs from Missouri History Museum/Forest Park to Delmar Loop, serving six stops. The western 1·5 ...
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NewsOperator selected for CDG Express airport rail link
FRANCE: The government has selected the Hello Paris consortium of Keolis and RATP Dev as preferred bidder for the concession to operate the future CDG Express airport rail link, the Ministry of Sustainable Development announced on November 19. Keolis said the consortium expected to sign the contract before the end ...
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NewsCzech Republic’s longest railway tunnel opens
CZECH REPUBLIC: Passenger services began using the country’s longest railway tunnel on November 16, the day after the first revenue freight train. With a 4 174 m long northern bore and 4 150 m southern bore, the tunnel under the Chlum and Homolka hills near Ejpovice to the east of ...
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NewsSiemens signs £1·5bn London Underground train contract
UK: London Underground Ltd has formally signed the contract for Siemens Mobility to supply 94 Inspiro London trainsets for the Piccadilly Line, Transport for London announced on November 20. Siemens had been named preferred bidder on June 15, but signing was delayed after losing bidders Alstom and a joint venture ...
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NewsDelhi metro Violet Line extension inaugurated
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 3·2 km southern extension of the Delhi metro Violet Line on November 19. The extension adds two stations at Sant Surdas (Sihi) and Raja Nahar Singh in the Ballabhgarh district of Faridabad, serving the part of the National Capital Region that lies the ...
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NewsYekaterinburg selects tram supplier
RUSSIA: Yekaterinburg municipality announced on November 16 that it had selected Fobos-TS as preferred bidder for a 77m rouble contract to supply four partly low-floor single-section trams. Fobos-TS acts as the trading company of Uraltransmash, and it is likely that the trams supplied will be UTM’s 36% low-floor Type ...
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Rail Business UKSmarter approach to flood prevention on test
UK: A project has been launched which aims to combine real-time measurement of water levels, weather forecasting, historical data and smart analysis to prevent the flooding of railway lines. The TrackWater project is being undertaken by InTouch Ltd, Network Rail, Lancaster University and the Transport Systems Catapult, with funding from ...
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Metro Report InternationalSystra awarded Québec City tramway contract
CANADA: The City of Québec and transport authority RTC have awarded Systra Canada a seven-year C$12·5m contract to undertake engineering design for a proposed tram line. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada is to provide legal services under a separate five-year contract worth C$375 000. The 23 km route would ...
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NewsHauts-de-France EMU order
FRANCE: Acting on behalf of the Hauts-de-France region, SNCF has awarded Bombardier Transportation a firm order to supply 19 Omneo Premium double-deck inter-city electric multiple-units. The order announced on November 19 has been placed within a 2010 framework covering up to 860 Omneo/Regio 2N units and is valued at €256m, ...
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News‘Serious challenges’ facing California high speed programme
USA: The programme to build a high speed rail network through California linking Los Angeles with the San Francisco Bay Area is facing ‘serious challenges’, according to a report issued by the state auditor on November 15. Many of the risks relate to California High Speed Rail Authority’s decision to ...
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NewsTeardrop-shaped cement wagons ordered
INTERNATIONAL: RM Rail has won orders to supply Russia’s Gazprombank Leasing and VEB-Leasing and Kazakhstan’s largest cement manufacturer with a total of more than 1 000 Type 19-1217 cement hopper wagons by September 2019. The wagon manufacturer said the Type 19-1217 has an ‘innovative’ teardrop shaped body giving a capacity ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
EP Cargo has ordered a further three Siemens Vectron MS locomotives equipped for use in the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia, with an option for seven more. They are to be delivered in spring 2019 and initially used in Poland. Under a 3·7bn rouble contract, Transmashholding’s ...
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NewsHeavy haul tests to improve capacity to the ports
RUSSIA: A Type 2ES10 Granite twin-section electric freight locomotive manufactured by the Ural Locomotives joint venture of Sinara (51%) and Siemens (49%) has been undergoing haulage and energy efficiency testing on Russian Railways’ Oktyabrskaya Railway as part of a government programme to increase capacity on routes to ports in northwest ...
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Rail Business UKCorrosion resistant rail installed at Drax power station
UK: British Steel has supplied Drax power station with Zinoco corrosion resistant coated rail for use at a level crossing where significant rail damage had been identified during a track renewal programme. The coating provides a barrier to corrosion, with enhanced impact resistance compared to previous treatments, and also provides ...
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NewsVirgin Trains USA formed by Virgin Group and Brightline
USA: A strategic partnership and trademark licensing agreement for the launch of Virgin Trains USA was announced by Virgin Group and private-sector inter-city train operator Brightline on November 16. Subject to certain closing conditions, Virgin Group is to make a minority investment in Brightline, which will be managed and operated ...
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NewsThree shortlisted for DSB coach contract
DENMARK: Bombardier, Siemens and Talgo have prequalified for a contract to supply locomotive-hauled coaches primarily intended for use on international services to Hamburg, national passenger operator DSB announced on November 16. The contract would cover an initial eight rakes of coaches with a capacity of least 440 passengers per rake, ...
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NewsBattery bus in service in Hamburg
GERMANY: The first of 60 battery electric bus ordered by Hamburger Hochbahn has entered service in Hamburg. The operator ordered a total of 60 eCitaro buses from Mercedes-Benz, which are to be delivered by the end of 2020. The next three are due to arrive in December. The ...
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NewsDedicated Freight Corridors to open in stages
INDIA: Several sections of the first two Dedicated Freight Corridors are on course to open over the next few months, the Ministry of Railways confirmed on November 5. The ministry’s original intention had been to open the corridors in their entirety once completed, but with work on some sections reportedly ...
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Metro Report InternationalMinneapolis Southwest LRT civils contract awarded
USA: The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council awarded the civil works contract for the Southwest LRT light rail line on November 15 to a joint venture of Lunda and C.S. McCrossan. Bids were invited last year, and the joint venture beat one other bidder with its offer of $799·5m. The ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond München S-Bahn crossing contract awarded
GERMANY: DB Netz has awarded the first contract for main construction works for the second S-Bahn city crossing in München, the infrastructure manager announced on November 15. The €189m Overground West package, covering the section from Laim to Donnersberger Brücke, has been awarded to a consortium of Ed Züblin, ...