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NewsCRRC to supply rolling stock to Philadelphia
USA: The board of Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has approved the purchase of 45 double-deck coaches from CRRC MA Corp for use on its Regional Rail network of commuter services. CRRC’s bid of $137·5m for the base order of 45 coaches and $161m including options for 10 more beat ...
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NewsIsrael Railways Traxx locomotive on test
ISRAEL: The first of 62 Traxx AC electric locomotives being built for Israel Railways has been completed and is now undergoing testing at Bombardier Transportation’s factory at Kassel in Germany. ISR called tenders in July 2014 for the supply of between 62 and 78 locomotives as part of its 25 ...
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NewsWork starts on new tram line in Istanbul
TURKEY: Construction of a new tram line in Istanbul began on March 20. The 10 km route will run along the southern edge of the Golden Horn from Eminönü to Alibeyköy Cep Otogari. Interchange will be provided with tram route T1 at Eminönü, with metro line M2 at Küçük ...
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NewsMauritius light rail work begins
MAURITIUS: Preparatory work started on a light rail line on March 20, following a foundation stone laying ceremony on March 11. Preparatory works are expected to last three months. The 26 km Metro Express line would link Port Louis with Curepipe, serving 19 stops with an end-to-end journey time ...
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NewsFirst MTR joint venture wins South Western franchise
UK: The First MTR South Western Trains Ltd joint venture of the UK's FirstGroup (70%) and Hong Kong's MTR Corp (30%) has been selected as preferred bidder for the next South Western passenger operating franchise, the Department for Transport announced on March 27. Formal award of the new contract is ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Russian Railways expects to launch an electronic trading platform for freight services during April. According to RZD President Oleg Belozerov, this will enable customers to order and pay for transport online, and also make it possible for third parties to pay for services, ‘without lengthy approval procedures and with transparent ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market March 2017
Armenia: Refurbishment of two two-car Type 81-717 Yerevan metro trainsets has been sponsored by mobile telecoms company Ucom, which is to provide 4G coverage on the network. Belarus: Stadler Minsk CEO Philipp Brunner told local media on January 23 that Stadler had been selected to supply 10 ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market March 2017
Asia: MyHSR and LTA have awarded the joint development partner contract for the Kuala Lumpur - Singapore high speed rail project to a consortium of WSP Engineering Malaysia, Mott MacDonald and Ernst & Young Advisory Services. There were eight bids for the contract to provide project management, technical and tendering ...
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NewsFirst refurbished Alfa Pendular trainset handed back
PORTUGAL: The first refurbished Alfa Pendular tilting trainset was handed over to national operator CP by maintenance business EMEF on March 24.EMEF is refurbishing all 10 of CP’s premium inter-city trains under a contract worth €18m. The trains were supplied in 1999-2000 by a consortium led by Fiat Ferroviaria and ...
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NewsLakeshore East – East Corridor Expansion procurement begins
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications for a contract to finance and build the Lakeshore East - East Corridor Expansion project in the Greater Toronto area. The scope includes laying a third track on the 11 km between Beechgrove Road and Durham Junction, rebuilding two ...
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Metro Report InternationalLakeshore East – East Corridor Expansion procurement begins
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have issued a request for qualifications for a contract to finance and build the Lakeshore East - East Corridor Expansion project in the Greater Toronto area. The scope includes laying a third track on the 11 km between Beechgrove Road and Durham Junction, rebuilding two ...
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NewsSpecialised containers for fertiliser exports
BOLIVIA: State-owned oil and petrochemicals company YPFB has ordered 250 wagons and 500 specialised containers which will be used to transport fertiliser on the country’s 1 000 mm gauge rail network. While the wagons are being manufactured locally in Santa Cruz, the containers are now being delivered by CIMC of ...
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NewsAnont takes over at SRT
Anont Luangboriboon, Deputy Director General of Thailand’s Highways Department, has been named Acting Governor of the State Railway of Thailand while Voravidh Champeeratana, head of the Securities & Exchange Commission, becomes Chairman. Their appointments follow the dimissal of former Governor Wuthichart Kalyanamitra along with most of SRT’s Board by Prime ...
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NewsHalf-price tickets to encourage PayPal payment
RUSSIA: Airport shuttle service operator Aeroexpress and online payment company PayPal have launched a promotional campaign offering a 50% discount on return tickets bought through the operator’s www.aeroexpress.ru website and paid for using PayPal. ‘Every year we see the increasing popularity of electronic sales channels, so we try to offer ...
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NewsSeries 2020 trains ordered ahead of Tokyo Olympics
JAPAN: Tokyu Corp has ordered three 10-car electric multiple-units from J-TREC for use on Denentoshi Line suburban services in Tokyo from spring 2018. The 1 067 mm gauge units will be designated Series 2020, to mark the city’s hosting of the 2020 Olympic Games. The 1·5 kV DC units will ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Wagon manufacturer WBN Waggonbau Niesky has reported a record order intake of €137m for 2016, with 90% of new orders coming from Europe and 10% from Asia. Last year exports accounted for 70% of the €56·5m worth of products delivered. EBITDA was up 15·4% year on year to €4·4m. ...
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NewsTransdev wins Rhein-Ruhr ticketing contract
GERMANY: Following a European tender, Rhein-Ruhr transport authority VRR has awarded Transdev a contract to manage its ticket distribution systems for 11 years from December 1 2019, when the current contract held by Deutsche Bahn ends. The public transport services covered carry around 4 million passengers on a typical weekday. ...
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Metro Report InternationalRhein-Ruhr ticketing contract awarded
GERMANY: Following a European tender, Rhein-Ruhr transport authority VRR has awarded Transdev a contract to manage its ticket distribution systems for 11 years from December 1 2019, when the current contract held by Deutsche Bahn ends. The public transport services covered carry around 4 million passengers on a typical weekday. ...
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NewsAlmaty – Toshkent wide-bodied Talgo service launched
ASIA: The national railways of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have launched a passenger service between Almaty and Toshkent using wide-bodied coaches developed by Talgo. The first train arrived in the Uzbek capital on March 22. Regular services will initially run twice per week in each direction, departing from Almaty on Saturdays ...
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NewsEuropean Commission sees Rail Baltica as a priority project
EUROPE: Lithuania’s Minister of Transport & Communications Rokas Masiulis met European Co-ordinator for the TEN-T North Sea-Baltic Corridor Catherine Trautmann on March 22 to discuss the progress of the Rail Baltica project to build a 1 435 mm gauge line from Poland to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Trautmann assured the ...