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  • The first step in ticketing modernisation will be to ‘blow the dust off’ the current system.
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    Reforms aim to ‘blow the dust off’ UK rail ticketing system

    2017-02-03T12:41:00Z

    UK: A complete overhaul of the structure of Great Britain’s fares system is being planned by the Rail Delivery Group, with the aim of reflecting changes in the way passengers now travel and enabling bidders for future franchises to put forward more innovative ideas for ticketing. ...

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    Grand Paris Express civil works awarded

    2017-02-03T12:00:17Z

    FRANCE: Project promoter Société du Grand Paris announced on February 1 that it had awarded a joint venture led by Bouygues Travaux Publics a €968m contract to undertake civil works on Section T2A of Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express network, running from Villejuif Louis-Aragon to Créteil l’Echat. ...

  • The first rolling stock transfer on February 2 was flagged off from Mombasa by Kenya's Regional Commissioner, Coast, Nelson Marba.
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    Kenya – Uganda construction timescale agreed

    2017-02-03T11:38:36Z

    AFRICA: Meeting in Nairobi on February 2, ministers from Kenya and Uganda agreed a ‘synchronised’ timescale for construction of the 1 435 mm gauge railway planned to link the two countries. Signed by Uganda’s Finance Minister Matla Kasila, Kenya’s Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich and Transport & Urban Development Secretary James ...

  • Alstom is to supply 10 more Citadis trams to Strasbourg.
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    More Citadis trams ordered for Strasbourg

    2017-02-03T11:27:55Z

    FRANCE: Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois has exercised an option to order 10 more Alstom Citadis trams for €28m. This will bring the number of Citadis trams operated by CTS to 63, with the first order placed in 2003. The option announced on February 3 forms part of a framework ...

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    Delhi metro to trial LED display screens from April

    2017-02-03T11:01:12Z

    INDIA: XTD announced on February 3 that it will start a six-month trial of its Cross Track Media information and advertising displays at Kashmere Gate metro station in Delhi. Cross Track uses billboard-sized LED screens and high-definition sound to broadcast content to passengers waiting at stations. Four screens are ...

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    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2017-02-03T07:00:00Z

    Bombardier Transportation has signed a four-year long-term service agreement with Hoppecke Industrial Batteries, which has supplied onboard batteries for about half of Bombardier's rolling stock. 'The agreement is all about working together to form positive synergies and improvements for both businesses', said Richard Jackson, Senior Buyer, Strategic Procurement at Bombardier's ...

  • CSX train.
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    CSX sees 21% drop in coal traffic

    2017-02-02T11:30:54Z

    USA: The US rail industry continued to face headwinds from low global commodity prices and the strength of the dollar in 2016, CSX said when presenting its annual results on January 17. CSX generated revenue of $11·1bn last year, down from $11·8bn in 2015, with operating income of $3·4bn compared ...

  • Vivarail has released a report into a fire on its prototype Class 230 D-Train diesel multiple-unit.
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    Vivarail releases report into D-Train fire

    2017-02-02T10:55:00Z

    UK: On February 2 Vivarail released a report into a fire on its prototype Class 230 D-Train diesel multiple-unit which occurred during a non-passenger carrying test run at Kenilworth on December 30. Intended to offer a low-cost alternative to new vehicles for use on non-electrified lines, the D-Train comprises former ...

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    Hyundai Rotem wins Jakarta light metro order

    2017-02-02T10:41:13Z

    INDONESIA: Hyundai Rotem announced on February 2 that it had been selected to supply rolling stock for the first phase of the light metro network under construction in Jakarta. Hyundai Rotem will work with Woojin Industrial Systems for the supply of eight two-car trainsets. Deliveries are due to take ...

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    Siemens to supply Nagpur metro signalling

    2017-02-02T09:34:00Z

    INDIA: Project promoter Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp announced on February 1 that it had selected Siemens to supply signalling for the first phase of the Nagpur metro. A consortium comprising Siemens India and Siemens Rail Automation of Spain won the contract with its bid of Rs2·87bn. It ...

  • United Wagon Co manufactured a total of 15 900 wagons in 2016.
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    United Wagon Co grows and diversifies

    2017-02-02T07:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: United Wagon Co manufactured a total of 15 900 wagons in 2016, in line with its targets and representing a 28% increase from the previous year. Its target for 2017 is to increase output to between 18 000 and 20 000 wagons, by making more use of production capacity ...

  • Union Pacific has reported net income of $4·2bn in 2016, down 11% from the previous year.
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    Union Pacific ‘fairly optimistic’ about 2017

    2017-02-01T16:37:49Z

    USA: ‘While full-year volumes were down substantially year over year, we did see declines moderate in the fourth quarter,’ said Union Pacific Chairman, President & CEO Lance Fritz when presenting the company’s annual results on January 19. ‘As we worked through the challenges of the year, we remained focused on ...

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    Train operators to test 'radical fare changes'

    2017-02-01T12:28:35Z

    UK: 'Radical changes' to fares which are intended to 'guarantee customers simpler fares and the best possible deal every time they travel' are to be tested following an agreement between train operators and the government, the Rail Delivery Group confirmed on February 1. There will be three elements to ...

  • India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the national budget for 2017-18 on February 1.
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    Railway flotations envisaged in Indian budget

    2017-02-01T11:46:13Z

    INDIA: Plans to float off several Indian Railway subsidiaries including construction arm IRCON, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp and Indian Railway Finance Corp were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the national budget on February 1. He said shares in the IR Public Sector Enterprises would ‘soon’ be ...

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    Marmaray upgrading works resume

    2017-02-01T11:39:47Z

    TURKEY: Surface works on the Asian and European sides of Istanbul’s Marmaray suburban corridor reportedly resumed at the end of January following an agreement between lead contractor OHL and the government.The Marmaray immersed tube tunnel which links railways on either side of the Bosporus Strait opened on time in October ...

  • Militzer & Münch Group and InterRail have launched a block train service between Xuzhou in eastern China’s Jiangsu province and Toshkent in Uzbekistan.
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    China – Uzbekistan freight service launched

    2017-02-01T10:46:28Z

    ASIA: Militzer & Münch Group and InterRail have launched a block train service between Xuzhou in eastern China’s Jiangsu province and Toshkent in Uzbekistan. The first two trains ran in January, carrying 92 20 ft containers containing steel coil. A third train is planned for February. The journey takes 10 ...

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    Manila metro interchange agreement signed

    2017-02-01T08:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation, Light Rail Transit Authority, Ayala Corp and San Miguel Corp signed an agreement on January 18 to build an interchange between Manila metro lines 1, 3 and 7. The so-called Common Station is to be built between the two shopping malls in Quezon City ...

  • February 2017 issue of Railway Gazette International.
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    Feature articles in the February 2017 issue of Railway Gazette International

    2017-02-01T07:00:00Z

    Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment The cost of everything... News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...

  • The sale of Vossloh AG's Electrical Systems business unit to Knorr-Bremse was completed on January 30.
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    Knorr-Bremse completes purchase of Vossloh Electrical Systems

    2017-01-31T16:31:10Z

    KNORR-BREMSE: The sale of Vossloh AG's Electrical Systems business unit to Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH was completed on January 30, following approval by the German federal competition authority. The contract for the sale of the Düsseldorf-based business unit formerly known as Vossloh Kiepe had been signed on December 21. ...

  • The new trams will allow the city's older fleet to be withdrawn.
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    Pesa sole bidder in Gorzów Wielkopolski tram tender

    2017-01-31T16:24:21Z

    POLAND: Pesa is the sole bidder to supply up to 20 trams to Gorzów Wielkopolski, city transport authority MZK announced on January 31. The 115·1m złoty bid includes a firm order for 14 bidirectional trams from Pesa’s Fokstrot family. These would enable most of the existing fleet of 11 ...