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NewsNorth-South passenger services to start next year
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Railway Co is on course to launch regular passenger services on the North-South line at the beginning of 2017, the Governor of Riyadh Prince Faisal Bin Bandar confirmed following a test run from the capital on October 20. Speaking after the trial run with a CAF-built trainset ...
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NewsWiener Lokalbahnen orders locomotives
AUSTRIA: Following a two-stage negotiated tender process, Wiener Lokalbahnen Cargo has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply and maintain three Traxx AC3 electric locomotives with last mile diesel modules. The locomotives are scheduled to enter service next year, and will be used to haul freight trains in Austria and ...
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Metro Report InternationalPublic inquiry for Line 3 extension in Saint-Etienne
FRANCE: A public inquiry is being held from October 17 to November 21 in order to consider plans to extend Line 3 of the 1 000 mm gauge tram network in Saint-Etienne. Developed following initial public consultation that took place between June 2015 and May 2016, the route would run ...
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NewsGreenbriar Equity acquires Frauscher Sensor Technology
AUSTRIA: Wheel detection and axle-counting system supplier Frauscher Sensor Technology announced on October 24 that it had been acquired by New York-based private equity investor Greenbriar Equity Group and its existing management team led by CEO Michael Thiel. Terms were not disclosed. Greenbriar specialises in investment in the transport sector, ...
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NewsGranada light rail operator selected
SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government has selected the Avanza Metro de Granada joint venture as preferred bidder for the contract to operate the city’s 15⋅9 km light rail route. As well as Spanish public transport operator Avanza, the joint venture comprises Tuzsa, operator of the bus and light rail networks ...
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NewsBombardier joint venture starts work on Serbian signalling upgrading
SERBIA: Bombardier Transportation has begun work on its first signalling project in Serbia, covering the 77·6 km Resnik – Valjevo section of the route from Beograd to Bar in Montenegro, of which 287 km is in Serbia. The infrastructure work will support an increase in the maximum speed on the ...
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Metro Report InternationalMumbai metro Line 3 breaks ground
INDIA: Groundbreaking ceremonies were held October 21 for Line 3 of the Mumbai metro, following the award of contracts for all seven works packages. The 33·5 km north-south route will link Colaba with Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone via Bandra. There will be one at-grade and 26 underground stations. ...
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NewsRail Delivery Group name replaces ATOC
UK: The Association of Train Operating Companies and the Rail Delivery Group have adopted the single name Rail Delivery Group with effect from October 24, with the aim of providing greater clarity about the services offered. Set up as a statutory body after privatisation in 1993, ATOC brings together ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
PKP PLK has completed a 370m złoty modernisation and double-tracking of the rail connection from Pruszcz Gdański to the Port of Gdańsk, including the installation of a 120 m bridge to eliminate speed restrictions and enable vessels with triple-stacked containers to pass beneath the line. LogServ has taken delivery of ...
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NewsWorld rail market October 2016
Canada: KWG Resources has appointed Canarail to provide specialised professional services and data for the Ring of Fire railway feasibility study to be undertaken by China Railway First Survey & Design Institute Group. Europe: Interautomation has signed a framework agreement to supply Alpha Trains with passenger counting and dynamic ...
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NewsSt Petersburg metro trains delivered
RUSSIA: Škoda Transportation´s Vagonmash subsidiary delivered the first three of eight NeVa six-car trainsets to St Petersburg metro Line 3 on October 13. The remaining five sets are scheduled to follow in 2017. The 3·8bn rouble order was signed in April 2015 following successful operation with the first series of ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market October 2016
Brazil: A consortium of Tiisa and Comsa has been awarded a R$858·7m contract to build the second phase of São Paulo metro Line 4. Canada: Alstom has been awarded a C$180m contract to maintain Ottawa's O-Train Confederation Line light rail infrastructure over 30 years. Finland: Liikennevirasto has awarded ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens to electrify high-altitude metro
ECUADOR: The consortium of Acciona and Odebrecht which is building Quito Metro Line 1 has awarded Siemens a contract to supply electrification systems for the 22 km line. The scope of the contract announced on October 21 includes the supply of 46 km of rigid catenary, 6 km of conventional ...
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NewsB Logistics launches Belgium – Sweden freight service
EUROPE: Belgian freight operator B Logistics has launched its eighth Green Xpress ‘high quality’ freight service, which is the first it has developed in response to demand from the intermodal market. The Sweden Xpress services depart from Antwerpen and Malmö on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with a yard–to-yard journey time ...
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NewsBombardier Transportation to cut 5000 jobs
BOMBARDIER: On October 21 Bombardier Inc announced plans to cut approximately 7 500 jobs worldwide as part of a workforce optimisation and site specialisation programme running through to 2018. Around two-thirds of the job losses would be at the Bombardier Transportation rail business, with the rest in the aerospace business. ...
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NewsEMUs to boost Kuala Lumpur airport rail link capacity
MALAYSIA: The first of six electric multiple-units which are being supplied by CRRC Changchun to increase capacity on the Kuala Lumpur International Airport rail link was unveiled by Minister of Transport, Liow Tiong Lai at Express Rail Link’s Salak Tinggi depot on October 20. ERL signed the order for the ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiège tram prequalification restarts
BELGIUM: Three consortia have submitted bids to prequalify for a revised design-build-finance-maintain concession to build the planned 12·5 km tram route in Liège. The three proposals opened on October 12 were submitted by: Alstom with BAM PPP PGGM;CAF, Colas and DIF; Škoda Transportation with Vinci, CFE and Meridam. Société Régionale ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
DB Cargo UK has installed a Hegenscheidt wheel lathe at its Toton depot and its Axiom Rail workshop in Stoke-on-Trent has recieved Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme accreditation for the production of powered wheelsets. ‘These developments build on DB Cargo UK’s ability to service its own fleet and add to ...
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NewsKenyan President launches SGR Phase 2A construction
KENYA: Construction works for the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway project were officially launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta with a ceremony at the Embulbul work site in Ngong Town on October 19. Phase 2A covers the 120 km Nairobi – Naivasha section of the 2 937 km MoKaKi ...
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NewsMinho line electrification contract signed
PORTUGAL: Infraestruturas de Portugal announced on October 19 that it had signed a contract worth €16m with Mota-Engil, covering electrification of the 44 km Nine – Viana do Castelo section of the route between Porto and Valença on the Spanish border. The contract also covers the construction of 750 m ...