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NewsNew Orleans tram network expands
USA: New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu was among those who attended the opening ceremony for the latest extension of the city’s tram network on October 3. Passenger services on the 2·6 km line linking North Rampart Street with Elysian Fields Avenue began the previous day. There are six stops ...
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NewsLondon Underground seeks better track design to support Night Tube
UK: To support the roll-out of further Night Tube all-night services on the London Underground, Transport for London is seeking to engage with suppliers who could help to develop low-maintenance track. In particular, TfL is looking for an improved fastening for bullhead rail which would offer a maintenance interval of ...
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NewsFirst EIB loan for Moldovan Railways
MOLDOVA: The European Investment Bank signed its first loan for the Moldovan railway sector on September 26, providing €50m towards a programme which includes infrastructure rehabilitation and the acquisition of 11 mixed traffic Stage IIIB compliant diesel locomotives to replace outdated locomotives. The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is ...
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NewsSky Train on test in Chengdu
CHINA: CRRC Nanjing Puzhen’s Sky Train suspension monorail began running on a 300 m test track in Chengdu on September 30. Developed in conjunction with Chengdu’s Southwest Jiaotong University, the suspension monorail has been designed for use in smaller cities and scenic places. Chief designer Zhai Wanming estimates that ...
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NewsRedcliffe Peninsula Line opens in Brisbane
AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Moreton Bay Regional Council Mayor Allan Sutherland attended the opening ceremony for the Redcliffe Peninsula Line in Brisbane on October 3. Regular services started the following day. Known until September as the Moreton Bay Rail Link, the 12·6 km ...
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NewsSt Petersburg urban rail factory opens
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant has officially opened a tram and metro train manufacturing facility at its site in St Petersburg. The 15 000 m2 factory has been built on land made available by restructuring existing production processes at the plant, and is designed to offer the ...
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NewsAmsted and GE to integrate train monitoring systems
TECHNOLOGY: Amsted Rail and GE Transportation have announced a partnership to integrate GE’s GoLINC train management and locomotive monitoring platform with Amsted Rail’s IONX Edge wagon component monitoring technology. Near real-time alerts with actionable information will deliver ‘a much more complete and more accurate understanding of what’s happening during train ...
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NewsTranstech to supply Tampere trams
FINLAND: Tampere city council has selected Škoda Transportation subsidiary Transtech to supply trams for the city’s future network. CAF, Pesa and Stadler Rail Valencia had also bid. Contract signing will take place with final project approval, which is expected on October 24. Depending on the final design of the ...
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NewsSan Diego light rail extension contract awarded
USA: San Diego Association of Governments has awarded the Mid-Coast Transit Contractors joint venture led by Stacy & Witbeck and including Herzog and Skanska a $921·8m contract to build the Mid-Coast Trolley light rail extension. The 17·6 km extension of the Blue Line would run from Old Town to ...
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NewsSix bids for Israel Railways EMU contract
ISRAEL: Best and final offers for a contract to supply 330 double-deck electric multiple-unit cars to Israel Railways were submitted by six bidders by the September 28 deadline. The bidders are Alstom, Bombardier Transportation, Hitachi Rail Italy, Siemens, Škoda Transportation and Stadler. The planned order will cover a total ...
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NewsBombardier awarded Metrolink maintenance contract
USA: Southern California Regional Rail Authority has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to continue to maintain the Metrolink commuter locomotive and coach fleet for a further eight years from January 1 2017. Bombardier has been providing maintenance services for fleet since 1998. The contract announced on October 1 is ...
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NewsUkrainian Railways fleet modernisation plan
UKRAINE: National railway UZ is to publish a five-year fleet modernisation strategy by the end of October, which it plans to implement following consultation with domestic and international suppliers. The strategy is expected to include a proposal to call tenders for the delivery of between 30 and 50 modern diesel ...
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NewsSamara orders 10 UKVZ trams
RUSSIA: Samara Transport Operator announced on September 27 that it had selected UKVZ to supply 10 trams under a 999·8m rouble contract. The 100% low-floor unidirectional KTM-33 trams are to be purchased through a five-year leasing deal. The estimated cost of the rolling stock is 650m roubles, with the ...
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NewsBucurești metro Line M6 approved
ROMANIA: București city council approved construction of metro Line M6 on September 29. Construction is due to begin next year for completion in 2022. The 14 km route with 12 stations would link the city centre with Henri Coandă International Airport in Otopeni to the northeast. Services would share ...
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NewsHarding to lead Aurizon
AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon has appointed Andrew Harding to succeed Lance Hockridge as Managing Director & CEO, with effect from December 1. Most recently serving as Chief Executive, Iron Ore, at Rio Tinto, Harding stepped down in July after a 25-year career with the company. The appointment was confirmed by ...
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NewsBozankaya tram carries passengers in Kayseri
TURKEY: Kayseri Mayor Mustafa Çelik and Bozankaya CEO Murat Bozankaya boarded a Bozankaya tram in Kayseri on October 2 for the start of passenger-carrying tests. Bozankaya delivered the first of 30 trams to Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality on March 23. This forms part of a €42m order placed in August ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
TX Logistik has increased its intermodal connections between Padborg in Denmark and Verona in Italy from five to six round trips per week, following an upgrade of its Padborg terminal. 'With daily departures, we offer our customers more flexibility, attractive slots for third parties and are optimally set up in ...
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NewsSeefeld station rebuilding contract signed
AUSTRIA: Transport Minister Jörg Leichtfried joined Tirol Governor Günther Platter, Deputy Governor Ingrid Felipe, Seefeld Mayor Werner Frießer and ÖBB-Infrastruktur Board Member Franz Bauer on September 30 to sign a €22·8m contract for the modernisation of Seefeld station. Preparatory work is due to begin in the autumn, with main ...
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NewsPfefferminzbahn operating contract awarded
GERMANY: The Land of Thüringen's Ministry for Infrastructure & Agriculture has awarded Erfurter Bahn a contract to operate local passenger services on the 22 km Pfefferminzbahn route between Sömmerda and Buttstädt north of Erfurt. The contract announced on September 23 starts in December 2017 and runs until December 2024. ...
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NewsGauge-changing sleeping car for Baku – Istanbul route
AZERBAIJAN: The first of 30 coaches which Stadler Rail is building for use on overnight services on the future Baku – Tbilisi – Kars – Istanbul route was unveiled at InnoTrans 2016. Deliveries are scheduled to start this year and run until mid-2017. The coaches may initially be deployed on ...