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NewsArriva to increase Czech Republic – Slovakia services
EUROPE: Arriva Vlaky has unveiled plans for a significant expansion of its long-distance cross-border trains between Praha in the Czech Republic and Trenčín in Slovakia, via Přerov, Uherské Hradiště and Vlárský Průsmyk. According to the company, the weekly service introduced on March 5 has proved very successful and some ...
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NewsTaiyuan – Jiaozuo PDL approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission has given the go-ahead for construction of the Taiyuan – Jiaozuo passenger-dedicated line, which is expected to take 4½ years. The 362 km double track alignment will be designed for 250 km/h operation, with a minimum curve radius of 3 000 m. ...
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NewsDecatur Central Railroad joint venture
USA: Short line group OmniTRAX has formed a joint venture with Topflight Grain Cooperative Inc to modernise and operate Topflight Grain’s newly-renamed Decatur Central Railroad in Illinois. The line links Cisco and Decatur, where there is an interchange with CN. Terms were not disclosed. Decatur Central Railroad will transport grain ...
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NewsFaiveley targets five key themes
FAIVELEY: With the European Commission set to reach a conclusion by October 24 on the competition implications of Wabtec’s planned purchase of Faiveley, the French group’s focus at this year’s InnoTrans is on five key themes. These are: energy efficiency, mass reduction, systems reliability and quality, ease of maintenance and ...
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NewsPakistan Railways e-ticketing agreement
PAKISTAN: An agreement for the roll-out of e-ticketing was signed by Pakistan Railways and United Bank Ltd on August 10. Passengers will be able to pay for travel using credit or debit cards, and the UBL Omni mobile banking app. PR will then send an SMS e-ticket, containing the ticket ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Transmashholding’s Bryansk plant has announced that it produced rolling stock worth 12·6bn roubles in the first half of 2016, up 80% on the same period last year. The plant delivered 55 2TE25KM main line freight locomotives and 56 TEM18DM shunting locomotives in the first six months of this year, and ...
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NewsRecord numbers expected at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: InnoTrans will opening its doors for the 11th time on September 20, with organiser Messe Berlin expecting around 2 940 exhibitors in 28 halls, including 200 companies exhibiting for the first time, ‘well over’ 100 000 trade visitors and 114 vehicles on the outdoor tracks. Around 60% of exhibitors ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Port Talbot resignalling contract
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Siemens Rail Automation a contract for the detailed design, construction and commissioning of the Port Talbot West Phase 1 resignalling project in South Wales, which is scheduled for completion in October 2017. The contract covers 153 Signalling Equivalent Units, and includes the ...
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NewsMelbourne Metro Rail shortlist announced
AUSTRALIA: The Victoria government announced on August 11 that three consortia had been shortlisted for the civil works and fit-out of the Melbourne Metro Rail tunnel: Continuum Victoria: Acciona Infrastructure, Ferrovial Agroman, Honeywell, Downer EDI and Plenary Origination;Cross Yarra Partnership: Lendlease Engineering, John Holland, Bouygues Construction and Capella Capital;Moving Melbourne ...
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NewsCharger diesel on test at Pueblo
USA: The first SC-44 Charger diesel locomotive has started test running at up to 200 km/h at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, manufacturer Siemens and AAR subsidiary TTC Inc confirmed on August 10. The test programme includes an evaluation of the locomotive’s overall performance capabilities, acceleration and braking. ...
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NewsDubai RTA prepares to extend tram line
UAE: Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority has called tenders for a feasibility study on extending the city’s tram line. The 10·6 km first phase of the tramway opened in November 2014 and serves 11 stops between Al Barsha’a and Dubai Marina. Phase 2 would be a short extension to ...
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NewsSummit to discuss ticket reform
UK: The Rail Delivery Group is to convene a summit in September to bring together passenger train operators and the government ‘to seek support for moves to tackle some of the complexity around rail fares and ticketing’. RDG said reform of the UK fares system could include ‘simplification of ...
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NewsHigh voltage test centre opened
UK: TE Connectivity has opened a Rail High Voltage Test Centre in Swindon which can simulate the electrical, mechanical, thermal, environmental and multi-stress conditions experienced by roof-mounted electrical equipment on rolling stock. The facility includes an impulse generator capable of delivering up to 300 kV. ‘The majority of TE’s rolling ...
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NewsOne-handed wheel gauge to be launched at InnoTrans
NEXTSENSE: The end for traditional mechanical profile gauges is predicted by Nextsense, which will use InnoTrans 2016 to launch its Calipri Prime portable laser wheel profile measuring device which is aimed at companies with smaller budgets, including freight operators. Nextsense says it identified a gap in the market between cheap ...
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NewsSiemens signalling for Samsun line
TURKEY: Siemens announced on August 10 that it had won a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 signalling systems for the modernisation of the 380 km line from the Black Sea port of Samsun to the junction at Kalin near Sivas in central Anatolia. Siemens is to supply its Trackguard ...
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NewsGuadalajara Line 3 mock-up presented
MEXICO: A full-size mock-up of a car for the future light metro Line 3 in Guadalajara has been unveiled in the city by operator SITEUR. Alstom is supplying 18 three-section vehicles from its Metropolis family under a contract awarded in 2014 that also covers substations and communications systems. Signalling and ...
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NewsTrelleborg buys Schwab Vibration Control
EUROPE: Trelleborg has announced its acquisition rail, off-highway and industrial component manufacturer Schwab Vibration Control, which is based at Velten in Germany and has offices in Switzerland and manufacturing partners in Poland, Romania and Turkey. Trelleborg said the purchase announced on August 10 was part of a wider strategy to ...
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NewsPraha driverless metro design contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: Metroprojekt has been awarded a KC440m contract to prepare a design study for the future driverless metro Line D in Praha. The 10·6 km line with 10 stations would run from Náměstí Míru in the city centre to the southern suburb of Písnice via Pankrác and Krč. ...
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NewsStadler and Bombardier to supply trains for Abellio East Anglia franchise
UK: The Department for Transport named Abellio as preferred bidder for the new East Anglia franchise on August 10. The franchise is due to start on October 16 2016 and run until October 2025, replacing the current Greater Anglia franchise which is also held by Abellio. A £1·4bn investment programme ...
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NewsEBRD to support Egyptian rail freight reform
EGYPT: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is considering providing a sovereign loan of up to €150m to support a €224m plan for Egyptian National Railways to purchase up to 50 diesel locomotives as part of a strategy to reform and commercialise the rail freight sector. The intention is ...