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NewsGold Coast light rail Stage 2 work starts
AUSTRALIA: Main work on Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail line begun on August 5 with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Queensland Minister for Transport & the Commonwealth Games Stirling Hinchliffe, federal Minister for Urban Infrastructure Paul Fletcher and Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. The northern extension ...
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NewsMarubeni to supply ATS for Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: On August 4 Minister of Transport Guillermo Dietrich signed a contract with Marubeni Corp of Japan covering the supply of Automatic Train Stop technology for the Buenos Aires commuter network. Worth US$63m, the contract forms part of what the government says is the largest railway safety investment programme undertaken ...
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NewsRevised Abidjan – Ouagadougou concession signed
AFRICA: Sitarail is to begin a programme to modernise 852 track-km of the Abidjan – Ouagadougou – Kaya railway in September, following the signing of a revised concession agreement with the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso on July 29. The agreement was signed during the two countries’ 5th ...
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NewsKiwiRail orders more CRRC Dalian locomotives
NEW ZEALAND: An agreement for CRRC Dalian to supply a further 15 DL Class diesel locomotives was signed by KiwiRail Chief Executive Peter Reidy in Dalian on August 2. The 1 067 mm gauge locomotives are scheduled for delivery in 2018. They will have improved braking systems compared with ...
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NewsBombardier certifies four LTE suppliers
COMMUNCATIONS: Bombardier Transportation announced on August 4 that it has certified four telecoms companies that can supply 4G LTE technology to be used with its main line and metro train control systems. A series of laboratory tests was carried out with Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia and ZTE at simulated speeds ...
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NewsCRRC ships Izmir metro trains
TURKEY: The first two of 19 five-car metro trainsets that CRRC is supplying to Izmir have left the factory in Tangshan and are due to arrive in the Turkish city at the end of August. Ordered in March 2015 under a TL192m contract, the first of the new trains ...
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NewsParis metro live LTE test completed
FRANCE: Paris metro operator RATP announced on July 29 that it had completed a live test of 4G LTE communications on the driverless Line 14. The aim of the research project was to demonstrate the feasibility of using a single radio communication technology to deliver both safety-critical and non-safety-critical ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
GATX Corp declared a quarterly dividend of $0·40 per common share on July 29, unchanged from the previous quarter. Deutsche Bahn has certified Polish passenger rolling stock manufacturer Fabryka Pojazdów Szynowych as a potential supplier, enabling it to bid for future contracts. On August 1 The Greenbrier Companies announced that ...
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NewsBombardier-Hitachi joint venture to bid for New Tube for London
UK: Bombardier Transportation and Hitachi Rail Europe have formed a joint venture to bid to supply rolling stock under London Underground’s New Tube for London programme. Bids are due to be submitted on September 26. Both companies prequalified for the contract, along with Alstom, CAF and Siemens. The basic requirement ...
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NewsBelmond Grand Hibernian refurbishment completed
IRELAND: Luxury hotel and cruise operator Belmond is to launch its seventh train on August 30, having taken delivery of 10 former Iarnród Éireann MkIII coaches which have been refurbished to form a ‘country house on wheels’ which will offer two, four and six-night tours. The refurbishment was undertaken in ...
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NewsHKX and DB end ticketing co-operation
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn and open access operator Hamburg-Köln-Express have announced the end of their ticket acceptance agreement with effect from August 31, although DB tickets bought up that date will be valid on HKX services until November 30. Negotiations are still ongoing with regard to Interrail and Eurail tickets. ...
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NewsVorarlberg passenger agreement signed
AUSTRIA: A unified agreement for the funding of passenger rail services from 2019 has been signed by the Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology and the Land of Vorarlberg. This will replace the current model whereby railway undertakings in the Land have a variety of separate agreements with federal and ...
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NewsWabtec acquires Gerken Group
GERKEN: Wabtec Corp has acquired Gerken Group, which manufactures components for the rail sector including carbon brushes, pantograph carbon strips, earth return units and diagnostic equipment, as well as carbon components for the power generation and industrial sectors. Gerken has its main manufacturing facilities in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France ...
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NewsAmmonia tank wagon production begins
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co’s TikhvinСhemMash subsidiary has begun series production of Type 15-6926 ammonia tank wagons, with an annual output of up to 1 000 envisaged. The design has high axleload 1 520 mm gauge bogies permitting the use of a large diameter tank with a capacity of 92·7 m3 ...
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NewsTrenitalia signs regional train contracts
ITALY: Trenitalia signed framework contracts with Alstom and Hitachi for up to 450 regional electric multiple-units with firm orders for 86 units on August 3, following the announcement of the preferred bidders in June. The Lot 1 framework agreement with Alstom covers up to 150 medium-capacity single-deck EMUs worth €900m, ...
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NewsBrussels metro CBTC contract awarded
BELGIUM: Brussels city transport operator STIB has awarded the French subsidiary of Ansaldo STS a framework contract for the design, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance of communications-based train control and automatic train supervision equipment for metro lines 1, 2, 5 and 6. An initial €88m firm contract covering east–west lines ...
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NewsLittle Snow Leopard arrives in Changchun
CHINA: The first train for the Changchun metro was presented to the city on August 2. Nicknamed Little Snow Leopard, the six-car Type B set is the first of 22 that CRRC Changchun is supplying for the city’s first metro line. According to the city administration, the white exterior livery ...
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NewsALE delivers Saudi trainset
SAUDI ARABIA: Specialist heavy-lift logistics company ALE has delivered the first two of the six trainsets which Saudi Railway Co has ordered from CAF for use on the North–South line. In the latest shipment, the nine coaches and two 100 tonne diesel-electric locomotives forming one complete trainset were delivered from ...
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NewsPrivate operator awarded subsidised long-distance passenger contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: The Ministry of Transport announced on August 1 that it had directly-awarded private company GW Train Regio a 10-year contract to operate fast services on the 157 km Plzeň – Most route R16 from December 2016. Services are currently provided by national operator ČD. GWTR would be the ...
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NewsGreat Western Railway orders more Hitachi trainsets
UK: Franchised passenger operator Great Western Railway and leasing company Eversholt Rail confirmed an order for an additional seven electro-diesel trainsets from Hitachi Rail Europe on August 3. The new trainsets will be built at Hitachi Rail Italy’s Pistoia plant. They are in addition to the 57 trainsets which Hitachi ...