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NewsNoida Metro signs operational assistance agreement
INDIA: Noida Metro Rail Corp and Delhi Metro Rail Corp signed a memorandum of understanding on July 29 covering operations and maintenance assistance. DMRC will provide assistance in the run-up to opening of the metro line and in the first three years of commercial operation, which is due to ...
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News‘Brexit’ uncertainty hits Eurostar business
EUROPE: Cross-Channel high speed train operator Eurostar has reported a ‘challenging’ second quarter of 2016, with passenger numbers down 3% on the same period the previous year to 2·7 million, and sales revenues 10% lower at £208m. There was a ‘slowdown in business travel’ in the run-up to the ...
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NewsSurbana Jurong acquires SMEC
SMEC: Singapore-based urban development consultancy Surbana Jurong announced its acquisition of 100% of Australian infrastructure consultancy SMEC Holdings for S$400m on August 1. The combined business has revenue of S$1·1bn, with 9 800 employees in more than 95 offices across 40 countries in Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and ...
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NewsSutton resignalling contract awarded
UK: Network Rail has awarded Siemens Rail Automation the contract for the Victoria 2 resignalling project, which will see control of the 750 V DC third rail electrified suburban routes serving Sutton and Wimbledon in south London transferred to the Rail Operating Centre at Three Bridges. Siemens is to supply ...
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NewsMetrolinx orders 125 Bombardier BiLevel coaches
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport agency Metrolinx has exercised options worth C$428m for a further 125 Bombardier BiLevel double-deck coaches to accommodate expected ridership growth at GO Transit, the manufacturer announced on August 2. Production at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay plant is scheduled to run from the second quarter ...
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NewsCAF awarded Brussels metro train contract
BELGIUM: Brussels city transport operator STIB has awarded CAF a 12-year framework contract for the supply of metro trainsets. The agreement announced on August 2 covers a firm order for an initial 43 trainsets worth €353m to be delivered from 2019, with the option for STIB to order up to ...
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NewsCarajás branch completed
BRAZIL: Tracklaying on the 101 km branch from the Carajás Railroad main line to Vale SA’s S11D mining project has been substantially finished, the company announced on July 29. Construction locomotives are now able to traverse the entire length of the line. Completion of the branch from the junction near ...
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NewsHyperloop Transportation and DB announce prototype innovation train
GERMANY: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Deutsche Bahn have announced a plan to create a prototype ‘innovation train’ as a showcase for the use of digital technologies. JumpStarter company HTT said its work on the Hyperloop concept of passenger-carrying capsules running in evacuated tubes had led to the development of ‘digital ...
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News'Brexit': no rush for change
The result of the UK's referendum on its membership of the European Union sent shockwaves across Europe. Yet while the UK's relationship with the EU will never be the same again, the short-term implications for the European railway sector should not be so dramatic.
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NewsRio de Janeiro metro Line 4 opens to carry Olympic participants
BRAZIL: Vice President Michel Temer, Rio de Janeiro state governor Luiz Fernando Pezão and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes attended the opening ceremony for the city’s third metro line on July 30. Line 4 serves the Olympic Village, and will only be used by athletes and spectators until September 17, when ...
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NewsDeveloping stronger steels
EVRAZ: Russian steel maker Evraz will use the InnoTrans exhibition to highlight its export business; the company says it plans to export more than 100 000 tonnes of rail from its Novokuznetsk works in Siberia this year.The Novokuznetsk rolling mill was extensively refurbished in 2013, and since then Evraz has ...
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NewsJapanese loan to fund Colombo light rail project
SRI LANKA: The Japanese government is to provide a soft loan for the construction of a light rail network in Colombo. The announcement by Western Region Megapolis Project Chairman Ajita de Costa followed the visit of a Japanese delegation led by Vice Minister for Economy, Trade & Industry Hirofumi Katase ...
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NewsPanda train marks Chengdu Line 3 opening
CHINA: A panda-themed train marked the start of passenger service on the fourth line of the Chengdu metro on July 31. The interior featured panda motifs, including handles shaped like panda heads, poles painted to resemble bamboo and footprints on the floor. In addition, the announcements are made using a ...
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NewsSecond metro line opens in Incheon
SOUTH KOREA: Revenue services on the second metro line in Incheon started at 05.30 on July 30. The 29·1 km Line 2 links Geomdan Oryu in the north with Unyeon in the south. Construction started on June 26 2009. Of the 27 stations, five are above ground. The combined ...
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NewsRail freight news in brief
CSX has launched the Queen City Express service between the Port of Wilmington and CSX’s intermodal terminal in Charlotte, North Carolina. Far East Land Bridge is to open an office in Milano to support the development of freight trains between Italy and China. A weekly eastbound intermodal service with ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market July 2016
Australia: Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority has awarded the EDI Rail Bombardier Transportation JV a contract to supply an additional 10 B-Series three-car EMUs in a deal which includes maintenance of the A and B series fleets until 2026. Brazil: Scomi Engineering has won a 504·6m ringgit contract for ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market July 2016
China: China Railway Construction Corp has been awarded a 23·2bn yuan contract to build a railway between Shizuishan and Guyuan. China Railway Construction Corp and its China Railway Siyuan Group Investment subsidiary are to build Kunming metro Line 5 for 21·4bn yuan. Chile: EFE has awarded Indra a ...
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NewsAkiem orders 44 locomotives
FRANCE: Vossloh Locomotives announced the signing of a €140m contract to supply leasing company Akiem with 44 Type DE18 diesel-electric locomotives on July 29. The 1·8 MW locomotives will have MTU Stage IIIB compliant engines giving a maximum speed of 120 km/h. They are to be manufactured at Vossloh’s new ...
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NewsCRRC wins Hong Kong light rail vehicle order
CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded a HK$745m contract to CRRC Nanjing Puzhen for the supply of 40 light rail vehicles. These are intended to augment the fleet and replace the 30 Phase 2 LRVs in service since 1992. The first of the new LRVs are due to enter passenger ...
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NewsCrossrail Elizabeth Line trainset unveiled
UK: The first of 66 electric multiple-units for the Crossrail project was unveiled by Transport for London at Bombardier’s Derby factory on July 29. Following dynamic testing at the Derby plant, the first train is to undergo trials at the Old Dalby test centre during August. This ...