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NewsTrack more with less
FRAUSCHER: InnoTrans 2016 will mark the world premiere of the Frauscher Tracking Solution, which integrates Frauscher’s optic fibre Distributed Acoustic Sensing with wheel detection and train tracking technologies. This ‘opens up a wide range of applications with the capability to track trains, monitor asset condition, secure infrastructure and protect personnel ...
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NewsMiami Beach selects Alstom for streetcar loop
USA: The Miami Beach City Commission has approved the start of negotiations for the development of a tram line with the Alstom-led Greater Miami Tramlink Partners consortium. The consortium had submitted an unsolicited proposal for a tram line, which led to the city starting a competition for technical proposals. This ...
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NewsBangalore electrification commissioned
INDIA: Electric operation has been inaugurated on South Western Railway’s 178 km Yelahanka – Dharmavaram line, the Ministry of Railways announced on July 14. SWR has the lowest proportion of electrified lines among India’s zonal railways, but work has been underway for some years to wire key routes in Karnataka ...
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NewsAmmonia tank wagon certified
RUSSIA: Uralvagonzavod has begun delivering its first Type 15-5183 liquefied anhydrous ammonia tank wagons to customers, following the completion of the certification process. The tank diameter of 3 200 mm gives a capacity of 73·1 m3, an 18% increase on older designs. The manufacturer estimates that there are ...
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NewsChuncheon – Sokcho line approved
SOUTH KOREA: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport announced on July 11 government approval for the construction of a 94 km railway between Chuncheon and Sokcho in the northeastern province of Gangwon. Work is expected to begin in the second half of 2017 and take around eight years. ...
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NewsNomad Tech highlights energy saving and maintenance optimisation
NOMAD TECHCH: The Nomad Tech joint venture of Nomad Digital and EMEF will also be showcasing their portfolio of services at InnoTrans 2016, including the NT Eco energy saving and management techniques which Portuguese national operator CP has used to achieve energy savings of 9·3%. The NT Maintain system ...
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NewsChina and OTIF to co-operate to develop rail freight
INTERNATIONAL: A delegation from China’s National Railway Administration visited the Bern office of the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail on July 12 to establish a working relationship between the two organisations. A memorandum of understanding was signed to set out initial areas for co-operation. These include the planned ...
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NewsTracklaying completed in Granada
SPAIN: The completion of tracklaying on the light rail route under construction in Granada was marked on July 8 when the last rail was ceremonially welded into place at the Andaluces stop which will serve the city’s railway station. According to Felipe López, Minister for Development & Housing in the ...
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NewsCubic licences London’s contactless ticketing technology
UK: A licensing agreement enabling Cubic Transportation Systems to adapt Transport for London's contactless ticketing technology for deployment in other cities was signed on July 13. TfL said the non-exclusive agreement is potentially worth £15m, and would enable CTS to ‘combine the best features from London and other Cubic systems ...
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NewsFirst T11 Express tram-trains arrive for testing
FRANCE: The arrival of the first Alstom Citadis Dualis tram-train cars at the Noisy-le-Sec maintenance depot on July 12 marked the start of commissioning of the T11 Express tram-train line in the northern suburbs of Paris.T11 Express is being delivered in two phases and involves the adaptation of part of ...
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NewsOlivier Baril
Olivier Baril, Chief Procurement Officer at Alstom, has succeeded Jeroen Wegkamp of NS as Chairman of sustainable procurement initiative Railsponsible.
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NewsWheel manufacturing localised
SOUTH AFRICA: Italian wheelset manufacturer Lucchini RS expects to deliver its first locally-machined wheels for the South African market in September, the company announced on July 1. Lucchini RS has been active in the region for 13 years, and committed in 2015 to localise the final machining process in support ...
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NewsRoofline module to be launched at InnoTrans 2016
TE CONNECTIVITY: A next-generation modular roofline assembly incorporating all of the equipment needed to transmit power from the pantograph to a vehicle's traction transformer will be launched by TE Connectivity at InnoTrans 2016. A prototype module will be displayed at Stand 210 in Hall 12. The lightweight and aerodynamic module ...
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NewsRotterdam and Den Haag operating contracts renewed
NETHERLANDS: Rotterdam and Den Haag transport authority MRDH has directly awarded incumbent RET a new contract to operate Rotterdam’s tram and metro networks, and has approved the award of a similar contract for HTM to continue to operate trams in Den Haag. The Rotterdam contract will run from December 2016 ...
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NewsSingh to lead Delhi regional rail project
INDIA: The Ministry of Urban Development has appointed Vinay Kumar Singh as the first Managing Director of the National Capital Regional Transport Corp, which was established to design, finance, operate and maintain a regional rail network radiating from Delhi. NCRTC is a joint venture, owned 50% by the Indian ...
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NewsTRAN Committee approves market opening
EUROPE: The three legislative measures in the market pillar of the European Commission’s Fourth Railway Package were approved by the European Parliament’s Transport & Tourism Committee on July 12. These are designed to open up the EU’s domestic passenger rail markets to competition and ensure greater transparency between infrastructure management ...
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NewsFirst Cádiz tram-train arrives
SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government announced on July 7 that the first of seven vehicles being supplied by CAF for the Cádiz tram-train project had arrived at the new rolling stock maintenance facility in Chiclana de la Frontera. Following delivery by road from the CAF Santana plant in Linares, the ...
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NewsSaint-Etienne unveils new tram fleet
FRANCE: The first of 16 Urbos trams being supplied by CAF has been unveiled in Saint-Etienne. Following testing, the first unit is expected to enter service on the 1 000 mm gauge network in December. Trams currently carry 23 million passengers/year, 50% of all journeys on public transport in the ...
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NewsModertrans to refubish Gdańsk trams
POLAND: City transport operator ZKM Gdańsk has selected Modertrans for a 7·98m złoty contract to modernise one Konstal Type 114Na and four Alstom Konstal Type NGd99 trams. The NGd99 modernisation will include replacement of the original traction equipment with new AC motors, along with the replacement of worn components and ...
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NewsNSB forms standalone rolling stock and ticketing companies
NORWAY: State operator NSB has established separate companies to handle ticket sales and own the rolling stock fleet, to facilitate the government’s reform programme which includes tendering the operation of passenger services. The two new businesses are scheduled to be transferred from the ownership of NSB to the Ministry ...