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NewsDB plans part-privatisation of Arriva and Schenker businesses
GERMANY: Following an extraordinary meeting held in Berlin on May 4, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bahn AG has instructed the Management Board to develop to an implementation plan that would allow third parties to take a minority shareholding in the DB Arriva and DB Schenker businesses. ‘A final decision ...
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NewsAlstom to supply more X’Trapolis EMUs to Melbourne
AUSTRALIA: Public Transport Victoria has ordered five more six-car X’Trapolis electric multiple-units from Alstom, to be used on Melbourne’s 1 600 mm gauge suburban network. The extra units will follow a batch of another five six-car X’Trapolis EMUs that PTV ordered in 2015; these are due to be delivered ...
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NewsIran signs MoU with Hyundai Rotem
IRAN: National railway RAI signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Rotem on May 3 for the supply of 150 diesel multiple-unit cars worth US$260m. The contract is expected to be signed in late July, and the DMUs are to be used on routes covering 960 km. In 2004 ...
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NewsDual mode track geometry car
FRANCE: RATP has ordered an electro-diesel track geometry car from MerMec for use on the Paris metro network, the supplier announced on May 2. The car will be equipped with a conventional diesel power pack but it will also be able to draw traction power from the third rail ...
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NewsBuenos Aires RER consultation starts
ARGENTINA: The Ministry of Transport has launched public consultation on a project to build a new underground station at Plaza Constitución, the first phase of a major programme to create an RER network for Buenos Aires that would see 16 km of new tunnels built under the city. Costing US$200m, ...
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NewsKiruna builds Hermes wagon
SPAIN: Kiruna Wagon of Sweden is building a demonstrator wagon and side dumper unloading station for trial movements of dry bulk materials produced by ICL Iberia, whose plants at Súria and Sallent are connected to the Port of Barcelona by the 1 000 mm gauge FGC network. Kiruna is supplying ...
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NewsWarszawa suburban line voltage to change
POLAND: Following a successful test in the early hours of May 1, the power supply of the WKD suburban line in Warszawa is to be permanently converted from 600 V to 3 kV DC. The switchover is due to take place overnight on May 27-28, and would align the voltage ...
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NewsKeolis joint venture to operate Shanghai peoplemover
CHINA: Shentong Metro Group has selected the Shenkai joint venture of its subsidiary Shanghai Shentong Consulting (51%) and Keolis (49%) for the operation of the automated peoplemover that will form the southern section of Shanghai metro Line 8. The contract signed on April 27 includes two years of pre-operational work ...
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NewsDOTC mulls splitting main line rebuilding project
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transport & Communications has reportedly recommended to the government’s most senior planning body that the planned US$3·4bn PPP project to rebuild the main line between Manila and Legazpi be split into two phases.According to local newspaper BusinessMirror, DOTC believes that the commuter element of the programme ...
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NewsSeibu Railway's four seasons EMU
JAPAN: Seibu Railway has put into service a Class 4000 electric multiple-unit which has been refurbished with just 52 seats for luxury dining excursions. Each of the four cars is themed on a season, with moss and cherry blossom décor for spring, and a dining car representing a cave ...
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NewsAlstom to supply metro trains to Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires metro authority Sbase has awarded Alstom a €60m contract to supply 10 six-car Metropolis trainsets for use on Line D. The trains will be produced at Alstom’s Lapa plant in Brazil and are due to be delivered in 2017. Alstom will be responsible for maintenance during ...
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NewsAlstom preferred bidder for NS inter-city fleet
NETHERLANDS: National passenger operator NS announced on May 2 that it had selected Alstom as preferred bidder for the supply of 80 next-generation inter-city trainsets. Following a European tender, NS shortlisted four bidders earlier this year to submit best and final offers. According to the operator, Alstom achieved the best ...
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NewsERS 2016: more collaboration and faster innovation needed
EUROPE: Reaching an audience in excess of 350 people, the second European Rail Summit organised by the Railway Gazette Group took place in Brussels on April 27-28 against a backdrop of legislative progress on various elements of European rail policy.Featuring keynote addresses by European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc and the ...
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NewsCentral section of Bangalore’s Purple Line inaugurated
INDIA: The central section of the Namma Metro Purple Line in Bangalore was inaugurated on April 29, ahead of the start of revenue services the following day. With the completion of its first phase, the standard gauge route now has 17 stations. The 5·1 km central section links MG ...
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NewsRATP Dev forms UAE joint venture
UAE: RATP Dev and Lakhraim Business Group company Zain Capital have formed a joint venture to bid for public transport projects in UAE. Announcing the formation of RATP Dev Transportation LLC on April 26, RATP Dev said that its aim is to ‘serve the growing needs of the UAE for ...
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NewsSlovenian route upgrade nears completion
SLOVENIA: SŽ Infrastruktura has begun test running between Pragersko and Ormož as it nears completion of the first phase of a project to modernise the 110 km line from Pragersko on the Ljubljana – Maribor route to Hodoš on the Hungarian border. The upgrade will increase the axleload to ...
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NewsThe long road to Turkish market opening
Retaining ambitions one day to accede to the European Union and playing a potentially significant role in pan-European transit freight, Turkey has for many years been seeking to liberalise its railway market broadly in line with EU policy. Some progress has been made, but much more legislation has still to ...
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NewsShizuoka Railway fleet replacement begins
JAPAN: Shizuoka Railway has taken delivery of the first of 12 Class 3000 electric multiple-units ordered from J-TREC at cost of ¥4bn. The 11 km local railway carries 11 million passengers/year between its 15 stations. The new EMUs will replace the current fleet of 12 Tokyu Sharyo Class 1000 units ...
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NewsFeature articles in the May 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Fourth Railway Package: new beginning or missed opportunity? News Main Line Urban Rail Market ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market April 2016
Austria: Nacco has supplied Rail Cargo with 26 Tadns wagons with stainless steel bodies and light bogies. Brazil: Rumo ALL has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to modernise and maintain for 15 years the braking systems on 8 500 sugar cane wagons. Czech Republic: XTR Logistic has purchased 11 ...