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NewsMyanma Railways orders Indian locomotives
MYANMAR: Indian Railways subsidiary Rites is to supply 18 metre-gauge locomotives to Myanma Railways. The 1 350 hp diesel-electrics for use on passenger and freight services are to be manufactured by the Diesel Locomotive Works at Varanasi, and will have microprocessor controls, fuel-efficient engines and an ergonomic cab design. ...
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NewsStrukton Rail wins northern Sweden track renewals contract
SWEDEN: Trafikverket has awarded Strukton a contract to use high-output plant to renew 40 route-km of double track on the route between Boden and Bastuträsk in northern Sweden. There is an option for a further eight route-km. The project is to be undertaken in three stages starting with the ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Powerlines Group has established a German subsidiary, Powerlines Energy Germany GmbH, with its headquarters at Ehingen in Baden-Württemberg. In the medium term the subsidiary will be responsible for expanding the group into the Benelux countries and Denmark. Alstom’s Belfort locomotive maintenance activities have been awarded Entity in ...
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NewsSix-month trial of standing on both sides of escalators
UK: Following research which has suggested it could provide a 30% increase in capacity on long escalators, on March 10 London Underground announced that passengers at Holborn station will be asked to stand on both sides of two up escalators for a six month trial period starting from April 18. ...
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NewsLyon - Torino ‘a priority’, say France and Italy
EUROPE: Construction of the new railway between Lyon and Torino via a base tunnel under Mont Cenis is ‘a priority’ for France and Italy, the two governments stressed on March 8 as they held a summit in Venezia. During the summit, Italian Minister of Infrastructure & Transport Graziano Delrio and ...
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NewsCarlo Borghini
Carlo Borghini has been nominated as the first Executive Director of the Shift2Rail joint undertaking. A former Deputy Executive Director of the aviation research programme Sesar, Borghini would serve an initial five-year term subject to final ratification of his appointment.
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NewsChicago orders CSR Sifang America metro cars
USA: The Chicago Transit Board awarded lowest bidder CSR Sifang America JV a contract on March 9 to supply its next generation of metro cars. The base order is for 400 of the 7000 Series cars, with options which could take the total build to 846 vehicles worth US$1·309bn. Chicago ...
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NewsČD wins legal battle over Railjet option
CZECH REPUBLIC: A KC25m fine which competion authority ÚOHS had imposed on national operator ČD over the procurement of Siemens Viaggio Comfort push-pull trainsets has been repealed, after the supreme administrative court ruled in favour of ČD on February 26, upholding the verdict of the Brno district court. In September ...
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NewsEighth year without train accident fatalities
UK: No passenger or workforce fatalities in train accidents have been reported in Great Britain for the eighth year in a row, according to figures for 2015 released by RSSB on March 9. There was an overall decrease in the number of fatalities, while the sustained increase in ridership continued, ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2016 provides global showcase for the US railroad supply industry
INNOTRANS: Four of the most important US rail industry associations will be exhibiting at InnoTrans 2016. The Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association will be organising a combined USA Pavilion in Hall 22, along with the Railway Supply Institute, Railway Systems Suppliers Inc and American Railway Engineering & Maintenance-of-Way Association. There ...
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NewsDB Regio awarded Donau-Ostalb operating contract
GERMANY: The Land of Baden-Württemberg has awarded incumbent and sole bidder DB ZugBusRegionalverkehr Alb Bodensee the Netz 5 Donau-Ostalb passenger operating contract which runs for 10 years from the December 2016 timetable change. The current subsidy of €11·69 per train-km will decrease to €10·20 in the first year and then ...
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NewsColmar wins its biggest road-rail lifter order
ITALY: Colmar has announced its biggest-ever order, a €45m contract to supply 141 Type T11000FS road-rail loaders to infrastructure manager RFI over four years. These will join 400 vehicles which it has previously supplied. The 29 tonne T11000FS has a maximum lifting capacity in rail mode of 12 tonnes. The ...
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NewsTehran – Mashhad capacity increased
IRAN: National railway RAI has completed a €31m project to increase capacity on its 926 km main line between Tehran and Mashhad, with the commissioning of the second phase of its resignalling programme. Building on the introduction of automatic train protection in January 2015, RAI has installed intermediate signals to ...
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NewsDBK-Leasing completes Ijara wagon deal
KAZAKHSTAN: Development Bank of Kazakhstan’s DBK-Leasing subsidiary has completed its first rolling stock transaction meeting Islamic Ijara leasing requirements. The 1·1bn tenge deal covers the provision of 113 LPG tank wagons for use by Eastcomtrans for 10 years, with defined payments and the lessor responsible for insurance and maintenance. ...
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NewsSystra buys Swedish signalling business
SWEDEN: Systra announced its acquisition of signalling and telecoms design, planning and project management company Dalco Elteknik on March 3. Founded in 1987, Dalco Elteknik has 52 staff at nine offices throughout Sweden and has managed more than 1 200 projects for clients including Trafikverket, Stockholm County Council and ...
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NewsHelsinki metro extension opening date announced
FINLAND: The 14 km western extension of the Helsinki metro from Ruoholahti to Matinkylä adding eight stations is to open on August 15, project promoter Länsimetro Oy announced on March 8. Länsimetro said the seven-year project has cost €1·088bn, which is 28·3% higher than planned. It has employed 1 500 ...
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NewsCBTC goes live on København S-Bane
DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has commissioned the first section of CBTC signalling on the København S-Bane network. The northern section of Line A between Jægersborg and Hillerød was switched over with effect from February 29. The legacy signalling on the 1·5 kV DC electrified network uses a mix of technologies ...
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NewsCompetition & Markets Authority calls for increase in on-rail competition
UK: Increasing on-rail competition between passenger train operators could bring lower fares, ridership growth, improved service quality, innovation, greater efficiency and more effective use of network capacity, the Competition & Markets Authority says in a report published on March 8. CMA began its review of competition in the rail market ...
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NewsPolish GSM-R certified for Level 2 operation
POLAND: Rail regulator UTK issued the first certification on March 3 for the use of GSM-R data radio to support ERTMS train operations on the Polish network. The use of ETCS Level 2 had been certified on March 19 2014, but formal approval of the GSM-R data communications was needed ...
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NewsTalgo profit up
TALGO: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has announced a significant year-on-year increase in turnover and profit for 2015, as the result of activities arising from a strong backlog of work. Total turnover for 2015 was €520·7m, up 35·5% on 2014, while adjusted EBITDA increased 33·8% to €120·5m ...