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NewsToulouse to double metro Line A capacity
FRANCE: Toulouse public transport authority Tisséo signed a €66m contract on January 15 for Siemens to undertake infrastructure work that will allow an increase in capacity on Line A of the driverless VAL metro. Tisséo plans to double the length of the trains from 26 m to 52 m, ...
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NewsArriva and Schenker sell-off decision delayed
GERMANY: Plans announced last July for the possible part-privatisation of Deutsche Bahn subsidiaries DB Arriva and DB Schenker Logistics are in doubt following government indications that it is unhappy with DB’s proposals. DB had hoped to raise up to €4∙5bn from a sale that could be set against its debt ...
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NewsDresden - Praha study proposes 26 km tunnel
EUROPE: The construction of a 26 km Erzgebirge/Krušné hory base tunnel under the German-Czech border is recommended in the feasibility study for a new line between Heidenau and Ústí nad Labem which is proposed to increase speeds and capacity on the Dresden – Praha corridor. Presenting the conclusions of the ...
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NewsRefurbished Hamburg S-Bahn EMU presented
GERMANY: The first refurbished Hamburg S-Bahn Class 474 electric multiple-unit was unveiled by Hamburg Transport Minister Andreas Rieckhof, HVV CEO Lutz Aigner and S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH CEO Kay Uwe Arnecke on January 13. This follows the presentation of a prototype Class 474 Plus a year ago. All 112 Class ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Frauscher Sensor Technology has officially opened an expanded axle-counter and wheel detection sensor production facility at St Marienkirchen in Austria. This is expected to increase capacity from 17 000 to 30 000 sensors a year. Škoda Transporation has bought a 100% stake in Czech company Poll. Established in 1996, Poll ...
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NewsMTA awards CBTC verification contract
USA: MTA New York City Transit has formally awarded Mitsubishi Electric Corp a contract to develop and test its communications-based train control products to verify interoperability with the CBTC systems ordered from Siemens and Thales. Last year MTA awarded Siemens and Thales two contracts to install CBTC on the subway’s ...
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NewsContactless card rail ticketing development funded
UK: The UK Cards Association, which represents the card payment industry, has received funding from the Rail Delivery Group to develop a framework which would enable contactless bank cards, mobile phones, wearables or other devices to be used for pre-purchased rail tickets. This would include long-distance and season tickets, removing ...
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NewsBroad gauge reaches Tripura
INDIA: Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha watched the arrival of the first broad gauge trial train at Tripura's state capital Agartala on January 13. The start of passenger services will follow the completion of the conversion of the 227 km Badarpur - Agartala line from metre to 1 ...
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NewsDouble-deck coaches presented to Koleje Mazowieckie
POLAND: A ceremony at Warszawa Wschodnia on January 13 marked the official presentation of Sundeck double-deck coaches that Pesa has supplied to Mazowieckie voivodship passenger operator Koleje Mazowieckie. The first set then made an inaugural journey to Rembertów. Deliveries of the 20 double-deck intermediate coaches, two double-deck driving cars ...
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NewsFirst order for ScreeneX glass-embedded LCD passenger information screens
EUROPE: Oran Safety Glass has won its first contract to supply its ScreeneX glass-embedded high-resolution LCD screens. The order has been placed by CN-Consult, which will incorporate ScreeneX into 170 InnoScreen overhead displays which are to be installed this year at stations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. ScreeneX ...
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NewsMore capacity in Mexico City
MEXICO: A three-year programme to upgrade 85% of the Mexico City metro fleet has been launched by operator STC, which is undertaking work in-house with the assistance of Alstom. In order to meet rising demand, trains are to be extended to nine cars on all lines, except Line 12 where ...
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NewsGermany toughens up rail regulation
GERMANY: The draft of a revised railway regulatory law was approved by the federal cabinet on January 13. The changes are intended to strengthen the rules for discrimination-free access to rail infrastructure, so encouraging on-rail competition. Under the proposed changes, the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) would be given a stronger ...
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NewsThales to supply Delhi metro ticketing equipment
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Thales a contract to supply ticket vending machines and ticket gates for around 100 stations on phases I and II of the Delhi metro. Thales is to supply 240 ticket gates between February and September. It is also supplying 300 ticket vending ...
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NewsLeasing company VTG completes refinancing
EUROPE: Wagon leasing and logistics company VTG announced on January 12 that it had refinanced a large proportion of its existing bank loans, concluding new financial agreements for €1·2bn or about two-thirds of its total financial liabilities with an international consortium of 12 banks led by KfW IPEX-Bank and UniCredit. ...
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NewsUSA Pavilion open for InnoTrans 2016 reservations
INNOTRANS: The Railway Supply Institute and Railway Engineering-Maintenance Suppliers Association have invited US companies to reserve space in their USA Pavilion, which will give small and medium-sized companies a greater presence at InnoTrans 2016 and more support than by exhibiting alone. The USA Pavilion will have booth space for each ...
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NewsManila metro maintenance contract signed
PHILIPPINES: The Department of Transportation & Communications signed a three-year maintenance and upgrade contract for rolling stock and signalling on Manila metro Line 3 on January 7. The 3·81bn peso contract came into effect the following day. On December 24 DOTC announced that it had selected a joint venture ...
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NewsShijiazhuang metro extensions approved
CHINA: The National Development & Reform Commission approved two extensions to the Shijiazhuang metro on January 8. Line 1 Phase 2 would run north from the line’s current eastern terminus of Xiao Hedadao to Dongyan, across the Hutuo River. A third depot is to be built at the northern ...
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NewsSiemens signs Iranian railway memorandum of understanding
IRAN: Islamic Republic of Iran Railways and Siemens signed a memorandum of understanding for potential co-operation in the rail sector in Tehran on January 6. A Siemens spokesman told Railway Gazette the company intends ‘to engage in talks on improving infrastructure in the rail sector as agreed by both parties’, ...
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NewsInternational Urban Rail Platform for North America launches
NORTH AMERICA: International public transport association UITP has announced the creation of the International Urban Rail Platform for North America, which is designed to bring together ‘key rail industry players from the region and the rest of the world’ to share knowledge and expertise between the North American rail industry ...
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NewsIndian Railways unveils refurbished coaches
INDIA: A initial 24 coaches which have been fitted with new interiors, colour schemes and passenger amenities as a ‘model rake’ for a mid-life refurbishment programme were unveiled at Delhi’s Safdarjung station on January 11. Indian Railways said it was ‘committed with renewed vigour to improve upon the interior furnishing ...