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NewsMohammad Jamshed
Previously General Manager of the Northeast Frontier Railway, Mohammad Jamshed has been appointed Member, Traffic, at the Indian Railway Board.
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NewsPortuguese industry pavilion at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: The Plataforma Ferroviária Portuguesa industry association which brings together around 40 Portuguese railway supply companies and research and training institutions has booked a pavilion at InnoTrans 2016 ‘For us InnoTrans is the industry event;’ according to Magno Santos, Business Development Manager at PFP founding member Evoleo Technologies. ‘Participation is ...
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NewsDelhi Metro boosts capacity during odd-even car restrictions
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has increased the number of trains operated and deployed extra staff to cope with the additional ridership resulting from the National Capital Territory government’s imposition of restrictions on the use of cars in the city. The restrictions intended to reduce pollution are in force ...
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NewsBudapest Line M4 cleared to go driverless
HUNGARY: Budapest Mayor István Tarlós and President of national transport authority NKH Gyula Győri announced on January 6 that the final permit has been granted for Line M4 of the Budapest metro to operate without drivers on a permanent basis, following successful passenger-carrying tests without drivers between September and December. ...
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News€300m loan to finance Italian regional trains
ITALY: A €300m corporate bond subscription agreement which will finance the acquisition of new passenger rolling stock for regional routes was signed by the European Investment Bank and national railway FS on December 23. The bond is guaranteed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments, and according to EIB is ...
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NewsBoomerang delivery service trialled on Eurostar
EUROPE: High speed train operator Eurostar is running a three-month trial with Boomerang, an online platform which puts people in Paris and London in touch with each other to deliver products from across the Channel. Eurostar says users can connect to request ‘small but much-loved things they can’t get ...
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NewsHelsinki - Tallinn tunnel memorandum signed
EUROPE: Studies of the viability of building a proposed railway tunnel under the Gulf of Finland between Tallinn and Helsinki are to be undertaken, following the signing of the Finnish-Estonian Transport Link memorandum of understanding by government and local authorities from Estonia and Finland on January 5. The cost ...
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NewsBordeaux orders 10 more Citadis trams
FRANCE: Bordeaux Metropole has ordered 10 Citadis trams from Alstom under a €28m contract announced on January 6. This brings the number of Citadis trams that the city has ordered since 2000 to 115. Due to enter service in 2018, the 44 m long 100% low-floor trams will be ...
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NewsCalifornia Rail Builders consortium to build next section of high speed line
USA: California High Speed Rail Authority has selected the California Rail Builders special purpose vehicle of Ferrovial Agroman US Corp, Euroestudios and Othon for the Construction Package 4 design-build contract, which covers a 35 km section of the planned route through the Central Valley from 1·6 km north of the ...
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NewsCairo signs metro Line 6 MoU
EGYPT: The Ministry of Transportation has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Railway Construction Corp for the construction of Cairo metro Line 6. Construction of the 24 km line is expected to cost US$3·5bn, with the financing still to be negotiated. Meanwhile, the European Investment Bank has ...
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NewsETCS in service from Athus to Antwerpen
BELGIUM: With ETCS Level 1 now operational on 429 km route-km between Athus and Antwerpen, infrastructure manager Infrabel says that Belgium now has the greatest length of conventional route in Europe to be equipped with this train protection system. ETCS was brought into service on the last two sections of ...
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NewsPowers granted for Grand Paris Express
FRANCE: By means of a decree issued on December 28, legal powers have been granted for the construction of 29 km of the Grand Paris Express network, comprising the northern extension of Line 14 from Mairie de Saint-Ouen to Saint-Denis Pleyel as well as Line 16 from Saint-Denis Pleyel to ...
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NewsPeter Laier
Knorr-Bremse has selected Peter Laier to join the Executive Board as head of the Commercial Vehicle Systems division. He succeeds Klaus Deller, who held the post in an interim capacity in addition to his role as Chairman of the Executive Board.
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NewsWorld's northernmost railway to be built under PPP deal
RUSSIA: A public-private partnership agreement for the construction of what will be the world’s northernmost operational railway has been signed by the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and the VIS TransStroy subsidiary of VIS Construction Group. The line is intended to support the exploitation of mineral resources, and will not form part ...
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NewsFuzhou metro test running starts
CHINA: Test running on the first metro line in Fuzhou commenced on January 4. Testing on a nine-station section between Sanchajie and Fuzhou South main line station is due to last for three months. The 24·9 km north-south underground Line 1 will link Xiangfeng with Xiayangcun via Fuzhou North ...
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NewsElizabeth de Jong
The UK’s Rail Delivery Group has appointed Elizabeth de Jong as Director of Policy. Having joined RDG in April, she had been Acting Director of Policy since mid-October following the departure of Nick Ellins.
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NewsLos Angeles selects Purple Line extension signalling
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Ansaldo STS a $31·5m contract to supply signalling and train control equipment for the first phase of the Purple Line extension. Ansaldo STS is to supply signalling with ATP, ATO and ATS functionalities, as well as train-to-wayside systems. Due to ...
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NewsBombardier to supply new Guadalajara fleet
MEXICO: The Jalisco state government has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 12 two-car trainsets for Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system operated by SITEUR. According to the state government, 13 companies responded to the call for tenders where the winning ...
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NewsSenegal - Mali railway modernisation agreements signed
AFRICA: The governments of Senegal and Mali have entered into agreements with China Railway Construction Corp (International) Ltd for the repair and reconstruction of the 1 286 km metre-gauge railway between the port of Dakar and Bamako. The contract with the National Railway Administration of Senegal covers 644·6 km ...
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NewsMore tram-trains ordered for Paris
FRANCE: On behalf of Paris regional transport authority STIF, SNCF has ordered a further 15 Citadis Dualis tram-train vehicles from Alstom. The order announced on January 5 is worth €75m and forms the second option on a framework contract signed in 2007. The vehicles are to be delivered from ...