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NewsJR Freight launches battery hybrid locomotive
JAPAN: Toshiba delivered a prototype diesel-battery hybrid shunting locomotive to JR Freight on March 25. The HD300 uses lithium ion batteries which are charged by the engine and used to store energy regenerated during braking. The design has been under joint development since 2008 with backing from the Ministry of ...
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NewsHigh Plateau railway construction contract
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded a joint venture of Spanish firm FCC and local company ETRHB Haddad a contract worth almost €1bn to built a 185 km section of the High Plateau line between Relizane, Tiaret and Tissemsilt. The single track route is to be built for 160 ...
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NewsConsortium appointed to monitor GSM-R implementation
FRANCE: A consortium of Systra, Bureau Veritas and Algoe has been awarded a five-year contract to provide Réseau Ferré de France with expertise to ensure the technical compliance of the GSM-R network being rolled out under the €1bn PPP contract signed by the infrastructure manager and Synerail in February. RFF ...
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NewsSpeed probe agreement
CHINA: Nanche Electric Equipment Co is to manufacture Hall-effect speed probes under licence from Rowe Hankins using kits supplied by the UK firm, and will also provide technical support in the Chinese rail market. 'Most of the major rail engineering companies that we work with in the rest of the ...
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NewsCNR eyes urban market
CHINA: Locomotive and rolling stock manufacture CNR has bought a 45% stake in Shanghai Rail Traffic Equipment Development Co from Shanghai Electric Group for 365m yuan. The purchase is part of a plan by CNR to accelerate its growth in the urban rail sector, which currently accounts for less than ...
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News600-train framework agreements announced
GERMANY: BeNEX has announced framework agreements under which three rolling stock manufacturers could each supply up to 200 multi-section electric multiple-units. The tendering process began in 2008 and ended on May 5 with the announcement of agreements for Bombardier Transportation to supply Talent 2 units, Alstom Transport its Coradia Continental ...
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NewsNîmes – Montpellier bids go in
FRANCE: Three groups led by Bouygues TP, Eiffage and Vinci Concessions submitted their initial offers for the PPP concession to build, manage and maintain the Nîmes – Montpellier bypass route to Réseau Ferré de France on May 5. This is the first step in a three-stage bidding process launched on ...
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NewsJoint venture to set up Turkish turnout plant
TURKEY: An agreement was signed on May 4 under which Voestalpine's VAE Group and local partners will establish a modern turnout factory close to state railway TCDD's existing plant in Cankiri province, central Turkey. Minister of Transport & Communication Binali Yildirim attended the signing of the joint venture agreement between ...
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NewsVeolia and Transdev sign definitive merger agreements
EUROPE: On May 5 Caisse des Dépôts and Veolia Environnement announced the signing of definitive agreements for the merger of Transdev and Veolia Transport, having completed consultation with employee representatives. The deal is subject to authorisation by the French government and regulatory authorities, who will be formally notified 'in ...
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NewsHigh speed project manager appointed
MOROCCO: National railway ONCF has appointed a consortium led by French consultancy Systra and including a number of local firms as civil engineering project manager for the southern section of the 200 km Tanger - Kénitra line, which is to be built as part of the Tanger - Casablanca high ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
CSR Zhuzhou and CSR Luoyang Locomotive Co are investing 240m yuan establishing the Luoyang CSR Mass Transit Vehicle Co metro car assembly and maintenance plant in China’s Henan province. Evraz Group has begun a US$440m modernisation of its steel plant at Novokuznetsk in Siberia. Automated rolling and treatment equipment will ...
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NewsCSX seeks a shorter route to Montréal
USA: Proposals seeking regulatory approval of a shared use agreement that would improve freight operations in the corridor linking New York City and Montréal have been filed with the Surface Transportation Board by CSX Transportation and Canadian Pacific subsidiary Delaware & Hudson. Under the proposed agreement, CSX would move its ...
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NewsRail proves resilient
BOMBARDIER: The rail market 'remained resilient' in 2009, Bombardier Inc President & CEO Pierre Beaudoin said when he presented the company's annual results for the year to January 31 2010. 'Robust' activity which helped the Transportation business increase its revenues to US$10bn from US$9·8bn the previous year included demand for ...
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NewsDB unveils next-generation ICE
GERMANY: The first of 15 Velaro D fourth-generation ICE trainsets for Deutsche Bahn was formally unveiled at Siemens’ Uerdingen plant in Krefeld on April 28 by DB Board Member, Technical, Dr Volker Kefer and the CEO of Siemens Mobility Dr Hans-Jörg Grundmann. Designated Class 407, the eight-car trainsets are ...
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NewsInvensys supplies signalling for Malaysian route upgrade
MALAYSIA: Invensys Rail announced a A$44m contract to supply signalling and Westrace interlockings for the Seremban - Gemas line on April 28. The 100 km route is being modernised by Indian firm IRCON as part of a 3·4bn ringgit project funded jointly by the Indian and Malaysian governments. This is ...
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NewsDB and SJ win Norrtåg regional operating contract
SWEDEN: The Botniatåg joint venture of Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Regio Sverige and Swedish national passenger operator SJ has been selected to operate Norrtåg regional passenger services on the Botnia line and other routes in northern Sweden. The contract runs for six years to August 2016, with an ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse brakes into Japanese market
JAPAN: Knorr-Bremse has won its first order in the Japanese high speed rail sector, with a contract to supply JR East with braking components for the traction bogies of 23 Series E5 high speed trainsets. The Japanese rail market has traditionally been hard for foreign companies to access, and Knorr-Bremse ...
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NewsLGV Bretagne negotiations move forward
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager RFF announced on April 27 that it had invited final offers from the three consortia bidding for the contract to build and maintain LGV Bretagne-Pays-de-la-Loire, with a view to naming a preferred bidder by the end of this year. Expected to cost around €3·4bn at current prices, ...
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NewsChina Northern signs European locomotive order
BELARUS: CNR Datong Electric Locomotive has announced a 700m yuan agreement to supply national railway BC with 12 two-section electric freight locomotives following a visit to Belarus by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. There is significant international transit freight through Belarus, and the state railway wishes to improve efficiency by increasing ...
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NewsFuzhou - Xiamen high speed passenger services begin
CHINA: Passenger services on the 275 km railway paralleling the coast between Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian province began on April 26, following from the start of freight services on December 31. The 15·3bn yuan direct line is much shorter than the previous inland rail route, and the CRH2 trains ...