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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
DB is testing Cosid 828 organic brake pads developed by TMD Friction for inter-city trains running at up to 200 km/h. Kontron has introduced the Microspace MPCX28R ruggedised PC for on-train applications. Various types of data storage device can easily be swapped, making the computer particularly suitable for passenger information, ...
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NewsMajor rehabilitation gets underway
DR CONGO: Belgium-based African rail operator Vecturis is assisting with an ambitious World Bank supported project to rehabilitate the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Congolais network. The project was officially launched by President Joseph Kabila last November. Work planned for 2010 includes renewal of track between Tenke and Kisanfu ...
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NewsWien broad gauge agreement signed
EUROPE: A further agreement for the construction of a 1 520 mm gauge railway from Kosice in Slovakia to an international logistics terminal at Wien was signed by the Russian, Ukrainian, Slovak and Austrian railway authorities during Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Bratislava on April 6. The four-country joint ...
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NewsRZD and Tatravagonka sign co-operation agreements
SLOVAKIA: Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin and Tatravagonka CEO Alexey Belyayev signed two agreements on April 7 covering scientific and technical co-operation in the production of and testing of rolling stock. The first agreement covers the exchange of technological documentation, training of specialists at Russian companies which are involved in ...
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NewsContracts April 2010
China: MTR Corp has awarded the Institute of Railway Technology at Australia's Monash University a four-year contract to advise on optimising wheel and rail maintenance in Hong Kong. Lithuania: Fima has supplied LG with a secure data centre to support ticketing and train information systems. Norway: Nomad Digital ...
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NewsCD reveals rolling stock requirements
CZECH REPUBLIC: National passenger operator CD published its 2010-14 rolling stock modernisation strategy on March 16, setting out plans to spend up to KC16bn rejuvenating one of the oldest fleets in the EU; at present just 6% of CD's 2 199 coaches are air-conditioned cars suitable for 160 km/h operation. ...
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NewsRZD restructures long-distance passenger business
RUSSIA: A further step in the reform of Russian Railways has been taken with the establishment of the Federal Passenger Company as a stand-alone subsidiary responsible for long-distance passenger transport activities. The creation of FPC was proposed by the RZD board in 2008 and received government approval last year. The ...
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NewsBox it up
EUROPE: Testing will begin this month of two boxes developed to carry automotive components between Volkswagen’s car plants at Wolfsburg in Germany and Kaluga, 150 km southwest of Moscow. The box was designed by Schenker Automotive Railnet in partnership with Volkswagen Logistics. The inside loading height of 3 m can ...
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NewsPointers April 2010
African Development Bank has agreed to provide US$8·15m to fund a viability study for the proposed 1435 mm gauge railway between Dar es Salaam, Isaka, Kigali, Keza and Musongati, which will connect Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda. BHP Billiton and Arcelor have opened discussions over a possible alliance in West Africa, ...
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NewsRailway to south Sudan reopens
SUDAN: Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and First Vice-President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit reopened the railway to Wau on March 11, a month before elections are due to be held. A train had run on the Babanousa - Aweil section on September 25. The ...
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NewsNews in Brief
Seven years and five months after Great Britain’s privatised infrastructure manager was placed into liquidation, Railtrack Group’s final general meeting was held in London on March 15. A final payment will be made to shareholders ‘in the region of 2p per share’. To date, the joint liquidators have made four ...
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NewsSmaller and simpler
DERAILER: Zonegreen has spent two years improving its derailer design to offer easier installation and lower maintenance requirements. The electronics and mechanical components have been simplified, according to R& D Manager Dr Szer Ming Lee, and the electric actuator can be wound manually if there is a loss of power. ...
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NewsCutting delay impact
PLANNING: Atos Origin claims a 2% cut in train delays can expected from the roll-out of its Integrale software, which predicts the outcome of action which could be taken in response to incidents disrupting services. Integrale links information from train operators with real-time train running data to supply fact-based decision ...
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NewsRZD launches Moscow - St Petersburg high speed line project
RUSSIA: Proposals for the construction of a 660 km high speed line linking Moscow and St Petersburg were unveiled by Russian Railways at a high-level conference in St Petersburg on April 1. The event was attended by representatives from various state bodies, the Russian scientific and business sectors. According to ...
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NewsAmtrak returns to Metrolink in June
USA: Amtrak is to succeed Veolia as the operator of Metrolink commuter services in Los Angeles from June 26 2010. The contract finalised with Southern California Regional Rail Authority on March 26 runs for four years with options for two three-year extensions. Amtrak was the original operator of the network ...
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NewsCAF's rolling stock exports grow
SPAIN: Rolling stock manufacturer CAF has announced profits of €124·3m for the 2009 calendar year, up 17·5% on 2008. Export orders accounted for 42% of the net turnover, which at €1¡¤25bn was up 25% on the previous year. Ebitda was up 32% to €162·6m. CAF’s order backlog as of December ...
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NewsWestern reopening to encourage regional development
IRELAND: Minister for Transport Noel Dempsey formally launched Ireland's first revival of an inter-city route on March 29. The following day a regular service of five daily return trains ran between Limerick and Galway for the first time since 1976. The €106·5m Phase 1 of the project to reopen the ...
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NewsChina plans heavy haul coal line
CHINA: The Ministry of Railways has started planning for a third heavy haul railway corridor to carry coal from mines in Inner Mongolia to a new port on the Bohai Sea. Work has already started on a coal export terminal at the port of Huludao in Laioning province, around 150 ...
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NewsKorail orders electric freight locomotives
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem is to supply national railway Korail with 56 six-axle electric freight locomotives with Toshiba electrical equipment. The Japanese sub-supplier will provide traction and auxiliary power systems worth ¥10bn for the 6·6 MW 8300 series locomotives, which are due to be delivered between May 2011 and ...
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NewsStalin's Polar line revived
RUSSIA: Construction of a 355 km railway to link existing railheads at Salekhard and Nadym in northwest Siberia began in March, following the allocation of state funding and the award of construction contracts. The 243bn rouble railway is part of the Ural Industrial - Ural Polar regional development project. The ...