All News articles – Page 54
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NewsLonger franchise allows Chiltern to compete
UK: On January 6 Chiltern Railways applied for Transport & Works Act legal powers for the second phase of its £250m Evergreen 3 expansion project, which will enable the operator to provide services between London Marylebone station and Oxford in competition with the First Great Western route from London Paddington ...
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NewsWhere is my wagon?
TRACKING: A specification and market analysis for cost -effective wagon tracking using the Galileo satellite navigation system has been finalised, with the aim of a product being commercially available by 2011. Funded by Austria and the German Land of Bayern, the GaWaLoc project is being undertaken by a consortium led ...
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NewsJerusalem fast link alignment agreed
ISRAEL: On January 17 the government approved the alignment for the final two sections of the A1 direct rail link to Jerusalem. Construction of some sections has been underway for several years, and the route is now expected to open at the end of 2016, although the transport ministry believes ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market January 2010
Argentina: 50 grain wagons are being refurbished for Belgrano Cargas by the workshops at Tafí Viejo in the province of Tucumán, which have been restored to operating condition by the federal government. Brazil: GE Transportation South America’s plant in Contagem was due to supply América Latina Logística with 10 ...
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NewsWorld infrastructure market January 2010
Austria: Wiener Linien has awarded Siemens Mobility a €25m contract to supply automatic train control equipment for extensions to the Wien metro. Line U2 is being extended 9·5 km to Aspern Seestadt by the end of 2013. U1 will be extended 4·7 km to Rothneusiedl by 2015. China: Siemens and ...
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NewsContracts January 2010
Europe: Eurotunnel has selected Alcatel-Lucent to install GSM-R equipment throughout the Channel Tunnel operator’s rail network. France: SNCF is to use JDA’s price-sensitive revenue management software to set fares for iDTGV services. Italy: Trenitalia has awarded Compagnie des Wagons-Lits and Wasteels a two-year contract to provide customer services and ...
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NewsAngel becomes Alpha
EUROPE: Train leasing firm Angel Trains International was renamed Alpha Trains with effect from January 1, reflecting the separation of the UK and Continental businesses of the former Angel Trains Group. Angel Trains was one of three rolling stock leasing companies formed in 1994 as part of the privatisation of ...
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NewsMitsubishi aims to grow rail business 50%
JAPAN: A strategy to double international business and generate a 50% overall increase in rail sector sales from ¥150bn at present to ¥230bn in the year ending March 2016 was announced by Mitsubishi Electric Corp on January 8. The development of energy saving products including more efficient inverters, air-conditioning and ...
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NewsSignalling trial takes Ansaldo STS into Russian market
RUSSIA: Ansaldo STS is to undertake a 2½ year trial of ERTMS-derived ITARUS-ATC signalling equipment in Sochi under a €7·4m contract awarded by the NIIAS subsidiary of Russian Railways which came into force on December 29. Ansaldo STS parent company Finmeccanica and RZD announced plans to co-operate in the development ...
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NewsDB Schenker Rail acquires majority stake in NordCargo
ITALY: DB Schenker has become the second largest rail freight operator in Italy after increasing its stake in NordCargo srl to 60%, the German national railway's freight subsidiary announced on January 13. DB Schenker's existing Italian subsidiary is to be merged into NordCargo. Milano-based NordCargo has been active in the ...
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NewsSNCF orders next batch of Régiolis trains
FRANCE: SNCF has awarded Alstom Transport its first follow-on order for Coradia Polyvalent multiple-units under the framework agreement for up to 1 000 trainsets which the national railway signed in October on behalf of a consortium of regional authorities. The €130m order for a further 19 units was announced by ...
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NewsBrandenburg double-decker order signed
GERMANY: Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH has ordered 23 new trainsets from Stadler Pankow GmbH to operate regional services in Berlin-Brandenburg from the end of 2011. Including the first series build of double-deck EMUs for the German market, the €146m deal is described by Stadler as the largest order in the history ...
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NewsAGV begins Italian test programme
ITALY: Alstom's AGV demonstrator high speed trainset will begin a test programme in Italy on January 14, validating the Italian signalling and safety equipment required by launch customer NTV. The prototype AGV trainset is expected to cover more than 60 000 km by July, running initially on the Roma - ...
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NewsUS Center for High-Speed Rail launched
USA: The American Public Transportation Association has launched a Center for High-Speed Rail, aiming to 'advance and promote high-speed rail in the United States.' Announced on January 8, this will build on the work of APTA's existing High-Speed & Intercity Rail and Legislative committees. 'With the impending announcement by the ...
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NewsAdelaide electrification power study
AUSTRALIA: South Australia's Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure has appointed Enotrac to assess the plans for the Adelaide rail electrification project. Enotrac will review the proposed designs for the 25 kV booster transformer electrification scheme, covering loading, power quality and EMC studies. The electrification of most of Adelaide's ...
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NewsSugar firm orders 50 GE locomotives
BRAZIL: Sugar and ethanol producer Cosan has signed an order for 50 AC44i diesel-electric locomotives, GE Transportation announced on January 7. They will be used by Cosan's logistics subsidiary Rumo to haul sugar from processing plants to the Port of Santos using América Latina Logistíca's rail network. Deliveries will start ...
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NewsBritish high speed rail report delivered
UK: The report on options for providing additional rail capacity between London and the West Midlands and proposals for a high-speed rail network was delivered to the Department for Transport on December 31. It has been developed by High Speed Two Ltd, the company set up in January last year ...
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NewsNorth Pole railway extension approved
USA: The Surface Transportation Board has approved Alaska Railroad Corp's plans for the Northern Rail Extension from North Pole, Alaska, subject to environmental mitigation conditions. The single track line will run 130 km southeast to Delta Junction from the current terminus of the Eielson branch near to North Pole south ...
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NewsHaramain High Speed Rail project manager appointed
SAUDI ARABIA: Scott Wilson Group has been appointed to provide project management support for the Haramain High Speed Rail Project, the international design and engineering consultancy announced on January 5. The contract awarded by Saudi Railways Organisation is worth £14·5m over five years and covers technical, specialist engineering ...
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NewsChina South is low bidder for European loco contract
POLAND: China South's Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co has been named as lowest bidder for a contract to supply Koleje Mazowieckie with 11 electric locomotives by December 2011. The Mazowsze regional passenger operator is seeking locomotives to power 160 km/h push -pull trainsets using 37 coaches supplied by Bombardier in 2008-09. ...