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NewsPesa to develop prototype electro-diesel locomotive
POLAND: A letter of intent to design, build and test a prototype electro-diesel locomotive was signed by national passenger operator PKP Intercity and Pesa Bydgoszcz on October 6. The design concept for the planned locomotive has been developed by Pesa and IPS Poznań. It would be suitable for mainline ...
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NewsIstanbul metro Line M4 extended
TURKEY: A 4·5 km extension of Istanbul metro Line M4 was inaugurated at 06.00 on October 10, running southeast from Kartal to Tavşantepe with intermediate stations at Yakacık-Adnan Kahveci and Pendik. Line M4 is now 26·2 km long with 19 stations. The end-to-end journey time from Kadıköy to Tavşantepe ...
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NewsJoseph Marie
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has named Joseph Marie as Operations Manager of its Transit & Rail Technical Excellence Center. Marie has served in senior positions for several US transportation systems, as well as holding executive positions with Bombardier Transportation and Siemens.
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NewsEuropean Commission seeks synergies between transport and energy
EUROPE: The European Commission has announced a Connecting Europe Facility call for proposals which aims to support projects fostering synergies between transport and energy infrastructure. A total of €40m is available to finance up to 60% of the cost of studies supporting ‘smart, sustainable and inclusive growth’. Applicants have until ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
The Antwerpen port authority has invited proposals for new or improved intermodal rail connections to the Rhein, Ruhr and Main areas of Germany. Support of up to €200 000 is available over three years for projects which would attract new traffic to the port or transfer existing traffic from road ...
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NewsFirst batch of potash wagons delivered
CANADA: K+S Potash Canada has begun taking delivery of more than 500 wagons of a new design ordered from National Steel Car. The wagons will be operated in 177-wagon trains 3 km long hauled by five locomotives. These trains will transport potash 1 800 km from the Legacy production ...
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NewsFeature articles in the October 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment An insecure world News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsUtsunomiya light rail line approved
JAPAN: The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism approved plans to construct a light rail line in the city of Utsunomiya on September 26. The 14·6 km line would link Utsunomiya railway station with Shimotakanezawa in the neighbouring town of Haga to the east. Of the 19 stops, ...
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NewsLaurence Batlle
Laurence Batlle is to succeed François-Xavier Perin as CEO of RATP Dev on January 1. Batlle, currently Executive Vice-President, Africa & America, will also join the Executive Board at RATP Group. Following his retirement, Perin will join RATP Group’s Supervisory Board.
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NewsWork starts on second tram line in Chengdu
CHINA: Construction of the second tram line in Chengdu began on September 28. Preliminary works started in December 2015. The route comprises a 27·7 km line with 33 stops from Chengdu West railway station to Pixian via Xinje Road and an 11·6 km branch from Xinje Road to Ren ...
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NewsParcels van to be developed for Beijing – Moscow – Berlin route
INTERNATIONAL: Transmashholding’s Tver Carriage Works, Siemens and Russian Post have a signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a van design to carry international parcels traffic between China, Russia and Europe. Russian Post said it processed 100 million international shipments in the first half of 2016, double the ...
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NewsStrukton Rolling Stock expands in North America
USA: European company Strukton Rolling Stock and US firm AmePower have signed an agreement to co-operate in the power electronics market, saying that this will enable the two companies to help transport operators refurbish or acquire rolling stock ‘in the most sustainable, flexible and efficient way’. Strukton Rail sees the ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Flexovit USA has reopened its plant in New York state which produces abrasive products for rail grinding and cutting tools. The facility had been severely damaged by heavy snow in 2014. Kazakhstan's State Commission on Economic Modernisation has approved plans for national railway KTZ to sell 100% stakes in rolling ...
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NewsDB Regio wins Cuxhaven – Hamburg operating contract
GERMANY: Following a competitive tender which attracted four bids, Niedersachsen transport authority LNVG has selected DB Regio as preferred bidder for the next contract to operate RE5 Cuxhaven – Stade – Hamburg regional express services currently operated by Metronom. On October 4 LNVG said DB Regio had submitted the ...
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NewsSamarkand tram proposal
UZBEKISTAN: Interim President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced on October 5 that a tram line could be built in Samarkand. The route would link Siab Bazaar in the city centre with Sat-Tepo district in the southwest. It is proposed that passenger services are to begin before the Navruz festival on March ...
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NewsTram service restarts in Avdiivka
UKRAINE: Services were restored on part of the tram line in Avdiivka on October 1, having been suspended for nearly two years owing to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. ATTU currently operates one KTM-5M3 tram on the northern section of the city’s 12 km tram line, between Trampark and ...
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NewsBoston Green Line extension EOI invited
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has invited expressions of interest in a $1bn design-build contract to extend Boston’s Green Line. The deadline for submissions is November 3. MBTA expects to issue a request for qualifications by the end of December, with contract award expected in the first quarter of ...
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NewsNext phase of Grand Paris Express approved
FRANCE: At its meeting on October 5, the board of Ile-de-France transport authority STIF approved the next phase of the Grand Paris Express programme, comprising 29 km of automated metro due to enter service at the end of 2023, expected to cost over €4bn to build. As well as a ...
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NewsGeorgian locomotive and factory agreement
GEORGIA: CRRC signed a preliminary agreement on October 4 for the supply of 28 electric freight locomotives to Georgian Railway and the formation of a joint venture which could produce locomotives for use in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. The planned US$20m factory near Tbilisi would be established by CRRC ...
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NewsHopper wagon under development
EUROPE: Wagon manufacturer Waggonbau Niesky, leasing company Wascosa and commodities company K+S are developing a hopper wagon for moisture sensitive loads such potash, salt and fertiliser products. They plan to launch the wagon across Europe in 2018. The 75 m³ Tanpps wagon would have central and lateral discharging ports to ...