All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 507
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NewsFlexible conduit for critical cable connections
FLEXICON: Flexible conduit for electrical and data cables will be displayed on Flexicon’s stand. The patented Flexicon Ultra has all-round teeth to provide the tensile strength up to 70 kg along with high levels of anti-vibration and shock protection. It is easily installed using a simple push and twist ...
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NewsTreadmaster illuminating the Way
AUSTRALIA: The 450 electric multiple-unit cars which Bombardier is supplying to Queensland under the New Generation Rollingstock PPP contract will be the first rail application for a photo-luminescent material which has been developed by UK company Treadmaster Flooring to highlight evacuation routes in the event of a main power failure. ...
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NewsBaltimore Penn station redevelopment partner sought
USA: This month Amtrak is to begin a two-stage process to appoint a master developer for a comprehensive redevelopment of Baltimore Penn station. Amtrak is seeking parties capable of undertaking the planning, design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of non-rail assets at the station, and commercial development of surrounding properties ...
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NewsMoorman named as Amtrak President
USA: Former Norfolk Southern Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Charles W ‘Wick’ Moorman has been named as the next President & CEO of Amtrak with effect from September 1, the national passenger operator announced on August 19. He succeeds Joe Boardman, who has served as President for the past eight ...
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NewsFirst Vancouver SkyTrain Mark III vehicle enters service
CANADA: The first Mark III trainset for the Vancouver SkyTrain entered passenger service on August 18 on the Expo Line. The remaining six four-car trainsets are due to enter service in the coming months. Regional transport authority TransLink ordered the Innovia 300 vehicles from Bombardier for C$91m as part ...
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NewsCincinnati Streetcar becomes Cincinnati Bell Connector with naming rights sale
USA: Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority announced on August 18 that Advertising Vehicles, its advertising sales contractor for the Cincinnati Streetcar, had signed a naming rights contract for the 5·8 km line that is due to open on September 9. Local telecoms company Cincinnati Bell will pay $340 000 ...
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NewsLonger intervals between bearing maintenance
SKF: At InnoTrans 2016, bearing specialist SKF will focus on reliability and how it can help customers to minimise the frequency of maintenance operations. The company is developing a new family of tapered roller bearing units which it claims are the first to offer a period between overhauls that matches ...
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NewsSt Petersburg light rail preliminary design contracts
RUSSIA: The St Petersburg city authorities have awarded preliminary design contracts for two planned light rail lines in the city’s suburbs. The work, which also covers passenger forecasts to 2045, is due to be completed on December 25. Institut Gidrostroymost Sankt-Peterburg was awarded a 27m rouble contract on August ...
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NewsNetworked systems for high performance
KNORR-BREMSE: The München-based components specialist will have no fewer than five separate stands at InnoTrans 2016, showcasing the array of products and technical services offered by its various subsidiaries.Leading the way is Selectron Systems, which supplies train control management systems and is a key player in Knorr-Bremse’s strategy to develop ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur – Singapore joint development partner sought
ASIA: A tender for the appointment of a joint development partner to support the international aspects of the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail project is to be issued jointly by Malaysia’s project delivery body MyHSR Corp and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority on August 22. The JDP would provide ...
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NewsWork begins on Tallinn Airport tram extension
ESTONIA: Construction work began on August 10 on an extension of the Tallinn tram network to serve the city’s airport. The 700 m double-track extension runs south from the Ülemiste Jaam terminus of Route 4, which opened in October 2015 at the end of a 300 m branch. A ...
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NewsSecond metro line opens in Zhengzhou
CHINA: The second metro line in Zhengzhou opened for trial operation at 10.00 on August 19. The north-south Line 2 operates between 6.00 and 22.00 at peak frequencies of 6 min and 8 min off-peak. Line 2 connects Liuzhuang in the north with Nansihuan in the south. Interchange with ...
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NewsDelayCheck to automate train delay refund process
UK: A software package designed to make it easier for passengers to claim refunds for delayed journeys has been developed by ESP Group’s Journeycall business and Barclays. Passengers enter details of their ticket and delayed train into a website or app, and DelayCheck verifies this and then processes the refund ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Leasing company VTG has launched a Mobile Revision service, where the inspection of wagons and pressure testing of tanks can be undertaken on a customer’s site or loading facility rather than in workshops. ‘Customers save time and costs and are able to plan the availability of their wagons much more ...
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NewsCrash test results on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: German aerospace research centre DLR will be exhibiting a rolling stock crash energy absorbing structure which has been developed as part of its Next Generation Train technology programme. The structure comprises a metal frame with several longitudinal tapering metal tubes. In the event of collision these are pushed through ...
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NewsUITP opens an office in Shenzhen
CHINA: The international public transport association UITP announced on August 17 that it is opening a liaison office in Shenzhen. The organisation aims to grow its presence in China, with the support of metro operator Shenzhen Metro Group Co. UITP says that, in addition to helping it to expand ...
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NewsRailConnect signs New South Wales inter-city train contract
AUSTRALIA: A A$2·3bn contract for the supply and maintenance of 512 double-deck electric multiple-unit cars for use on NSW TrainLink Intercity services was signed on August 18 by New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance and the RailConnect joint venture of Hyundai Rotem, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and ...
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NewsEglinton Crosstown LRT tunnelling completed in Toronto
CANADA: Tunnel boring for Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project was completed on August 17 when TBMs Don and Humber broke through at Yonge Street after a 3·3 km journey from a site just east of Brentcliffe Road. Each of the two TBMs boring the eastern tunnel section ...
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NewsInterpipe commissions wheel machining facilities
UKRAINE: Interpipe NTRP has begun testing new machining facilities which it has installed at its wheel rolling shop in Dnipro at a cost of U$6m. The equipment includes two CNC machining centres, a paint shop, a measuring and balancing machine and a magnetic particle inspection unit. The facility has a ...
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NewsAurizon deploys GE Transportation Movement Planner tool
AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon has completed the roll-out of GE Transportation’s Movement Planner software at the control centre which manages its 2 700 km Central Queensland network. Movement Planner takes into account multiple factors including train schedules, traffic control systems and relative train movements to develop an optimised traffic ...