All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 526
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News‘Frankenschock’ hits Stadler results
STADLER: The after-effects of the Swiss central bank’s January 2015 decision to remove the exchange rate cap with the euro have hit Stadler, owner and CEO Peter Spuhler said when reviewing the past year on June 13. The ‘Frankenschock’ had brought a ‘massive collapse’ in margins, which Stadler estimates has ...
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NewsDeutsche Bahn signs Chinese agreements
CHINA: Deutsche Bahn CEO Rüdiger Grube signed two memoranda of understanding to undertake projects in China on June 13, during a visit to China by Chancellor Angela Merkel. The first covers the provision of maintenance and repair support to rolling stock manufacturer CRRC. This continues co-operation to optimise high-speed ...
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NewsSNCF stations on Google maps
FRANCE: Station operating and development business SNCF Gares & Connexions has announced a partnership with Google that will see plans of 3 000 stations made available on the company’s Indoor Maps product. In addition, 160 stations will be available on Street View, enabling users to undertake a virtual tour. SNCF ...
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NewsAgreement to revive Mexico – USA Desert Line
NORTH AMERICA: An agreement to fund infrastructure rehabilitation and the revival of freight services on the 110 km Desert Line, in order to connect manufacturing facilities in northern Mexico with southeastern San Diego County in the USA, was announced by Pacific Imperial Railroad and Baja California Railroad on June 9. ...
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NewsHamburg metro refurbishment contract
GERMANY: FWM Fahrzeugwerke Miraustrasse has awarded Vossloh Kiepe a contract to undertake part of the refurbishment of 10 Hamburg U-Bahn DT3 trainsets. Vossloh Kiepe is responsible for the installation of new on-board converters and control unit, as well as overhauling the master controller. The modernisation, being undertaken at FWM’s ...
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NewsMore Moderus trams ordered for Wrocław
POLAND: City transport authority MPK Wrocław has placed an 11·5m złoty order with Modertrans for an additional three Moderus Beta partly low-floor trams, to be delivered in 2017. Last year MPK Wrocław placed a 23m złoty order with Modertrans for six unidirectional trams, with an option for another 16. ...
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NewsTram extension opens in Mannheim
GERMANY: A day of celebrations on June 11 marked the opening of two tram branches in northern Mannheim, with the official start of passenger services the following day. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Stadtbahn Mannheim Nord extension took place on December 3 2012. Serving an area with 32 000 ...
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NewsRail freight news in brief
ČD Cargo, Metrans Rail, AWT, LTE Czechia, RM Lines, IDS Cargo, Unipetrol Doprava, Rail Cargo Carrier and EP Cargo, which together carry 90% of all Czech rail freight, have formed lobbying group Žesnad to focus on improving competiveness with road transport. Aims include lowering the cost of traction energy and ...
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NewsBelgium and Tunisia join national stands at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: The range of group pavilions at InnoTrans is becoming increasingly international in character, with more than two-thirds of those at InnoTrans 2016 to represent exhibitors from outside Germany. InnoTrans 2016 will feature national pavilions from Belgium and Tunisia for the first time, and there will also be pavilions ...
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NewsBridging the skills gap
UK: Described by organisers Young Rail Professionals as a 'pioneering pan-industry initiative' intended to bring the rail industry in all its guises closer to schools, teachers, career advisors and students, the inaugural Rail Week takes place between June 27 and July 3. Intended to celebrate the diverse and rewarding opportunities ...
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NewsIndian Railways launches Tiger Express tourist train
INDIA: The first Tiger Express tourist train was flagged off by Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu using teleconferencing facilities as part of the World Environment Day celebrations on June 5. The Tiger Express is operated by Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp using a dedicated rake of air-conditioned coaches with ...
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NewsLille rolls out Euro 2016 contactless wristband tickets
FRANCE: Contactless wristband tickets have been introduced on the Transpole metro, tram and bus networks in Lille in time for the UEFA Euro 2016 football championship. The city’s Stade Pierre Mauroy is one of 10 participating venues, and will see six matches between June 12 and July 1, including one ...
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NewsLas Vegas high speed line promoter drops Chinese partner
USA: Las Vegas to Los Angeles high speed rail project promoter XpressWest has terminated a joint venture agreement with China Railway International USA, citing ‘difficulties associated with timely performance and CRI’s challenges in obtaining authority to proceed with required development activities’. XpressWest is a private company led by Marnell Companies ...
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NewsTurkish tram catenary order placed
TURKEY: CCE Elektrik has awarded Powerlines Products a contract to supply overhead electrification components for two tram projects in Turkey. Powerlines is to supply overhead electrification equipment, including 1 400 GRP cantilevers, for use on the tramway now under construction in Izmir. This is expected to open in 2017 ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
A €13m expansion of the Knorr-Bremse Systems for Rail Vehicles (Suzhou) Co Ltd plant has been completed, increasing production and testing capacity and providing additional space for the workforce of around 1 200 people. Equipment includes ‘the first ever fully-equipped inertia dynamometer, the like of which is otherwise only found ...
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NewsLevel crossing safety campaign focuses on older people
INTERNATIONAL: Railways and transport authorities in 40 countries around the world are participating in the eighth International Level Crossing Awareness Day, which takes place on June 10. Co-ordinated by the International Union of Railways, this year’s event kicks off with an international conference in Riga, hosted by Latvia’s national railway ...
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NewsTransport for London launches travel alerts by Twitter
UK: A pilot project which automatically sends Twitter direct messages to alert people to rail and metro service disruptions was launched by Transport for London and the social media company on June 9. The initial trial covers London Overground and TfL Rail services, as well as London Underground’s Central and ...
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NewsEuropean Parliament backs rail suppliers
EUROPE: Voting in Strasbourg on June 9, the European Parliament endorsed by a large majority a resolution calling for ‘urgent action’ to strengthen the European railway supply sector in the face of growing international competition. The ‘resolution on the competitiveness of the European railway industry’ (2015/2887) was promoted by Martina ...
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NewsEMD locos arrive in Algeria
ALGERIA: National railway SNTF has taken delivery of a batch of 10 GT46AC diesel-electric locomotives supplied by Progress Rail Services subsidiary Electro-Motive Diesel. The locomotives were delivered from the USA to Algeria by Combi Lift’s CL900 lift-on lift-off ship Palmerton. SNTF has ordered a total of 30 of the ...
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NewsEastern DFC electrification contract
INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd has awarded a consortium of L&T and Spanish company Instalaciones Inabensa a Rs8·47bn contract for the 25 kV 50 Hz electrification of the 417 km Mughalsarai – New Bhaupur section of the 1 840 km Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor which will ...