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NewsFeature articles in the June 2016 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2016 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Steve White, Operations Director for London Underground's Sub-Surface Lines, considers the challenges of modernisation News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news City digest CRRC's second US order, LA expansion, Montréal automated metro plan, München S-Bahn ...
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NewsFlexible season tickets for part-time commuters
UK: Flexible season tickets which aim to reduce the cost of travel for part-time workers were introduced on June 1 by c2c, the operator of commuter services between London and southeast Essex. The new Flexi-Season is a ‘digital carnet’ of 10 individual tickets purchased online in a single transaction, loaded ...
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NewsSão Paulo monorail contract awarded
BRAZIL: Scomi Engineering has been awarded a 504·6m ringgit contract for additional works on metro Line 17 (Gold Line) in São Paulo, the Malaysian company announced on June 1. The contract for rolling stock and electro-mechanical systems including signalling, communications and power supply follows on from a contract awarded ...
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NewsFestival celebrates Gotthard Base Tunnel opening
SWITZERLAND: Simultaneous ceremonies in Rynächt and Pollegio marked the opening of the 57 km Gotthard Base Tunnel on June 1. Switzerland’s entire Federal Council (Bundesrat) was present, as were heads of state and government from neighbouring countries and transport ministers from countries along the Rotterdam – Genova freight ...
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NewsTibor Šimoni
Tibor Šimoni was appointed General Manager of Slovakian railway infrastructure authority ŽSR on May 3, replacing Dušan Šefčík.
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NewsNew Tube for London systems integrator contract renewed
UK: Transport for London has reappointed WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff as prime system integrator support partner on for the New Tube for London programme under a contract worth £1·9m. WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff has been working with London Underground for 2½ years on systems integration services for the programme to modernise ...
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NewsLatvian freight locomotive upgraded
LATVIA: The first of 14 twin-section Lugansk-built 2M62Us locomotives which are being rebuilt as Type 2M62UM locos was unveiled on May 20. The project is being undertaken at state railway Latvijas Dzelzceļš’s Riga workshops under the supervision of CZ Loko, and aims to significantly lower the cost of operation ...
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NewsFirst Aarhus tram on test
DENMARK: The first tram for the light rail network under construction in Aarhus has been unveiled and is scheduled to be delivered to Denmark in the coming months. Project promoter Aarhus Letbane signed a turnkey contract in 2014 with a consortium of Stadler and signalling supplier Ansaldo STS. This ...
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NewsZF to present multi-speed EMU transmission
INNOTRANS: Among the innovations on show at InnoTrans 2016, ZF will be presenting its Get2 drive unit, which the company says is the world's first multi-speed transmission for electric multiple units. With rising electricity prices, energy efficiency is becoming ever more important. Unlike a conventional transmission, the Get2 gearbox has ...
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NewsParis MP14 train design unveiled
FRANCE: Alstom unveiled its design for the rubber-tyred MP14 trainsets for the Paris metro at its headquarters in Saint-Ouen on May 30. In January 2015 public transport operator RATP, acting on behalf of Île-de-France transport authority STIF and Société du Grand Paris, awarded Alstom a 15-year framework contract potentially ...
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NewsFehmarn Belt tunnel construction contracts signed
EUROPE: The four main tunnel construction contracts for the Fehmarn Belt fixed link between Denmark and Germany were signed by project promoter Femern A/S and its preferred bidders on May 30. The 18 km immersed tunnel will be assembled from 89 concrete elements which are to be cast in a ...
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NewsMetro do Porto covers operating costs
PORTUGAL: According to the annual report and accounts approved by shareholders at their annual general meeting on May 30, Metro do Porto SA covered 105⋅9% of operating costs from receipts in 2015, the first time that it has made a surplus since operations began in 2002. The surplus of €2⋅3m ...
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NewsFuzhou metro opens
CHINA: Trial passenger services started between Sanchajie and Fuzhou South Railway Station on the first line of the Fuzhou metro on May 18. Test running on the nine-station section started on January 4. The 24·9 km north-south underground Line 1 will eventually link Xiangfeng with Xiayangcun, with 24 stations ...
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NewsTrams start serving Birmingham New Street
UK: The latest extension of the Midland Metro opened at 08.00 on May 30, when trams started running to New Street station in Birmingham. Test running had started on April 24. Built by Balfour Beatty, the two-stop extension from Bull Street forms the second phase of the 1·4 km ...
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NewsDongguan metro opens
CHINA: The first metro line in Dongguan opened on May 27. Line 2 is 37·7 km long and runs on a northeast-southwest alignment linking Dongguan and Humen railway stations. The southern terminus is elevated, with the remaining 14 stations underground. Interchange with the future Line 1 will be provided ...
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News‘Amazing thinking’ at the World Congress on Railway Research
INTERNATIONAL: 'There is some amazing thinking going on in our industry which is not widely known', said FS board Chairman Gioia Ghezzi when welcoming delegates to the 11th World Congress on Railway Research, which the Italian state railway group is hosting in Milano. 'We are looking for a step-change ...
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NewsHistoric terminus to be incorporated in metro station
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has announced details of how the future Cantonment metro station on the final phase of the Circle Line is to be integrated with the historic Tanjong Pagar station. The former terminus of main line rail services from Malaysia, Tanjong Pagar is designated as a national monument ...
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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
Riftek has expanded its range of specialist laser triangulation wheel gauges with a new metro and light rail model designed for use in restricted spaces. The IDK Compact has a measurement base between ball supports of 122 mm and can measure wheel diameters from 100 mm to 750 mm ...
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NewsHong Soon-man
Hong Soon-man has been named CEO & President of South Korean national operator Korail. The former President of the Korea Railroad Research Institute succeeds Dr Choi Yeon-Hye, who stepped down earlier this year.
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NewsTMH to supply St Petersburg metro battery locos
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant in St Petersburg has begun production of two Type 81-581.4 battery locomotives for use on the city’s metro network. TMH said the new design of locomotive is intended for hauling maintenance trains on underground networks when the traction power is turned ...