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NewsFeature articles in the June 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the June 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Where there’s a will... News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers ...
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NewsORR begins Periodic Review 2018 consultation
UK: The Office of Rail & Road has launched its first major consultation on the 2018 Periodic Review, which will play a central role in determining what infrastructure manager Network Rail should deliver during Control Period 6 from April 1 2019 to March 31 2024, as well as the funding ...
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NewsSt Petersburg metro car unveiled
RUSSIA: The first vehicle to a new design which Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant is supplying for St Petersburg metro Line 1 was unveiled at the Smart Transport trade fair which opened on May 25. The 10·5bn rouble contract for 20 eight-car trainsets was awarded to the Transmashholding subsidiary ...
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NewsAustralian assistance for Jakarta metro
INDONESIA: Melbourne’s Monash University is to assist the development of the Jakarta metro under a memorandum of understanding signed by Victoria’s Minister for Training & Skills Steve Herbert in Jakarta on May 13. Under the terms of the agreement, project promoter MRT Jakarta will work with Monash University’s Institute of ...
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NewsÖBB chief named as Chancellor
Austrian Federal Railways CEO Christian Kern (main photo) was selected as the country’s Chancellor on May 17, following the resignation of Werner Faymann. Chief Financial Officer Josef Halbmayr (second photo) has stepped in to fulfil his duties temporarily, pending a decision on an interim successor on May 24. ÖBB expects ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Traktionssysteme Austria has appointed NSB subsidiary Mantena to provide servicing, maintenance and spare parts for the Norwegian market. Polish firm Track Tec has acquired a concrete sleeper factory at Svilajnac in Serbia from Porr Bau and Maba Track Solutions business Track Experts. This adds a further 200 000 sleepers/year ...
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NewsFourth Railway Package technical pillar texts published
EUROPE: The three texts comprising the technical pillar of the Fourth Railway Package were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on May 26. Interoperability: Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 11 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within ...
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NewsAeroexpress contract revised as EMUs go to Azerbaijan and Georgia
INTERNATIONAL: Stadler Rail confirmed on May 26 that its contract to supply Kiss electric multiple-units to Aeroexpress had now been revised to reflect the financial difficulties which the Russian airport shuttle operator has faced as result of the fall in oil and gas prices, the imposition of international sanctions on ...
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NewsIndia to support Chabahar – Zahedan railway project
IRAN: On May 23 the Presidents of Iran and Afghanistan and the Prime Minister of India signed a trilateral agreement to develop a transport and trade corridor from India to Afghanistan via the port of Chabahar in southeast Iran, while Iran and India also signed a series of bilateral agreements ...
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NewsYann Pétel
Yann Pétel has become a member of French rail regulator Arafer, succeeding Nicolas Machtou.
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NewsICF rolls out troop cars
INDIA: The first of a batch of 40 custom-designed coaches which are being built by the Integral Coach Factory for the Ministry of Defence was rolled out in the presence of ICF and military officials on May 24. ICF said the air-conditioned coaches have been specially designed to improve ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur LRT3 preliminary designer chosen
MALAYSIA: Systra is to undertake preliminary design for Line LRT3 in Kuala Lumpur, the company announced on May 24. The scope covers design of viaducts, tunnels, the depot and railway systems as well as rolling stock. Connecting the Bandar Utama and Johan Setia districts in western Kuala Lumpur, the ...
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NewsRenewable power for Santiago metro
CHILE: President Michelle Bachelet visited the site of the future Estadio Nacional station on Line 6 of the Santiago metro on May 23, to announce the signature of two agreements that will see the network take 60% of its power requirements from renewable sources. Over a 15-year term, 42% of ...
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NewsBulgaria completes upgrading of routes to the border
BULGARIA: Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Minister of Transport Ivaylo Moskovski attended a ceremony on May 15 to mark the completion of a 10-year project to enhance the route from Plovdiv to the Greek and Turkish borders near Svilengrad. Guests travelled on a special train which reached 205 km/h between ...
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NewsAcela influences Alstom’s HS2 concept train
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom unveiled a high speed train concept design at a parliamentary reception in London on May 24. The double-deck trainset features short wheelbase power cars and 20 m long intermediate trailer cars, reflecting the company’s emerging thinking about the future of the Duplex family of high speed trains which ...
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NewsCompetition concerns trigger German ticketing changes
GERMANY: National incumbent operator Deutsche Bahn has agreed to make changes to its ticket sales arrangements to facilitate competition in the market, following an investigation by the federal competition office. This follows a two-year investigation by the Bundeskartellamt into whether DB had been abusing its dominant position in the ticket ...
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NewsCRRC opens European office in Budapest
HUNGARY: The CRRC Industrial Investment Co subsidiary of Chinese rolling stock manufacturing conglomerate CRRC has opened a European office in Budapest. The company said it is aiming to ‘explore European state-of-the-art technologies and industries’, and invest in them though technical co-operation ventures. During the official opening of the office on ...
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NewsClass 700 to transform Thameslink travel experience
UK: Prior to the Class 700 electric multiple-unit being brought into service between Bedford and Brighton over the next few weeks, on May 24 Govia Thameslink Railway presented to stakeholders a 12-car variant of the 115 trainsets that are being built by Siemens. ‘These trains have been designed to ...