All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 537
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NewsGrowth slows at Stagecoach
UK: ‘The outlook for the UK rail industry is more challenging than it was at this time last year’, said Stagecoach Group plc on April 27, when it published a pre-close trading update for the year to April 30 2016. ‘Although growth trends continue to vary across the different parts ...
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NewsEdmonton Valley Line groundbreaking
CANADA: Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the city’s Valley Line light rail project on April 22. The 13·1 km first phase is due to open in late 2020 and will link 102 Street in central Edmonton with Mill Woods to the south. Stage 1 ...
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NewsNewcastle light rail shortlist
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced the shortlist for the fixed infrastructure contract for the Newcastle light rail project on April 27. The contract is expected to be awarded later this year. The shortlisted bidders are: CPB Contractors;Downer EDI Works;John Holland;Laing O’Rourke Australia Construction;McConnell Dowell Constructors. ‘The ...
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NewsLondon – Reading resignalling and power supply contracts awarded
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded Alstom a contract for the final stage of resignalling the London Paddington – Reading section of the Great Western Main Line. Amey has been awarded a separate contract to provide a ‘resilient’ power supply system for signalling equipment. The contracts announced on April ...
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NewsSecond München S-Bahn tunnel approved
GERMANY: The Federal Railway Authority has granted approval for the second S-Bahn tunnel in München to be built. The approval of the eastern section follows earlier approval of the remaining two sections. The project is expected to cost around €3bn and is not yet financed. Opening could take place ...
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NewsJakarta airport train order
INDONESIA: The PT Raillink joint venture of national railway PT Kereta Api and airport operator PT Angkas Pura II has awarded a consortium of local rolling stock manufacturer PT Inka and Bombardier Transportation a €66m contract to supply 10 six-car electric multiple-units for the future Jakarta airport rail link. The ...
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NewsIndustry leaders gather as European Rail Summit begins
EUROPE: Industry leaders and policymakers from across the European rail sector will gather in Brussels on April 27-28 for the second European Rail Summit, organised by the Railway Gazette Group and hosted by the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the European Union. With the provisional agreement of ...
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NewsMongolian iron ore line opened
MONGOLIA: Parliamentary Speaker Zandakhuu Enkhbold has officially opened a 33·4 km rail connection to the Tumurtei iron ore mine development, which is around 200 km north of Ulaanbaatar. The line will be used to transport ore to the Darkhan Metallurgical Plant, with traffic expected to grow from an initial 1 ...
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NewsJózef Michalik
Józef Michalik has succeeded Maciej Duczyński as Vice-President of the Supervisory Board at Polish rolling stock manufacturer Newag.
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NewsTests begin on Birmingham New Street tram extension
UK: West Midlands transport agency Centro started test runs on Midland Metro’s New Street tram extension in central Birmingham on April 24, ahead of the planned opening on May 22. Test running followed electrical systems testing to ensure that the trams do not interfere with main line railway systems ...
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NewsModernised Praha tram presented
CZECH REPUBLIC: DP Praha presented a prototype of a modernised Škoda 14T tram on April 18. If trial passenger operation on routes 3 and 17 is successful, the Praha tram operator intends to modernise its remaining 14T trams. The work was carried out at DP Praha’s central workshop in ...
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NewsCanadian capabilities on show at InnoTrans 2016
INNOTRANS: Canadian exhibitors are to be strongly represented at InnoTrans 2016, with their numbers having trebled over the past eight years. Companies attending will include software firm Giro, flooring specialist Baultar and components supplier Rail & Traction Canada. Québec’s provincial government, Ministry of Economy, Science & Innovation and the ...
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NewsDigital railway roadmap unveiled
EUROPE: Rail industry associations CER, CIT, EIM and UIC presented a joint roadmap for digital railways on April 26, saying the aim was to ‘promote the proper use of digital technology, which is essential to enhancing rail's performance and increasing its attractiveness for customers.’ The roadmap aims to ...
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NewsEurostar undertakes detailed planning for London – Amsterdam service
EUROPE: Cross-Channel high speed train operator Eurostar plans to run a test train between London and Amsterdam next month as part of the detailed planning for the launch of passenger services on the route in late 2017, CEO Nicolas Petrovic told Railway Gazette on April 25. Detailed discussions are underway ...
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NewsNormandie takes on TET services
FRANCE: On April 25 Prime Minister Manuel Valls joined President of the Normandie region Hervé Morin to sign the first agreement transferring responsibility for conventional long-distance services from central government to a region. Normandie is to become responsible for five routes forming part of the network of loss-making Trains d’Equilibre ...
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NewsIstanbul metro Line M7 trains ordered
TURKEY: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has awarded Hyundai Rotem a US$316m contract to supply 75 four-car metro trainsets, the supplier announced on April 25. Deliveries are due to take place between 2016 and the end of 2021. The trains are to be used on Line M7, which will connect Kabataş ...
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NewsWorld rail market April 2016
France: RATP has awarded Faiveley a €75m contract to supply platform edge doors for Paris metro Line 4. SNCF has awarded Newrest’s Facilit’Rail a four-year contract to provide logistics for on-train catering on TGV, iDTGV, Intercités and Alleo services. India: Rites has appointed EY to identify options for ...
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NewsSeattle East Link groundbreaking
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony in Bellvue on April 22 marked the start of construction of Sound Transit’s East Link light rail line between Seattle and Redmond. The 22·5 km line will branch off the existing light rail line at International District/Chinatown and run east towards Mercer Island, Bellvue and ...
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NewsStrasbourg tram network extends south
FRANCE: A 1·8 km extension of the Strasbourg tram network opened on April 23, adding three stops to the southern end of Line A. Construction of the extension from Illkirch-Lixenbuhl to Graffenstaden took 2½ years and cost €37m. Greater Strasbourg provided €29m, the central government contributed €5·3m, and €1·5m ...
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NewsGeorgian Railway buys Stadler Kiss EMUs
GEORGIA: Stadler Rail is to supply Georgian Railway with four Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units under an €39·6m agreement signed on April 22. The EMUs are to be delivered between June and September and will be deployed on fast services between Tbilisi and the Black Sea resorts of Batumi, Kobuleti and ...