All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 540
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NewsWabtec awarded South Shore Line PTC contract
USA: Systems integration contractor Parsons Transportation Group has awarded Wabtec Corp a contract to supply Positive Train Control equipment for Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s South Shore Line 1·5 kV DC electrified commuter route from Chicago. Wabtec is to provide its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System and TMDS dispatch and ...
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NewsSydney Harbour metro tunnel tendering begins
AUSTRALIA: The start of tendering for a contract to build a 15·5 km twin-bore metro tunnel from Chatswood to Sydenham running under Sydney Harbour and the city centre was announced by New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance on April 13. This is the most important ...
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NewsTransmashholding delivers diesels to RZD
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Bryansk Engineering Plant has delivered a batch of 25 twin-section 2TE25KМ diesel freight locomotives to Russian Railways, which signed a contract in March for a total of 100 to be delivered this year, along with four 2TE25А mainline diesel locomotives and 83 TEM18DM shunting locomotives. The 2TE25KМ ...
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NewsMax Bögl and Tarmac launch UK slab track joint venture
UK: German slab track specialist Max Bögl marked its entry into the UK market at the Infrarail trade show in London on April 13 by launching a joint venture with construction material supplier Tarmac which is aimed at winning contracts for track systems on new line projects.The partnership intends to ...
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NewsT-Systems to equip LRVs with TETRA
GERMANY: T-Systems is to equip light rail vehicles operated by DSW21 in Dortmund and Bogestra in Bochum and Gelsenkirchen with TETRA radios and software to enable real-time vehicle location. The work is to be completed by the end of 2017 and covers 157 LRVs. T-Systems has already equipped more ...
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NewsSan Francisco track geometry car ordered
USA: MerMec is to supply a track geometry car to be used on San Francisco Bay Area’s BART metro network. The order is financed by the Federal Transit Administration, and MerMec says that this will be the first self-propelled inspection and measuring vehicle to meet Buy America requirements. The ...
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NewsČD Cargo places Siemens Vectron locomotive order
CZECH REPUBLIC: A contract to supply ČD Cargo with five Vectron MS electric locomotives was announced by Siemens on April 3. Deliveries from the München-Allach factory are scheduled to start in June and be completed by the end of the year. The Czech national freight operator intends to use the ...
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NewsVFLI orders more Euro 4000 locomotives
FRANCE: The VFLI freight subsidiary of SNCF has ordered three more Euro 4000 diesel locomotives for delivery in spring 2017, Stadler Rail Valencia announced on April 13. The locomotives are to be equipped for use in France and Belgium, and will be supplied from the Spanish plant which Stadler acquired ...
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Newsc2c to lease Electrostars from Porterbrook speculative build
UK: Essex to London commuter operator c2c announced on April 13 an agreement with the Department for Transport which will enable it to lease additional rolling stock to cope with an unexpected increase in demand. Subject to the signing of final contracts, c2c is to lease six four-car Bombardier ...
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NewsPesa to supply Fokstrot trams to Kyiv
UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans has selected Pesa to supply 10 low-floor trams for €11·5m. One three-section Fokstrot tram was delivered to the Ukrainian capital last autumn and is expected to finish certification testing on the 1 524 mm gauge network in June. The remaining nine 26 m long ...
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NewsESI funds to improve Madrid – Lisboa connection
SPAIN: The European Commission has approved funding for further work on the high speed line linking Madrid with the Extremadura region and the Portuguese border, Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Creţu announced on April 6. The Madrid – Lisboa route has been designated as part of the TEN-T core network, ...
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NewsNewcastle light rail options published
AUSTRALIA: Transport for New South Wales has identified 10 options for an extension of the planned 2·6 km light rail line in Newcastle. These have been published for public consultation. With an environmental review now underway, Transport for NSW expects major works on the initial line linking Wickham and ...
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NewsLynnwood Link design contractor selected
USA: Sound Transit approved the final design contract for the Lynnwood Link light rail extension in Seattle on April 11. The $73·7m contract is to be awarded to the HNTB Jacobs Trusted Design Partners joint venture. The 13·6 km route from Northgate to Lynnwood would form a northern extension ...
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NewsDB traction energy competition commitments lifted
GERMANY: Binding commitments to open the traction electricity market which had been agreed by Deutsche Bahn in December 2013 have been lifted after having achieved their objective of encouraging competition, the European Commission announced on April 8. DB Energie made the commitments in response to the Commission’s concern that its ...
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NewsBrisbane’s Cross River Rail alignment selected
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government announced a new alignment for the Cross River Rail project in Brisbane on April 7, and said it was establishing the Cross River Rail Delivery Authority to implement the proposed 10·2 km rail link. An updated business case based on the new alignment is due to ...
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NewsEuroduplex Atlantique sets to serve Bordeaux
FRANCE: A daily service of more than 33 trains in each direction will connect Paris with Bordeaux following the opening of LGV Sud Europe Atlantique on July 2 2017, SNCF confirmed on April 11. Completion of the Tours – Poitiers – Bordeaux high speed line now being built by the ...
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NewsAlpha Trains orders Vectron locomotives for TX Logistik
GERMANY: Alpha Trains Luxembourg has ordered six Siemens Vectron multisystem locomotives for lease to FS Group’s freight subsidiary TX Logistik. The deal announced on April 12 includes a full servicing and maintenance contract, and there is an option for a further four locomotives. The locomotives are to be built ...
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NewsFirst-time Infrarail exhibitors reflect UK growth
The 11th Infrarail exhibition takes place at the Excel centre in London's Docklands on April 12-14 2016.
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NewsNew station for La Défense
FRANCE: Under the project to extend RER Line E to the western suburbs of Paris, SNCF Réseau has awarded a contract worth €496m to build a new underground station at La Défense to a joint venture led by Vinci Construction France. The other members are Vinci Construction Grands Projets, Dodin ...
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NewsCanadian Pacific ends Norfolk Southern merger plan
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd announced on April 11 that it that it had terminated its efforts to merge with Norfolk Southern Corp, had withdrawn a resolution asking NS shareholders to vote in favour of good-faith negotiations between the companies, and that no further financial offers or overtures to ...