All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 553

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    World rail infrastructure market February 2016

    2016-02-22T07:00:00Z

    Algeria: A consortium of Colas Rail and Kou G C is to build two extensions of the Alger metro under contracts worth €117m and €51m. Australia: Queensland has awarded Golding Contractors a civil works contract for the A$163m double-tracking of the 8·2 km Coomera – Helensvale section of the ...

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    World rail market February 2016

    2016-02-21T07:00:00Z

    Austria: WestBahn has used market-opening rules to begin buying traction electricity from EnergieAllianz Austria. Canada: Siscog is to supply timetable and fleet planning software to VIA. France: A consortium of Santerne, DTI Group and Cibest is to supply passenger information systems for the Marseille metro fleet. Each train ...

  • Končar KEV Class 7023 diesel multiple-unit (Photo: Zoran Crnko).
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    Končar KEV DMU enters service

    2016-02-20T07:00:00Z

    CROATIA: Passenger operator HŽ PP’s first Končar KEV Class 7023 diesel multiple-unit entered revenue service on February 15, operating on the route between Zagreb, Varaždin and Kotoriba. The three-car articulated DMU is 58·5 m long. It has 151 fixed and nine folding seats, two wheelchair spaces, space for two bicycles ...

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    California targets high speed service to Silicon Valley by 2025

    2016-02-19T18:08:00Z

    USA: Issuing its Draft Business Plan for 2016 on February 18, the California High Speed Rail Authority set a target date for launching revenue-earning services between ‘Silicon Valley and Central Valley’ by 2025. With construction work now underway along an alignment covering approximately 160 km in the state’s Central Valley, ...

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    Testing begins on Bratislava dual-gauge tram extension

    2016-02-19T14:36:00Z

    SLOVAKIA: Testing on a dual-gauge extension of Bratislava’s tram network began on February 16. Operator Dopravný podnik Bratislava expects passenger services to start in March or April. Running south from Šafárikovo námestie, the new route is the only one in the city to cross the Danube, using the 460 ...

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    Moscow metro tests automatic operation

    2016-02-19T08:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: The first train equipped with automatic train operation has entered passenger service on Line 5 of the Moscow metro. Testing started in September on Line 8, and two more ATO-equipped trains are due to enter service on Line 5. The train operates with a driver who has to ...

  • Furrer+Frey has established a German subsidiary.
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    Railway supply industry news in brief

    2016-02-19T06:00:00Z

    Swiss electrification specialist Furrer+Frey has established a German subsidiary in Berlin. Siemens Rail Automation officially opened an office in Derby in the UK with 35 staff on February 12. Establishing the new office in the same building as infrastructure manager Network Rail provides 'scope and capacity to grow quickly', said ...

  • Aerial view of the Bad Aibling crash scene. Photo: PA Images
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    Human error caused Bad Aibling collision

    2016-02-18T18:02:00Z

    GERMANY: A ‘human error with disastrous consequences’ led to the fatal train crash near Bad Aibling on February 9, Bayern’s state prosecutor Wolfgang Giese has confirmed. Killing 11 people and injured another 80, the head-on collision between two Flirt EMUs on a single-track line was the worst railway accident in ...

  • The capacity enhancement programme should relieve pinchpoints on a number of Indian Railways' principal main lines, including Mumbai - Bangalore and Mumbai - Allahabad.
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    MoR unveils Rs107bn capacity stimulus programme

    2016-02-18T14:58:00Z

    INDIA: Following cabinet approval on February 17, a Rs107bn railway investment stimulus programme covering the double and triple-tracking of several routes has been announced by the Ministry of Railways. To be delivered through ‘extra budgetary resource and institutional funding’, the six schemes around the country are intended to increase capacity ...

  • Amtrak's tri-weekly Sunset Limited was cut back to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
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    Amtrak reviews Gulf Coast revival

    2016-02-18T14:06:00Z

    Sunset Limited was cut back to New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina in 2005." src="https://d1x8q5iq3n6y12.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/dvv-library/web/import/pics/tn_us-amtrak-sunset_limited_02.jpg?w=660" />USA: Proposals to reinstate inter-city passenger services between New Orleans and Jacksonville are moving forward, with the operation of a special inspection train by Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission on February 18-19 to examine the ...

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    Chicago moves ahead with airport express plan

    2016-02-18T14:01:00Z

    USA: The City of Chicago expects to select a contractor in March to develop designs for the proposed O’Hare Express Rail link, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on February 14. The route is intended to offer a faster service over the 30 km between the city centre and O’Hare International Airport ...

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    Contractor selected for Perth airport rail link

    2016-02-18T11:56:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: The Public Transport Authority of Western Australia has selected a joint venture of Salini Impregilo and NRW as preferred bidder for the main works of the A$2bn Forrestfield-Airport Link in Perth. Two other bidders were shortlisted: the Forrestfield Connect joint venture of Acciona Infrastructure, BAM International and Ferrovial ...

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    Bilbao metro Series 950 train presented

    2016-02-18T09:50:00Z

    SPAIN: On February 17 EuskoTren presented the first of 28 Series 950 trainsets that CAF is supplying for the Bilbao metro. In 2014 EuskoTren awarded CAF a €150m contract to supply 12 metre-gauge trainsets for Line 3, and 16 to replace existing Series 200 and 300 units in use ...

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    CN announces C$2·9bn 2016 capital plan

    2016-02-18T07:00:00Z

    CANADA: CN has announced a C$2·9bn spending plan for 2016. ‘CN is investing for the long term and we are again planning a significant capital programme in 2016 to support a safe and fluid railway network, and to raise the bar on efficiency and customer service’, said President & CEO ...

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    Rock Rail signs first rolling stock financing deal

    2016-02-17T17:57:00Z

    UK: Rock Rail Ltd has entered the rolling stock market with the signing of a deal worth more than £200m to finance a fleet of Siemens electric multiple-units for use by Govia Thameslink Railway. Equity for the deal announced on February 17 is being provided by Standard Life Investments ...

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    APTA signs NFC MoU

    2016-02-17T14:55:00Z

    USA: The American Public Transportation Association and the NFC Forum announced on February 17 that they had signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the use of near field communication technologies for public transport operators. The two organisations will work on training courses, white papers, case study analyses, customer ...

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    Buenos Aires ticketing contract awarded

    2016-02-17T12:13:00Z

    ARGENTINA: National rail operator SOFSE has awarded Indra a €35m contract to supply ticketing equipment for the Buenos Aires commuter network. The Spanish company will equip more than 200 stations across the eight-line network with 1 400 ticket gates and 170 entrances suitable for wheelchairs. It will also supply ...

  • Network Rail is finalising the site for a pilot deployment of technology integration under its Digital Railway programme.
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    Network Rail to pilot Digital Railway in East Anglia

    2016-02-17T07:00:00Z

    UK: Network Rail is finalising the site for a pilot deployment of technology integration under its Digital Railway programme, with the route from Norwich to Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth in East Anglia understood to be under consideration. The project aims to integrate ERTMS, train operations management systems and real-time ...

  • More trains, better connections and greater reliability are the three aims of Network Rail’s Digital Railway strategy.
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    Three aims for Network Rail’s Digital Railway

    2016-02-16T13:00:00Z

    UK: More trains, better connections and greater reliability are the three aims of Network Rail’s Digital Railway strategy to apply technology to make the most effective use of existing infrastructure, Digital Transformation Director Patrick Bossert told TechUK’s Digital Railway for the UK conference in London on February 11. NR’s ...

  • Pesa 730ML diesel multiple-unit for LG's Vilnius – Klaipėda route.
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    Vilnius – Klaipėda DMU delivered

    2016-02-16T11:22:00Z

    LITHUANIA: The first of seven Pesa 730ML diesel multiple-units which national operator LG has ordered for the Vilnius – Klaipėda route was unveiled in Vilnius on February 15. The 140 km/h units are similar to DMUs which Pesa has supplied to Belarus Railways, but with an upgraded interior suitable for ...