All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 609
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NewsSBB approves pre-series Twindexx EMU
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has confirmed that two Bombardier Transportation pre-series Twinindexx Express double-deck long-distance electric multiple-units meet its quality standards and technical requirements, ahead of the start of test running in Switzerland. SBB announced the approval on June 8, when it formally unveiled one of the pre-series EMUs and ...
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NewsFuel cell tram framework agreement
CHINA: Canadian fuel cell technology company Ballard Power Systems and Tangshan Railway Vehicle have signed a framework agreement for the development of a fuel cell module for tram or other ground transport applications. Announcing the agreement on June 10, Ballard said it would assist with the design and integration ...
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NewsEglinton Crosstown LRT preferred bidder announced
CANADA: Provincial infrastructure development agency Infrastructure Ontario and Toronto regional transport authority Metrolinx named Crosslinx Transit Solutions as preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the track and railway systems for the C$5·3bn Eglinton Crosstown light rail project on June 9. The Crosslinx Transit Solution consortium comprises: ACS Infrastructure ...
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NewsBenin passenger service to launch this year
BENIN: President Thomas Bony Yayi joined Vincent Bolloré, CEO of railway concessionaire Bolloré Group, to officially launch the rehabilitation of the 25 km metre gauge Cotonou – Pahou line on June 2. The project includes complete replacement of the track and the rehabilitation of the stations at Cadjèhoun Saint-Jean, Godomey, ...
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NewsATO to boost capacity on Paris RER Line A
FRANCE: Alstom Transport has been selected to develop and install automatic train operation on Paris RER Line A under a €20m contract awarded by city transport operator RATP, the Ile-de-France region and transport authority STIF. The introduction of attended ATO that meets Grade of Automation 2 is expected to improve ...
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NewsDetroit tram order agreed
USA: Detroit light rail project promoter M-1 Rail announced on June 8 that it had agreed terms with Brookville Equipment Corp for a $32m order to supply six of Liberty Modern Streetcars for the future Woodward Avenue line. The trams will use lithium-ion batteries for catenary-free operation on around ...
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NewsWork starts on Manila metro extension
PHILIPPINES: A groundbreaking ceremony at Santolan station in Manila on June 9 launched construction of the 2·27bn peso Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Project. Contractor DM Consunji Inc is to build the 4·2 km elevated metro from the current terminus at Santolan to Masinag in Antipolo City, ...
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NewsTransdev selected for Elektronetz Mittelsachsen contract
GERMANY: A group of transport authorities led by Mittelsachsen authority ZVMS named Transdev’s Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn as preferred bidder for a contract to operate the Elektronetz Mittelsachsen package of regional passenger services on June 8. The contract is to be formally awarded following the 10-day regulatory standstill period. It covers ...
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NewsChris Dulake
Crossrail Chief Engineer Chris Dulake has joined HS2 Ltd as Engineering Director, filling the final vacancy on the Phase One Infrastructure Executive.
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NewsBuild a tramway in 30 months
ALSTOM: The construction time for a new light rail or tram line could be reduced to just 30 months according to Alstom Transport, which launched its Attractis package at the UITP World Congress and Expo in Milano on June 8. Bringing together experience gained in the construction of 16 light ...
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NewsAmman airport rail link pre-feasibility study
JORDAN: The Ministry of Transport is developing plans for a light rail link between central Amman and Queen Alia International Airport. The proposed line would run for around 35 km on the existing Hedjaz Jordan Railway corridor between Amman station in the Al Mahatta district of the ...
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NewsMumbai network switches from DC to AC
INDIA: Central Railway has announced that ‘a historic milestone was achieved’ at 05.37 on June 8, with completion of the conversion of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus – Mumbra slow lines and CST – Thane fast lines from 1·5 kV DC to 25 kV AC electrification. The Mumbai CST – Kalyan ...
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NewsCrossrail tunnelling complete
UK: Prime Minister David Cameron joined Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Farringdon on June 4 to mark the completion of tunnelling for the Crossrail project. Since the summer of 2012, eight TBMs have bored 42 km of running tunnels under London with a diameter ...
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NewsToronto airport rail link opens
CANADA: The UP Express service between Toronto’s Union Station and Pearson International Airport was launched on June 6. ‘This is a great day to see UP Express service open and Toronto join the ranks of other global cities’, said Ontario’s Minister of Transportation, Steven Del Duca. ‘It will give people ...
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NewsAndrew Constance
Andrew Constance has been appointed as Minister of Transport & Infrastructure in the New South Wales state government, succeeding Gladys Berejiklian who has moved to become state Treasurer.
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NewsRail.One to restructure into two businesses
RAIL.ONE: Concrete sleeper and ballastless track manufacturer Rail.One has announced plans for a corporate restructuring. Expected to be implemented during the third quarter of 2015, this will see separate companies formed for Germany, which it describes as ‘our most important market’, and for the ‘systematic further development’ of the company’s ...
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NewsTanzanian standard gauge contracts announced
TANZANIA: A Chinese consortium led by China Railway Materials has been awarded a US$7·6bn contract to build a 2 561 km standard gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to Burundi and Rwanda, Minister of Transport Samuel Sitta told parliament on May 30. Construction could be formally launched within weeks Sitta ...
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NewsGO Transit driving cars unveiled
CANADA: Ontario’s Minister of Transportation Steven Del Duca visited GO Transit's Willowbrook depot on June 2 to unveil the first of 67 double-deck driving cars ordered by regional transport authority Metrolinx to increase capacity around on Toronto commuter services. Metrolinx has ordered a total of 127 coaches to an updated ...
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NewsNS CEO resigns in wake of Qbuzz bidding scandal
NETHERLANDS: Timo Huges resigned as Chief Executive Officer of national passenger operator NS with immediate effect on June 5, after the supervisory board withdrew its confidence as further details emerged about the irregularities in the Qbuzz subsidiary’s bid for the Limburg operating contract. No severance payment will be made. ...
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NewsOstlänken consultants appointed
SWEDEN: A consortium of Cowi and Systra has been selected to undertake technical planning work on the third section of the 150 km Ostlänken line linking Stockholm and Linköping. Diverging from the current Stockholm – Göteborg trunk line at Järna, west of Södertälje, the ‘East Link’ would run southwest through ...