All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 691
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NewsFive consortia prequalify for Danish electrification programme
DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has shortlisted five of the eight consortia which expressed interest in the contract for the first phase of a national electrification programme which will see all Denmark’s main routes wired at 25 kV 50Hz by 2026. The shortlisted candidates are: Aarsleff/Siemens; ASB Consortium; Strukton/Balfour Beatty; EIS ...
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NewsTEN-T co-ordinators named
The European Commission has named the 11 co-ordinators who will assist with implementing the revised TEN-T programme, which now focuses on nine trans-European transport corridors (RG 11.13 p8). Each route has a dedicated co-ordinator, and there are separate co-ordinators for ERTMS and the Motorways of the Sea. Existing ERTMS ...
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NewsVeronique Hakim
Veronique Hakim has been selected to succeed James Weinstein as Executive Director of NJ Transit. Weinstein stood down on March 2 following criticism of the commuter rail operator’s readiness for February’s Super Bowl American football match, and its preparations for Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
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NewsAntonín Prachar
Antonín Prachar has been appointed Minister for Transport in the Czech Republic’s new coalition government.
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NewsTim Jackson
RATP Dev has appointed Tim Jackson as head of its new British Isles business unit, responsible for activities in the UK and Ireland which include operation and maintenance of Manchester Metrolink. A former Director of Angel Trains International, since 2010 he has been founder and managing partner of Steel Fleet ...
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NewsYehuda Bar-On
Yehuda Bar-On has succeeded Moshe Ben-Alon as General Manager of NTA, the company responsible for constructing a mass transit system in Tel Aviv.
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NewsHans Schabert
Hans Schabert, a former Group President of Siemens Transportation Systems, has been appointed CEO of Vossloh AG. He took up the post on April 1, following the resignations of former CEO Werner Andree and Chief Operating Officer Norbert Schiedeck. Volker Schenk and Oliver Schuster have also been named as Executive ...
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NewsLocomotives reach Ethiopia by road
AFRICA: Five Chinese-built diesel locomotives for use on railway construction projects in Ethiopia have been delivered by road from the port of Djibouti by logistics company Steder Group FZCO. The locomotives weigh from 85 tonnes to 135 tonnes, and were carried on Steder Group's multi-axle trailers after being unloaded from ...
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NewsFirst electrification-ready stock delivered to Israel Railways
ISRAEL: National railway ISR has taken delivery of the first six of 72 double-deck coaches which Bombardier Transportation is supplying pre-equipped to operate with electric locomotives on routes which are to be electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz. ISR placed a €122m order for the coaches in September 2012 under ...
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NewsVoith to build €25m rolling stock component plant in China
CHINA: The groundbreaking ceremony for a €25m rail vehicle component plant in Shanghai is planned for December, Voith announced on March 31. Production at the 10 000 m2 facility is expected to start in early 2016. In addition, Voith is to set up an engineering centre which will adapt components ...
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NewsSBB orders 485 wagons
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways announced a SFr50m contract for Slovakian company ŽOS Trnava to supply 485 wagons to replace its infrastructure maintenance fleet on March 31. The order covers: 70 twin-axle hopper wagons; 140 bogie hopper wagons; 50 tipping wagons with high sides; 25 tipping wagons with low sides; ...
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NewsChina - Europe rail freight joint venture agreed
INTERNATIONAL: A memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership to develop rail forwarding services between China and Europe has been signed by DHL Global Forwarding and the project office which is setting up the United Transport & Logistics Co joint venture of the national railways of Russia, Kazakhstan and ...
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NewsEuropean Locomotive Leasing signs framework for 50 locomotives
EUROPE: New entrant to the leasing market European Locomotive Leasing has signed a framework contract to acquire up to 50 Siemens Vectron AC and multi-system locomotives. The agreement announced on March 31 includes a firm order for an undisclosed number of locomotives to be delivered immediately, with the rest to ...
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NewsEU and Japan negotiate opening rail markets
INTERNATIONAL: Representatives from European Union and Japanese railway operators and the supply industry attended the first meeting of the EU-Japan Industrial Dialogue on Railways which was held in Brussels on March 27. The event was organised by the European Commission's Internal Market & Services department and Japan's Ministry for Land, ...
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NewsHazardous goods information
NORTH AMERICA: An information-sharing and safety practice review is being launched by Class I railroad Canadian National across its network, with a view to ensuring the communities its trains pass through have a better understanding of how hazardous materials are transported. ‘Under our engagement programme, CN is approaching municipal officials ...
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NewsGulf Co-operation Council states discuss OTIF accession
INTERNATIONAL: The Gulf Co-operation Council and the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail have signed a memorandum of understanding which could lead to the GCC and its six member states Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE acceding to the COTIF convention. The convention provides a legal ...
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NewsOverhead inspection vehicles with ETCS
GERMANY: DB Netz is taking delivery of a further four Robel Bahnbaumaschinen 57.44 catenary maintenance vehicles, fitted with two independent work platforms. Eight vehicles of this type have been in service since 2010, but the latest batch is equipped with ETCS.
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NewsLima metro Line 2 concession awarded
PERU: On behalf of the Ministry of Transport & Communications, on March 28 state investment agency ProInversión awarded the Nuevo Metro de Lima consortium the US$9bn Lima metro Line 2 concession. The consortium will design, finance, build, operate and maintain the 27 km Line 2 running east-west from Ate to ...
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NewsAutomated metro Line M4 opens in Budapest
HUNGARY: Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Mayor István Tarlós opened Budapest's fourth metro line on March 28, starting a weekend of free travel from 12.00. The 7·4 km Line M4 runs in entirely in two 5·2 m diameter bored tunnels from Keleti railway station, under the Danube to Kelenföld station. ...
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NewsTransPennine EMU fleet delivered
UK: Train operator First TransPennine Express took delivery of the last of 10 Siemens Class 350/4 Desiro electric multiple-units on March 28, 25 months after the £60m contract was signed. The four-car 25 kV 50 Hz EMUs are leased from Angel Trains, and will be used to increase capacity between ...