All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 693
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NewsStudy considers long-term options for Devon - Cornwall rail link
UK: Following the catastrophic destruction of around 100 m of sea wall at Dawlish during an exceptional storm in February, a taskforce has been established to undertake high-level study into ways of protecting the railway between Devon and Cornwall from extreme weather. The project is being led by infrastructure manager ...
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NewsDenver breaks ground on North Metro Line
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the North Metro commuter rail line in Denver was held on March 20 at the future site of 124th Avenue/Eastlake station in Thornton. Opening of the 20 km first phase is scheduled for 2018. The initial section would follow BNSF and former Union Pacific ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market March 2014
Chile: Metro de Santiago has awarded Isolux Corsán a €75m, 28-month contract to build a section of Santiago metro Line 3 including a 3·7 km NATM tunnel under the Mapocho River and Hospitales, Puente Cal y Canto and Plaza de Armas stations. China: MVA is to design the Pingtan ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem awarded high speed train contracts
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has been awarded two contracts to supply 300 km/h high speed trainsets. A 324bn won contract covers 10 KTX-Sancheon trainsets for the Suseo High Speed Railway subsidiary of Korail, which will operate the 60 km high speed line now under construction to serve the southeastern ...
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NewsDB orders S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland EMUs
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn placed a €146m contract for 29 Bombardier Talent 2 electric multiple-units on March 20, the 13th firm order under a €1bn framework agreed in 2007. The 19 three-car and 10 five-car EMUs are to be manufactured at Bombardier's Hennigsdorf site. They are due to enter service from ...
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NewsConstruction of Minsk metro Line 3 begins
BELARUS: Construction of the third metro line in Minsk started on March 19. The 17·2 km north-south line would be built in two phases. The first is due to open in 2017 and will run from Yubileynaya Ploshchad to Kovalskaya Sloboda with four stations. Vokzalnaya station would be connected to ...
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NewsHitachi Rail Global moves to UK and announces expansion plans
HITACHI: On March 20 Hitachi Ltd announced that 'to further accelerate the globalisation of the rail systems business', the headquarters of Hitachi Rail Global would move from Japan to London, with head of Hitachi Rail Europe Alistair Dormer appointed to the new post of Global CEO, Hitachi Rail, from April ...
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NewsNews in Brief - March 2014
Following a pilot on the Delhi – Mumbai route, Indian Railways is to test yield-managed fares for premium class services on 20 popular routes. The 15 kV electrification on Germany’s Nahetalbahn route from Saarbrücken is to be extended 6 km from Türkismühle to Neubrücke by December. Kaarst – Düsseldorf ...
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NewsTabriz signs tram agreement
IRAN: Chinese company CITIC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tabriz municipality for the construction of a tramway. This would run along the Azadi Boulveard and Azerbaijan Boulevard, to the south and west of the city centre. Among those present at the signing were Mayor Sadeq Najafi and ...
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NewsFirst private customer for Traxx Diesel Multi-Engine locomotives
GERMANY: Special-purpose joint venture Paribus-DIF-Netz-West-Lokomotiven has become the first private-sector customer for Bombardier's Traxx Diesel Multi-Engine locomotive, with an order for 15 of the four-engine locos announced on March 19. Bombardier said the value of the Traxx ME order 'based on the list price' is €60m. Delivery is scheduled for ...
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NewsRENFE freight privatisation on the way
SPAIN: Development Minister Ana Pastor announced on March 18 that an open competition would be held to select an 'industrial partner' to take a stake in the freight business of national operator RENFE. According to the minister, work to prepare bidding documentation was already underway. Freight is one of the ...
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NewsERTMS Regional contract in Zambia
ZAMBIA: A consortium of Bombardier Transportation, Huawei and local company GMC Technologies has been awarded a US$51m contract to deploy ERTMS Regional on Zambia Railway Ltd's 980 km Chingola - Livingstone line. The route is being upgraded and double-tracked using government funding allocated last year. Pioneered in Sweden, ERTMS Regional ...
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NewsFyra dispute settled as AnsaldoBreda buys back V250 trainsets
NETHERLANDS: National passenger operator NS has reached agreement with AnsaldoBreda and its parent company Finmeccanica to settle the ongoing dispute over the V250 trainsets supplied for the aborted Fyra high speed services linking Amsterdam with Brussels and Breda. Under an agreement announced on March 17, AnsaldoBreda will take back all ...
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NewsSiemens Charger passenger locomotive contract finalised
USA: Siemens announced on March 18 that the states of Illinois, California, Michigan, Missouri and Washington had formally issued a notice to proceed with production of 32 diesel-electric passenger locomotives suitable for speeds up to 200 km/h. The procurement is being led on behalf of the five states by ...
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NewsSeries E7 debuts on Nagano Shinkansen
JAPAN: JR East officially launched its first dual-system Series E7 Shinkansen trainsets in revenue service on March 15, in conjunction with the country’s national timetable change. Developed jointly with JR West, which has ordered its own build designated Series W7, the new trainsets are intended to operate Hokuriku Shinkansen services ...
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NewsJernbaneverket plans ahead
NORWAY: Jernbaneverket has set out details of how it is to implement the government’s national transport strategy for 2014-23 which was unveiled last year. The infrastructure manager said on February 13 that there is agreement about the main priorities, but it feels greater emphasis should be given to maintenance, ...
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NewsAddis Abeba tram supplier selected
ETHIOPIA: CNR Corp announced on March 17 that it had been selected to supply 41 trams to Addis Abeba. The three-section 70% low-floor vehicles would have a minimum floor height of 350 mm and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. The first trams are to be delivered at the ...
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NewsNorthern focus needed, says HS2 Chairman
UK: Deferral of the proposed link between High Speed 2 and High Speed 1 and extension of the first phase route from Lichfield north to Crewe are among the recommendations of a report issued on March 17 by HS2 Ltd Chairman Sir David Higgins outlining how the UK’s proposed high ...
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NewsSouth Africa's 'largest ever' locomotive order awarded to four suppliers
SOUTH AFRICA: Transnet announced the 'largest-ever loco supply contract in South Africa's history' on March 17. The country's 'single biggest infrastructure investment initiative by a corporate' comprises orders for four companies to supply a total of 1 064 locomotives worth R50bn. CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive is to supply 359 electric ...
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NewsFreiburg tram network extends north
GERMANY: A northern extension of Freiburg’s metre-gauge tram route 5 from Reutebachgasse to Zähringen opened on March 15, six weeks ahead of schedule. ‘For the first time in the city’s history of over 100 years, light rail goes beyond the city limits — a sign of how highly integrated ...