All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 715
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NewsRussian Railways' 1·2tr rouble three-year investment plan
RUSSIA: The government met on November 14 to consider the draft three-year investment and financial plan for Russian Railways. This envisages spending 396bn roubles in 2014, 415bn roubles in 2015 and 438bn roubles in 2016. 'This is a lot, but then, the company's tasks are challenging too', said Prime Minister ...
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NewsHannover orders more TW 3000s as first one delivered
GERMANY: Hannover transport operator Üstra exercised an option to buy 50 light rail vehicles from Vossloh Kiepe on November 15. The follow-up order is worth €90m and coincides with the delivery of the first TW 3000 high-floor LRV ordered from a Vossloh Kiepe-Alstom consortium in 2011 under a €126m ...
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NewsParis inaugurates tram Line T7
FRANCE: The latest tram line in Paris opened on November 16 with two days of free travel. Line T7 runs from Villejuif-Louis Aragon, the southern terminus of metro Line 7, to Athis-Mons with 18 stops and a depot at Vitry-sur-Seine. The end-to-end journey time on the 11·2 km line is ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market November 2013
Australia: Transport for New South Wales has appointed Network Rail Consulting as independent safety assessor for the North West Rail Link project in Sydney. Whitehaven Coal has appointed Leighton Contractors to build a rail link between its Maules Creek mine project and the Werris Creek – Mungindi line. ...
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NewsStaying on touch on the metro
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has announced that its entire network is to have 4G coverage by the end of the year, in addition to the free wi-fi hotspots now available at all stations. 'We know that staying in touch through mobile devices is an essential part of daily live ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market November 2013
Argentina: CNR is to supply 27 three-car DMUs for use on the Belgrano Sur commuter network in Buenos Aires from 2015. The government is to invite bids from Chinese manufacturers to finance and supply a further 32 three-car DMUs for the Sarmiento and Mitre networks. Australia: On October 11 ...
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NewsSBB launches Starbucks coffee coach
SWITZERLAND: A Swiss Federal Railways IC2000 double-deck buffet car has been refurbished and branded as a Starbucks Coffee House. From November 21 it will be used for a nine-month trial period on two daily services from Genève and Fribourg to St Gallen, and the success of the venture will be ...
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NewsRapid MetroRail Gurgaon opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon light metro began on November 14. The 6·1 km standard-gauge line runs on an elevated alignment with six stations, linking Gurgaon Cyber City to the Delhi metro network at Sikanderpur on Line 2. Ticketing is integrated with Delhi metro. Design capacity of ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Vossloh-Cogifer has opened a €3m track component R&D, customer service and training centre in Reichshoffen. It brings together work which was previously split between two sites, and includes a metallurgical laboratory with two fatigue and endurance test benches. Polish manufacturer KZN Biezanów and Spanish company Talleres Alegria have formed ...
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NewsISR sets out plans for electric fleet
ISRAEL: National railway ISR has issued a request for information about the potential supply of electric locomotives and multiple-units for its electrification programme. The first phase of the programme covers wiring around 420 km of existing and planned line at 25 kV 50 Hz. This includes the future 23 km ...
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NewsMetro-North and Long Island Rail Road PTC contracts awarded
USA: New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Siemens Rail Automation contracts to supply Positive Train Control for the MTA Metro-North Railroad and MTA Long Island Rail Road commuter lines. This covers 1 100 km of track and 1 500 vehicles, carrying around 80 ...
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NewsNew line to Normandie to be studied
FRANCE: Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier announced on November 14 that RFF is to undertake studies for a new line between Paris and Rouen, with the aim of improving conventional services between the capital and the regions of Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie. The project is to be undertaken in two phases. The ...
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NewsFyra brand extinguished
NETHERLANDS: The Fyra brand name for services on HSL-Zuid is to disappear from the December 15 timetable change, and will be replaced by 'Intercity Direct'. Supplements for travel on the half-hourly domestic Rotterdam - Breda services are to be scrapped, but will remain for Schiphol - Rotterdam journeys. Passengers will ...
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NewsSolaris Tramino presented to Jena
GERMANY: The first of five Solaris Tramino trams for Jena was officially presented to city transport operator Jenaer Nahverkehr on November 9, named ‘Erlangen’ after Jena’s twin city. ‘From January 2014 the elegant and timeless design of these vehicles will enrich our city’s landscape’, said Jenaer Nahverkehr Managing Director ...
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NewsFirst Citadis Compact tram unveiled
FRANCE: Contemporary artist Hervé Di Rosa conceived the distinctive livery of the first Citadis Compact tram, unveiled at Alstom's La Rochelle plant on November 14. Alstom has developed Citadis Compact as an affordable option for 'intermediate-sized' cities with between 50 000 and 100 000 people. The Pays d'Aubagne et de ...
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NewsCSX and GE to test LNG locomotives
USA: A pilot programme to assess the use of liquefied natural gas to fuel locomotives was announced by CSX Corp and GE Transportation on November 13. Field tests are scheduled to begin in 2014. GE Transportation will supply its NextFuel retrofit kits which provide dual-fuel capability for Evolution Series locomotives. ...
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NewsDenver selects North Metro preferred bidder
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has selected the GBBH joint venture for the North Metro Rail Line design-build contract. Balfour Beatty Rail holds a 50% stake in GBBH, which includes Graham Contracting, Hamon Contractors, Stantec Consulting Services and its subconsultant Parsons Brinckerhoff. The project is valued at $343m. The ...
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NewsMTR Express orders Flirts for Stockholm - Göteborg open access service
SWEDEN: The MTR Nordic subsidiary of Hong Kong's MTR Corp has ordered six Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units for use on open access inter-city services which will compete with national operator SJ between Stockholm and Göteborg. Delivery is scheduled for autumn 2014, with MTR Express services to begin once commissioning is ...
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NewsDrivers taking the tablets
BELGIUM: Freight operator SNCB Logistics has provided all its drivers with Samsung tablet computers under the Rail Information Train Assistant project. RITA eliminates the need to carry heavy documentation such as manuals and details of timetable updates. It speeds up the completion of time sheets and driver’s reports, with all ...
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NewsStockholm agrees metro expansion
SWEDEN: The Swedish government, Stockholm municipality, Greater Stockholm and the councils of Solna, Nacka and Järfälla have agreed on a 19 km expansion of the Stockholm metro network. The parties will take joint responsibility for the SKr19·5bn project. The Blue Line is to be extended southeast to Nacka Forum ...