All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 723
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NewsCummins announces Tier 4 demonstrator locomotive
USA: Cummins Engine Co announced on September 29 that it is to launch a demonstrator locomotive for its new QSK95 diesel engine, which is expected to start trial running in the second half of 2014. Speaking at the Railway Interchange exhibition in Indianapolis, Cummins' Vice-President & General Manager for the ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market September 2013
Belarus: BC has taken delivery of two DP1 single-car DMUs produced by Belkommunmash and Pesa, and a third is to follow. Eight 2TE10 locos have been repowered with new engines, which is expected to significantly reduce fuel consumption. Chile: EMD’s Muncie plant has delivered six GT46AC metre-gauge freight locomotives ...
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North Korea rail link completed
NORTH KOREA: A ceremony was held on September 22 to mark the completion of work to reinstate the railway from Rajin in the Rason Special Economic Zone to the border at Tumangang and Khasan in Russia. More than 5·5bn roubles has been spent rehabilitating the 54 km line for ...
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NewsEtihad Rail test running begins
UAE: The first test train on the initial phase of the national railway network which is being developed by Etihad Rail ran on September 22. Two trains will run in each direction per day during the three-month commissioning period. Each train comprises up to three of the seven SD70ACS locomotives ...
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NewsEurostar confirms launch of London – Amsterdam services in December 2016
EUROPE: Eurostar, the Dutch government and Dutch national passenger operator NS have signed an agreement for the launch of direct services between London and Amsterdam Centraal in December 2016. This forms part of a programme to enhance services on HSL-Zuid which was announced by State Secretary for Infrastructure & ...
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NewsChinese DMUs for Buenos Aires commuters
ARGENTINA: Continuing his official visit to China, Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo announced on September 25 that CNR is to supply 27 three-car DMUs for the Belgrano Sur commuter network in Buenos Aires. With contract signature expected within two weeks, deliveries are due to take place in ...
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NewsHarbin metro opens
CHINA: Harbin Metro line 1 opened for trial passenger services on September 26, almost exactly five years after its construction began. The 17·4 km line runs from Harbin East railway station in the northeast of the city to Harbin South railway station, via Taipingqiao and Yida Eryuan. ...
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NewsSSL awarded Great Western signalling contracts
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has awarded the Signalling Solutions Ltd joint venture of Alstom and Balfour Beatty three contracts totalling £140m for signalling renewals on the Great Western Main Line. SSL is to design, supply and commission signalling including five Alstom Smartlock 400 interlockings and associated power systems around ...
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NewsGATX sells stake in AAE Cargo
SWITZERLAND: Chicago-based leasing company GATX Corp sold its 37·5% stake in European wagon owner AAE Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn Cargo to its partner AAE Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn Holding on September 26. The sale price of €84·5m comprised €17·0m in cash and a €67·5m secured loan to AAE Holding. As a result ...
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NewsForce majeure does not exempt train operators from compensating delayed passengers
EUROPE: The Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies and the International Rail Transport Committee have called for the European Commission to harmonise consumer protection laws between transport modes, after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that railway undertakings are not exempt from refunding passengers for delays ...
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NewsArriva launches pilot Czech passenger service at its own risk
CZECH REPUBLIC: After a year of planning, on September 23 DB subsidiary Arriva Vlaky launched an unsubsidised passenger service on the 26 km Praha Masarykovo - Kralupy nad Vltavou route, competing at its own risk against national passenger operator CD. There are initially eight return semi-fast trains a day, calling ...
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News€510m package to renew inter-city fleet
FRANCE: Meeting on September 26, the SNCF board approved a draft financing agreement which paves the way for replacement of the ageing fleet used to operate longer-distance passenger trains on the conventional network, known as trains d’équilibre du territoire. Loss-making services on 38 designated routes, used by around 100 000 ...
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NewsSaudi Railway Company seeks operating concessionaire
SAUDI ARABIA: Saudi Railway Company has invited expressions of interest for a concession to maintain and operate the North-South Railway, under a tendering process being supported by management consultancy A T Kearney. SAR is looking for national and 'world-class' international companies to take responsibility for train operations, infrastructure management and ...
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NewsBill Fullerton
Bill Fullerton has succeeded Larry Kelterborn as President of Interfleet Technology’s North American operation. Kelterborn will stay on in an advisory capacity.
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NewsElizabeth Dipuo Peters
Elizabeth Dipuo Peters has succeeded Dikobe Ben Martins as South Africa’s Minister of Transport.
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NewsIsabelle Balestra
Isabelle Balestra has joined Keolis as General Counsel and Director of Contractual Relations.
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NewsAlex Wishnitzer
Alex Wishnitzer has been appointed Chairman of NTA, the state-owned company in charge of the design and construction of Tel Aviv’s mass transit system.
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NewsKlaus Dieter Rennert
Klaus Dieter Rennert has been appointed Chief Executive for Europe and Corporate Officer of Hitachi Ltd. Continuing in his post of CEO of Hitachi Power Europe, he also becomes Chairman of Hitachi Europe Ltd, succeeding Sir Stephen Gomersall, now Deputy Chairman while continuing as a Director of Hitachi Ltd.
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NewsZelený takes over at CD
Following the appointment of Zdenek Žák as the Czech Republic's Minister of Transport, several personnel changes have been made within senior management at state railway CD and its freight arm CD Cargo.Petr Žaluda, Chairman & General Manager of CD, was dismissed from all his positions on July 30 and replaced ...
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NewsExpert panel gets to work
UIC Director of Passenger & High Speed Rail Ignacio Barrón de Angoiti (photo) is to chair an expert panel of academics and railway professionals set up by Spain's Ministry of Development. Due to report back within six months, the group is to consider areas including regulation, safety and possible improvements.The ...