All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 742
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NewsKaohsiung light rail line breaks ground
TAIWAN: A groundbreaking ceremony has been held for the Kaohsiung light rail line. Tracks were removed from Taiwan Railway Administration’s Qianzhen depot in preparation for utility relocation and track bed reconstruction. The 22·1 km circular line will incorporate portions of Taiwan Railway Administration’s existing Lin Gang East and West ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market June 2013
Algeria: Refer Engineering and TPF Planege have been awarded a €1·4m contract to undertake design studies for a 140 km single-track line from Boughezoul to Djelfa suitable for 220 km/h running. Czech Republic: AZD Praha and EZ Praha have launched the KC873m second stage of remodelling and resignalling at ...
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NewsJakarta metro contracts signed
INDONESIA: On June 11 project manager PT Mass Rapid Transit Jakarta signed contracts for the construction of Jakarta metro’s first line. This follows the official ‘soft launch’ of the project on May 2; Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo was again present, and urged the contractors to start construction ‘before October’. ...
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NewsTranstech unveils Helsinki tram
FINLAND: Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen unveiled the first of Transtech’s new trams for Helsinki at the manufacturer’s Otanmäki factory on June 13. The three-section vehicle then carried guests on a 1 km test track. The 100% low-floor car will arrive in Helsinki in the next few weeks. It ...
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NewsWatching out
SECURITY: Genetec has announced the release of Security Center 5.2, the latest version of its unified security platform combining video surveillance with access control. New features include threat level management and software-based video walls, which Genetec says enhances collaboration in control rooms for ‘a fraction of the cost of ...
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NewsAbellio orders Niederrhein Flirts
GERMANY: Stadler Pankow GmbH announced on June 12 that it had signed a contract with Abellio Rail NRW GmbH to supply 20 five-car Flirt 3 EMUs to operate Niederrhein-Netz services on route RB33 from Mönchengladbach to Wesel and RB35 from Dusseldorf to Emmerich, which is to be extended to Arnhem ...
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NewsLEO Express enters Polish market
POLAND: Through its local partner DLA, Czech open access inter-city operator LEO Express has applied for paths to operate on the Katowice/Kraków – Warszawa and Warszawa – Poznan – Szczecin routes. Announcing its entry into the Polish market on June 12, LEO Express said that it was ‘currently holding intensive ...
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NewsEIB funds new freight fleet for Lithuania
LITHUANIA: The European Investment Bank has signed an agreement to lend Lithuanian Railways €50m to fund the acquisition of 590 wagons, comprising 200 flat wagons, 150 tank cars, 140 open wagons and 100 covered vehicles. The loan will also be used to finance six electric multiple-units and three DMUs. ‘We ...
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NewsHo Chi Minh City Line 1 E&M contract signed
VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has signed a ¥37bn contract with Hitachi to supply electrical and mechanical equipment for Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City metro, it was announced on June 11. Hitachi is to deliver 17 three-car trainsets, signalling, telecommunications including ...
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NewsTorrealba to head IFE
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed Francisco Torrealba as President of state railway owner and operator IFE. He has been tasked with four main objectives: to improve the quality of services to towns in the Tuy Valley; to build new relations with IFE workers; to review every rail project in ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has invited private sector proposals for a 25-year concession to manage the Risalpur locomotive factory. The government is hoping private finance can be used to fund modernisation, with the ambition of producing 25 locomotives/year for Pakistan Railways. Export opportunities would also be sought. Rolling stock composite ...
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NewsShenzhen Line 3 to get 198 cars in 2015-16
CHINA: Shenzhen metro Line 3 operator Shenzhen Metro Group Co has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co a 1·26bn yuan contract to supply 33 six-car trainsets in 2015-16. NPRT is a joint venture between CSR Corp and Singapore-based aluminium alloy supplier Midas Holdings. ‘The metro train sector’s positive ...
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NewsEIB increases Ankara – Istanbul high speed funding
TURKEY: The European Investment Bank has announced that it is to provide a further €200m in funding for the Ankara – Istanbul high speed line project, which is due for completion next year. The funding agreement was signed at a ceremony in Ankara on June 10 attended by EIB President ...
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NewsCzerwieńsk chord cuts journey times
POLAND: Vice-Minister for Railways Andrzej Massel officially opened a new chord avoiding Czerwieńsk station on June 9, where reversals had previously added up to 30 min to journey times from Zielona Góra to Warszawa, Poznań and Gorzów Wielkopolski. The 2 km electrified chord has been built as part of a ...
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NewsBologna and Reggio Emilia stations join the AV network
ITALY: President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio were amongst the first passengers to use the underground high speed line station at Bologna Centrale, which opened for revenue service on June 9. Accompanied by FS Chief Executive Mauro Moretti, who had unveiled the station to local dignitaries the previous ...
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NewsHigh speed to Alacant from June 18
SPAIN: On June 10 RENFE opened ticket sales for services using the 165 km high speed line between Albacete and Alacant, due to open on June 18. This will cut the fastest Madrid – Alacant journey time by 50 min, bringing it down to 2 h 20 min. During the ...
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NewsHitachi tests ETCS onboard equipment in Wales
UK: The ‘Verification Train 3’ developed by Hitachi Rail Europe to test ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment has successfully concluded a series of running trials on the Cambrian line in mid-Wales, the company reported on June 11. The overnight tests, which began on April 22, were designed to assess whether ...
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NewsFoxx succeeds LaHood
Mayor of Charlotte Anthony Foxx has accepted President Barack Obama’s nomination to succeed Ray LaHood as US Secretary of Transportation.Foxx has been mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2009, during which time he has been a keen advocate of public transport, and light rail and streetcars in particular. Charlotte’s initial ...
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NewsMore Doha metro contracts awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has selected contractors for the Red Line South and Green Line construction phases of the Doha metro. The consortium selected for Red Line South is led by QDVC and also includes GS Engineering & Construction Corp, and Al Darwish Engineering. The contract covers the design and ...
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NewsLower train toilet costs
TOILET: AKW A+V Protec's train toilet bioreactor units use bacteria to break down waste (RG 5.10 p68). Heaters sterilise waste water which can then be harmlessly discharged to the track, leaving small volumes of solid waste in the tank for disposal approximately every two months. The bioreactors can be ...