All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 745
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NewsSutton presses for Tramlink extension
UK: Plans for expansion of the Croydon Tramlink network to serve the neighbouring London Borough of Sutton were endorsed by the borough council on May 23, with the publication of an 'economic benefits prospectus' commissioned by the Opportunity Sutton development partnership. Transport for London is currently developing proposals for an ...
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NewsBLT orders Tango trams
SWITZERLAND: Baselland Transport awarded Stadler Rail a second firm order to supply Tango trams on May 27. The contract is worth SFr94m and covers the delivery of 19 metre-gauge vehicles in 2014-16. This will allow all services on the Basel region operator's routes 10 and 11 to be operated using ...
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NewsMoscow - Kazan should be Russia's first dedicated high speed line, says RZD
RUSSIA: An 803 km Moscow - Vladimir - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan route should form the first stage of a high speed rail programme, Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin told President Putin and other guests at recent conference held to discuss the prospects for developing dedicated high speed lines. ...
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NewsRob McIntosh
Rob McIntosh has been appointed Director for Crossrail at Network Rail, responsible for the £2·3bn surface works programme that NR is undertaking for the project. He had joined NR last year as Project Director for ETCS & Traffic Management from Invensys Rail where he was latterly Vice-President, Delivery.
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NewsSt Albans light rail conversion plan dropped
UK: Plans to convert the 10 km Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey branch line to light rail standards have been dropped, with Hertfordshire County Council saying that the proposal 'turned out to be considerably more complicated than originally expected and we have found it is not possible to deliver ...
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NewsCairo - Alexandria resignalling contract awarded
EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has awarded Thales a €109m turnkey contract to design, install and maintain new signalling, telecommunications and centralised traffic control systems for the 208 km Cairo - Alexandria route. Implementation is expected to take four years. Announcing the contract on May 26, Thales said the route is ...
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NewsCSR to supply new Roca fleet
ARGENTINA: Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo announced on May 23 a US$327m order for 300 EMU cars from CSR of China. The air-conditioned vehicles will operate on the Roca commuter network in Buenos Aires, increasing capacity by 50%. The contract specifies a price of $1⋅09m per car, ...
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NewsRussian production of Desiro RUS EMUs begins
RUSSIA: Domestic assembly of Desiro RUS electric multiple-units at the Ural Locomotives plant in Yekaterinburg was ceremonially launched by Siemens AG managing board member Roland Buschof and Dmitry Pumpyansky, President of Sinara Group, on May 25. Siemens' plant at Krefeld in Germany fulfilled Russian Railways' initial orders for the regional ...
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NewsMitsubishi to increase capacity on peoplemover lines
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corp a contract worth ¥12bn to enhance capacity on two automated peoplemover lines in northeastern Singapore. The Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT lines together form a 22 km network, and provide interchange with the North East Line of ...
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NewsAlstom launches Axonis mini-metro concept
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom Transport Chief Executive Henri Poupart-Lafarge launched the Axonis mini-metro concept at the UITP Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Genève on May 27. Intended to make extensive use of modular construction elements, Axonis is targeted at cities seeking to develop an automated metro network more quickly and at ...
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NewsSão Paulo tenders restarted and cancelled
BRAZIL: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo restarted the tender for the 25-year PPP concession to build and operate metro Line 6 during April. The new bid submission date is July 30, and the value is unchanged at R$7·8bn. The original tender from January had to be cancelled because of ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market May 2013
Bulgaria: Pesa has been selected to supply 20 Swing five-section low-floor trams for 1009 mm gauge routes in Sofia. The €50m deal includes €16·8m for spare parts and diagnostic equipment. Delivery is planned for 2014. China: The YCSR joint venture of engine manufacturer Yuchai and CSR has appointed Ricardo ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 consultation underway
UK: Transport for London and Network Rail opened a public consultation for the proposed Crossrail 2 route on May 14. The consultation aims to establish the level of support for the scheme and a preferred route. It will close on August 2, and its findings will then be presented to ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
An endowment of US$50 000 from Canadian National will fund in perpetuity a CN Scholarship at the Arema Educational Foundation, the Class I railroad announced in April. UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the University of Huddersfield on April 15 to open its Institute of Railway Research. The ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market May 2013
Brazil: Thales is to provide telecoms for the Manaus monorail, which will also have its Seltrac CBTC. Valec has awarded a joint venture of Torque and Azvi a €10·3m, 30-month contract for civil works on 100 km of the southern extension of the North-South Railway in Goiás, as well ...
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NewsHubert du Mesnil
Hubert du Mesnil, President of Réseau Ferré de France from 2007 to 2012, has been appointed President of Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, a joint subsidiary of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and RFF which is developing the cross-border section of the future rail link between Lyon and Torino.
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NewsAeroexpress launches in Kazan
RUSSIA: Airport shuttle operator Aeroexpress launched a service between Kazan International Airport and the city’s central station on May 22, in time for the Summer Universiade taking place in July. Services will use Siemens Lastochka electric multiple-units. Initially there will be four services per day in each direction, with ...
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NewsWorld rail market May 2013
Australia: Metro Trains Melbourne has ordered five MerMec rail geometry, profile and catenary measuring systems. Finland: Vogelsang is to supply a train water supply and retention tank emptying system for a €50m depot VR is building in Oulu. India: Project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Thales ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Welcoming delegates to the 60th UITP World Congress in Genève, TPG CEO Roland Bonzon outlines the challenge of serving a growing population News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news. Chinese metros The urban ...
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NewsSassan Rabet
Sassan Rabet has succeeded Günther Ferk as CEO of European wagonload alliance Xrail.