All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 755
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NewsSkanska signs NKr1·34bn Vestfold line contract
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has awarded Skanska a NKr1·34bn contract to build a 9 km section of a new 23·5 km alignment between Farriseidet and Porsgrunn suitable for 250 km/h running. The double-track line will replace the existing 35 km line which is only suitable for low speeds. The project ...
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NewsCAF trains Recife staff
BRAZIL: Last month the first class of 25 personnel from the CBTU suburban network in Recife began training to maintain the fleet of 15 EMUs that is being supplied by CAF. Combining practical and theoretical elements, the training courses are being provided by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer at CBTU's ...
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NewsFirst tram on its way to the Gold Coast
AUSTRALIA: The first of 14 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams for the Gold Coast light rail line has left the factory in Bautzen. Custom features of the 45 m long, seven-section vehicles include racks for surfboards. Bombardier is part of the GoldlinQ consortium which the Queensland government selected in May ...
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NewsNeal Lawson
Neal Lawson, Managing Director of UK operator First Capital Connect, is to join Network Rail as Director of Maintenance & Operations Services. Interim Director Fiona Dolman will return to her permanent role as Head of Operational Planning.
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NewsNanjing to get catenary-free trams
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co has won an order to supply 15 catenary-free trams for Nanjing. They will be the first to use Bombardier’s Primove traction batteries. The trams will be built in Nanjing under a 10-year technology licence agreement signed in 2012 that allows CSR Puzhen ...
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NewsBattery-diesel hybrid locomotive cuts emissions in the forest
HUNGARY: A Rába Mk 48 diesel-hydraulic locomotive dating from 1960 has been rebuilt as a low-emission battery-diesel hybrid for the 760 mm gauge Szilvásvárad Forest Railway, a 4 km line which now carries tourist traffic. The rebuild by MÁV Vasjármü included installing a 204 kW Cummins QSB6.7 engine meeting EU ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
DB Schenker Rail reports that the first intake of its EuroTrail international training programme comes to the end of its 18-month course this month. The first intake comprised 23 recruits from seven countries; the class of 2012 is 42 trainees from 12 countries. A further group is due to begin ...
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NewsProducts News in Brief
Liebherr Transportation Systems has delivered the first heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units for 135 Twindexx Vario double-deck inter-city coaches which Bombardier is building for Deutsche Bahn. Two types of HVAC unit are being supplied from Liebherr’s Radinovo plant in Bulgaria. One will be used for the passenger saloons, while a ...
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NewsManuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró
Manuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró has been appointed President of state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal for a three-year term.
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NewsWorld rolling stock market April 2013
Angola: The government and GE Transportation signed an accord on February 14 which could lead to the supply of about 100 locomotives for Angolan operators. Australia: On January 31 Qube Logistics signed a contract for CSR Ziyang to supply six Pandaroo diesel locos by the end of this year. ...
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NewsVR orders more driving and restaurant cars
FINLAND: National operator VR has awarded Transtech Oy a €55m firm order to supply a further 13 driving cars and 11 restaurant cars for inter-city services. The order for the double-deck vehicles is an option on a €90m contract for 12 driving and 15 restaurant cars which was placed in ...
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NewsConstruction starts on Borders Railway
UK: Network Rail and principal contractor BAM Nuttall began main construction works on the Borders Railway project on April 18, following six months of advance preparations. ‘The start of the construction works is a hugely exciting milestone and will allow those communities to witness the scheme coming to life,’ ...
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NewsSingapore to offer free metro travel to reduce overcrowding
SINGAPORE: Passengers exiting 16 central metro stations before 07.45 will get the rail section of their journey free of charge under a one-year trial which Land Transport Authority is to launch on June 24. Passengers exiting between 07.45 and 08.00 will be given a discount of up to S$0·50. To ...
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NewsChinese diesel engine upgrade contract
CHINA: The YCSR joint venture of engine manufacturer Yuchai and rolling stock supplier CSR has appointed UK consultancy Ricardo to assist with upgrading its 240 mm cylinder bore engine design to offer 'internationally competitive' standards of performance, fuel economy and durability, and compliance with UIC Stage III/EU Stage IIIA emissions ...
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NewsWorld rail market April 2013
Denmark: Project promoter Femern has awarded RINA Group a contract to verify the interoperability and safety requirements for the planned Fehmarn Belt tunnel. France: SNCF has appointed Thales to maintain ticket validating equipment on the Transilien suburban network serving Paris. The four-year contract covers 400 stations and 4300 pieces ...
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NewsPerpignan – Figueres ready for piggyback
EUROPE: A second series of trials conducted on April 14 has confirmed the technical feasibility of operating piggyback services between Perpignan and Figueres, according to TP Ferro which holds the concession to build and operate the 1 435 mm gauge route between France and Spain. Fret SNCF and the French ...
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NewsGera launches tram network upgrade
GERMANY: Work on the second phase of a project to modernise and extend the metre-gauge tram network in Gera was formally launched with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 12. There are four elements to the programme. The Tinzer Straße - Bieblach-Ost route is to be upgraded to ...
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NewsDelhi metro extension signalling contract awarded
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €35m contract to supply Cityflo 350 signalling and train control technology for extensions to lines 5 (Green) and 6 (Violet) which will add 35 km and 23 stations to the network in 2016. Line 5 will be extended 11·2 km ...
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NewsFour shortlisted for Docklands Light Railway franchise
UK: Transport for London announced on April 17 that had shortlisted four bidders for a franchise to operate the Docklands Light Railway from September 14 2014. Invitations to tender were expected to be issued ‘within the next few weeks’ to Stagecoach Rail Projects Ltd, a joint venture of Keolis ...
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NewsNews in Brief - April 2013
Two contracts have been signed for work on lines in Uganda, according to Works & Transport Minister Abraham Byandala. The 256 km Malaba – Kampala line is to be converted from metre gauge to standard gauge, and the 503 km Tororo – Pakwach line is to be extended to Nimule. ...
