All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 768
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NewsTeknoware acquires Trans-Lite Inc
USA: The US subsidiary of Finnish lighting system manufacturer Teknoware has acquired railway interior and exterior lighting and destination sign supplier Trans-Lite Inc from the family which founded the business. 'The transaction will support Teknoware's strategy of expanding to new regions and growing its global product portfolio' said Kai Kauto, ...
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NewsPiraeus tram extension contract signed
GREECE: After a delay of almost four years, the contract for the construction of a tram extension in Piraeus was signed on January 14 by Attiko Metro and contractor Themeli. The project is valued at €61·5m and is to be funded with EU structural funds. The 5·4 km single-track ...
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NewsState support for French railway supply industry
FRANCE: Chaired by Arnaud Montebourg, the minister charged with reviving France’s manufacturing sector, a strategic committee for the railway supply industry met for the first time in Valenciennes on January 11. The meeting was also attended by Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier and Foreign Trade Minister Nicole Bricq. Comprising several large ...
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NewsRZD sells stake in suburban rail operator
RUSSIA: Moscow Passenger Co paid 780m roubles to beat off one other bidder for a 25% minus three shares stake in Central Suburban Passenger Company which was auctioned by Russian Railways on December 21 2012. Central PPK is Russia's largest suburban operator, operating in 10 regions. It carries around 1·3 ...
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NewsHonam line sleeper contract awarded
SOUTH KOREA: Rail.One has won a contract to supply concrete sleepers for the Honam high speed line. More than 530 000 twin-block sleepers will be installed on the 222 km line from Osong to Mokpo. The sleepers form part of the Rheda 2000 ballastless track system, and will be ...
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NewsFreight operator NefteTransService announces London IPO
RUSSIA: Private rail freight operator NefteTransService announced plans for an IPO in London on January 15. Completion is planned during the first half of 2013, with a post-IPO free float of about 25%. JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Renaissance Capital are acting as joint global co-ordinators and joint bookrunners. ...
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NewsTamsui light rail approved
TAIWAN: The Council for Economic Planning and Development approved the first phase of a light rail system in the Tamsui district of Taipei on January 7. Construction is expected to start later this year. Due for completion in 2018, the 9·6 km first phase comprises the Green Mountain Line, ...
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NewsSecond Phoenix light rail extension breaks ground
USA: Phoenix city officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony on January 12 for the Northwest Extension of the Valley Metro light rail line. The first phase of the Northwest Extension will take the line from Montebello to Dunlap Avenue, adding 5·1 km and three stations. It is expected to open ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse sales up 1%
GERMANY: On January 10 Knorr-Bremse announced a 1% increase in group sales in 'a difficult international business environment' during 2012. The Rail Vehicle Systems division recorded a slight growth in sales from €2·19bn in 2011 to €2·22bn in 2012, with 'positive impetus' generated by an upturn in the North American ...
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NewsColombian rail consultancy partnership agreed
COLOMBIA: Canadian rail consultancy Canarail and Bogotá-based railway engineering and consulting firm A de G Ingeniería have agreed an exclusive partnership for the Colombian market. Announcing the agreement on January 8, Canarail said the Colombian government intends to invest $21bn in developing rail infrastructure over the next 10 years, and ...
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NewsEBRD supports mixed-gauge rail terminal
MOLDOVA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing a US$12m loan to finance the construction of a rail terminal with 1 435 mm and 1 520 mm gauge tracks at Danube Logistics' Giurgiulesti International Free Port. Located where Moldova, Romania and Ukraine meet at the confluence of the ...
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NewsBirley Manufacturing supplies skirts to First Great Western
UK: Birley Manufacturing has supplied a batch of coach underframe skirts to First Great Western under a contract worth almost £300 000. The Sheffield-based company says it is hopeful that further orders will follow in 2013. The fabricated aluminium structures are fitted to the underside of MkIII coaches to protect ...
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NewsCoaches handed over in Dushanbe
TAJIKISTAN: A ceremony in Dushanbe on December 25 marked the formal handover of national railway Rohee Ohani Tojikiston's first new coaches since the country's independence more than 20 years ago. The 15 coaches including a restaurant car were ordered from Ukrainian manufacturer Kriukov Car Building Works. Similar to vehicles previously ...
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NewsCSR to renew Buenos Aires EMU fleet
ARGENTINA: Complete renewal of the EMU fleet operating suburban services on the 1 676 mm gauge Sarmiento and Mitre routes in Buenos Aires was announced by President Cristina Fernández on January 10. Under a contract valued at US$506m, Chinese manufacturer CSR is to supply 55 trainsets totalling 409 vehicles, which ...
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NewsNetwork Rail awards 10-year electricity supply contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded EDF Energy a 10-year contract to supply around 3·2 TWh of electricity a year for the rail network. Network Rail procures electricity centrally for the rail industry, charging train operators for traction power supplied through overhead and third rail electrification. In what Network Rail ...
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NewsParis tram T4 branch enquiry underway
FRANCE: A public inquiry considering plans to build a 6·5 km branch of Paris tram route T4 from Gargan to Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil closes on January 24. The branch would have 11 stops, and is expected to carry 37 000 passengers a day. The €214m scheme is being managed by ...
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NewsJean-Marc Janaillac
Jean-Marc Janaillac has been named President & CEO of Veolia Transdev and has also replaced Jérôme Gallot on the Executive Committee of major shareholder Caisse des Dépôts. Jérôme Nanty becomes Secretary General, succeeding Olivier Grunberg who is transferring to Veolia Environnement.
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NewsRail franchising 'not fundamentally flawed', Brown review finds
UK: The Department for Transport published the Brown Review of the Rail Franchising Programme on January 10, the second of two independent inquiries launched in the wake of the collapse of the Inter-City West Coast refranchising process in October last year. Authored by Eurostar Chairman Richard Brown, the report was ...
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NewsLow-floor trams ordered for Suzhou Industrial Development Zone
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock has won an order to supply 18 low-floor trams for a light rail line which is under construction in the Suzhou National New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone. The rolling stock order announced on January 10 is the first won by CSR Puzhen under ...
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NewsSaudi Landbridge consultancy contract awarded
SAUDI ARABIA: The Public Investment Fund has awarded Fluor Corp a 270m riyal contract to provide consultancy services for the Saudi Landbridge project. Under the 84-month contract Fluor is to review engineering designs for the railway in conjunction with Parsons Brinckerhoff, and will define implementation strategies and be responsible for ...