All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 824
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NewsMoscow - Berlin Talgo agreement
RUSSIA: RZD President Vladimir Yakunin and Patentes Talgo President Carlos Palacio Oriol signed an agreement on January 25 that will see the Spanish manufacturer work with the Russian Railway Research Institute to develop rolling stock for RZD network. This covers the design, assembly and testing of three gauge-changing trainsets ...
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NewsContractor takes over responsibility for NSW Country Regional Network
AUSTRALIA: Responsibility for the management, maintenance and upgrading of the New South Wales government's regional rail network transferred from the Country Rail Infrastructure Authority to contractor John Holland with effect from January 15. More than 300 employees have transferred to John Holland, which now has a directly employed workforce 'in ...
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NewsDijon takes delivery of first new tram
FRANCE: The first of 33 Alstom Citadis trams for the two-line network being built in Dijon was delivered to the depot in the former SNCF workshop at Dijon-Chenôve on January 26, having left the Alstom's La Rochelle factory six days earlier. The 33 m long 100% low-floor trams will be ...
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NewsCargoNet to launch Kristiansand - Stavanger intermodal shuttle
NORWAY: Freight operator CargoNet is to launch a shuttle service on April 17 to transport containers and semi-trailers between Kristiansand and the recently-opened Ganddal terminal near Stavanger. The train will initially operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, leaving Stavanger at 05.30 and Kristiansand's Langmeyr yard at 12.30, with a journey time ...
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NewsGE Transportation announces 45% revenue growth
GE TRANSPORTATION: Full-year revenue of $4·9bn has been announced by GE Transportation for 2011, up 45% on the previous year. Profit of $757m was up from $315m in 2010, although orders were 7% down at $4·6bn. At the end of the year GE Transportation's order backlog was worth $3·3bn. 'In ...
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NewsInvensys Rail awarded Bandirma - Menemen ERTMS contract
TURKEY: National railway TCDD has awarded a joint venture of Invensys Rail and civil engineering company Fermak a €76m contract to provide ETCS Level 2 signalling and associated communications equipment for the 310 km line linking Bandirma on the Sea of Marmara with Menemen near Izmir. Invensys Rail's share of ...
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Ana Maria Pastor Julián
Several new appointments have been made within Spain's Ministry of Development following the swearing-in of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on December 21. Former Health Minister Ana Maria Pastor Julián (photo) replaced José Blanco López as Minister of Development (including transport) on December 22.Rafael Catalá Polo has been named Secretary of ...
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NewsChinese firm invests in UK equipment supplier
UK: Changzhou Evergreen Transport Technology and RAM Active Media have formed a 70:30 joint venture to take over TrainFX, a supplier of rolling stock systems including passenger information, CCTV, communications, energy metering and condition monitoring technology. Phil Campbell, Managing Director of TrainFX, said the Derby-based firm would benefit from the ...
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NewsInternational safety exercise tests Channel Tunnel fire suppression station
EUROPE: Eurotunnel's annual bi-national safety exercise in the early hours of January 15 saw firefighters, paramedics and police from both sides of the Channel working together with the tunnel operator's staff to simulate a lorry fire on a shuttle train travelling towards the UK. The 2012 exercise involved the controlled ...
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NewsTÜV Rheinland acquires US consultancy
USA: TÜV Rheinland's North American subsidiary TÜV Rheinland Rail Sciences announced the acquisition of Rail Safety Consulting on January 19, saying the deal would expand its range of signalling and safety consultancy services, particularly in Positive Train Control and Communications-Based Train Control. 'Joining forces with RSC allows us to provide ...
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NewsFaiveley Transport to buy Graham-White
USA: Faiveley Transport has agreed to acquire a controlling interest in compressed air drying technology and brake component manufacturer Graham-White. The US firm employs 300 people at six locations, with a central manufacturing site in Salem, Virginia. It is expecting to record sales of $70m in 2011, with 90% in ...
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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona has developed TMB Maps, an iPad app which enables users to plan metro and bus trips, locate stops and check the next departure using a tablet computer. Metro stations and bus stops are superimposed on a map of the user’s location, with details of services. An ...
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NewsMünchen transport gets €135m investment
GERMANY: München transport operator MVG has announced plans to invest €135m in its metro and tram networks during the coming year. Around €70m will go on metro improvements, including the modernisation of Hauptbahnhof and Marienplatz U-bahn stations and signalling at Scheidplatz. Other projects will include upgrading the power supplies to ...
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NewsTrial services begin on Lima metro
PERU: More than a quarter of a century after work began on Lima’s first metro, trial services on the full 22 km Tren Eléctrico line between Villa El Salvador and Miguel Grau began on January 9. There was a limited free service for the first month, with revenue operation expected ...
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Dr Omar Davies
Dr Omar Davies took up office as Jamaica’s Transport Minister on January 9. Further appointments within the Transport, Works & Housing Ministry include Richard Azan as Minister of State and Dr Morais Guy as Minister without Portfolio.
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NewsShenyang metro opens second line
CHINA: Revenue services on Shenyang metro Line 2 between Santaizi and Quanyunlu began on January 9, serving business facilities being developed along the city’s ‘Golden Corridor’. Work on the 21∙8 km north-south route with 19 stations began in 2006. Line 1 had opened in September 2009. The capital expenditure on ...
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NewsLondon Tramlink takes delivery of Stadler cars
UK: The Tramlink light rail network in south London has begun taking delivery of six Stadler Rail Variotrams which Transport for London ordered in August 2011 at cost of £16∙3m.The first of the 32 m long five-section 100% low-floor air-conditioned trams underwent trial running in the German city of Chemnitz ...
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NewsTaipei Xinzhuang Line extension opens
TAIWAN: The 8∙2 km southern branch of Taipei’s Xinzhuang Line from Daqiaotou to Fu Jen University in New Taipei City was opened by Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin and New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu on January 5. Full revenue services are expected to begin in February, after a month of ...
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NewsOlsztyn chooses Newag trams for new line
POLAND: A consortium of Newag and Modertrans has been selected as preferred bidder to supply cars for the tramway being developed in Olsztyn, beating bids from Solaris and Pesa Bydgoszcz. Newag and Modertrans are to supply city transport operator MPK Olsztyn with 15 trams at a cost of 113·6m z?oty, ...
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NewsBuenos Aires city government takes control of metro
ARGENTINA: The Buenos Aires city government has taken over control of the Subte metro network from the national government after an agreement was signed by Mayor Mauricio Macri and Minister of Planning Julio De Vido on January 3. Daily operations are managed by operator Metrovías, but the city will now ...