All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 834
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NewsOnboard network
ETHERNET: Westermo has introduced its RedFox train switch to provide a dual Ethernet backbone using the Westermo Operating System in an effort to deliver a more modular approach to onboard data transfer. The company says this ‘fly by wire’ technology allows a higher degree of ‘plug and play’ functionality by ...
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NewsMedium-sized air-conditioning unit launched
USA: A 'mid-sized’'roof-mounted air-conditioning unit has been launched by Thermo King with the aim of making the use of air-conditioning viable in the passenger areas of smaller light rail vehicles. It can be customised to suit the needs of a particular operator. The first application will be on trams for ...
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NewsWuppertal monorail fleet replacement contract signed
GERMANY: Wuppertaler Stadtwerke signed a €122m contract for Vossloh Kiepe to supply 31 articulated cars for Wuppertal's 13·3 km schwebebahn suspension monorail on November 10. The cars will replace the 1970s vehicles currently in service. They will be built by Vossloh Rail Vehicles in Valencia, with traction equipment from Vossloh ...
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NewsProducts and Technology in Brief
This month two US Class I railways will begin commercial deployment of an in-sleeper point machine developed by Siemens, which has adapted its international design to comply with AAR standards. ABB will be exhibiting its modular substation concept at AusRail Plus 2011 in Brisbane on November 22-24. Intended to provide ...
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NewsVenezuelan railway extension contract signed
VENEZUELA: Instituto de Ferrocarriles del Estado has signed an €763m deal for the Italian consortium building the Puerto Cabello - La Encrucijada railway to add a further section of line to connect the harbour at Puerto Cabello with the city of Morón. The consortium of Impregilo, Astaldi and Ghella ...
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NewsCAF to supply EMUs for new Montenegro passenger service
MONTENEGRO: National passenger train operator ŽPCG signed a €13m contract for CAF to supply three electric multiple-units on October 27. The 165-seat units are to be delivered by July 1 2013 and will be used to introduce a passenger service on a 56 km freight line running northwest from ...
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NewsRapidly replacing sleepers
SWEDEN: On display at Nordic Rail was the Huddig 1260B TPM tractor which demonstrated its ability to replace sleepers rapidly on a section of outdoor track. Already in use in Huddig's home market in Sweden, the tractor is currently undergoing approvals in Germany to allow use on DB Netz. The ...
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NewsEIB funds for Polish upgrade
POLAND: The European Investment Bank announced a €120m loan to fund modernisation of 58 km of double-track between Wroclaw and the boundary of Dolnoslaskie voivodship on November 9. This is the first phase of a planned upgrade of the 164 km Wroclaw - Poznan section of European rail corridor E59 ...
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NewsProgress Rail plant completes first locomotives
USA: Progress Rail Services officially opened its locomotive assembly plant in Muncie, Indiana, on October 28, with the unveiling of the first two locomotives produced at the site. The Caterpillar subsidiary rolled out the locomotives for Ferromex and Setrag 10 months after work at the site began, and 364 days ...
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NewsNews in Brief - November 2011
An online wagon booking service which Freight One launched on the North Caucasus Railway in September will be expanded across Russia this month. Small and medium-sized customers can request up to 15 vans per month, with guaranteed arrival within 10 days. East Japan Railway’s Advanced Train ...
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NewsIle-de-France tram leasing package
FRANCE: A €378m leasing package that will enable regional transport authority STIF to acquire 107 vehicles for new light rail routes in the Ile-de-France region was announced on November 7. Deliveries to operator RATP are now underway for completion in 2014. With a term of 33 years, the package includes ...
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NewsChicago L upgrade package announced
USA: A $646m contribution by the state of Illinois to complete a $1bn funding package for a major overhaul of Chicago's Red and Purple metro lines was announced by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Pat Quinn on November 3. The grant from Illinois' 'Jobs Now!' capital programme will be combined ...
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NewsSeattle tramway to be electrified in only one direction
USA: The City of Seattle has selected Czech firm Inekon and its local assembly partner Pacifica Marine to supply six cars for a short tram line planned to connect First Hill with the future Capitol Hill light rail stop and the Chinatown/International District. The Inekon-Pacifica partnership was one of three ...
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NewsTver assembles first metro car body
RUSSIA: Transmashholding's Tver Carriage Works completed its first metro car bodyshell in October. After assembly the Type 81-760 intermediate car shell was transported by road to TMH's Metrovagonmash plant for fitting out before delivery to Moscow Metro. Metro cars are a new area of activity for the TVZ plant, which ...
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NewsInvestment spurs Kazakh rolling stock industry
KAZAKHSTAN: Freight operator Kaztemirtrans has taken delivery of the first 119 of 615 open wagons funded by ATF Bank and manufactured by Kazakhstan Rail Car Building Co with 40% domestic content. State Development Bank of Kazakhstan is providing Kazakhstan Rail Car with US$56m to fund production facilities including robots ...
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NewsEBRD funds wagons to boost Russia - Finland trade
RUSSIA: European Bank for Reconstruction & Development has agreed a €22·5m loan to enable St Petersburg-registered Huolintakeskus to acquire more than 700 new wagons, increasing its fleet by 70%. Huolintakeskus is a subsidiary of Finland's Nurminen Logistics. It operates across the CIS and Baltic region, but has a particular focus ...
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NewsAmbitious railway plans in Kathmandu
NEPAL: The Department of Railways expects to appoint consultants this month to undertake detailed studies for an electrified east-west railway in the central valley and a Kathmandu metro. Chungsuk Engineering, Scott Wilson and Systra have reportedly been shortlisted to prepare a detailed project report for the first phase of the ...
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NewsDiesel-battery hybrid shunter on show at Shcherbinka
RUSSIA: A twin-axle diesel-battery shunter was on display at Expo 1520 in Shcherbinka. Produced by Kaluga-based Polyet, the shunter has a 60 kW diesel generator supporting a 630 A lead-acid battery supplied by Slovenian firm TAB. The loco is rated at 206 kW to 240 kW depending on operating ...
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NewsWinterising rolling stock
USA: Therm-Omega-Tech has produced a passenger rolling stock version of the self-actuating valves it supplies to prevent locomotives freezing up in winter. The PC/FP passenger car freeze protection valve does not require a power or air supply. It opens as ambient temperatures approach freezing, draining water systems to prevent damage ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
By the end of the year Russian Railways is to sell stakes in the Roslavl, Saransk, Barnaul and Vladikavkaz SM Kirov coach repair plants, Petuhovsky Casting & Mechanical Plant, the Ishimsky and Alatyr mechanical plants, NIITKD, TransWoodService and UralTransBank. Siemens’ fourth business sector, Infrastructure & Cities, ...