All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 857
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NewsSolar tunnel turned on
BELGIUM: A 50 000m2 installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of a 3·4 km covered way where the Brussels - Amsterdam line passes through protected woodlands north of Antwerpen was inaugurated on June 6. The €14·5m installation has been undertaken by SPS Fin, a public-private partnership ...
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NewsCrossrail Tunnelling & Underground Construction Academy topped out
UK: A topping out ceremony was held in Aldersbrook, east London, on May 16 to mark completion of the superstructure for the Crossrail Tunnelling & Underground Construction Academy. Intended to open in September, the £13·5m, 3600 m2 facility designed by architects Capita Symonds is primarily designed to train staff to ...
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NewsRevenue share port line opens
INDIA: The first line built under the government's Railways Infrastructure for Industry Initiative to attract private finance for rail projects opened on May 8, when a train of Australian coal left the new Port of Dhamra for Tata Steel's Jamshedpur plant. The 62 km single track line serving the east ...
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NewsToronto Rockets to enter service in June
CANADA: The first of 420 new Rocket subway cars being built for Toronto Transit Commission by Bombardier will enter revenue service on the Yonge-University line in June, according to TTC. The first four cars have been undergoing testing for several months, and more are now being delivered from Bombardier’s ...
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News'Reliable and economical' Russian EMU to roll out next year
RUSSIA: Following Alstom's acquisition of a 25% stake in Transmashholding, on June 6 the companies confirmed details of their ongoing project to develop a 'reliable and economical' electric multiple-unit for the Russian market. The ED10 modular EMU platform will offer a range of regional and suburban options combining modern ...
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NewsSiemens wins København S-bane signalling contract
DENMARK: Infrastructure authority Banedenmark has selected Siemens to install its Trainguard MT communications-based train control on the København S-bane network. Due to be confirmed later this month, the CBTC deal is the first of four major contracts for resignalling the entire Danish rail network. The other three, a framework contract ...
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NewsSerbian Railways restructured
SERBIA: The government formally converted Serbian Railways into a joint stock company 100% owned by the state on May 26. ZS is now a holding company for four subsidiaries which are responsible for infrastructure, property, passenger operations & rolling stock maintenance and freight operations & rolling stock maintenance. Interaction ...
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NewsPassenger rolling stock braking joint venture formed
CHINA: The launch of Hunan CSR Wabtec Railway Transportation Technology Co to manufacture and service braking equipment for the Chinese passenger rolling stock market was announced by Wabtec and Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric Co on June 1. The companies have formed the joint venture after previously working together in what ...
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NewsNews in Brief
The EU's TEN-T programme is to meet 10% of the €29·6m cost of upgrading the Boden - Kalix line in northern Sweden and building 42 km of new line to the Finnish border by 2012. On April 29 Norfolk Southern began construction of the $105m Memphis Regional Intermodal Facility in ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - June 2011
Under a programme to ‘improve’ public transport in Toshkent 26 km of tram track is being removed from the city centre and trams will be restricted to the inner ring road. Four new sections of track totalling 16 km are being built and 20 trams will be ...
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NewsSão Paulo Line 4 growth
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro opened Pinheiros station between Faria Lima and Butantã on the driverless Line 4 on May 16. It is expected to increase daily ridership from 50000 to 80000. Operating hours on the Paulista – Butantã section of the Yellow Line were extended on May 2. The ...
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NewsMore women in transport
USA: Federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood was among the guests at the Women’s Transportation Seminar annual awards in San Francisco on May 18 where a national educational initiative was launched to encourage young women to choose a career in transport. Known as Transportation YOU, the programme will encourage girls to ...
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Franck Gervais
Franck Gervais has been named CEO of European passenger operator Thalys International. He succeeds Olivier Poitrenaud, who has moved on to become Director General of Toulouse public transport operator Tisséo.
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RATP reshuffle
Paris transport operator RATP has announced a major reshuffle of senior management. Cyril Condé (photo), who is currently in charge of metro Line 14, becomes Director of the RER network, succeeding Michel Henry who has been named Operational Managing Director of the department of transport equipment and systems (EST). Secretary-General ...
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NewsTransport planners merge to form SKM Colin Buchanan
INTERNATIONAL: A merger between UK-based transport planning, urban design and economics consultancy Colin Buchanan & Partners and Australian-headquartered international projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz was announced on June 2. The combined organisation will be 'a world leading transport planning consultancy with global reach and increased capacity and capability', branded as ...
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Radek Smerda
Radek Smerda has been named Czech Transport Minister following the resignation of his former superior, Vit Barta, who has been accused of corruption. The appointment is temporary while the allegations are being investgated.
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Milagros Caiña-Andrée
Milagros Caiña-Andrée has replaced Steffen Wurst as Personnel Director at DB Schenker.
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NewsEasing winter discontent
SWEDEN: The government has announced plans to increase spending on preventive maintenance of rail infrastructure by SKr800m this year, following winter disruptions which had 'clearly shown the consequences of neglecting the maintenance of the railway network for far too long'. Last year the government set out plans to invest SKr500bn ...
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NewsThird generation TGV Duplex handed over
FRANCE: Alstom Chief Executive Patrick Kron formally handed over the first of 55 'third generation' TGV Duplex high speed trainsets to SNCF President Guillaume Pepy by on May 30. Ordered in June 2007, the latest evolution of the TGV Duplex family incorporates changes arising from EU Technical Specifications for ...