All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 872
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NewsNetwork Rail announces restructuring to devolve control
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail is to be restructured to create 'a number of new, powerful, devolved business units', Chief Executive David Higgins announced on February 21. The new structure is aimed at better aligning with the needs of NR's customers and passengers. Route directors will become managing directors, 'running ...
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NewsFirst tram-train arrives in Lyon
FRANCE: The first of 24 Citadis Dualis tram-trains for the TER network west of Lyon arrived at the L'Arbresle maintenance centre on February 18, having left Alstom’s assembly plant in Valenciennes two days earlier.Two more vehicles will be delivered to SNCF in Lyon during the next few weeks. The three ...
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NewsBucuresti metro expansion tendering
ROMANIA: Bucuresti metro operator Metrorex has announced its intention to call tenders for a 2·26bn lei, 30-month contract to build the first section of metro Line 5 between Eroilor and Statia Piata Iancului. The line will eventually link Drumul Taberei in the southwest to Pantelimon at the eastern end ...
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NewsPublic asked to name Montréal metro trains
CANADA: Montréal metro operator STM unveiled the design of its future trains on February 18, and is preparing to launch a publicity campaign across stations, local media and Facebook to find a name for the fleet. A consortium of Bombardier and Alstom was awarded the C$1·2bn contract ...
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NewsTurkish metro project management transferred
TURKEY: The decision taken by the Council of Ministers in June 2010 to transfer responsibility for urban rail projects to the Ministry of Transport has now been enacted. The intention is to relieve the pressure on municipal budgets created by the high cost of metro investments, especially in Istanbul and ...
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NewsSEPTA smart card funding
USA: Unable to obtain federal or state grants towards a new smart card fare collection system, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transport Authority plans to borrow $175m to pay for the equipment. SEPTA has prequalified three suppliers - ACS Transport Solutions, Scheidt & Bachmann and Cubic Transportation Systems - and hopes ...
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NewsGE and Tessco agree Positive Train Control partnership
USA: Wireless and telecoms specialist Tessco Technologies has signed a 'long-term partnership' with GE to develop Positive Train Control products. The two firms will work together to produce, market and sell 'integrated, turnkey PTC' products. 'Tessco brings a unique combination of state-of-the-art communication and radio frequency technology', commented Pierre Comte, ...
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Guillaume Mehlman
Guillaume Mehlman has been appointed Managing Director of Alstom Transport North America.
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NewsHigh speed signalling PPP
SPAIN: With the aim of opening the route to traffic next year, ADIF has called tenders for a contract to design, install and maintain signalling and telecommunications equipment on 167 km of high speed infrastructure between Albacete and Alacant. As with construction of the Olmedo - Ourense route, work ...
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NewsLyria enhancements agreed
EUROPE: SNCF President Guillaume Pepy and SBB Chief Executive Officer Andreas Meyer signed an agreement on February 16 to step up the frequency and quality of services between France and Switzerland operated by TGV Lyria. The jointly-owned subsidiary will be allocated a fleet of 19 dedicated TGV POS trainsets, ...
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News€486m contract for Torino - Padova upgrade
ITALY: A consortium led by Ansaldo STS has been awarded a €486m contract to upgrade the conventional route between Torino, Milano and Padova with the installation of ETCS Level 2 equipment, the company announced on February 15. The consortium will supply traffic control systems, signalling and telecoms, and upgrade tracks ...
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NewsMadrid tunnel complete
SPAIN: A ceremony on February 11 marked the completion of tunnelling work on the 7·3 km route that will connect high speed lines entering the Madrid from the north and south. Having driven a total of 6·8 km from Chamartín, the 2200 tonne earth pressure balance TBM broke through ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market February 2011
Australia: CNR began delivering 260 ore wagons designed for 40 tonne axleloads to Fortescue in December. China: Last month GE Transportation and the Ministry of Railways signed a letter of intent to provide $350m of US-built locomotives, sub-assembly kits, service support and signalling systems. Czech Republic: Pesa has ...
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NewsGovernor halts Orlando - Tampa high speed rail project
USA: Florida’s recently-elected Republican Governor Rick Scott announced on February 16 that he had decided to reject any federal funding for the proposed 135 km high speed line between Tampa and Orlando, as the start of a state-wide high speed network. This effectively stops the project, which had been widely ...
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NewsHaramain High Speed Rail station construction contracts signed
SAUDI ARABIA: Contracts have been signed for construction of four of the five stations for the Haramain High Speed Rail project, Saudi Railways Organization announced on February 16. The contracts form Package 2 of Phase 1 of the HHR project. Saudi Bin Laden Group is to build the stations at ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market February 2011
Algeria: The Méditerrail consortium of Alstom and Etrhb handed over the initial 8·7 km of the 23 km Alger tram line to Entreprise du Métro d'Alger for commissioning in December. China: OTN Systems has won contracts to supply its OTN-X3M 10 Gbit/sec optic fibre telecommunications backbone equipment for ...
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PKP President dismissed
Andrzej Massel took over as Poland's Vice-Minister for Railways on December 28, following the dismissal of Juliusz Engelhardt. Massel was previously Deputy Director of Poland’s Railway Research & Development Centre, Instytut Kolejnictwa.Two days later, the President & CEO of state railway holding company PKP SA Andrzej Wach was also dismissed, ...
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NewsNew Orleans tram project approved
USA: The Regional Transit Authority in New Orleans has approved moving ahead with final design on the French Quarter tram loop from Canal Street to Press Street via North Rampart Street and St Claude Avenue. In addition, a 1·9 km spur would be built on Elysian Fields Avenue to a ...
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NewsMetro automation gets green light in Brussels
BELGIUM: Presenting its results for 2010 at the beginning of February, Brussels public transport operator STIB unveiled a programme of enhancements to increase network capacity in 2011 and beyond.STIB carried a total of 311·6 million passengers in 2010, up 7% on the previous year, with the metro handling 48% of ...
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NewsCN announces capital investment
CANADA: Canadian National Railway Co announced a 2011 capital spending plan totalling C$1·7bn on February 9. Approximately C$1bn will be allocated to track, bridge and other infrastructure works, with improvements to be made to the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway which was acquired in 2009 to provide a 'missing ...