All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 875
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NewsSlovak passenger market starts to open
SLOVAKIA: State-owned ZSSK’s monopoly on the operation of subsidised passenger services run in the public interest has been broken, with the Ministry of Transport awarding the RegioJet subsidiary of Czech private bus operator Student Agency a nine-year contract to operate regional passenger services on the 95 km route between Bratislava, ...
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NewsStrong quarter boosts CP's 2010 results
CANADA: Announcing its fourth-quarter and year-end results for 2010 in Calgary on January 26, Canadian Pacific Railway reported significant revenue improvements across all areas of its business. Revenue in the final quarter increased by 13% to C$1·3bn, contributing to a 27% jump in net income to C$186m. Total revenues for ...
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NewsAnsaldo STS wins cab signalling contracts
USA: Ansaldo STS has won two contracts totalling US$18m to supply automatic train control systems to Bombardier and Kawasaki Rail Car for rolling stock being supplied to US operators. The equipment will be based on Ansaldo’s MicroCab technology. The equipment for Bombardier will provide continuous cab signalling for the additional ...
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NewsNSW awards first ETCS contract
AUSTRALIA: On January 25 New South Wales Transport Minister John Robertson announced the first of three contracts for supply and installation of automatic train protection across the Sydney CityRail network. ‘This technology will revolutionise the way our rail network operates’, he predicted. Under the A$65m Stage 1 contract, Alstom is ...
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NewsOpen access operator Wrexham & Shropshire to close
UK: On January 26 open access passenger operator Wrexham & Shropshire Railway announced that it was to cease trading, with its last train leaving London at 18.30 on January 28.Wrexham & Shropshire launched open access trains between Wrexham and London Marylebone via Shrewsbury in April 2008, restoring ...
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NewsTouch & Travel by iPhone
GERMANY: DB is trialling a Touch & Travel ticketing application for use with Apple's iPhone smart phone. The application can use three forms of ticket validation and fare collection: automatic position determination, 2D bar codes or the input of touch point numbers. On long-distance ICE/IC and EC trains ticket purchasing ...
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NewsSystra wins design contract in Panamá City
PANAMÁ: The Línea Uno consortium of Odebrecht and FCC which is building Panamá City metro Line 1 has awarded Systra an 18 month contract to carry out civil engineering design studies for the 13·7 km automated metro. Systra will prepare detailed designs for several parts of the project, including ...
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NewsRussian bogie agreement signed
SLOVAKIA: Rolling stock and component supplier Tatravagonka has signed a strategic partnership to develop and supply Barber S-2-R radial bogies for freight wagons being manufactured at the new Tikhvin rolling stock plant east of St Petersburg. The formal agreement was signed in Dobra on January 24 during a visit to ...
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NewsFrosty partnership tackles winter ice
FINLAND: National operator VR is using Kilfrost's TDIce Plus products to prevent ice build-up on the underside of its rolling stock. The order includes TDIce, TDIce Plus and TDIcesustain, designed to be used with equipment from Swedish firm Nordic Ground Support which is VR’s de-icing contractor. All products are biodegradable, ...
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NewsSpadina subway extension contract awarded to FCC
CANADA: Spanish infrastructure group FCC has been awarded a €304m contract to build a 4·5 km section of the planned 8·6 km northwestern extension of Toronto’s Yonge — University — Spadina subway line. Expected to open in 2015, the extension runs from Downsview to Vaughan Corporate Centre in the regional ...
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NewsUnion Railway to call civils tenders
UAE: Union Railway announced on January 23 that it planned to call tenders in March for the first civil engineering contracts on the proposed 1 200 km national rail network. The winning bidders will be named by mid-2011, allowing construction work to get underway in the second half of this ...
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Denis Huneau
Denis Huneau has been appointed Managing Director of EPSF, the French national railway safety authority, with effect from January 19, succeeding Michel Aymeric.Huneau has considerable experience in the rail sector, most recently as Director, Network Access, at railway regulator Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires. He was Operations Director of ...
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Mirko Pahl
Mirko Pahl has joined DB Schenker Rail Deutschland’s Management Board, where he has responsibility for production. He succeeds Dr Christian Kuhn, who will now focus on his other role as Executive Vice-President, Production & Operations, for European DB Schenker Rail.
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NewsOurense high speed infrastructure PPP out to tender
SPAIN: The Ministry of Development has launched tendering for a €65bn PPP to build 344 km of high speed infrastructure between Olmedo on the Madrid – Valladolid route and Ourense. As well as design and construction, the winner will be responsible for contributing to the funding and maintaining the ...
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NewsBangalore metro trial
INDIA: The first trainset for Bangalore Metro made a trial run on the East-West Line between Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar on December 27, following successful testing at the depot and electrification of the third rail. Work on the 7 km elevated section from Baiyappanahalli to Cricket Stadium, designated Reach 1, is ...
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NewsPolish pantograph
POLAND: The 160 EC developed by Krakow-based EC Engineering is claimed to be the first Polish pantograph design for 20 years. Developed for speeds up to 160 km/h and 3 kV DC catenary, the pantograph has been tested for two years on Skoda’s Class 182, on PKP Cargo’s Class ...
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NewsUS trains to be equipped with Toshiba traction
USA: Toshiba Corp announced on January 20 that it has been selected to supply equipment for two rolling stock contracts placed recently by major transit agencies in Washington and Chicago.Kawasaki Rail Car has ordered Toshiba motors and traction drive systems, including inverters and gears, and train information equipment for 364 ...
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NewsHot skirts assist de-icing
UK: ScotRail has been using polytunnels and fitting trains with skirts to assist de-icing during unusually severe conditions this winter. This improved rolling stock availability by up to 30% in the second half of December compared to the first two weeks, according to the operator. Polytunnels, which are normally used ...
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NewsLFX-300 Ameritram hybrid streetcar unveiled in Charlotte
USA: The prototype LFX-300 100% low-floor hybrid streetcar developed by Kinki Sharyo for the US market was unveiled in Charlotte on January 20. Rainer Hombach, Vice President & General Manager of Kinkisharyo International, announced that the vehicle would be marketed as 'ameriTRAM'. The prototype has completed a series of tests ...
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NewsHeavy haul expansion plan approved
AUSTRALIA: Investment of US$4·6bn in heavy haul rail and port facilities is included in a US$8·4bn expansion plan which has been approved by Fortescue Metals Group. The 30-month project will see FMG’s Pilbara ore production capacity increased from 55 to 155 million tonnes/year. Rail works include doubling 120 km ...