All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 876
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NewsNortheast high speed opening
CHINA: The 111 km Changchun - Jilin Passenger-Dedicated Line opened on January 10, connecting Jilin province's two most prominent conurbations and Changchun's airport at Longjia. Intermediate stations at Jixi and Jiutai South are to open shortly. The line has an annual capacity of 23 million passengers, with 20 services in ...
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NewsCP announces 2011 capital investment plan
CANADA: Canadian Pacific Railway is to invest C$950m to C$1·05bn under its 2011 capital plan announced on January 12. The focus is on capacity to sustain efficiencies gained through its 'long train' strategy and depot and yard consolidations; projects to improve reliability and customer service; growth and market-based opportunities, ...
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NewsFlywheel firm launches
USA: Kinetic Traction Systems has been launched to bring together flywheel energy storage developed by Urenco Power Technology and carbon fibre manufacturing experience from Pentadyne Power Corp. Trackside flywheels spinning at up to 36000 rev/min are used to store regenerated braking energy for reuse. The flywheels are rated at 200 ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse reports further growth
KNORR-BREMSE: Braking system and rolling stock component manufacturer Knorr-Bremse has reported sales of €3·71bn for 2010, up 34% on the previous year. Operational earnings were up 28% based on constant exchange rates. Sales at the Rail Vehicle Systems division increased from €1·55bn to €2·02bn, primarily driven by a marked rise ...
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NewsEiffage wins LGV Bretagne PPP
FRANCE: Following an extraordinary board meeting on January 18, infrastructure manager RFF announced that it had selected Eiffage as preferred bidder to build LGV Bretagne – Pays de la Loire under a PPP deal valued at €3·4bn. The project covers construction of 214 km of new line, of which 182 ...
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NewsBreak of gauge no more
EUROPE: Opening of the new line between Perpignan and Figueres and completion of a €337m programme to provide a 1 435 mm gauge route for freight trains between Figueres and Barcelona Morrot has enabled 6 h to be cut from the transit time for intermodal services. Since December 21 ...
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NewsDelhi metro completes Violet Line
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp opened the final 5 km elevated section of Line 6 between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur at 08.00 on January 14. The completed route, known as the Violet Line, is 20 km long with 16 stations. The Line 6 fleet has been increased from 16 to ...
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NewsExpress Rail Link infrastructure contract awarded
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has awarded a joint venture of UK engineering group Laing O'Rourke and Chinese contractors Hsin Chong and Paul Y a £260m contract for infrastructure work on the Express Rail Link. Contract 810B covers construction of the southern portion of the West Kowloon Terminus, adjacent to ...
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NewsTouax buys wagon fleet
EUROPE: Asset leasing firm Touax Rail completed the purchase of a fleet of 685 wagons which are leased to operators in Hungary and Slovakia during December. A third-party investor funded 75% of the €30m deal, which adds Shimms steel coil and Habbi(II)nss covered wagons to Touax’s fleet of 8 200 ...
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Alfredo Nascimento
Alfredo Nascimento has been appointed Brazil’s Minister for Transport in President Rousseff’s cabinet, having served in the same position under former President Lula.
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NewsFlywheel railcar to operate demonstration commuter service
UK: A lightweight diesel railcar with flywheel energy storage is to operate a demonstration commuter service on the Mid-Hants heritage railway in southern England for four weeks during February. The Parry People Mover PPM50 will provide a peak commuter service from Medstead & Four Marks to Alton, where there is ...
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NewsRenovated metro trainset delivered in Cairo
EGYPT: The first nine-car trainset to be renovated for Cairo Metro by Alstom was handed over during a ceremony hosted by Transport Minister Alaa Fahmy on January 1.Alstom and its local partner Cairo Metro Organisation was awarded a €19m contract in 2007 to upgrade braking, traction and electrical equipment on ...
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NewsReturn to Malanje marks Angolan railway revival
ANGOLA: Caminhos de Ferro de Luanda passenger and freight services returned to the city of Malanje after 18 years on January 13, following rehabilitation of the 424 km line from Luanda. Passenger trains are scheduled to take 9 to 10 h with one stop at Ndalatando, and around 300 ...
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NewsMRT plans get go-ahead in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Tenders for the first phase of Kuala Lumpur’s proposed mass rapid transit line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang are due to be issued in April. Work is expected to start in July for completion by 2015.The project to build an MRT network serving the Greater KL/Klang Valley area is ...
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NewsMHI wins Macau automated light metro contract
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a 4·69bn patacas order by Macau’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the first phase of the Special Administrative Region’s automated light metro. The contract, which is expected to be signed in February, ...
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NewsFirst phase of Hainan Island high speed ring opens
CHINA: The high speed line down the east coast of the island province of Hainan was officially opened on December 30, with a ceremony which also launched construction of a second phase along the west coast which will form a high speed rail ring around the island. The initial line ...
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NewsDB orders double-deck trains for long-distance services
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €362m contract to supply 137 Twindexx 2010 coaches and 27 Traxx P160AC electric locomotives to enter service from the end of 2013. While DB Regio uses around 2 000 double-deck cars on regional services, the contract announced on January 12 is DB's ...
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NewsCross-border upgrading advances
VIETNAM: Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has confirmed plans to upgrade the existing main lines between Hanoi, Hai Phong and the Chinese border crossings at Lao Cai and Dong Dang by 2020. Speaking at a conference hosted by state railway DSVN, the minister said the routes are important freight ...
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NewsAgreement to establish Indian axle plant signed
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Steel's Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd business signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Uttarbanga RINL Rail Karkahana Ltd wagon axle factory on January 10. The project is included in the 2010-11 Railway Budget, and is intended to make India ...