All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 877
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NewsBergen Bybanen extension blasts off
NORWAY: A blast of dynamite at midday on January 7 triggered the official start of work on a NKr1·4bn project to expand Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line. The ceremony was attended by the chairman of Hordaland County Council Torill Selsvold Nyborg, Commissioner Lisbeth Iversen, local politicians and dignitaries. Construction of ...
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NewsFTA awards advanced payments to US rail projects
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has given a total of $182·4m in advanced funding to seven rail projects which are already underway. The money is being awarded ahead of schedule using unallocated funds from FTA’s 2010 New Starts budget. ‘By making these payments now, we’re not only fulfilling the federal ...
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NewsHampton Roads LRT opening postponed
USA: A light rail vehicle was towed through the streets of Norfolk on January 5, marking the start of tests on the overhead power lines for the city’s starter light rail line. However, the opening of Norfolk’s first tram route has now been postponed indefinitely, adding to the 16 ...
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Alexander Kirchner
Alexander Kirchner, President of newly-formed German transport union EVG, has been selected to succeed Klaus-Dieter Hommel as President of rail pressure group Allianz pro Schiene.
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NewsAlstom wins third Luxembourg ETCS contract
LUXEMBOURG: CFL has awarded the third of three ETCS Level 1 onboard equipment contracts to Alstom, meaning the suppler is to equip the whole of the national railway's fleet of more than 100 locomotives, multiple-units and driving cars. The €13m contract announced on January 10 covers the supply and installation ...
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NewsOrange Line makes Porto greener
PORTUGAL: After a period of trial running Line F of the Metro do Porto light rail network entered revenue service on January 2, linking the eastern municipality of Gondomar to Senhora da Hora in 39 min. Services on Line F — designated the Orange Line — operate between 06.00 and ...
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NewsTwo metro lines open in Shenzhen
CHINA: Trial operation of the first sections of Shenzhen metro lines 2 and 3 began on December 28, adding 40 km and almost tripling the size of the network — which was inaugurated in December 2004 when Lines 1 and 4 entered service — to around 70 km with 49 ...
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Marcel Theis
Marcel Theis has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer of CFL Cargo, having joined the company as Head of Supply Chain Management in September 2009. He succeeds Marc Polini, who has moved on to become CEO of CFL Cargo’s maintenance subsidiary Ateliers de Pétange.
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NewsTainan – Shalun branch opens early
TAIWAN: The 6·5 km Shalun branch linking Tainan with the Taipei – Kaohsiung high speed line station southeast of the city was opened for passenger services on January 2, a month ahead of its expected completion in February. Built by the Ministry of Transport & Communications’ Railway Reconstruction Bureau, the ...
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NewsWorld rail market January 2011
Australia: Norton Rose has been appointed to advise West Net Rail on project financing for its A$500m infrastructure upgrading and expansion programme on the Morawa - Geraldton corridor. Canada: Vancouver's TransLink has chosen Cubic Transportation Systems and IBM Canada to supply a smartcard ticketing system and operate it ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market January 2011
Argentina: NCA has completed work to reopen the 138 km Río Primero – Sebastián Elcano route for grain traffic, closed since 1978. The 180m pesos project has been funded by the federal government. Australia: Ansaldo STS has signed a five-year framework agreement worth up to A$467m to provide Rio ...
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NewsVeolia awarded Bayern to Austria operating contract
GERMANY: Bayern transport procurement body Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft has selected Veolia Transport's German subsidiary Veolia Verkehr for a 12-year contract to operate E-Netz Rosenheim regional services from December 2013. Expected to generate total revenues of €1bn, the contract awarded in December covers services previously operated by DB on two routes between ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market January 2011
Argentina: The latest batch of ex-RENFE rolling stock to arrive in Buenos Aires comprises nine Class 319 diesel locomotives and two Talgo IV trainsets of nine cars each. The federal government expects to call tenders shortly for a contract to refurbish secondhand traction and rolling stock acquired from Spain and ...
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NewsTaiwan Railway Administration orders tilting trains
TAIWAN: Japanese suppliers Sumitomo Corp and Nippon Sharyo confirmed on January 6 that they had signed a NT$10·6bn contract to supply Taiwan Railway Administration with 17 inter-city tilting trainsets capable of operation at 150 km/h. Under the deal agreed on December 31, the eight-car EMUs are due to be delivered ...
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NewsTCDD orders 80 Hyundai Rotem electric locomotives
TURKEY: Hyundai Rotem signed a contract to supply state railway TCDD with 80 electric locomotives and a driving simulator on December 20. The South Korean firm said this is its first export order for electric locomotives, although it has exported diesels and multiple-units. Eight of the 5 MW locomotives will ...
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NewsWabtec buys Brazilian brake firm Adantech
BRAZIL: Wabtec Corp expanded its presence South America's largest rail market with the acquisition of Adantech Indústria e Comércio de Metal on December 31. The São Paulo firm was founded in 2003 and produces brake shoes and pads for the rail sector, with annual sales of US$2m primarily in ...
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NewsBeijing metro expands by 100 km
CHINA: Beijing Mass Transit Railway Corp opened five new lines in December, adding more than 100 km to the existing metro network. The first new route to open was Line 15 on December 28. The 20·2 km route runs northeast from Wangjing West, with an interchange to Line 13, to ...
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NewsLatvian east-west signalling contract awarded
LATVIA: Bombardier Transportation has won its third major signalling contract in Latvia, a €9·25m deal announced on January 5 covering the supply of EBI Lock 950 computer-based interlockings, EBI Screen 2000 control room and EBI Gate 2000 level crossing equipment for the Skriveri - Krustpils double-tracking project. A consortium of ...
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NewsNorth Rail Express takes DB Schenker beyond the Arctic Circle
NORWAY: On January 4 DB Schenker launched North Rail Express, a freight service linking Oslo's Alnabru terminal with Narvik in the north. There are five return trips a week, taking a competitive 28 h to cover the 1 960 km route via Sweden. The operator is expecting to carry 25 ...
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NewsAirport Rail Link reaches Seoul city centre
SOUTH KOREA: Phase II of the A’REX airport rail link was inaugurated on December 28 by Prime Minister Kim Hwang-Sik, marking the completion of a 10-year privately-financed project to build a 61 km line between Incheon International Airport and Seoul. Revenue services started the next day.The 20·7 km extension runs ...