All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 893
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NewsInnoTrans 2010: All eyes on Berlin
GERMANY: With more than 2000 exhibitors, this year's InnoTrans trade fair in Berlin will be the biggest biennial event yet. Taking place from September 21 to 24, the show will occupy 30 halls and almost 5 km of tracks, with a wide range of rolling stock and maintenance equipment ...
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NewsChina to build Iran line
IRAN: China's Minister of Railways Liu Zhijun visited Tehran on September 12 to sign an agreement worth a reported US$2bn for Chinese firms to build a 580 km railway running west from Tehran through Hamadan, Malayer and Kermanshah to the Iraqi border town of Khosravi. There will also be a ...
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NewsEBRD funds new locos
SERBIA: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is providing a €100m sovereign guaranteed loan to state operator ZS, of which €64m is to be used to acquire 15 multi-system electric locomotives. The remainder will finance track renewals on 112 km of Pan-European Corridor X, which runs via Beograd, Novi ...
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NewsSiemens resignals key freight route
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded a consortium of Siemens, Estel Rail Automation and local telecommunications supplier Infratele a €27m contract to resignal 43 km of SNTF infrastructure linking the industrial centre of Senia with the port of Arzew. Including four stations, work is due for completion in 2012. ...
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NewsProposals for revision of First Railway Package published
EUROPE: Formal proposals for amendment of the earliest European legislation on railway liberalisation were published on September 17, when the European Commission adopted the draft proposal for the recast of the First Railway Package directives. The aim of the recast is to reflect experience with the introduction and implementation ...
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NewsBirmingham seeks RENFE energy savings
SPAIN: The University of Birmingham in the UK is to develop energy-saving concepts for high speed and commuter rolling stock under a reseach agreement signed with national operator RENFE on September 16. The agreement is expected to last three years and was signed in Madrid by RENFE President Teófilo Serrano ...
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NewsTrain path deal signed
FRANCE: SNCF Geodis and Réseau Ferré de France signed an agreement on September 10 covering the allocation of freight train paths on major corridors to the southwest and southeast of France between December 2010 and December 2011. The agreement commits RFF not to cancel any of the requested paths, while ...
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NewsCross-border upgrade
EUROPE: The heads of the German and Polish national railways met in Warszawa on September 8 to discuss improvements to cross-border co-operation, including plans for high speed services from Berlin to Poznan. The meeting was hosted by DB Chief Executive Rüdiger Grube and his PKP counterpart Andrzej Wach. Agreement was ...
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NewsSão Paulo metro expands
BRAZIL: São Paulo metro operator CMSP has issued a R$24·8m tender covering planning of metro Line 15, with proposals to be submitted by October 1. To be known as the White Line, the 10 km route will run north from Vila Prudente on Line 2 to Tiquatira. The line would ...
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NewsLostr becomes Legios
CZECH REPUBLIC: Rolling stock supplier Lostr will be using InnoTrans to launch its new name, Legios, which it adopted with effect from September 1. The renaming is part of the company's strategy to grow its exports and offer diesel locomotives as well as wagons. Lostr was established in 1992 with ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
Union Pacific’s PS Technology subsidiary acquired the TrainMaster division of PI Engineering in July, giving it the capability to offer 3D simulation training for train crew. TrainMaster is used by UP and BNSF, and the US Federal Railroad Administration is currently reviewing a simulation programme for ...
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NewsNürnberg DT3-F metro train arrives
GERMANY: VAG Nürnberg's first DT3-F metro train arrived at the operator's depot in Langwasser at the end of August, following tests at the Siemens plant in Wien. The trainset will now undergo commissioning trials, initially on a test track, and later on the U-Bahn network during non-traffic hours. The fleet ...
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NewsTrains return to Krimml
AUSTRIA: Pinzgauer Lokalbahn services returned to Krimml on September 12, the day after a tracklaying completion ceremony marked the restoration of the 760 mm gauge line which had been damaged by serious flooding in June 2005. The future of the line beyond Mittersill had been in doubt, but the Land ...
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NewsObama on infrastructure
USA:'We're going to lay and maintain 4000 miles of our railways - enough to stretch coast-to-coast', said President Barack Obama during a Labor Day speech in Milwaukee on September 6. However, there were few details of the proposed road, rail and airport infrastructure improvements, and the $50bn total cost ...
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NewsChinese firm to supply locomotives to Australia
AUSTRALIA: Chinese manufacturer CSR Ziyang has won its first order to supply locomotives to Australia, signing a contract worth more than 100m yuan with SCT Logistics on September 1. CSR Ziyang has exported almost 300 diesel locomotives to 18 countries, but these will be the first to be supplied abroad ...
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NewsContractor buys signalling specialist
INDIA: KEC International signed a Rs140m agreement to buy specialist contractor Jay Railway Signaling on September 14. The transaction is expected to be complete by the end of the month. Part of the RPG Enterprises group, KEC is active in the power transmission, cable, telecoms and rail markets. It has ...
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NewsRolling into India
INDIA: A contract has been signed establishing the Lucchini India Pvt joint venture, which will supply the Indian market with wheels, axles and complete wheelsets for locomotives and main line and metro passenger vehicles. Italian group Lucchini RS has a 55% stake, with the remaining 45% held by Bharat Connect. ...
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NewsFrecciarossa flies to Malpensa
ITALY: Celebrations on September 13 marked the start of high speed through trains linking Milano’s Malpensa Airport with cities along the north-south AV corridor. FS Group Chief Executive Mauro Moretti rode the first train to the airport, together with the President of Lombardia Roberto Forminoni, city councillor for Infrastructure ...
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NewsChinese locomotive engine joint venture founded
CHINA: The Changzhou CSR GE Diesel Engine Co Ltd joint venture of CSR Qishuyan and GE China was formally established on September 9. Based at the Rail Transit Industrial Park in the Changzhou Qishuyan Economic Development Zone, its main business will be the production, sales and technical support of ...
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NewsSpanish efficiency drive launched
SPAIN: A programme to update the 2005-20 PEIT strategic infrastructure plan was launched on September 14 as Development Minister José Blanco addressed a conference in Madrid. By the end of this year the ministry will complete an assessment of results so far, looking to publish a revised plan ...