All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 912
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NewsChina Northern signs European locomotive order
BELARUS: CNR Datong Electric Locomotive has announced a 700m yuan agreement to supply national railway BC with 12 two-section electric freight locomotives following a visit to Belarus by Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping. There is significant international transit freight through Belarus, and the state railway wishes to improve efficiency by increasing ...
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NewsFuzhou - Xiamen high speed passenger services begin
CHINA: Passenger services on the 275 km railway paralleling the coast between Fuzhou and Xiamen in Fujian province began on April 26, following from the start of freight services on December 31. The 15·3bn yuan direct line is much shorter than the previous inland rail route, and the CRH2 trains ...
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NewsEdmonton South LRT Extension opens
CANADA: The second and final phase of Edmonton's South LRT Extension opened on April 24, with celebrations at the two new stations and free rides until 18.00. Revenue service began the following day.The first phase of the South LRT Extension opened in April 2009, extending the Edmonton Transit System light ...
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NewsSolid performance at Vossloh
VOSSLOH: Although sales were down 3·2% to €1174m in 2009, EBIT of €138m was a repeat of the record 2008 figure. ‘We look back on a solid performance despite a market environment that for us, too, was tough’, said CEO Werner Andree. The company has made a ‘promising start’ to ...
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NewsQuick repairs
CANADA: Established last year by entrepreneur Winston Watson and George Warda, co-owner of United Spray Booths, Canadian Rail Collision & Refurbish Inc has a state-of-the-art rolling stock repair facility at VIA Rail’s Toronto maintenance site, where it offers collision repair, exterior and interior painting as well as warranty work. CRCR ...
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NewsGurgaon metro turnkey contract awarded
INDIA: Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon Ltd has awarded Siemens Mobility a turnkey contract to build a 6·1 km metro line with six stations. The elevated route will link the business and residential district of Gurgaon to Delhi’s metro network at Sikanderpur on Line 2. Siemens is due to hand over the ...
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NewsDB confirms Arriva takeover bid
EUROPE: Deutsche Bahn continues its rapid expansion across the European rail and bus sectors, with the announcement on April 22 that it had agreed terms to acquire Arriva plc. The cash bid had been for the UK-based rail and bus operator was discussed by the DB AG ...
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NewsNS locomotives to run on biodiesel
USA: Norfolk Southern Railway and Electro-Motive Diesel are to test 10% to 20% blend biodiesel fuel using eight SD70M-2 locomotives and two MP15 shunters in regular traffic. The tests will last nine to 11 months, enabling the evaluation of emissions, fuel consumption, performance and durability over a wide range ...
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NewsA Cable Liner with a view
ITALY: Travellers arriving in Venezia by car, bus or cruise ship can now enjoy panoramic views of the city as they travel by cable-hauled shuttle to the main transport hub at Piazzale Roma.An 870 m long automated peoplemover installed by Doppelmayr and Siemens connects the port, car park and other ...
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NewsStadler wins Czech railcar contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: On April 20 Ceské Dráhy awarded Stadler Rail a KC1·776bn contract to supply 33 Regio-Shuttle RS1 partly low-floor diesel railcars to replace the ubiquitous Class 810 railbuses on regional services in Vysocina and Liberec. This is the first contract under the national passenger operator's programme of extensive ...
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NewsRites to run North-South line
SAUDI ARABIA: India's state owned-railway consultancy RITES has signed an agreement to operate the 1 500 km North-South Railway on behalf of project promoter Saudi Railway Company. The contract runs to the end of 2013, when passenger services are due to be launched. The total value is linked to the ...
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NewsRiga receives its first ForCity
LATVIA: A Skoda 15T ForCity 100% low-floor articulated tram made its first trial run in Riga on April 15. The three-section unidirectional car, which arrived in the city on March 30, is 31·4 m long and 2 500 mm wide with 60 seats and space for 260 standees. The tram ...
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NewsDesiro ML framework to meet ÖBB's expansion plans
AUSTRIA: On April 20 Siemens Mobility announced a framework agreement to supply Austrian Federal Railways with up to 200 Desiro ML regional electric multiple-units over five years. Similar to trains currently being built for Belgium's SNCB, the 160 km/h Desiro ML will be equipped for use in Germany, where ÖBB ...
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NewsVPS orders 18 Vossloh shunting locomotives
GERMANY: The Verkehrsbetriebe Peine -Salzgitter transport and logistics subsidiary of steel and technology group Salzgitter AG has awarded Vossloh Locomotives a €25m contract to supply 18 G6 diesel shunting locomotives from early 2011. VPS provides haulage and shunting services at Salzgitter AG's plants in Salzgitter, Peine and Ilsenburg as well ...
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NewsBarcelona’s driverless metro extended to Badalona
SPAIN: On April 18 the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya José Montilla inaugurated a 3·4 km section of the new automated metro Line 10 between Gorg and Bon Pastor, with intermediate stations at La Salut and Llefià. Services on the initial 4 km section of Line 9 from Can ...
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NewsSingapore Circle Line extended
SINGAPORE: On April 16 Transport Minister Raymond Lim inaugurated phase two of the Circle Line from Bartley to Dhoby Ghaut by cutting a ribbon at the award-winning Bras Basah station before taking the first train ride. Speaking at the ceremony, he acknowledged that ‘the journey towards the opening of this ...
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NewsOTIF expands to meet modern needs
INTERNATIONAL: The recent accession of Russia is a major development for the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail, according to Secretary General Stefan Schimming, even through only a limited number of RZD routes are initially covered by the convention establishing a uniform system of regulations for cross-border traffic. Montenegro ...
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NewsNews in Brief
The Israeli government has approved the US$7·2bn first phase of the ’Israel Ways’ transport investment package. US$4·7bn is allocated to rail development over 10 years, including electrification of lines from Tel Aviv, construction of a 23 km line Akko – Karmi’el line and revival of the Hedjaz ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2010
Construction of Calgary’s 8·4 km six-station West LRT project started in March. The C$1·2bn light rail extension from the city centre terminus on 7th Avenue and 10th Street to 73rd Street SW is being built by SNC Lavalin Graham Infrastructure. Revenue service is due to start on December 10 2012. ...
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NewsChannel Tunnel fire-fighting station on test
EUROPE: Eurotunnel has carried out a live test of a fire-fighting system under development for installation in the Channel Tunnel. Trials in Spain on April 7-9 demonstrated that water mist can contain the equivalent of a fire involving 40 cars on a Shuttle train, limiting or halting propagation. The 'SAFE' ...