NEWS
04 Jul 2009 | Can you hear me?
INFORMATION: As the extent of station public address coverage has increased, so have complaints from residents living nearby. Technology is available to automatically sample background noise before an announcement is made and adjust the volume to ensure it is heard without causing too much disturban More...
03 Jul 2009 | Pöyry wins São Paulo metro Line 4 project management
BRAZIL: Pöyry has been awarded a €3m contract by the São Paulo Metro to provide project management for Phase II of the city’s fully automated driverless Line 4. The company is already supervising construction of Phase I. The contract scope includes project management, technical and financial assist More...
03 Jul 2009 | Paint firms agrees business transfer
ANCR: Vehicle paint manufacturer AkzoNobel Car Refinishes has announced the transfer of its European rail activities to Mäder Group. ANCR's Italian activities will become part of Isva-Mäder, a joint venture between Isva Vernici and Mäder Group, while its Spanish arm will be transferred to France-bas More...
03 Jul 2009 | DSB goes back for more Desiros
DENMARK: DSB placed an order for an additional eight Desiro diesel multiple-units with Siemens Mobility on July 2. The two-car DMUs are to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2010, and will replace Duewag/Scandia MR units dating from 1978-85 on Grenåbanen services between Grenå and Århus. The 12 More...
03 Jul 2009 | Dublin Metro North shortlist announced
IRELAND: The Railway Procurement Agency has shortlisted two tenderers to proceed to the final stage of the procurement competition for the 18 km Metro North light rail line, following the receipt of four bids for the PPP contract in February. The remaining bidders are Celtic Metro Group and Metro More...
03 Jul 2009 | EuroMaint wins Arlanda Express refurbishment
SWEDEN: EuroMaint Rail has won a SKr100m contract to refurbish the Arlanda Express trainsets. 'The fleet of seven Arlanda Express trains is to be given a brand new, modern design', said Per Thorstenson, Chief Executive of A-Train, operator of the dedicated shuttle service from Stockholm C to the cap More...
03 Jul 2009 | Eurotunnel looking at High Speed 1 bid
EUROPE: Eurotunnel Chairman & Chief Executive Jacques Gounon has revealed that the company is 'looking carefully' at submitting a bid for High Speed 1 when the UK government puts it on the market following the break-up of London & Continental Railways. Eurotunnel believes it will be in a strong po More...
03 Jul 2009 | News in Brief
BC Iron has signed an agreement to use Fortescue Metals Group’s railway and port infrastructure in the development of iron ore mining at Nullagine. The Pilbara Infrastructure subsidiary of FMG will provide rail haulage.Last month the European commission cleared DB’s purchase of PCC Logistics, the la More...
02 Jul 2009 | 'Buy America' tram unveiled
USA: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood was in Portland on July 1 for the formal unveiling of United Streetcar's prototype 10 T3 tram. A subsidiary of commercial fabricator and defence contractor Oregon Iron Works Inc, United Streetcar has developed the light rail vehicle to be compliant with th More...
02 Jul 2009 | Tours tramway project manager appointed
FRANCE: Tours transport authority SITCAT has appointed a consortium led by Systra as project manager for the city’s first tram line. Studies began last month and construction is scheduled to begin in June 2010, ready for services to be launched on September 1 2013. The consortium includes infrastr More...
