NEWS
03 Sep 2008 | Toronto reopens tram bidding process
CANADA: On August 27 Toronto Transit Commission formally approved reopening the procurement process for 204 low-floor trams at an estimated cost of C$1·25bn. The initial attempt had attracted only two bids, both of which were deemed non-compliant. A multi-phase bidding process will now be used, wi More...
03 Sep 2008 | Cegelec alive to world-wide expansion
TRACTION: Cegelec's Praha plant has established a strong market in updating Tatra tram cars with chopper controls. More...
02 Sep 2008 | Zürich double-deck order confirmed
SWITZERLAND: On September 2 Siemens and Bombardier confirmed they had received a previously-announced €189m order to supply 121 low-floor intermediate double-deck coaches. SBB will receive 113 of the coaches to lengthen existing Zürich S-Bahn trainsets, while eight will go to the Sihltal Zurich Ue More...
02 Sep 2008 | AGV: Testing times ahead
Alstom's AGV demonstrator faces a lengthy programme of testing and approvals before the first trains enter revenue service in 2011. Technical Director François Lacôte talks to Chris Jackson in Velim. More...
01 Sep 2008 | Work starts on Libyan railway
LIBYA: On August 30 Russian Railways formally began the construction of a 554 km double-track railway parallel to the Mediterranean coast between Surt and Banghazi. The Office for the Implementation of Railway Projects signed the contract with RZD in Tripoli on April 17. Construction of the standa More...
01 Sep 2008 | SBB to buy 32 FLIRT trains
SWITZERLAND: The board of Swiss Federal Railways has exercised options with Stadler for a further 32 FLIRT trainsets, to be used on services in Vaud, Ticino and Basel from 2010. The SFr418·6m order includes 19 FLIRT units for RER Vaudois services from Lausanne, and two trainsets for Regio S-Bahn B More...
01 Sep 2008 | NTV targets 20% market share by 2015
'Congratulations on your initiative!' Endorsing the public launch of Europe's first private-sector high speed train operator at a press conference in Roma on July 15, newly-appointed European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani welcomed the arrival on the scene of Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. 'W More...
31 Aug 2008 | World rolling stock market August 2008
Benin: Rites has placed an order with India’s Golden Rock workshop for the refurbishment of three metre-gauge diesel locos for use in Benin. They will be shipped in October. Bosnia: BHZJK has awarded Croatian firm TZV Gredelj a €4·1m contract to modernise three ex-DB Class 212 diesel-hydraulic loco More...
30 Aug 2008 | World infrastructure market August 2008
Algeria: Railway agency Anesrif has awarded Nortel a contract to supply GSM -R equipment on the Tabia – Mecheria and Bordj Bou – Arreridj M’Sila routes currently under construction (RG 4.07 p205). Argentina: TBA has taken delivery of an 08-16 split-head levelling and lining tamper as well as a PBR More...
30 Aug 2008 | Contracts August 2008
France: Finnish technology group Teleste has won a €1m extension to a previous contract to supply SNCF with CCTV equipment. India: Under a €4m contract Bombardier is to supply traffic management and passenger information systems covering 53 km of Central Railway’s suburban network in Mumbai (p496) More...
