All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2008
All articles published this month.
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Daimler acquires EQT's stake in Tognum
TOGNUM: Private equity group EQT is to sell its remaining 22·3% stake in diesel engine manufacturer Tognum AG to Daimler AG. The Daimler board approved the €585m deal on April 30, and it is expected to be completed in the third quarter of this year, subject to regulatory approval. ...
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Tianjin metro car order
CHINA: CNR Dalian has won an order to supply 23 six-car stainless steel bodied trainsets for the 27 km east-west metro Line 2 now under construction in Tianjin. The trains will be formed of three motor and three trailer cars, with a seating capacity of 1?440 and maximum capacity of ...
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NewsGlobaltrans IPO raises US$449·4m
RUSSIA: On April 30 private freight operator Globaltrans Investment plc announced the price of its initial public offering of shares which will be admitted to the London Stock Exchange. The offer is priced at US$13·25 per Global Depositary Receipt representing one ordinary share. A total of 16 959 064 GDRs ...
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NewsExpanding to exploit an open market
RUSSIA: The country’s second biggest freight operator has announced an IPO and listing on the London Stock Exchange. Globaltrans Chief Executive Sergey Maltsev told Andrew Grantham how he views the opportunities presented by market liberalisation.
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NewsVeloxia signs Argentine high speed deal
ARGENTINA: On April 29 President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner formally signed a turnkey contract with the Veloxia consortium for the construction of a 320 km/h line between Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba. The consortium had been selected for the concession on January 16, having submitted the sole ...
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Merkel approves partial sale of DB
GERMANY: Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed on April 28 that a government committee had endorsed plans to sell an initial 24·9% stake in Deutsche Bahn to the private sector, with the process due to be completed ahead of national elections scheduled for September 2009. Previous attempts to persuade the left ...
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NewsUIC calls in administrator
INTERNATIONAL: On April 28 the International Union of Railways announced that a Provisional Administrator had been appointed to manage the organisation, pending the calling of an Extraordinary General Meeting. Ms Béatrice Dunogué-Gaffié has been appointed by the Paris-based Court of First Instance following a request from UIC's Chief Executive Luc ...
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Al Sufouh tram project consortium selected
UAE: The Dubai government's Roads & Transport Authority announced on April 29 that the ABS consortium of Alstom, Besix and Serco has been selected to undertake the Al Sufouh tram project, also known as the Yellow Line. Final negotiations will now begin before a contract is signed. The 10 km ...
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Gotthard base tunnel E&M contract
SWITZERLAND: A contract covering the supply of railway systems for the Gotthard base tunnel was signed in Luzern on April 29 by AlpTransit Gotthard and the Transtec Gotthard consortium of Swiss and European suppliers, paving the way for the start of electrical and mechanical installation next year. Transtec brings together ...
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Tenders called for Bangkok Purple Line
THAILAND: A 2013 opening is now envisaged for Bangkok's Purple Line, after Japan Bank for International Co-operation signed a 25-year loan agreement worth ¥62·4bn following months of negotiations. Invitations to tender were issued at the end of April, and bids are due to be returned by August. Work is ...
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Synergies drive growth in traction components market
Harry Hondius visits ABB's 'power electronics triangle'
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Rajin port accord
NORTH KOREA: Minister of Railway Transport Kim Yong Sam signed an agreement with Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin in Moscow on April 24 clearing the way for the start of work on the reconstruction of the 54 km railway from the border station at Khasan/Tumangan to the Korean port of ...
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NewsPreferred bidder for Metrolink expansion
UK: On April 25 Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive announced it had selected the M-Pact Thales consortium as the preferred bidder for a three-line expansion of the Metrolink light rail network (RG 10.07 p649). GMPTE is now seeking final sign-off from the Department for Transport before awarding the ...
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Trains reach Modi’in Merkaz at last
ISRAEL: ISR General Manager Yitzhak Harel visited the new central station in Modi’in on April 1 to mark the start of revenue services on the final 6 km section of the new line from Ben Gurion Airport which opened as far as Modi’in Outskirts station on September 1 last year. ...
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NewsBaffin Island arctic ore line advances
CANADA: On April 24 Montréal-based consultant Canarail announced that it had been awarded a contract from Baffinland Iron Mines Corp to undertake detailed design of a heavy-haul railway on Baffin Island, approximately 520 km north of the Arctic Circle. Baffinland is currently developing a project to exploit the Mary ...
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NewsPassenger News In Brief
UK commuter operator Merseyrail has awarded Cityspace a contract to install seven Smart Point touch screen terminals to provide ticket sales, passenger information and journey planning at five unstaffed stations. Wireless links provide real-time data feeds to the machines, which go live next month. The total number of Pasmo and ...
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NewsKowloon - mainland Express Rail Link approved
HONG KONG: On April 22 the government announced the go-ahead for construction of the HK$39·5bn Express Rail Link between Kowloon and the border with the mainland. The link is expected to open in 2015. It will form part of a new high speed line to Shenzhen and Guangzhou, offering a ...
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NewsBurj Dubai tram plan unveiled
UAE: Emaar Properties has announced plans for a peoplemover and 4·6 km tramway to link the Dubai metro to its 73bn dirham Burj Dubai mixed-use development of 30 000 homes, nine hotels and 350 00 m2 of retail space. The transport plan announced on April 23 is costed at 500m ...
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Automation in a medium-sized city
BRESCIA: The Metrobus light metro will bring the benefits of automated operation to a city considered too small to justify a conventional metro
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Los Angeles is going gated
USA: The board of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has voted to approve a 10-year, $46m lease contract with Cubic Transportation Systems which will see the installation of 379 faregates at all Red and Purple line stations and selected light rail stops where it is architecturally feasible. MTA ...