All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2010
All articles published this month.
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NewsFirst tram arrives in Edinburgh
UK: On April 27 City of Edinburgh Council Leader Jenny Dawe received a key to the first of 27 low-floor CAF trams that will eventually work the light rail network being developed in the Scottish capital.The seven-module bi-directional tram was transported by road across Europe to Edinburgh in three sections, ...
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NewsCSX seeks a shorter route to Montréal
USA: Proposals seeking regulatory approval of a shared use agreement that would improve freight operations in the corridor linking New York City and Montréal have been filed with the Surface Transportation Board by CSX Transportation and Canadian Pacific subsidiary Delaware & Hudson. Under the proposed agreement, CSX would move its ...
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NewsRail proves resilient
BOMBARDIER: The rail market 'remained resilient' in 2009, Bombardier Inc President & CEO Pierre Beaudoin said when he presented the company's annual results for the year to January 31 2010. 'Robust' activity which helped the Transportation business increase its revenues to US$10bn from US$9·8bn the previous year included demand for ...
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NewsBergen Bybanen gets the green light
NORWAY: The first phase of the 9·8 km Bybanen light rail project between Bergen town centre and Nesttun is due to be opened by Queen Sonja on June 22. The government has given its go-ahead for plans to extend the line to Rådal, and the project will now be reviewed ...
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NewsHung Hom station design revealed
CHINA: Atkins has released its preliminary designs for the new station to be built at Hung Hom as part of the Shatin – Central Link project. When SCL is completed in 2019, Hung Hom will become a key interchange to East Rail and West Rail services on MTR’s north-south and ...
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NewsDB unveils next-generation ICE
GERMANY: The first of 15 Velaro D fourth-generation ICE trainsets for Deutsche Bahn was formally unveiled at Siemens’ Uerdingen plant in Krefeld on April 28 by DB Board Member, Technical, Dr Volker Kefer and the CEO of Siemens Mobility Dr Hans-Jörg Grundmann. Designated Class 407, the eight-car trainsets are ...
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NewsInvensys supplies signalling for Malaysian route upgrade
MALAYSIA: Invensys Rail announced a A$44m contract to supply signalling and Westrace interlockings for the Seremban - Gemas line on April 28. The 100 km route is being modernised by Indian firm IRCON as part of a 3·4bn ringgit project funded jointly by the Indian and Malaysian governments. This is ...
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NewsDB and SJ win Norrtåg regional operating contract
SWEDEN: The Botniatåg joint venture of Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Regio Sverige and Swedish national passenger operator SJ has been selected to operate Norrtåg regional passenger services on the Botnia line and other routes in northern Sweden. The contract runs for six years to August 2016, with an ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse brakes into Japanese market
JAPAN: Knorr-Bremse has won its first order in the Japanese high speed rail sector, with a contract to supply JR East with braking components for the traction bogies of 23 Series E5 high speed trainsets. The Japanese rail market has traditionally been hard for foreign companies to access, and Knorr-Bremse ...
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NewsEast London Line reopens
UK: The East London Line was formally inaugurated by Mayor of London Boris Johnson at Dalston Junction station on April 27. Accompanied by Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy, and Managing Director of London Rail Ian Brown, the Mayor travelled to Dalston Junction by train from Shoreditch High Street.Johnson praised Transport for ...
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NewsLGV Bretagne negotiations move forward
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager RFF announced on April 27 that it had invited final offers from the three consortia bidding for the contract to build and maintain LGV Bretagne-Pays-de-la-Loire, with a view to naming a preferred bidder by the end of this year. Expected to cost around €3·4bn at current prices, ...
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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 ...