All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2013 – Page 2
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NewsZwolle - Enschede operations to be tendered
NETHERLANDS: An agreement to call tenders for the operation of passenger services on the Zwolle - Enschede line was reached by Overijssel province and Regio Twente on April 18. It is envisaged that tenders will be called later this year, with the new operator to take over in December 2014. ...
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NewsCAF announces first quarter results
CAF: Turnover at CAF was €403·9m in the first quarter of 2013, according to results announced by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer on April 23. Export contracts accounted for 82% of this figure. EBITA was €55·9m and profit before tax €29·7m. As of March 31, the CAF order book stood ...
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NewsKfW IPEX-Bank finances Regentalbahn DMUs
GERMANY: KfW IPEX-Bank announced its second rolling stock funding deal with train operator Netinera on April 25. The agreement covers the purchase of 12 Pesa Link II diesel multiple-units for operation by Netinera's Regentalbahn subsidiary on Oberpfalzbahn branded services from Regensburg to Marktredwitz and Schirnding from December 2014. Regentalbahn ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel and VTG to merge rail logistics activities
EUROPE: Wagon leasing and rail transport group VTG and logistics business Kuehne + Nagel announced the signing of a letter of intent to merge their rail logistics activities on April 25. The companies have had a partnership through joint company Transpetrol for more than 20 years. VTG would hold a ...
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NewsThree countries agree rail link co-ordination
ASIA: The first meeting of a working group to co-ordinate the construction of railway branches from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan into Afghanistan and a line linking them through northern Afghanistan was held on April 18. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the presidents of the three countries ...
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NewsConstruction of Malaysian rolling stock plant gets underway
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Najib Razak launched construction of a CSR rolling stock assembly and maintenance plant at Batu Gajah in Perak state on April 9. The 400m ringgit CSR Malaysia facility is being developed by CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive as its first plant outside China. The site will serve ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse opens Brazilian factory
BRAZIL: Knorr-Bremse formally opened a €40m development, manufacturing and sales facility in Itupeva on April 17. Housed in new buildings covering more than 32 000 m2, the plant has 30% greater capacity than the site 80 km away in São Paulo which it replaces. Knorr-Bremse said 'the most up-to-date plant ...
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NewsSkanska signs NKr1·34bn Vestfold line contract
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has awarded Skanska a NKr1·34bn contract to build a 9 km section of a new 23·5 km alignment between Farriseidet and Porsgrunn suitable for 250 km/h running. The double-track line will replace the existing 35 km line which is only suitable for low speeds. The project ...
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NewsCAF trains Recife staff
BRAZIL: Last month the first class of 25 personnel from the CBTU suburban network in Recife began training to maintain the fleet of 15 EMUs that is being supplied by CAF. Combining practical and theoretical elements, the training courses are being provided by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer at CBTU's ...
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NewsFirst tram on its way to the Gold Coast
AUSTRALIA: The first of 14 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams for the Gold Coast light rail line has left the factory in Bautzen. Custom features of the 45 m long, seven-section vehicles include racks for surfboards. Bombardier is part of the GoldlinQ consortium which the Queensland government selected in May ...
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NewsNeal Lawson
Neal Lawson, Managing Director of UK operator First Capital Connect, is to join Network Rail as Director of Maintenance & Operations Services. Interim Director Fiona Dolman will return to her permanent role as Head of Operational Planning.
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NewsNanjing to get catenary-free trams
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co has won an order to supply 15 catenary-free trams for Nanjing. They will be the first to use Bombardier’s Primove traction batteries. The trams will be built in Nanjing under a 10-year technology licence agreement signed in 2012 that allows CSR Puzhen ...
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NewsBattery-diesel hybrid locomotive cuts emissions in the forest
HUNGARY: A Rába Mk 48 diesel-hydraulic locomotive dating from 1960 has been rebuilt as a low-emission battery-diesel hybrid for the 760 mm gauge Szilvásvárad Forest Railway, a 4 km line which now carries tourist traffic. The rebuild by MÁV Vasjármü included installing a 204 kW Cummins QSB6.7 engine meeting EU ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
DB Schenker Rail reports that the first intake of its EuroTrail international training programme comes to the end of its 18-month course this month. The first intake comprised 23 recruits from seven countries; the class of 2012 is 42 trainees from 12 countries. A further group is due to begin ...
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NewsProducts News in Brief
Liebherr Transportation Systems has delivered the first heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units for 135 Twindexx Vario double-deck inter-city coaches which Bombardier is building for Deutsche Bahn. Two types of HVAC unit are being supplied from Liebherr’s Radinovo plant in Bulgaria. One will be used for the passenger saloons, while a ...
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NewsManuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró
Manuel Tomás Cortez Rodrigues Queiró has been appointed President of state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal for a three-year term.
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NewsWorld rolling stock market April 2013
Angola: The government and GE Transportation signed an accord on February 14 which could lead to the supply of about 100 locomotives for Angolan operators. Australia: On January 31 Qube Logistics signed a contract for CSR Ziyang to supply six Pandaroo diesel locos by the end of this year. ...
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NewsVR orders more driving and restaurant cars
FINLAND: National operator VR has awarded Transtech Oy a €55m firm order to supply a further 13 driving cars and 11 restaurant cars for inter-city services. The order for the double-deck vehicles is an option on a €90m contract for 12 driving and 15 restaurant cars which was placed in ...
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NewsConstruction starts on Borders Railway
UK: Network Rail and principal contractor BAM Nuttall began main construction works on the Borders Railway project on April 18, following six months of advance preparations. ‘The start of the construction works is a hugely exciting milestone and will allow those communities to witness the scheme coming to life,’ ...
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NewsSingapore to offer free metro travel to reduce overcrowding
SINGAPORE: Passengers exiting 16 central metro stations before 07.45 will get the rail section of their journey free of charge under a one-year trial which Land Transport Authority is to launch on June 24. Passengers exiting between 07.45 and 08.00 will be given a discount of up to S$0·50. To ...