All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2013 – Page 2
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NewsChengdu aims to complete 291 km of metro by 2020
CHINA: The second phase of the Chengdu metro network which was approved on February 25 would see a further 183·3 km of line completed by 2020. Together with the Phase 1 works still in progress, this would take the network to 291·3 route-km and eight lines. Line 1 will be ...
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NewsManuel Niño
Manuel Niño has been appointed Secretary General of Infrastructure at Spain’s Ministry of Development, while his former post as Director General of Railways has been filled by Miguel Pozo.
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NewsPanamá metro trainset on test in Barcelona
PANAMA: A Metropolis trainset built for Line 1 of the Panamá City metro by Alstom Transport at its Santa Perpètua de Mogoda plant in Spain has begun eight weeks of traction, braking and endurance trials on the FGC network in Barcelona. Based at FGC’s Rubí depot, the trainset is being ...
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NewsHigh speed track and electrification contract awarded
MOROCCO: A consortium of Colas Rail, local subsidiary Colas Rail Maroc and Egis Rail has been awarded a design and build contract covering track, overhead electrification and facilities at two work sites on the 183 km high speed line being built between Tanger and Kénitra Announcing the contract on April ...
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NewsRoy Hill railway contract awarded
AUSTRALIA: Construction of the proposed 342 km railway to serve the Roy Hill iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia is on course for completion by November 2015, following the award of an A$5·9bn contract to Samsung C&T. Under the deal, South Korea’s second largest construction company ...
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NewsCFR Marfa privatisation bids invited
ROMANIA: The Ministry of Transport formally advertised the sale of a 51% stake in national rail freight operator CFR Marfa on April 5. The starting price is 797m lei. Documentation will be available from April 9, with preliminary and non-binding offers to be submitted by April 23. The prequalified bidders ...
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NewsZambia Railways rehabilitation programme
ZAMBIA: The government has released US$120m in funding to enable Zambia Railways to start work on a three-year rehabilitation programme. A second track is planned on the 900 km line from Chingola to Livingstone, along which a second weekly passenger train has been launched. The Ndola – Luanshya branch is ...
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NewsDB orders containerised train de-icing units
GERMANY: Following successful trials of using hot water to de-ice rolling stock in winter, DB Regio has ordered two containerised heating units rated at 560 kW and 2 000 kW from Hotmobil Deutschland. DB has previously used hot air to remove up to two tonnes of ice from vehicles in ...
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News'Metro style' suburban rail upgrade proposed for Melbourne
AUSTRALIA: Public Transport Victoria has published a set of long-term proposals for upgrading Melbourne's rail network on March 27, setting out a strategy to increase capacity and reach areas currently not served. The state transport authority said the Network Development Plan - Metropolitan Rail is based on detailed analysis of ...
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NewsGraham Smith
Graham Smith has been named Director General of the Rail Delivery Group, which brings Britain’s passenger and freight operators and Network Rail together with the aim of providing leadership to the rail industry.
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NewsBombardier signs ICx variation order
GERMANY: On April 8 Bombardier Transportation announced a €336m variation order to its framework agreement to supply components for the ICx inter-city trains which Deutsche Bahn has ordered from Siemens. This reflects DB's decision to add a further 170 vehicles to the initial order. Under the agreement with Siemens, the ...
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NewsMoscow metro and tram designs unveiled
RUSSIA: Bombardier Transportation and Russian partner Uralvagonzavod unveiled a proposed metro trainset design for Russia and the CIS region at the Hannover Messe trade fair in Germany on April 8, along with the styling of the 120 Flexity low-floor trams which wagon and defence equipment supplier UVZ is to build ...
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NewsRZD to order 350 electric locomotives
RUSSIA: A memorandum of understanding setting out plans to order 350 locomotives was signed by Russian Railways, Siemens and Sinara Group at the Hannover Messe trade fair on April 8. A firm contract is expected to be signed in 2014. The single-section AC and DC electric locomotives for use on ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - April 2013
Construction of the western extension of Paris RER Line E is expected to begin in 2014 for opening in 2020, following the award of a contract in February. An 8 km tunnel between Haussmann-Saint-Lazare and Nanterre-la-Folie, with three new stations, will carry trains through La Defense to join RFF's existing ...
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NewsIndia's PCM Group acquires Rail.One
RAIL.ONE: Concrete sleeper and ballastless track technology supplier Rail.One has been acquired by PCM Group of Industries, an Indian conglomerate with engineering, communications, energy, steel, media, tea and other interests in India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Thailand and Bhutan. Financial details have not been disclosed. Announcing the deal on April ...
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NewsPhoenix airport peoplemover crosses above taxiway
USA: The first phase of the PHX Sky Train automated peoplemover at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona was opened by Mayor of Phoenix Greg Stanton on April 8. The 2·7 km double-track elevated guideway crosses an active taxiway at a height of 30 m, providing sufficient clearance for ...
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NewsFGC to host Getaway trials
SPAIN: Under the European Union-funded Getaway project to improve the safety of public spaces, Catalan regional operator FGC is to hold four emergency evacuation exercises at Sant Cugat station in the suburbs of Barcelona. With the participation of researchers from the University of Greenwich in the UK, the first two ...
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NewsPrivate company awarded high speed line rail grinding contract
CHINA: The CRM-Vossloh Track Maintenance joint venture of Chinese rail equipment services provider CRM and Vossloh Rail Services has won a contract to undertake preventative rail grinding on the 1 300 km Beijing - Shanghai Passenger-Dedicated Line. Announcing the contract on April 9, Vossloh said it was the first time ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Kazakh rail mill
KAZAKHSTAN: Siemens Metals Technologies has been awarded an 'upper double-digit million euro' contract to supply Aktobe Rail & Section Works with a rail and section rolling mill. The mill is being constructed under the auspices of national railway KTZ and will supply rail for domestic use as well as export ...
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NewsTopping-out ceremony for first West Island Line station
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp held a topping-out ceremony for Kennedy Town station on April 10, the first of three stations being built as part of the West Island Line project. 'This is a really exciting moment in the construction of the West Island Line', said MTR Corp CEO Jay ...