All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2016 – Page 4
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NewsPesa to supply Fokstrot trams to Kyiv
UKRAINE: Kyiv tram operator Kyivpastrans has selected Pesa to supply 10 low-floor trams for €11·5m. One three-section Fokstrot tram was delivered to the Ukrainian capital last autumn and is expected to finish certification testing on the 1 524 mm gauge network in June. The remaining nine 26 m long ...
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Newsc2c to lease Electrostars from Porterbrook speculative build
UK: Essex to London commuter operator c2c announced on April 13 an agreement with the Department for Transport which will enable it to lease additional rolling stock to cope with an unexpected increase in demand. Subject to the signing of final contracts, c2c is to lease six four-car Bombardier ...
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NewsVFLI orders more Euro 4000 locomotives
FRANCE: The VFLI freight subsidiary of SNCF has ordered three more Euro 4000 diesel locomotives for delivery in spring 2017, Stadler Rail Valencia announced on April 13. The locomotives are to be equipped for use in France and Belgium, and will be supplied from the Spanish plant which Stadler acquired ...
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NewsČD Cargo places Siemens Vectron locomotive order
CZECH REPUBLIC: A contract to supply ČD Cargo with five Vectron MS electric locomotives was announced by Siemens on April 3. Deliveries from the München-Allach factory are scheduled to start in June and be completed by the end of the year. The Czech national freight operator intends to use the ...
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NewsSan Francisco track geometry car ordered
USA: MerMec is to supply a track geometry car to be used on San Francisco Bay Area’s BART metro network. The order is financed by the Federal Transit Administration, and MerMec says that this will be the first self-propelled inspection and measuring vehicle to meet Buy America requirements. The ...
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NewsT-Systems to equip LRVs with TETRA
GERMANY: T-Systems is to equip light rail vehicles operated by DSW21 in Dortmund and Bogestra in Bochum and Gelsenkirchen with TETRA radios and software to enable real-time vehicle location. The work is to be completed by the end of 2017 and covers 157 LRVs. T-Systems has already equipped more ...
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NewsMax Bögl and Tarmac launch UK slab track joint venture
UK: German slab track specialist Max Bögl marked its entry into the UK market at the Infrarail trade show in London on April 13 by launching a joint venture with construction material supplier Tarmac which is aimed at winning contracts for track systems on new line projects.The partnership intends to ...
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NewsTransmashholding delivers diesels to RZD
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Bryansk Engineering Plant has delivered a batch of 25 twin-section 2TE25KМ diesel freight locomotives to Russian Railways, which signed a contract in March for a total of 100 to be delivered this year, along with four 2TE25А mainline diesel locomotives and 83 TEM18DM shunting locomotives. The 2TE25KМ ...
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NewsSydney Harbour metro tunnel tendering begins
AUSTRALIA: The start of tendering for a contract to build a 15·5 km twin-bore metro tunnel from Chatswood to Sydenham running under Sydney Harbour and the city centre was announced by New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance on April 13. This is the most important ...
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NewsWabtec awarded South Shore Line PTC contract
USA: Systems integration contractor Parsons Transportation Group has awarded Wabtec Corp a contract to supply Positive Train Control equipment for Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District’s South Shore Line 1·5 kV DC electrified commuter route from Chicago. Wabtec is to provide its Interoperable Electronic Train Management System and TMDS dispatch and ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
An agreement has been signed for Alstom to acquire the 50% stake in Moroccan cable business Cabliance which is held by its joint venture partner Nexans. Cabliance was established in 2011 and produces cable bundles for rail applications and electrical switchboxes, Alstom-designed subassemblies and Nexans industrialisation and production equipment. It ...
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NewsCRRC Zhuzhou wins Serbian locomotive order
SERBIA: Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive has won an international tender to supply two electric locomotives for use on the dedicated rail network which the state electricity generator uses to haul lignite from the Kolubara open cast mines to its Nikola Tesla power stations. The TSI-compliant 25 kV 50 Hz ...
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NewsHerbert Hui
MTR Corp has named Herbert Hui as Finance Director, with effect from July 2. He had previously served as General Manager, Corporate Finance, until 2011.
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NewsX2000 interior refurbishment contract awarded
SWEDEN: National passenger operator SJ announced on April 14 that it had awarded Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Swedtrac RailServices a contract worth more than SKr1bn for the interior refurbishment of its 227 X2000 inter-city trainset vehicles. The work to be undertaken at the Tillberga workshop includes fitting new seats, carpets, panelling ...
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NewsLuton Airport peoplemover plan announced
UK: Plans for a £200m fully-automated ‘guided light rail peoplemover’ linking Luton Airport with Luton Airport Parkway station were announced by airport owner London Luton Airport Ltd on April 15. This would support a £110m project to increase the airport’s capacity by 50% to 18 million passengers/year by 2020. LLAL ...
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NewsNew York MTA leaves APTA
USA: New York MTA has discontinued its membership of the American Public Transportation Association with immediate effect. In a letter dated April 8, the MTA’s Executive Leadership team says that it has reached a unanimous decision on its status as a Transit Member. The letter is signed by CEO ...
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NewsSwaziland Railway wagons delivered
SWAZILAND: Transnet Engineering has handed over to Swaziland Railway the first 45 vehicles from an order for 50 fuel tank and 40 container wagons. The rest are scheduled to be delivered in May. The 1 067 mm gauge wagons suitable for use across southern Africa are being manufactured at Transnet’s ...
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NewsDublin 20-year transport strategy published
IRELAND: A 20-year vision for the development of the transport network in Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare is set out in the Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Area 2016-35 which has been published by the National Transport Authority. The proposed rail enhancements aim to produce an interlinked network with ...
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NewsHerat railway feasibility study contract signed
AFGHANISTAN: The Ministry of Public Works has awarded Canadian consultancy Canarail a contract to undertake a technical feasibility study for a proposed railway which would run from the northwestern city of Herat to the railfreight terminal at Towraghondi on the border with Turkmenistan. The contract was signed on April ...
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NewsQatar Rail reveals horse-inspired metro and dhow-style tram designs
QATAR: The designs for the future Doha Metro cars and Lusail Light Rail Transit vehicles were unveiled by national railway project promoter Qatar Railways Co. The styling aims to combine Qatari heritage and culture with modern technology. ‘Across our projects, our build and design stages have been guided by the ...