All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2011
All articles published this month.
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NewsFreiburg begins work on tram extension
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony in Freiburg on July 26 launched work on the 1·8 km Zähringen tram extension north from Reutebachgasse to Dorfbach, where it will serve a park and ride site on the city boundary. The three-stop extension of the metre-gauge network along a mostly segregated and grassed alignment ...
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NewsZürich West tram extension nears completion
SWITZERLAND: Zürich transport operator VBZ has begun test running on the 3 km Zürich West extension of tram Route 4 from Escher-Wyss-Platz to Altstetten Nord, scheduled to open on December 11. Seven stops will serve the Zürich West area where redevelopment is expected to increase the number of local ...
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NewsEtihad Rail orders EMD locomotives
UAE: Etihad Rail has awarded Electro-Motive Diesel a contract to supply seven SD70ACS heavy-haul freight locomotives for the first phase of its national railway programme. The locomotives are to be delivered in 2012, with the first trains scheduled to run in 2013. EMD has previously won orders ...
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NewsDB Netz awards GSM-R upgrading contract
GERMANY: Kapsch CarrierCom is to migrate what it says is 'the world's largest GSM-R network' to the IP-based 3GPP release 4 technology by mid-2014 under a €15m contract awarded by infrastructure manager DB Netz at the end of July. Kapsch CarrierCom already provides support for DB's GSM-R, and says ...
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NewsLegios buys ZOS Nymburk
CZECH REPUBLIC: Rolling stock supplier Legios has expanded its production capacity with the purchase of the ZOS Nymburk repair and maintenance workshops from ZOS Vrútky for an undisclosed price. Legios now has a workforce of 1 200, and expects to double the current 150 staff at Nymburk by the end ...
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NewsFoothill Extension contract awarded
USA: Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority announced on July 27 that it had awarded the Foothill Transit Constructors joint venture of Kiewit and Parsons a US$485m contract to design and build the 18·3 km extension of the Los Angeles light rail Gold Line from East Pasadena to Azusa, ...
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NewsRATP buys Manchester Metrolink operator
UK: The RATP Dev UK Ltd subsidiary of Groupe RATP bought Manchester light rail operator Stagecoach Metrolink Ltd from Stagecoach Group on August 1. SML operates and maintains the Metrolink network under a 10-year contract with Transport for Greater Manchester which runs to July 2017. There are currently four Metrolink ...
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NewsRussian Railways to sell Freight One stake
RUSSIA: The government is to auction 75% minus two shares in Russian Railways' First Freight Company as a single lot, RZD announced on August 1. Freight One is Russia's largest rail freight operator, created in July 2007 with RZD holding 100% minus a single share which is owned by Baminvest. ...
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NewsSão Paulo Line 5 expansion gets underway
BRAZIL: São Paulo state governor Geraldo Alckmin officially launched work on an 11·5 km extension of Metrô de São Paulo's 8·4 km Line 5 on July 23. An initial one-station extension from Largo 13 to Adolfo Pinheiro has been under construction using NATM since September 2009, and is scheduled for ...
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NewsDB Netz awards €200m ballastless track contract
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz has awarded PORR a €200m contract to supply ballastless track for the 90 km Erfurt - Gröbers section of the 123 km Erfurt - Leipzig/Halle high speed line. The contract includes construction of 22 km of noise and wind protection walls. Completion is scheduled for ...
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NewsGenesee & Wyoming Inc to buy Arizona Eastern Railway
USA: On August 2 short line group Genesee & Wyoming Inc announced an agreement to acquire Arizona Eastern Railway from Iowa Pacific Holdings for $90·1m. The deal is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011, with AZER to be managed as part of GWI's newly-created Mountain West ...
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NewsSalt Lake City launches two TRAX extensions
USA: Celebrations are being held in Salt Lake County on August 3 to mark the completion of Utah Transit Authority's Mid-Jordan and West Valley TRAX light rail extensions, with free rides being offered on both routes. The two lines are being built as part of UTA's Frontlines 2015 expansion programme, ...
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NewsUkrainian Railways agrees locomotive orders worth €1·46bn
UKRAINE: State railway UZ signed two agreements on July 20 setting out plans to purchase of a total of 433 electric freight locomotives worth €1·46bn. Subject to funding being secured, firm contracts could be signed in September, with deliveries scheduled for 2012-16. The 3 kV DC locomotives are ...
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NewsAvantos introduced on Esbly - Crécy-la-Chapelle line
FRANCE: SNCF introduced a Siemens Avanto tram-train to replace locomotive-hauled push-pull formations on the 11 km Esbly - Crécy-la-Chapelle line east of Paris on July 4. Previously used on Paris route T4, the LRV has superior braking to the trains it replaces; safety authority EPSF and infrastructure manager RFF had ...
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NewsMetro de Santiago orders more trains
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded a US$144m firm order for CAF to supply a further 12 nine-car trainsets in 2012-13 for use on lines 1, 2 and 5. The rubber-tyred trains will be equipped for CBTC and unlike previous vehicles for Santiago will feature air-conditioning. The contract announced on ...
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NewsSecond phase of Gautrain opens
SOUTH AFRICA: The second stage of the Gautrain commuter line was opened on August 2. The first stage of Gautrain from OR Tambo International Airport to Sandton opened on June 8 2010 in time for the World Cup, and the launch of services between Rosebank in Johannesburg and Hatfield ...
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NewsCN announces $165m Chicago yard plan
USA: On August 3 Canadian National announced a $165m four-year plan to consolidate its Chicago area shunting and locomotive maintenance activities at Kirk Yard in Gary, Indiana. Kirk Yard will be upgraded and expanded to increase its processing capacity from 1 500 to 2 500 wagons/day, and locomotive repair work ...
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NewsCSR Ziyang rolls out Australian diesel locomotive
AUSTRALIA: The first of 10 diesel locomotives ordered by SCT Logistics was rolled out at the CSR Ziyang Locomotive plant in China on July 22. The locomotives are scheduled for delivery by the end of December, with the manufacturer saying this will be the first time a Chinese firm has ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2011
The first rail was laid on the T7 tram route in Paris at a ceremony on June 29. Due to open by the end of 2013, the 112 km route will link the Line 7 metro terminus at Villejuif-Louis Aragon with Athis-Mons via Orly airport. A future ...
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NewsKapsch CarrierCom awarded Czech GSM-R contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has awarded Kapsch sro a €20m contract to equip the 230 km route from the Slovakian border to Ostrava, Prerov and Ceská Trebová with Kapsch CarrierCom GSM-R by early 2013. Around 731 km of the Czech network is currently equipped with Kapsch CarrierCom's GSM-R technology. ...