All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2016 – Page 6
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NewsCalifornia transport grants announced
USA: California State Transportation Agency announced on August 16 that it had selected 14 projects out of 41 applications to receive grants this year from its Transit & Intercity Capital Program. Totalling $390m, the grants are to be funded through eight auctions of greenhouse gas emission credits in the 2016-17 ...
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NewsMTU to exhibit market-ready Hybrid PowerPack
MTU: After several years of development and 15 000 km of testing running, MTU will for its Hybrid PowerPack the first time as a fully-finished product available for immediate ordering. The Hybrid PowerPack has a diesel engine with a combined electric motor and alternator plus a battery for storing energy ...
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NewsAurizon deploys GE Transportation Movement Planner tool
AUSTRALIA: Freight operator Aurizon has completed the roll-out of GE Transportation’s Movement Planner software at the control centre which manages its 2 700 km Central Queensland network. Movement Planner takes into account multiple factors including train schedules, traffic control systems and relative train movements to develop an optimised traffic ...
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NewsInterpipe commissions wheel machining facilities
UKRAINE: Interpipe NTRP has begun testing new machining facilities which it has installed at its wheel rolling shop in Dnipro at a cost of U$6m. The equipment includes two CNC machining centres, a paint shop, a measuring and balancing machine and a magnetic particle inspection unit. The facility has a ...
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NewsEglinton Crosstown LRT tunnelling completed in Toronto
CANADA: Tunnel boring for Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit project was completed on August 17 when TBMs Don and Humber broke through at Yonge Street after a 3·3 km journey from a site just east of Brentcliffe Road. Each of the two TBMs boring the eastern tunnel section ...
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NewsRailConnect signs New South Wales inter-city train contract
AUSTRALIA: A A$2·3bn contract for the supply and maintenance of 512 double-deck electric multiple-unit cars for use on NSW TrainLink Intercity services was signed on August 18 by New South Wales Minister for Transport & Infrastructure Andrew Constance and the RailConnect joint venture of Hyundai Rotem, Mitsubishi Electric Australia and ...
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NewsUITP opens an office in Shenzhen
CHINA: The international public transport association UITP announced on August 17 that it is opening a liaison office in Shenzhen. The organisation aims to grow its presence in China, with the support of metro operator Shenzhen Metro Group Co. UITP says that, in addition to helping it to expand ...
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NewsCrash test results on show at InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: German aerospace research centre DLR will be exhibiting a rolling stock crash energy absorbing structure which has been developed as part of its Next Generation Train technology programme. The structure comprises a metal frame with several longitudinal tapering metal tubes. In the event of collision these are pushed through ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Leasing company VTG has launched a Mobile Revision service, where the inspection of wagons and pressure testing of tanks can be undertaken on a customer’s site or loading facility rather than in workshops. ‘Customers save time and costs and are able to plan the availability of their wagons much more ...
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NewsDelayCheck to automate train delay refund process
UK: A software package designed to make it easier for passengers to claim refunds for delayed journeys has been developed by ESP Group’s Journeycall business and Barclays. Passengers enter details of their ticket and delayed train into a website or app, and DelayCheck verifies this and then processes the refund ...
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NewsSecond metro line opens in Zhengzhou
CHINA: The second metro line in Zhengzhou opened for trial operation at 10.00 on August 19. The north-south Line 2 operates between 6.00 and 22.00 at peak frequencies of 6 min and 8 min off-peak. Line 2 connects Liuzhuang in the north with Nansihuan in the south. Interchange with ...
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NewsWork begins on Tallinn Airport tram extension
ESTONIA: Construction work began on August 10 on an extension of the Tallinn tram network to serve the city’s airport. The 700 m double-track extension runs south from the Ülemiste Jaam terminus of Route 4, which opened in October 2015 at the end of a 300 m branch. A ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur – Singapore joint development partner sought
ASIA: A tender for the appointment of a joint development partner to support the international aspects of the Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed rail project is to be issued jointly by Malaysia’s project delivery body MyHSR Corp and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority on August 22. The JDP would provide ...
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NewsNetworked systems for high performance
KNORR-BREMSE: The München-based components specialist will have no fewer than five separate stands at InnoTrans 2016, showcasing the array of products and technical services offered by its various subsidiaries.Leading the way is Selectron Systems, which supplies train control management systems and is a key player in Knorr-Bremse’s strategy to develop ...
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NewsSt Petersburg light rail preliminary design contracts
RUSSIA: The St Petersburg city authorities have awarded preliminary design contracts for two planned light rail lines in the city’s suburbs. The work, which also covers passenger forecasts to 2045, is due to be completed on December 25. Institut Gidrostroymost Sankt-Peterburg was awarded a 27m rouble contract on August ...
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NewsLonger intervals between bearing maintenance
SKF: At InnoTrans 2016, bearing specialist SKF will focus on reliability and how it can help customers to minimise the frequency of maintenance operations. The company is developing a new family of tapered roller bearing units which it claims are the first to offer a period between overhauls that matches ...
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NewsCincinnati Streetcar becomes Cincinnati Bell Connector with naming rights sale
USA: Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority announced on August 18 that Advertising Vehicles, its advertising sales contractor for the Cincinnati Streetcar, had signed a naming rights contract for the 5·8 km line that is due to open on September 9. Local telecoms company Cincinnati Bell will pay $340 000 ...
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NewsFirst Vancouver SkyTrain Mark III vehicle enters service
CANADA: The first Mark III trainset for the Vancouver SkyTrain entered passenger service on August 18 on the Expo Line. The remaining six four-car trainsets are due to enter service in the coming months. Regional transport authority TransLink ordered the Innovia 300 vehicles from Bombardier for C$91m as part ...
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NewsMoorman named as Amtrak President
USA: Former Norfolk Southern Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Charles W ‘Wick’ Moorman has been named as the next President & CEO of Amtrak with effect from September 1, the national passenger operator announced on August 19. He succeeds Joe Boardman, who has served as President for the past eight ...
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NewsBaltimore Penn station redevelopment partner sought
USA: This month Amtrak is to begin a two-stage process to appoint a master developer for a comprehensive redevelopment of Baltimore Penn station. Amtrak is seeking parties capable of undertaking the planning, design, construction, financing, operation and maintenance of non-rail assets at the station, and commercial development of surrounding properties ...