All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2017 – Page 2
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NewsGood times ahead as Tazara and ZRL sign open access freight agreement
AFRICA: Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority and Zambia Railways Ltd have signed an open access agreement intended to facilitate the seamless movement of freight trains across each other’s infrastructure. Tazara hopes to gain an additional 200 000 tonnes of freight in the first year of the agreement. ‘In the past, Tazara and ...
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NewsEvraz NTMK supplies colour-changing wheels to DB
GERMANY: Russian steelmaker Evraz NTMK has delivered a batch of 240 BA220 coach wheels to Deutsche Bahn for the first time, with a further 1 440 to follow this year. The 920 mm diameter BA220 is a new product, manufactured with ER7 steel with a rim hardness of >235 HB. ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Nordic Investment Bank and Latvian Railways have agreed a €22·8m 12-year loan to finance an ongoing project for LDz Ritošā Sastāva Serviss to rebuild 14 twin-section 2M62Us locomotives into Type 2M62UM locos. The replacement of the engines, electrical systems and most above-floor components is expected to extend their lifetime by ...
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NewsState aid for Slovakian depots approved
SLOVAKIA: Government support of €96·5m which would enable national operator ZSSK to build three light maintenance workshops has been approved by the European Commission. The workshops at Nové Zámky, Zvolen and Humenné would undertake routine work on passenger rolling stock including cleaning, refilling the water tanks and minor repairs. ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market August 2017
Canada: Project developer Rideau Transit Group has awarded Alstom a €200m contract to supply 38 Citadis Spirit light rail vehicles for Stage 2 of Ottawa's O-Train Confederation Line. Montréal's AMT has awarded CRRC Tangshan a contract to supply 24 loco-hauled double-deck commuter coaches. K+S Potash has taken delivery ...
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NewsAuckland DMUs shipped to Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE: Eight diesel multiple-units as well as spare parts are being shipped from New Zealand to Mozambique, where they are to operate passenger services around Maputo. The 1 067 mm gauge two-car units have been surplus to requirements since electrification in Auckland in 2014. ‘Selling the trains reduces Auckland Transport’s ...
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NewsBharat Wagon & Engineering Co to close
INDIA: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the Ministry of Railways’ proposal to close the loss-making Bharat Wagon & Engineering Co Ltd, which has manufacturing facilities at Mokama and Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The government is to provide a one-off grant of Rs1·5bn towards a severance package for the ...
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NewsKnoxville Locomotive Works obtains Tier 4 certification
USA: Knoxville Locomotive Works has obtained EPA Tier 4 emission certification for its SE Series of four-axle and six-axle diesel locomotives. KLW produces remanufactured locomotives based on EMD and GE components and new MTU engines. The Tier 4 certification includes shunting locomotives rated at 2 000, 2 200 and 2 ...
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NewsIDB funds San Martín electrification
ARGENTINA: The Inter-American Development Bank announced on August 24 that it had approved a U$400m loan to fund electrification of the San Martín commuter route in Buenos Aires, running for 76∙3 km from the Retiro terminus to Pilar. As well as electrification at 25 kV AC, the programme will include ...
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Metro Report InternationalBombardier to repower London Underground Central Line trainsets
UK: London Underground has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to replace the DC traction motors on the 85 eight-car 1992 Stock trainsets used on the Central Line with its Mitrac AC traction and control equipment. This is expected to reduce energy consumption while improving reliability and performance. The contract running ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
IVU Traffic Technologies has acquired Zürich-based consultancy Soft Tech Informatik as a basis for grown in Switzerland. ‘The aim is to bundle our joint activities under one roof in order to give our customers here even better service and to tap into the additional potential of the Swiss market’, said ...
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NewsAlstom awarded €135m EMU maintenance contract
SWEDEN: Arriva has awarded Alstom a €135m contract to maintain 99 Coradia Nordic EMUs owned by the Skånetrafiken regional transport authority. The contract runs for eight years from December 2018, aligning with the next Pågatåg operating contract which Skånetrafiken has awarded to incumbent Arriva. The next operating contract is designed ...
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NewsCaledonian Sleeper coaches ready for testing
UK: The first five of the 75 coaches that CAF is building for Caledonian Sleeper services between Scotland and London have arrived at the Velim test centre in the Czech Republic, where they will undergo several weeks of dynamic testing. The two seating cars, two sleeping cars and a club ...
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NewsSt Petersburg orders more PK TS trams
RUSSIA: PK Transportnye Systemy is to supply three 100% low-floor unidirectional three-section trams to St Petersburg operator Gorelektrotrans under a 255m rouble contract. The only other bid came from trading company Elektrotransport, which works with UKVZ. However, the company’s cheaper bid was rejected on the grounds of non-compliant documentation. ...
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NewsShiraz metro extension inaugurated
IRAN: A southeastern extension of Shiraz metro Line 1 was inaugurated on August 22. The 10·5 km extension runs from Vali-e Asr to Shahid Dastgheyb. Intermediate stations are open at Fazilat and Shahid Doran, with five more due to open later. The initial 10·5 km section of the city’s first ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
Operating under the South Western Railway brand, the First MTR South Western Trains 70:30 joint venture of FirstGroup and MTR Corp took over from Stagecoach’s South West Trains with the start of the new South Western franchise on August 20. The new franchise runs for seven years with an option ...
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NewsRailpool orders Traxx MS locomotives
EUROPE: Leasing company Railpool has awarded Bombardier Transportation a contract to supply 20 Traxx MS electric locomotives between May 2018 and December 2019. The locomotives will be assembled at the Kassel plant, with bodyshells supplied from Wrocław and bogies from Siegen. They will be suitable for use in 12 countries, ...
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NewsRolling stock refurbished for Madrid Line 5 upgrade
SPAIN: At its central rolling stock workshops in Canillejas, Metro de Madrid is currently undertaking a €20m programme to refurbish the 42 Series 2000 trainsets operating on Line 5 as well as 12 Series 3000 trainsets that are to be deployed on this route during 2018. This forms part of ...
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NewsBombardier and Bouygues to sell Gautrain concession stakes
SOUTH AFRICA: Engineering and construction services company Murray & Roberts has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the 8·5% stakes in Gautrain concessionaire Bombela Concession Co held by Bouygues Travaux Publics and Bombardier Transportation. Commercial terms for the deal worth a total of R405m have been agreed and agreements ...
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NewsRastatt blocked until October 7, says DB
GERMANY: The Karlsruhe – Basel section of European Rail Freight Corridor 1 will remain closed until October 7, following the tunnel collapse at Rastatt on August 12, infrastructure manager DB Netze confirmed on August 22. Explaining that a sudden inrush of water had destabilised the boring of a new tunnel ...