All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2015
All articles published this month.
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NewsBeijing Metro Line 16 concession signed
CHINA: Beijing Municipal Government and Beijing MTR Corp signed the railway systems, operations and maintenance PPP concession agreement for the future metro Line 16 on November 28. Beijing MTR Corp is a joint venture of MTR Corp (49%), Beijing Capital Group (49%) and Beijing Infrastructure Investment Corp (2%). The ...
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NewsM62 locomotive rebuilding framework agreement
UKRAINE: A framework agreement for co-operation in the potential modernisation of Type M62 diesel locomotives for the Ukrianian market was signed by Newag, Skinest Rail Ukraine and Latvia’s Daugavpils Rolling Stock Repair Plant at a Polish Business Day held in Kyiv on November 26. Newag estimates current demand at potentially ...
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NewsHakim heads back across the Hudson
New York MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast confirmed on November 17 that Veronique Hakim would become the eighth permanent president of New York City Transit with effect from December 28. Hakim becomes the first woman to run the New York Subway, as well as overseeing the city’s bus and bicycle hire ...
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NewsArmenia and Vietnam make their InnoTrans debuts
INNOTRANS: Companies from Turkey, China and Taiwan are to be strongly represented at InnoTrans 2016, which will also include exhibitors from Armenia and Vietnam for the first time. Armenian company Thermorex specialises in manufacturing of bimetal thermostats and temperature limiters, while Vietnamese firm Petech will present its wastewater and toilet ...
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NewsOvercoming a lost generation
Having largely missed out on a generation of skilled young recruits in the past 15 to 20 years, the US railway engineering sector is working hard to catch up by encouraging educational institutions to support rail-related courses. But changing cultural and behavioural patterns among young people means the rail sector ...
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NewsWabtec to provide Chicago PTC kit
USA: Wabtec Corp has signed contracts worth about $45m with Chicago rail operator Metra and engineering management firm Parsons Transportation Group to provide equipment and services for Positive Train Control for the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad. This follows the announcement of Parsons as prime contractor for the PTC installation ...
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NewsGWR delivers shellfish by train
UK: A three-month trial of transporting live lobsters and other shellfish from Cornwall to restaurants in London in the guard's vans of High Speed Trains was launched on December 1. The pilot project is being undertaken by InterCity RailFreight in partnership with Great Western Railway, WEGO Carbon Neutral Couriers and ...
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NewsKoleje Śląskie gets 10-year operating contract
POLAND: Śląskie voivodship has agreed to award its in-house train operator Koleje Śląskie a 10-year contract to operate local passenger services from January 1 2016 to December 31 2025. The voivodship will pay KŚ a total of 1·4bn złoty, but not not more than 140m złoty a year, and the ...
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NewsAlstom and Bombardier win Barcelona ETCS contract
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded a joint venture of Alstom and Bombardier an €87⋅9m contract to supply and maintain the first ETCS Level 2 signalling on the Barcelona suburban network, covering the 56 km between L’Hospitalet de Llobregat and Mataró. The works component of the contract is valued at ...
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NewsMyanmar diesel locomotive deliveries
MYANMAR: Seven Type CKD7B metre-gauge diesel locomotives have been shipped to Myanmar from the CRRC Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock plant in China. The 100 km/h locomotives have three two-axle bogies. According to the manufacturer they are designed to haul main line freight services in Southeast Asian conditions, including high ...
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NewsTracsis buys Ontrac
UK: Tracsis plc has acquired the entire issued share capital of Ontrac Ltd and Ontrac Technology Ltd, which develop workflow and information sharing software for the rail and transport industries. Ontrac has around 30 permanent staff, and generated revenue of £7·1m and an adjusted pre-tax profit of £2·4m ...
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NewsDiesel tram-trains for Puebla
MEXICO: Vossloh Rail Vehicles has delivered what it says are the first tram-trains in the Americas, two diesel vehicles ordered last year by the government of the state of Puebla. The new vehicles have been acquired as part of an 800m pesos project to introduce a tourist service over the ...
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Metro Report InternationalDiesel tram-trains for Puebla
MEXICO: Vossloh Rail Vehicles has delivered what it says are the first tram-trains in the Americas, two diesel vehicles ordered last year by the government of the state of Puebla. The new vehicles have been acquired as part of an 800m pesos project to introduce a tourist service over the ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Freedom of movement News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsLondon Midland agrees direct award franchise contract
UK: On December 3 the Department for Transport announced a direct award agreement which will see incumbent Govia continue to operate the West Midlands passenger franchise under the London Midland brand from the expiry of its current deal in April 2016 until October 2017. The Govia joint venture of Go-Ahead ...
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NewsMoscow Small Ring EMUs ordered
RUSSIA: On December 2 Moscow operator Central Suburban Passenger Co signed a contract for Transmashholding’s Demikhovo plant to supply 35 Type ED4M-500 electric multiple-units between February and July 2016. The six-car 3 kV DC EMUs are to be used on the 54 km Small Ring line in Moscow, where passenger ...
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NewsNomad Digital and Bombardier announce North American partnership
NORTH AMERICA: Nomad Digital and Bombardier Transportation announced a partnership to provide passenger and fleet management connectivity technology across the region on December 3. Nomad said the agreement would provide Bombardier with access its expertise in the development, implementation and management of on-board systems including passenger information, media and ...
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NewsCairo metro depot signalling contract awarded
EGYPT: National Authority for Tunnels has awarded Alstom a €15m contract to supply signalling for the new depot on Cairo metro Line 1. Alstom is to supply computer-based interlocking, SCADA systems for traffic and traction power supplies, and telecommunications to support fire detection, phones and CCTV systems. The fit-out ...
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NewsFret SNCF tests 1 000 m trains
FRANCE: Fret SNCF has been conducting trials of operating trains up to 1 000 m in length, running between the marshalling yard at Somain south of Lille to Woippy outside Metz. Comprising two coupled formations each with their own locomotive and driver, 12 test trains were due to be operated ...
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NewsPR to take over in Kujawsko-Pomorskie
POLAND: National regional train operator PR is to take over operation of local services on electrified lines in Kujawsko-Pomorskie with effect from the December 2015 timetable change. In 2013 Kujawsko-Pomorskie voivodship awarded Arriva RP a two-year contract to operate the electric services, but it subsequently chose to award the next ...