All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2015 – Page 4
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NewsKiewit selected to renew Chicago Green Line track
USA: Chicago Transit Authority approved a $13m contract for the Green Line West Track Renewal Project on December 9. Lowest bidder Kiewit Infrastructure Co has been selected to replace the track between Laramie and Harlem/Lake stations at the western end of the CTA’s Green Line. Work on the 4 ...
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NewsETCS Level 2 goes live in southwest Poland
POLAND: ETCS Level 2 signalling went live on the Legnica – Węgliniec – Bielawa Dolna line in Dolnośląskie voivodship on December 3. Bombardier has installed its Interflo 450 equipment, which is operating in parallel with the conventional signalling, under a 54m złoty contract awarded by infrastructure manager PKP PLK ...
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NewsVossloh Locomotives forms French joint venture
VOSSLOH: Vossloh Locomotives France signed a contract with Socofer France on December 8 to establish a joint venture to be known as IMATEQ. The locomotive services business will be based in Saint-Pierre-des Corps. According to Vossloh, IMATEQ would ‘pool the existing capacities and expertise of each company and thus ...
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NewsBromelton freight terminal to receive federal funding
AUSTRALIA: The federal government is to provide A$9·6m for the construction of the Bromelton Intermodal Rail Freight Precinct west of the Gold Coast under the second round of its National Stronger Regions Fund, which was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss on December 7. This includes a total of ...
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NewsTrenitalia exercises further Vivalto option
ITALY: Trenitalia has exercised an option to buy 136 Vivalto second-class push-pull coaches from Hitachi Rail Italy, the supplier announced on December 9. The contract is worth €190m and covers the supply of 112 intermediate double-deck coaches and 24 driving cars to be used on regional and commuter services. ...
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NewsEtihad Rail commercial operations approved
UAE: Etihad Rail was granted official safety authorisations to commence commercial operations on Phase 1 of the network at a ceremony in Dubai on December 9. Operations partner Etihad Rail DB will run two trains per day on the 264 km route between Shah and Habshan and the Port ...
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NewsNewag wins its first Italian EMU order
ITALY: Newag announced on December 10 that it had signed a framework contract with regional operator Ferrovie del Sud-Est for the supply of five electric-multiple units with options for up to 10 more. The base order is worth €20·2m, with the total value rising to €60·5m if all options ...
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NewsElectrification contract awarded
ISRAEL: Israel Railways has awarded Sociedad Española de Montajes Industriales a 2bn shekel contract to build and maintain electrification infrastructure. The Spanish company beat bids from Siemens, Elecnor, Alstom and China Railways Construction Corp. The contract announced on December 6 covers 420 route-km across 13 lines and includes the ...
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NewsGreater Anglia EMUs refurbished
UK: Abellio Greater Anglia has completed an upgrade of 24 four-car Class 317/6 electric multiple-units that operate between London and Cambridge, Cheshunt and Hertford East. The £1·3m project was carried out by the operator’s own fleet maintenance team at Clacton-on-Sea. The interior refresh includes new seat covers, vinyl flooring, ...
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NewsHopper wagon contract signed
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co has signed an agreement with fertiliser producer Uralkali to supply 400 hopper wagons from its Tikhvin factory. The Type 19-9870 cars will have an axleload of 25 tonnes and can carry up to 76·5 tonnes. A two-stage coating also improves protection from load damage. ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - December 2015
The timetable change on December 13 will see SNCF extend its network of Ouigo low-cost TGV services to Tourcoing, Nantes, Rennes, Le Mans, Angers , TGV Haute Picardie, Roissy Aéroport CDG 2 and Massy TGV. The port of Lübeck’s European Cargo Logistics and Green Cargo have agreed to co-operate ...
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NewsAustralia runs 1 250 m long grain train
AUSTRALIA: Southern Shorthaul Railroad and the Australian Rail Track Corp have co-operated to run what they say is the longest export grain train in the country’s history. At 1 250 m long, the five-loco, 73-wagon train is more than twice the length of regular grain trains on the line. ...
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NewsDr Bernd Bohr
Heinz Hermann Thiele is to step down as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Knorr-Bremse in March next year. He will be succeeded by Dr Bernd Bohr (photo), who until 2013 was Chairman of the Automotive Group at Robert Bosch GmbH.
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NewsIndia and Japan sign high speed rail memorandum
INDIA: Memoranda of understanding for the possible development of a Mumbai – Ahmedabad high speed line using Japanese technology as well as technical co-operation in the rail sector were signed by the governments of India and Japan on December 11-12, during an official visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ...
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NewsKöln opens next section of light rail tunnel
GERMANY: The third phase of the Nord-Süd Stadtbahn project in Köln was inaugurated on December 12 at a ceremony attended by around 450 invited guests. Regular services began the following day. The 2·4 km section forms a branch off Route 16 at Schönhauser Straße, running north to Bonner Wall, ...
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NewsFreiburg expands its tram network
GERMANY: The latest expansion of the metre-gauge tram network in Freiburg was inaugurated on December 11 with a 1·6 km branch from Robert-Koch-Straße to the Technical Faculty of Universität Freiburg. Serving four stops, trams on this section of Route 4 run every 10 min. Construction began in 2013 and ...
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NewsStadler selects Utah for rolling stock assembly plant
USA: Stadler Rail’s US subsidiary has selected North Salt Lake, Utah as the location of a temporary rolling stock assembly plant, the state Governor’s Office of Economic Development announced on December 10. It is also being considered for the site of a permanent factory which Stadler is to develop under ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn trains take shape
GERMANY: The first of six pre-series dual-system EMUs for suburban operator S-Bahn Hamburg GmbH is expected to begin dynamic testing before the end of the year, according to manufacturer Bombardier.The trains are being assembled at Bombardier’s Hennigsdorf plant north of Berlin under a €327m contract placed by S-Bahn Hamburg’s parent ...
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NewsNuclear Decommissioning Authority orders flask wagons
UK: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority has awarded Nottinghamshire-based wagon builder WH Davis Ltd a contract to supply five new-generation nuclear flask carriers for use on the national rail network. The new vehicles are intended to replace the existing Type FNA flask carriers, and the NDA requires them be certified in ...
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NewsTrenitalia among 11 recipients of UK ‘franchising passports’
UK: The Department for Transport announced on December 15 that 11 transport companies had been awarded Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Passports, which have been designed to make it easier and quicker to bid for passenger franchises by removing the need to for potential bidders to complete 'resource-intensive' sections of the pre-qualification questionnaire ...