All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2016
All articles published this month.
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NewsYoung designers to the fore
CHINA: In a bid to encourage better design and attract young talent into the rail sector, Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang Corp sponsored an international design competition alongside the second International Workshop on Rail Vehicle Industrial Design which it hosted in the Chinese port city on November 16-18. ...
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NewsTramwaje Śląskie unveils modernised ex-Frankfurt tram
POLAND: The first of 15 Type Pt trams which Tramwaje Śląskie acquired second-hand from Frankfurt-am-Main has been unveiled following an extensive modernisation. The tram has been fitted with new ends, along with a low-floor centre section built by Katowice company SAG to replace a high-floor module. The tram has been ...
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NewsWabtec completes acquisition of majority stake in Faiveley Transport
INDUSTRY: 'The acquisition of Faiveley Transport is an excellent strategic fit, expanding our geographic presence, broadening our product and service capabilities, and strengthening our technology and innovation initiatives', said Wabtec Executive Chairman Albert J Neupaver on November 30, when the US-based group completed its purchase of the Faiveley family's 51% ...
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NewsVR Group names CEO
Rolf Jansson has succeeded Mikael Aro as President & CEO of Finnish national railway VR Group. Harri Lukkarinen has replaced Ville Saksi as Managing Director of VR Track, while Saksi has taken over as CEO of Länsimetro Oy, the company overseeeing the Helsinki metro extension to Espoo, following the dismissal ...
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Metro Report InternationalFunding for Chicago Red Line studies
USA: The Chicago Transit Authority board has approved an amendment to its 2016-20 Capital Improvement Plan which adds $75m for preliminary engineering and a final environmental impact statement for the proposed Red Line Extension. This work is required before CTA can apply for more than $1bn in federal funding which ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
United Wagon Co has completed the sale of 100% of its Vostok1520 freight transport business to Industrial Investors Group’s First Heavy Haul, and is now to acquire a 19·9% stake in First Heavy Haul Co. Systra has raised €117m in debt with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Société Générale, ...
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NewsThree Gorges PDL inaugurated
CHINA: The 247 km Chongqing – Wanzhou Passenger-Dedicated Line serving the Three Gorges area and the Yangtze River Economic Belt was opened for revenue operation on November 28. Test running on the route had started on July 16. Operated by Chengdu Railway Bureau using a fleet of CRH2A trainsets running ...
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NewsSydney EMU order to cope with growth
AUSTRALIA: A further build of double-deck EMUs for the Sydney Trains suburban network forms the centrepiece of an A$1·5bn capital investment programme announced by New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance on December 1. Designed to provide ‘an urgent uplift in customer service’, the More Trains, More Services programme is ...
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NewsSydney EMU order to cope with growth
AUSTRALIA: A further build of double-deck EMUs for the Sydney Trains suburban network forms the centrepiece of an A$1·5bn capital investment programme announced by New South Wales Transport Minister Andrew Constance on December 1. Designed to provide ‘an urgent uplift in customer service’, the More Trains, More Services programme is ...
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NewsSteven Santoro
Assistant Executive Director of Capital Planning & Projects Steven Santoro has been promoted to Executive Director of NJ Transit, succeeding interim Executive Director Dennis Martin.
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NewsVestfold line goes underground in Holmestrand
NORWAY: A new 14∙3 km alignment between Holm and Nykirke on the Vestfold line entered service on November 28. Built at a cost of NKr6∙6bn, the new alignment has been designed for a maximum speed of 250 km/h and will cut 5 min from journey times between Drammen and Eidanger. ...
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NewsGenesee & Wyoming completes Glencore acquisition
AUSTRALIA: Genesee & Wyoming Inc announced on December 1 that its subsidiary Genesee & Wyoming Australia had completed the acquisition of Glencore Rail for A$1·14bn. GWA had concurrently issued a 49% equity stake to funds managed by Macquarie Infrastructure & Real Assets. The acquisition of GRail, Australia’s third-largest coal haulage ...
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NewsFeature articles in the December 2016 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 Time to focus on reform News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsSepura TETRA integrated with Siemens ETCS
TETRA: Sepura Group business Teltronic has announced the successful completion of integration of its TETRA technology with Siemens’ ETCS Level 2. This follows extensive testing at Siemens facilities in Berlin to verify that it met the parameters outlined in the EIRENE specifications for railway communications. Teltronic said its NEBULA infrastructure ...
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Metro Report InternationalQingdao Line 4 PPP contract awarded
CHINA: A consortium of China Railway Construction Corp subsidiaries and Qingdao Urban Construction Group Co has been awarded the public-private partnership contract to build Qingdao metro Line 4. Opening of the 30·7 km entirely underground Line 4 is planned for December 2020. The contract has an estimated total value ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
CRRC Dalian has delivered eight Type CKD0B locomotives to Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp in Vietnam. They have 4240ZJ diesel engines, are rated at 735 kW and are equipped for remote control operation. Oakey Abattoir in Queensland took delivery of beef cattle by train for the first time in 21 ...
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NewsVossloh acquires Rocla Concrete Tie
USA: As part of a strategy to strengthen its core rail infrastructure business, Vossloh has acquired North American concrete sleeper manufacturer Rocla Concrete Tie, at an estimated cost of US$117m. The contract to acquire Rocla from Altus Capital Partners II was signed on December 5, and subject to regulatory approval ...
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NewsTest running begins on Lucknow metro
INDIA: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav flagged off a train to mark the official start of test running on the Lucknow metro on December 1. Lucknow Metro Rail Corp is conducting tests on a 5 km section between Transport Nagar depot and Alambagh of the city’s first metro ...
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NewsÍñigo de la Serna Hernáiz
Íñigo de la Serna Hernáiz has been named Minister of Development in the new government announced by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on November 3.
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Metro Report InternationalRiyadh takes delivery of first Bombardier metro train
SAUDI ARABIA: Bombardier Transportation delivered the first driverless trainset for Line 3 of the Riyadh metro to the Saudi capital on November 29. Bombardier is supplying 47 two-car Innovia 300 trainsets to operate on the 40·7 km Orange Line under its US$383m share of a US$5·21bn contract awarded to the ...