All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2010 – Page 2
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NewsSuzhou metro makes progress
CHINA: Siemens has received a €20m order from Nanjing Research Institute of Electronic Technology to supply CBTC signalling for Suzhou metro Line 1. As main contractor, Nriet is responsible for installation integration, and will also co-operate with Siemens on the Vicos OC 501 operations control system. Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & ...
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NewsMachu Picchu railway rebuilding begins
PERU: Engineers from Ferrocarril Transandino have begun repairs to the 914 mm gauge railway between Cusco and Machu Picchu which was cut by landslides after exceptional rain on January 23. No trains have run on the 42 km section between Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu since then, but on February 3 ...
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NewsMumbai Monorail on test
INDIA: Chief Minister of Maharashtra state Ashok Chavan celebrated Republic Day on January 26 by flagging off a test run of the first Mumbai Monorail car. 'It is a proud moment for all of us at Scomi', said Suhaimi Yaacob, Country President of the Malaysian firm which is supplying 15 ...
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NewsSan Francisco Central Subway gets go-ahead
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has approved the start of final design for the Central Subway light rail project in San Francisco. The 2·7 km, $1·6bn Muni Metro extension will branch off the existing Third Street line at Fourth Street and run underground to Chinatown. San Francisco MTA intends to ...
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NewsContracts February 2010
Australia: UGL has won a A$225m contract to supply digital radio communications covering RailCorp's 1455 km electrified network in New South Wales and 675 train cabs. Huawei will supply GSM-R equipment. Europe: Eurotunnel has chosen Corys TESS to supply two Channel Tunnel shuttle locomotive driving simulators to replace ones ...
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NewsIncheon metro Line 2 signalling contract awarded
SOUTH KOREA: Thales has been awarded a €40m contract to supply Seltrac CBTC for Incheon metro Line 2 by the Hyundai-led consortium responsible for the E&M works. The 30 km east-west Line 2 will run mainly underground from Oryu-dong in Seo-gu to Incheon Grand Park in Namdong-gu, with 27 stations. ...
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NewsLimerick – Galway reopens in March
IRELAND: Iarnród Eíreann confirmed on February 8 that passenger services on the Western Rail Corridor between Limerick and Galway line will resume on March 30, following an inauguration ceremony on the previous day. Through services between the two west coast cities were withdrawn more than 30 years ago, although a ...
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NewsHigh speed line opens to the west
CHINA: The first Passenger-Dedicated Line between central and western China opened on February 6, with 456 km of new high speed line cutting the 505 km journey between Zhengzhou in Henan province and Xi'an in Shaanxi from around 6 h to less than 2 h. Construction was launched in September ...
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NewsMetro do Porto operating contract awarded
PORTUGAL: The ViaPORTO consortium has been awarded a €170m contract to operate and maintain the Metro do Porto light rail network for five years from April 1. ViaPORTO comprises Grupo Barraqueiro, which operates the Fertagus suburban rail and Metro Sul do Tejo light rail services in Lisboa, infrastructure maintenance company ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - February 2010
EIB is lending KC2bn to Plzen for 15 urban regeneration projects, including KC450m to extend tram Line 4 to Borská Pole. The first tranche of KC350m will be drawn in the first half of 2010. Odessa has applied for EBRD funding to renovate its tram network, including 16 km ...
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NewsRail construction joint venture
EUROPE: Russian Railways' construction subsidiary RZDstroy and Austrian civil engineering group Alpine Bau signed an agreement in Wien on January 29 establishing an equally owned joint venture to undertake railway construction work in Russia, Austria and elsewhere in Europe. According to RZD, the joint venture's first projects will be related ...
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NewsLos Angeles light rail expansion continues
USA: The Final Environmental Impact Report for Phase II of the Los Angeles Expo Line light rail project was officially approved by the Exposition Construction Authority on February 5, paving the way for construction to start on this section by the end of the year. Officials hope the $1·5bn Phase ...
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NewsWork resumes on Subte expansion
ARGENTINA: The Buenos Aires city government has announced plans to borrow up to US$380m to continue work on metro expansion, which had been cut back for lack of funding. The Andean Development Corp will lend US$80m whilst Mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri intends to raise around 350m pesos on ...
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NewsKTX-II ready to enter service
SOUTH KOREA: Following a successful passenger-carrying preview run with its first KTX-II high speed trainset, Korail announced on February 10 that the trains will enter revenue service on March 2. Tickets for the new services are due to go on sale from February 23. The state-owned operator plans to introduce ...
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NewsExceptional load on the move
GERMANY: DB Schenker Rail has organised 34 special trains to deliver 407 concrete bridge beams from Neumarkt to Frankfurt airport on behalf of construction firm Max Bögl. The beams are up to 38 m long and weigh 92 tonnes, significantly outside DB's usual weight and size parameters and thus necessitating ...
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NewsDublin Interconnector project launched
IRELAND: The formal procurement process for the proposed cross-city rail tunnel in Dublin was launched on February 9 with the publication of an OJEU Period Information Notice. Iarnród Éireann is seeking responses from potential PPP partners ahead of lodging a formal application next month for the Railway Order giving powers ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market February 2010
Argentina: Emfer has delivered three double-deck coaches to Buenos Aires commuter operator TBA. Each seating 110 passengers, the cars are equipped with wi-fi and a passenger entertainment system. Austria: ÖBB has awarded Alstom a €90m contract to provide Atlas ERTMS equipment for 332 Class 1016 and 1116 locomotives, 50 ...
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NewsSCT tries north-south van trains
AUSTRALIA: Open access freight operator SCT Logistics confirmed on February 12 that it had started an experimental rail van service on the primary north-south interstate corridor linking Melbourne and Brisbane. The first trains began running on February 2. SCT specialises in running block trains of general merchandise using conventional wagons ...
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NewsEurostar accepts multiple failings
EUROPE: The findings of the independent review commissioned to look into the collapse of Eurostar cross-Channel services during the severe snowstorms on December 18-19 were announced in London on February 12. Following pressure from the French transport minister Dominique Bussereau, Eurostar had asked former GNER Chief Executive ...
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NewsCaptrain brand to consolidate international freight operations
EUROPE: French National Railways’ freight logistics business SNCF Geodis announced on February 11 that it was bringing all of its international rail haulage activities together under a single brand. SNCF Geodis says it now has 50 000 employees and a network covering 120 countries, with an annual turnover of €8bn. ...
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