All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2012 – Page 5
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NewsLa Cartuja branch opens in Sevilla
SPAIN: RENFE added a new route to its suburban network in Sevilla on February 20, when trains began operating every hour on route C2 between Santa Justa and La Cartuja. Originally built for high speed services to the Expo 92 site, the La Cartuja branch has been upgraded by ...
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NewsPakistan pins hopes on private sector
PAKISTAN: Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani inaugurated the first privately-managed Business Express service between Lahore and Karachi on February 3. The train is operated under an agreement between Pakistan Railways and Four Brothers International, which sells the premium-priced tickets aimed at business travellers and provides the onboard services including bedding, catering ...
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NewsGSM-R to support open access on Czech freight corridor
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has awarded Kapsch CarrierCom a contract to design and supply GSM-R communications for the 172 km Decín - Ústí nad Labem - Melník - Vsetaty - Kolín route by June 2013. The contract announced on February 20 includes 22 new and seven existing base stations. ...
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NewsCrossrail rolling stock contract invitations to negotiate issued
UK: Prequalified bidders Bombardier Transportation, CAF, Hitachi Rail Europe and Siemens were formally invited to negotiate for the contract to supply rolling stock and the maintenance depot for the Crossrail project on February 28. Crossrail will provide a high-capacity service running 118 km east-west across London using existing lines linked ...
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NewsERA should be 'the single railway authority in Europe'
EUROPE: The European Railway Agency should be transformed into a single safety certification and vehicle authorisation body for Europe, according to a joint vision for the future presented by the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies (CER) and supply industry association UNIFE on February 28. The proposal was made ...
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NewsFGC assists with Jaén tram operations
SPAIN: On February 27 the Mayor of Jaén, José Enrique Fernández de Moya, signed an agreement with FGC President Enric Ticó that will see the Catalan regional operator undertake an audit of the city's 4·7 km light rail route which has not seen regular service for more than nine months. ...
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Moretti stays on at CER
FS CEO Mauro Moretti (photo) has been re-elected as Chairman of the Community of European Railways for a two-year term. CER’s Management Committee is now made up of the following members: Roger Cobbe, Board Member, ATOC; Vladimír Lupták, Director General, ZSR; Jan Sundling, Chairman, ASTOC; Maria Wasiak, CEO, PKP SA; ...
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NewsLondon Midland and TransPennine Desiro contracts signed
UK: Rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains confirmed on February 29 that it had signed contracts to procure and finance 20 four-car Class 350 Siemens Desiro electric multiple-units for London Midland and First TransPennine Express, 'as part of a contract worth around £145m'. 'The finalisation of these contracts with London ...
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NewsFast internet means satisfied passengers
CZECH REPUBLIC: Nomad Digital is supplying on-train wireless internet technology for the five Stadler Flirt trains which Leo Express has ordered for its planned launch of Praha - Ostrava open access services in December. Nomad said the wi-fi system based on its R3500 router will aggregate all ...
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