All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2017 – Page 8
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NewsEngines ordered for Civity UK DMUs
UK: Rolls-Royce’s MTU business is to supply 140 Series 1800 PowerPacks for use on the 55 Civity UK diesel multiple-units which Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF is building for use on Arriva’s Northern franchise. Announcing the order on February 3, Rolls-Royce said the 390 kW PowerPacks would have 6H 1800 ...
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NewsReforms aim to ‘blow the dust off’ UK rail ticketing system
UK: A complete overhaul of the structure of Great Britain’s fares system is being planned by the Rail Delivery Group, with the aim of reflecting changes in the way passengers now travel and enabling bidders for future franchises to put forward more innovative ideas for ticketing. ...
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Metro Report InternationalGrand Paris Express civil works awarded
FRANCE: Project promoter Société du Grand Paris announced on February 1 that it had awarded a joint venture led by Bouygues Travaux Publics a €968m contract to undertake civil works on Section T2A of Line 15 South of the Grand Paris Express network, running from Villejuif Louis-Aragon to Créteil l’Echat. ...
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NewsKenya – Uganda construction timescale agreed
AFRICA: Meeting in Nairobi on February 2, ministers from Kenya and Uganda agreed a ‘synchronised’ timescale for construction of the 1 435 mm gauge railway planned to link the two countries. Signed by Uganda’s Finance Minister Matla Kasila, Kenya’s Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich and Transport & Urban Development Secretary James ...
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NewsMore Citadis trams ordered for Strasbourg
FRANCE: Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois has exercised an option to order 10 more Alstom Citadis trams for €28m. This will bring the number of Citadis trams operated by CTS to 63, with the first order placed in 2003. The option announced on February 3 forms part of a framework ...
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Metro Report InternationalDelhi metro to trial LED display screens from April
INDIA: XTD announced on February 3 that it will start a six-month trial of its Cross Track Media information and advertising displays at Kashmere Gate metro station in Delhi. Cross Track uses billboard-sized LED screens and high-definition sound to broadcast content to passengers waiting at stations. Four screens are ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Bombardier Transportation has signed a four-year long-term service agreement with Hoppecke Industrial Batteries, which has supplied onboard batteries for about half of Bombardier's rolling stock. 'The agreement is all about working together to form positive synergies and improvements for both businesses', said Richard Jackson, Senior Buyer, Strategic Procurement at Bombardier's ...
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NewsCSX sees 21% drop in coal traffic
USA: The US rail industry continued to face headwinds from low global commodity prices and the strength of the dollar in 2016, CSX said when presenting its annual results on January 17. CSX generated revenue of $11·1bn last year, down from $11·8bn in 2015, with operating income of $3·4bn compared ...
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NewsVivarail releases report into D-Train fire
UK: On February 2 Vivarail released a report into a fire on its prototype Class 230 D-Train diesel multiple-unit which occurred during a non-passenger carrying test run at Kenilworth on December 30. Intended to offer a low-cost alternative to new vehicles for use on non-electrified lines, the D-Train comprises former ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem wins Jakarta light metro order
INDONESIA: Hyundai Rotem announced on February 2 that it had been selected to supply rolling stock for the first phase of the light metro network under construction in Jakarta. Hyundai Rotem will work with Woojin Industrial Systems for the supply of eight two-car trainsets. Deliveries are due to take ...
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Metro Report InternationalSiemens to supply Nagpur metro signalling
INDIA: Project promoter Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp announced on February 1 that it had selected Siemens to supply signalling for the first phase of the Nagpur metro. A consortium comprising Siemens India and Siemens Rail Automation of Spain won the contract with its bid of Rs2·87bn. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalReplacing paper tickets with mobile is 'only the start'
UK: Rambus Ecebs announced at the Smart Ticketing Global conference held in London last month that its Nevis Technologies joint venture with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport would be using the Glasgow Subway to pilot the company’s latest mobile ticketing product. Roll-out is expected to begin with selected users in mid-2017. ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co grows and diversifies
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co manufactured a total of 15 900 wagons in 2016, in line with its targets and representing a 28% increase from the previous year. Its target for 2017 is to increase output to between 18 000 and 20 000 wagons, by making more use of production capacity ...
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NewsUnion Pacific ‘fairly optimistic’ about 2017
USA: ‘While full-year volumes were down substantially year over year, we did see declines moderate in the fourth quarter,’ said Union Pacific Chairman, President & CEO Lance Fritz when presenting the company’s annual results on January 19. ‘As we worked through the challenges of the year, we remained focused on ...
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NewsTrain operators to test 'radical fare changes'
UK: 'Radical changes' to fares which are intended to 'guarantee customers simpler fares and the best possible deal every time they travel' are to be tested following an agreement between train operators and the government, the Rail Delivery Group confirmed on February 1. There will be three elements to ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst phase of Santos light rail completed
BRAZIL: São Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin inaugurated two extensions of the Santos light rail line on January 31, completing the 11·5 km first stage of the city’s network. Regular passenger services began the following day. An eastern section from Bernardino to Port opened with three intermediate stops, one ...
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NewsRailway flotations envisaged in Indian budget
INDIA: Plans to float off several Indian Railway subsidiaries including construction arm IRCON, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp and Indian Railway Finance Corp were announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the national budget on February 1. He said shares in the IR Public Sector Enterprises would ‘soon’ be ...
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NewsMarmaray upgrading works resume
TURKEY: Surface works on the Asian and European sides of Istanbul’s Marmaray suburban corridor reportedly resumed at the end of January following an agreement between lead contractor OHL and the government.The Marmaray immersed tube tunnel which links railways on either side of the Bosporus Strait opened on time in October ...
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NewsChina – Uzbekistan freight service launched
ASIA: Militzer & Münch Group and InterRail have launched a block train service between Xuzhou in eastern China’s Jiangsu province and Toshkent in Uzbekistan. The first two trains ran in January, carrying 92 20 ft containers containing steel coil. A third train is planned for February. The journey takes 10 ...
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Metro Report InternationalMaxwell licenses ultracapacitor design to Chinese company
CHINA: Maxwell Technologies announced on January 31 that it had signed a licensing and production agreement with CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute Co covering ultracapacitor modules for the bus market. To meet local content requirements set out by the Chinese government, Maxwell has licensed some of its ...