All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2011 – Page 2
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NewsSystra wins design contract in Panamá City
PANAMÁ: The Línea Uno consortium of Odebrecht and FCC which is building Panamá City metro Line 1 has awarded Systra an 18 month contract to carry out civil engineering design studies for the 13·7 km automated metro. Systra will prepare detailed designs for several parts of the project, including ...
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NewsRussian bogie agreement signed
SLOVAKIA: Rolling stock and component supplier Tatravagonka has signed a strategic partnership to develop and supply Barber S-2-R radial bogies for freight wagons being manufactured at the new Tikhvin rolling stock plant east of St Petersburg. The formal agreement was signed in Dobra on January 24 during a visit to ...
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NewsFrosty partnership tackles winter ice
FINLAND: National operator VR is using Kilfrost's TDIce Plus products to prevent ice build-up on the underside of its rolling stock. The order includes TDIce, TDIce Plus and TDIcesustain, designed to be used with equipment from Swedish firm Nordic Ground Support which is VR’s de-icing contractor. All products are biodegradable, ...
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NewsSpadina subway extension contract awarded to FCC
CANADA: Spanish infrastructure group FCC has been awarded a €304m contract to build a 4·5 km section of the planned 8·6 km northwestern extension of Toronto’s Yonge — University — Spadina subway line. Expected to open in 2015, the extension runs from Downsview to Vaughan Corporate Centre in the regional ...
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NewsUnion Railway to call civils tenders
UAE: Union Railway announced on January 23 that it planned to call tenders in March for the first civil engineering contracts on the proposed 1 200 km national rail network. The winning bidders will be named by mid-2011, allowing construction work to get underway in the second half of this ...
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Denis Huneau
Denis Huneau has been appointed Managing Director of EPSF, the French national railway safety authority, with effect from January 19, succeeding Michel Aymeric.Huneau has considerable experience in the rail sector, most recently as Director, Network Access, at railway regulator Autorité de Régulation des Activités Ferroviaires. He was Operations Director of ...
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Mirko Pahl
Mirko Pahl has joined DB Schenker Rail Deutschland’s Management Board, where he has responsibility for production. He succeeds Dr Christian Kuhn, who will now focus on his other role as Executive Vice-President, Production & Operations, for European DB Schenker Rail.
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NewsOurense high speed infrastructure PPP out to tender
SPAIN: The Ministry of Development has launched tendering for a €65bn PPP to build 344 km of high speed infrastructure between Olmedo on the Madrid – Valladolid route and Ourense. As well as design and construction, the winner will be responsible for contributing to the funding and maintaining the ...
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NewsBangalore metro trial
INDIA: The first trainset for Bangalore Metro made a trial run on the East-West Line between Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar on December 27, following successful testing at the depot and electrification of the third rail. Work on the 7 km elevated section from Baiyappanahalli to Cricket Stadium, designated Reach 1, is ...
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NewsPolish pantograph
POLAND: The 160 EC developed by Krakow-based EC Engineering is claimed to be the first Polish pantograph design for 20 years. Developed for speeds up to 160 km/h and 3 kV DC catenary, the pantograph has been tested for two years on Skoda’s Class 182, on PKP Cargo’s Class ...
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NewsUS trains to be equipped with Toshiba traction
USA: Toshiba Corp announced on January 20 that it has been selected to supply equipment for two rolling stock contracts placed recently by major transit agencies in Washington and Chicago.Kawasaki Rail Car has ordered Toshiba motors and traction drive systems, including inverters and gears, and train information equipment for 364 ...
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NewsHot skirts assist de-icing
UK: ScotRail has been using polytunnels and fitting trains with skirts to assist de-icing during unusually severe conditions this winter. This improved rolling stock availability by up to 30% in the second half of December compared to the first two weeks, according to the operator. Polytunnels, which are normally used ...
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NewsLFX-300 Ameritram hybrid streetcar unveiled in Charlotte
USA: The prototype LFX-300 100% low-floor hybrid streetcar developed by Kinki Sharyo for the US market was unveiled in Charlotte on January 20. Rainer Hombach, Vice President & General Manager of Kinkisharyo International, announced that the vehicle would be marketed as 'ameriTRAM'. The prototype has completed a series of tests ...
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NewsHeavy haul expansion plan approved
AUSTRALIA: Investment of US$4·6bn in heavy haul rail and port facilities is included in a US$8·4bn expansion plan which has been approved by Fortescue Metals Group. The 30-month project will see FMG’s Pilbara ore production capacity increased from 55 to 155 million tonnes/year. Rail works include doubling 120 km ...
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NewsNortheast high speed opening
CHINA: The 111 km Changchun - Jilin Passenger-Dedicated Line opened on January 10, connecting Jilin province's two most prominent conurbations and Changchun's airport at Longjia. Intermediate stations at Jixi and Jiutai South are to open shortly. The line has an annual capacity of 23 million passengers, with 20 services in ...
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NewsCP announces 2011 capital investment plan
CANADA: Canadian Pacific Railway is to invest C$950m to C$1·05bn under its 2011 capital plan announced on January 12. The focus is on capacity to sustain efficiencies gained through its 'long train' strategy and depot and yard consolidations; projects to improve reliability and customer service; growth and market-based opportunities, ...
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NewsFlywheel firm launches
USA: Kinetic Traction Systems has been launched to bring together flywheel energy storage developed by Urenco Power Technology and carbon fibre manufacturing experience from Pentadyne Power Corp. Trackside flywheels spinning at up to 36000 rev/min are used to store regenerated braking energy for reuse. The flywheels are rated at 200 ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse reports further growth
KNORR-BREMSE: Braking system and rolling stock component manufacturer Knorr-Bremse has reported sales of €3·71bn for 2010, up 34% on the previous year. Operational earnings were up 28% based on constant exchange rates. Sales at the Rail Vehicle Systems division increased from €1·55bn to €2·02bn, primarily driven by a marked rise ...
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NewsEiffage wins LGV Bretagne PPP
FRANCE: Following an extraordinary board meeting on January 18, infrastructure manager RFF announced that it had selected Eiffage as preferred bidder to build LGV Bretagne – Pays de la Loire under a PPP deal valued at €3·4bn. The project covers construction of 214 km of new line, of which 182 ...
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NewsBreak of gauge no more
EUROPE: Opening of the new line between Perpignan and Figueres and completion of a €337m programme to provide a 1 435 mm gauge route for freight trains between Figueres and Barcelona Morrot has enabled 6 h to be cut from the transit time for intermodal services. Since December 21 ...