All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2011 – Page 3
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NewsDelhi metro completes Violet Line
INDIA: Delhi Metro Rail Corp opened the final 5 km elevated section of Line 6 between Sarita Vihar and Badarpur at 08.00 on January 14. The completed route, known as the Violet Line, is 20 km long with 16 stations. The Line 6 fleet has been increased from 16 to ...
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NewsExpress Rail Link infrastructure contract awarded
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has awarded a joint venture of UK engineering group Laing O'Rourke and Chinese contractors Hsin Chong and Paul Y a £260m contract for infrastructure work on the Express Rail Link. Contract 810B covers construction of the southern portion of the West Kowloon Terminus, adjacent to ...
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NewsTouax buys wagon fleet
EUROPE: Asset leasing firm Touax Rail completed the purchase of a fleet of 685 wagons which are leased to operators in Hungary and Slovakia during December. A third-party investor funded 75% of the €30m deal, which adds Shimms steel coil and Habbi(II)nss covered wagons to Touax’s fleet of 8 200 ...
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Alfredo Nascimento
Alfredo Nascimento has been appointed Brazil’s Minister for Transport in President Rousseff’s cabinet, having served in the same position under former President Lula.
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NewsFlywheel railcar to operate demonstration commuter service
UK: A lightweight diesel railcar with flywheel energy storage is to operate a demonstration commuter service on the Mid-Hants heritage railway in southern England for four weeks during February. The Parry People Mover PPM50 will provide a peak commuter service from Medstead & Four Marks to Alton, where there is ...
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NewsRenovated metro trainset delivered in Cairo
EGYPT: The first nine-car trainset to be renovated for Cairo Metro by Alstom was handed over during a ceremony hosted by Transport Minister Alaa Fahmy on January 1.Alstom and its local partner Cairo Metro Organisation was awarded a €19m contract in 2007 to upgrade braking, traction and electrical equipment on ...
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NewsReturn to Malanje marks Angolan railway revival
ANGOLA: Caminhos de Ferro de Luanda passenger and freight services returned to the city of Malanje after 18 years on January 13, following rehabilitation of the 424 km line from Luanda. Passenger trains are scheduled to take 9 to 10 h with one stop at Ndalatando, and around 300 ...
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NewsMRT plans get go-ahead in Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA: Tenders for the first phase of Kuala Lumpur’s proposed mass rapid transit line from Sungai Buloh to Kajang are due to be issued in April. Work is expected to start in July for completion by 2015.The project to build an MRT network serving the Greater KL/Klang Valley area is ...
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NewsMHI wins Macau automated light metro contract
CHINA: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been awarded a 4·69bn patacas order by Macau’s Transportation Infrastructure Office (GIT) to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the first phase of the Special Administrative Region’s automated light metro. The contract, which is expected to be signed in February, ...
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NewsFirst phase of Hainan Island high speed ring opens
CHINA: The high speed line down the east coast of the island province of Hainan was officially opened on December 30, with a ceremony which also launched construction of a second phase along the west coast which will form a high speed rail ring around the island. The initial line ...
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NewsDB orders double-deck trains for long-distance services
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has awarded Bombardier Transportation a €362m contract to supply 137 Twindexx 2010 coaches and 27 Traxx P160AC electric locomotives to enter service from the end of 2013. While DB Regio uses around 2 000 double-deck cars on regional services, the contract announced on January 12 is DB's ...
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NewsCross-border upgrading advances
VIETNAM: Minister of Transport Ho Nghia Dung has confirmed plans to upgrade the existing main lines between Hanoi, Hai Phong and the Chinese border crossings at Lao Cai and Dong Dang by 2020. Speaking at a conference hosted by state railway DSVN, the minister said the routes are important freight ...
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NewsAgreement to establish Indian axle plant signed
INDIA: The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Steel's Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd business signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Uttarbanga RINL Rail Karkahana Ltd wagon axle factory on January 10. The project is included in the 2010-11 Railway Budget, and is intended to make India ...
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NewsBergen Bybanen extension blasts off
NORWAY: A blast of dynamite at midday on January 7 triggered the official start of work on a NKr1·4bn project to expand Bergen’s Bybanen light rail line. The ceremony was attended by the chairman of Hordaland County Council Torill Selsvold Nyborg, Commissioner Lisbeth Iversen, local politicians and dignitaries. Construction of ...
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NewsFTA awards advanced payments to US rail projects
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has given a total of $182·4m in advanced funding to seven rail projects which are already underway. The money is being awarded ahead of schedule using unallocated funds from FTA’s 2010 New Starts budget. ‘By making these payments now, we’re not only fulfilling the federal ...
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NewsHampton Roads LRT opening postponed
USA: A light rail vehicle was towed through the streets of Norfolk on January 5, marking the start of tests on the overhead power lines for the city’s starter light rail line. However, the opening of Norfolk’s first tram route has now been postponed indefinitely, adding to the 16 ...
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Alexander Kirchner
Alexander Kirchner, President of newly-formed German transport union EVG, has been selected to succeed Klaus-Dieter Hommel as President of rail pressure group Allianz pro Schiene.
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NewsAlstom wins third Luxembourg ETCS contract
LUXEMBOURG: CFL has awarded the third of three ETCS Level 1 onboard equipment contracts to Alstom, meaning the suppler is to equip the whole of the national railway's fleet of more than 100 locomotives, multiple-units and driving cars. The €13m contract announced on January 10 covers the supply and installation ...
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NewsOrange Line makes Porto greener
PORTUGAL: After a period of trial running Line F of the Metro do Porto light rail network entered revenue service on January 2, linking the eastern municipality of Gondomar to Senhora da Hora in 39 min. Services on Line F — designated the Orange Line — operate between 06.00 and ...