All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2014 – Page 4
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NewsNews in Brief - January 2014
ADB is to provide $225 000 to support the creation of the Greater Mekong Railway Association, which will aim to develop railway institutional capacity and support connectivity and inter-operability in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. EIM has voted to revise its statutes to allow all European rail ...
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NewsFirst Škoda tram enters service in Miskolc
HUNGARY: The first of 31 Škoda Transportation 26T trams has entered passenger service in Miskolc. City transport operator MVK and the Ganz-Škoda consortium signed a KC1·85bn contract for 31 trams in February 2012. This also includes an option for 10 years of servicing worth KC200m. The first vehicle ...
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NewsShenzhen plans metro extension and light rail
CHINA: On January 20 MTR Corp signed a strategic co-operation framework agreement with the Longhua New District Administration Commission for an extension of Shenzhen metro Line 4, which MTR operates, and construction of a light rail line. The proposed metro extension, intended to serve the growing population in Longhua ...
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NewsNew Thameslink Class 700 train mock-up on show to public
UK: A mock-up of the future Class 700 Desiro City electric multiple-units which Siemens is building for Thameslink commuter services through London is to be displayed to the public this month. Siemens, the Department for Transport and current Thameslink/Great Northern franchisee First Capital Connect will be showing the mock-up ...
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NewsStrategic analysis targets high speed rail decision-makers
EUROPE: An economic study published on January 21 aims to help determine how best to expand the current European high speed network. Commissioned by Alstom and SNCF from German management consultants Civity, the study formed the basis for a debate entitled ‘The Relevance of High Speed’ held at the European ...
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NewsRail Academy to be created in the United Arab Emirates
UAE: A memorandum of understanding to establish a Rail Academy has been signed by the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research & Training and Thales. The planned Rail Academy would provide Emiratis with high-level professional and academic training programmes to support the country's railway and urban transport projects. The partnership ...
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NewsNizhny Novgorod metro extension to start soon
RUSSIA: Nizhny Novgorod city authorities announced on January 17 that construction of the Sormovskaya Line extension to Strelka will begin in April. Construction is expected to cost €261m. A further extension from Strelka to Meshcherskoye Ozero is also planned, as well as a northern extension of the Avtozavodskaya Line ...
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NewsEfacec wins Dublin tram contract
IRELAND: Efacec has been awarded a €25m contract covering E&M systems for the Luas Cross City tram line in Dublin. This includes substations, remote power control, electrical installations, signalling, fleet management, communications, CCTV and a control centre. The Cross City line would link the existing Red and Green ...
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NewsIsolux Corsán wins Santiago metro contract
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded Isolux Corsán a €75m, 28-month contract for the construction of a section of Santiago metro Line 3. The scope of the agreement includes the boring of a 3·7 km tunnel under the Mapocho River using the new Austrian tunnelling method, as well as ...
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NewsCrenshaw/LAX line breaks ground
USA: A groundbreaking ceremony for the Crenshaw/LAX light rail line was held in Los Angeles on January 21 at Crenshaw station on the Expo Line. The 13·7 km north–south line will link the existing Expo and Green lines, serving the Crenshaw Corridor, Inglewood, Westchester and the area around Los ...
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NewsNetwork Rail orders eight Robel Mobile Maintenance Systems
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail has confirmed an order worth around €50m for eight Robel self-propelled Mobile Maintenance System 69.70/4 trainsets. Developed from a concept devised by Austrian Federal Railways and also supplied to Norway, Germany and the Netherlands, the MMS is designed to provide a safe and well-lit environment ...
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NewsBattery EMU ready to start testing
JAPAN: East Japan Railway's Series EV-E301 prototype 1·5 kV DC/battery electric multiple-unit was delivered to the Karasuyama Line on January 22, ready for the start of test running. Branded 'Accum', the two-car unit is derived from the experimental 'Smart Denchi-kun' battery railcar which was tested on the same line in ...
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NewsFirst Korean PowerHaul locomotive on test
SOUTH KOREA: National operator Korail has begun testing the first of 25 GE Transportation PowerHaul locomotives which are being built in South Korea. Designated Class 7600, Korail ordered the locomotives in 2011 from a partnership of Hyundai Rotem and GE Transportation. They are intended for use on passenger and freight ...
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NewsPassenger trains to return to Chartres - Voves route
FRANCE: RFF President Jacques Rapoport joined François Bonneau, President of the Centre region, on January 21 to lay the first stone for a new control centre at Voves station, marking the start of work on a €71·7m project to reopen the 25 km Chartres - Voves route to passenger traffic. ...
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NewsNeil Walker
Neil Walker has joined MTR Corp from Bombardier Transportation as European Business Development Executive; he reports to CEO, European Business, Jeremy Long.
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NewsClaude Solard
Claude Solard has been appointed Deputy Director General, Equipment, at SNCF and has also joined the Executive Committee.
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NewsHong Kong rolling stock contracts awarded
CHINA: Hong Kong’s MTR Corp has awarded two contracts for 148 new metro cars and the modification of 348 existing cars for the East West Corridor section of the Shatin – Central Link. The contracts, announced on January 24, are the final two orders for rolling stock for the East ...
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NewsCharles-de-Gaulle Airport rail link project relaunched
FRANCE: A dedicated airport rail link between Paris Est and Charles-de-Gaulle Airport could begin operating in 2023 under a €1·7bn-€1·9bn project announced by Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier on January 23. Speaking at an event in the airport's Terminal 3 organised by Aéroports de Paris, the minister said the project would ...
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NewsTango light rail vehicles ordered for St Gallen
SWITZERLAND: Appenzeller Bahnen has awarded Stadler Rail a SFr60m contract to supply seven Tango light rail vehicles as part of the St Gallen Durchmesserlinie project. Announcing the order on January 23, Stadler said the six-section 50 m long and 2 400 mm wide metre-gauge LRVs would be similar to Tango ...
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NewsDeal to continue freight operations in New Brunswick
CANADA: The Province of New Brunswick and CN announced an agreement to ensure the future of freight services on two sections of the former New Brunswick East Coast Railway on January 24. The province is to provide up to C$25m for works to bring the infrastructure to the required operating ...