All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2016
All articles published this month.
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NewsFeature articles in the January 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Cleaner, greener and leaner News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsTalent team heads to Milano
INTERNATIONAL: Organised by UIC, the next World Congress on Railway Research on June 1-2 will include a special focus on fostering talent in the global rail sector. The UIC Talent Project will be attending the event as part of its efforts to tackle the various challenges that the railway industry ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - January 2016
FS Group signed an agreement on December 9 to sell RFI’s 8400 km high-voltage power supply grid to energy transmission company Terna, raising €757m for investment in the rail network. Lithuanian Railways and China Merchants Logistics Holding have agreed to establish a jointly-owned company to provide freight forwarding services between ...
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NewsASEAN International Rail Academy aims to lead research
THAILAND: Comprising a quadrilateral partnership between academia, government, industry and non-governmental organisations, the Asean International Rail Academy has been established at Kasetsart University in Bangkok. Due to be fully operational by November 2016, AIRA is intended to build upon the existing railway engineering work undertaken by the KURail faculty at ...
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NewsFirst Kochi metro car unveiled
INDIA: Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu unveiled the first car for the Kochi metro at Alstom’s Sri City plant in Andhra Pradesh on January 2. Alstom is supplying an initial fleet of 25 three-car Metropolis trainsets to Kochi Metro Rail under an €85m contract awarded in October 2014. The order ...
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NewsHakodate Liner is ready to roll
JAPAN: JR Hokkaido has unveiled the first of its Series 733-1000 EMUs for the Hakodate Liner shuttle service, which will be introduced on March 26 to coincide with the opening of the first phase of the Hokkaido Shinkansen. Four three-car sets are being built to operate the shuttle which will ...
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NewsPalermo tram network inaugurated
ITALY: The tram network in Palermo was officially opened on December 30 with a ceremony attended by Infrastructure & Transport Minister Graziano Delrio, Sicilian President Rosario Crocetta and Mayor Leoluca Orlando. The standard gauge network is made up of two unconnected sections totalling 17·8 km and operated as four ...
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NewsNanchang opens first metro line
CHINA: Nanchang became the 24th city in China with a metro when it opened the first of five planned lines on December 26. The 28·7 km underground Line 1 has 24 stations, including interchanges with Line 2, currently under construction, and the planned lines 3, 4 and 5. It ...
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NewsEuroMaint agrees to sell German operations
GERMANY: Rolling stock maintenance company EuroMaint Rail has signed an agreement to sell its German subsidiary to Iberia Industry Capital Group, an Luxembourg-based industrial holding firm which acquires marginal and loss-making businesses with a view to improving their performance. Completion of the deal is expected in Q1 2016. Announcing the ...
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NewsStadler completes purchase of Vossloh Rail Vehicles
EUROPE: Stadler Rail completed the acquisition of Vossloh’s Valencia-based Rail Vehicles locomotive and light rail vehicle manufacturing business with effect December 31. This followed the completion of the regulatory approvals process for the agreement, which had been signed on November 4. The Rail Vehicles business generated sales of €223·2m in ...
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NewsUnipart Rail buys Park Signalling
UK: Unipart Rail announced on January 4 that it had acquired 100% of the share capital of Park Signalling Ltd, a Stockport-based company established in 2000 which offers signalling, telecoms, control and monitoring equipment for the UK and international rail markets. Park Signalling Ltd will continue to trade as ...
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NewsBlueCube to monitor Great Western train doors
UK: Rolling stock leasing company Porterbrook has awarded Barnbrook Systems a ‘five-figure’ contract to supply BlueCube wireless sensors to provide remote condition monitoring of the doors on Class 158 diesel multiple-units operated by Great Western Railway. The sensors will monitor the opening and closing times of every door at ...
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NewsWuhan opens metro Line 3
CHINA: The fourth metro line in Wuhan opened on December 28. The 33·2 km Line 3 runs underground from Hongtu Boulevard in the north to Zhuanyang Boulevard in the southwest with 24 stations. Interchanges are provided with Line 2 at Fanhu, with Line 1 at Zongguan and with Line 4 ...
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NewsBucurești metro upgrade funds confirmed
ROMANIA: The European Commission has confirmed that it is to provide funding towards the modernisation of infrastructure and rolling stock on metro Line M2 in București. The modernisation is being carried out in two phases. The first phase covers the procurement of 24 new trainsets. The Commission is contributing ...
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NewsMore tram-trains ordered for Paris
FRANCE: On behalf of Paris regional transport authority STIF, SNCF has ordered a further 15 Citadis Dualis tram-train vehicles from Alstom. The order announced on January 5 is worth €75m and forms the second option on a framework contract signed in 2007. The vehicles are to be delivered from ...
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NewsSenegal - Mali railway modernisation agreements signed
AFRICA: The governments of Senegal and Mali have entered into agreements with China Railway Construction Corp (International) Ltd for the repair and reconstruction of the 1 286 km metre-gauge railway between the port of Dakar and Bamako. The contract with the National Railway Administration of Senegal covers 644·6 km ...
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NewsBombardier to supply new Guadalajara fleet
MEXICO: The Jalisco state government has selected Bombardier as preferred bidder for a contract to supply 12 two-car trainsets for Line 1 of the Guadalajara light rail system operated by SITEUR. According to the state government, 13 companies responded to the call for tenders where the winning ...
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NewsLos Angeles selects Purple Line extension signalling
USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded Ansaldo STS a $31·5m contract to supply signalling and train control equipment for the first phase of the Purple Line extension. Ansaldo STS is to supply signalling with ATP, ATO and ATS functionalities, as well as train-to-wayside systems. Due to ...
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NewsElizabeth de Jong
The UK’s Rail Delivery Group has appointed Elizabeth de Jong as Director of Policy. Having joined RDG in April, she had been Acting Director of Policy since mid-October following the departure of Nick Ellins.
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NewsFuzhou metro test running starts
CHINA: Test running on the first metro line in Fuzhou commenced on January 4. Testing on a nine-station section between Sanchajie and Fuzhou South main line station is due to last for three months. The 24·9 km north-south underground Line 1 will link Xiangfeng with Xiayangcun via Fuzhou North ...