All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2016 – Page 7
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NewsETCS in service from Athus to Antwerpen
BELGIUM: With ETCS Level 1 now operational on 429 km route-km between Athus and Antwerpen, infrastructure manager Infrabel says that Belgium now has the greatest length of conventional route in Europe to be equipped with this train protection system. ETCS was brought into service on the last two sections of ...
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NewsPowers granted for Grand Paris Express
FRANCE: By means of a decree issued on December 28, legal powers have been granted for the construction of 29 km of the Grand Paris Express network, comprising the northern extension of Line 14 from Mairie de Saint-Ouen to Saint-Denis Pleyel as well as Line 16 from Saint-Denis Pleyel to ...
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NewsPeter Laier
Knorr-Bremse has selected Peter Laier to join the Executive Board as head of the Commercial Vehicle Systems division. He succeeds Klaus Deller, who held the post in an interim capacity in addition to his role as Chairman of the Executive Board.
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NewsWorld's northernmost railway to be built under PPP deal
RUSSIA: A public-private partnership agreement for the construction of what will be the world’s northernmost operational railway has been signed by the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and the VIS TransStroy subsidiary of VIS Construction Group. The line is intended to support the exploitation of mineral resources, and will not form part ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...