All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2008 – Page 2
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NewsLocomotive certified in Poland
POLAND: Leasing firm MRCE Dispolok and operator CTL Logistics have received certification from regulatory authority UTK for the operation of four-system Eurosprinter ES64F4 locomotives in Poland. Certification was granted on July 9 following a year-long trial on cross-border traffic to Germany. All onboard displays are now implemented in both ...
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NewsNewag buys stake in ZNLE
POLAND: Italian firm Team Engineering has sold its 80% stake in Polish electric locomotive repair company ZNLE to Newag for an undisclosed price. An initial 24·99% stake Gliwice-based ZNLE has been transferred, with the remainder subject to regulatory approval. Based in Nowy Sacz, Newag specialises in the manufacturing ...
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NewsAn ABC of good design
CHINA: With the Summer Olympic Games just a few weeks away, major infrastructure projects are coming to fruition across Beijing. Prominent amongst these projects is the automated rail link to the city's international airport, where design has been given a high priority.
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NewsMetro openings as Beijing prepares for Olympic influx
CHINA: Two extensions to the Beijing metro network opened for traffic on July 19, and public services commenced on the dedicated airport link which had been ceremonially inaugurated on June 30. With the start of the Olympic Games later this month, lines 8 and 10 are designed to ease ...
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NewsSNCF seeks high-capacity double-deck trains
FRANCE: SNCF has called tenders for a fleet of up to 860 double-deck electric trainsets. Designated Porteurs Hyperdenses - literally Ultra-High-Capacity Carriers - they are intended for busy regional and outer-suburban routes and are required in two versions. The Porteur Hyperdense Coeur de Cible would be ordered in four ...
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Valley LRV on test
USA: The first Valley Metro light rail vehicle entered central Phoenix under its own power on July 10 accompanied by Mayor Phil Gordon and a host of dignitaries. Construction of the 32·6 km system is about 90% complete and line testing is now underway along most of the route in ...
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Signalling accord
EUROPE: At a meeting in Roma on July 4, the European Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with six railway industry associations to co-ordinate and clarify the deployment of ERTMS. It is also intended to speed up ETCS and GSM-R testing and certification, with the aim of establishing a single ...
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Amsterdam metro fleet tenders
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam has called tenders for the replacement of the city's metro trains, and the supply of stock for the north-south line now under construction. GVB is seeking 23 six-car trainsets 114 to 118 m long and 3 m wide, with all axles driven. They will replace the existing ...
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Expansion programme confirmed
ARGENTINA: The Buenos Aires city legislature has passed a bill confirming the metro expansion programme that will be undertaken by the administration of Mauricio Macri, who was elected to lead the municipal government at the end of last year. As well as the northern extension of Line H to ...
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NewsTram-trains and electrification planned
AUSTRALIA: Plans to electrify four suburban lines around Adelaide have been outlined in the South Australian government's latest budget, which offers A$2bn for transport projects over the next decade. Preliminary work to electrify the Noarlunga, Grange and Outer Harbor lines at 25 kV 50 Hz will commence later this year, ...
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NewsSwedish high speed strategy
SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Banverket has submitted a report to the government recommending the construction of two high speed corridors over the next 20 years, at an estimated cost of SKr100bn to SKr150bn. According to BV Director General Minoo Akhtarzand, the rail network will need 50% more capacity by 2020 ...
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NewsRENFE maintenance contract
SPAIN: On July 17 a consortium of Bombardier and Talgo announced it had been awarded a 14-year contract to maintain 45 S-130 high speed trainsets which the companies supplied to RENFE. The contract runs to 2022, with Bombardier valuing its share at €128m. The work will be undertaken at RENFE's ...
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Kayseri cars arrive in August
TURKEY: The first cars to operate the 17 km light rail line in Kayseri are set to arrive next month. The line will serve an east-west corridor across the city from an industrial park to Mimar Sinan with 31 stops. Trams will run at 4 min headways and total end-to-end ...
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Metro to reach Bulacan
PHILIPPINES: Universal LRT Corp signed a concession agreement on June 18 to build and operate the MRT-7 line to link the existing elevated metro network in Manila with San Jose del Monte in Bulacan. The US$1·23bn project has been approved by the Department of Transport & Communications some seven years ...
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NewsBoosting operational efficiency in Urumqi
CHINA: Trials with Lean Production techniques at Chinese Railways' Urumqi Railway Bureau demonstrated significant improvements in productivity and the efficiency of railway operations, allowing CR to handle increased traffic with fewer resources.
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NewsA €14bn vision for Ile-de-France
FRANCE: The President of the Ile-de-France region Jean-Paul Huchon was joined by the presidents of RATP, RFF, SNCF and the Mayor of Paris to unveil an ambitious regional transport vision for the next 12 years on June 19. Huchon hopes to see investment of €13·7bn by 2020 on a series ...
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NewsNTV announces ambitious service pattern in 2011
ITALY: At a press conference in Roma on July 15, Europe's first private-sector high speed train operator Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori outlined details of the services it plans to launch in 2011. Guests at the high-profile event included newly-appointed European Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani, who congratulated NTV on its initiative. ...