All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2011 – Page 5
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NewsPresident launches construction of Astana light rail line
KAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev laid a foundation stone at Nazarbayev University to launch construction of Astana's planned 41·8 km light rail network on July 4. Scheduled to open from 2014, the line will run from the international airport to the Abu Dhabi Plaza development, where it will split into ...
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NewsBART awards Warm Springs Extension contract
USA: The Warm Springs Constructors joint venture was awarded a $299m contract to design and build the 8·6 km Warm Springs Extension of San Francisco's BART network on June 24. This is the second of two major contracts for the $890m project, which is currently running $123m under budget as ...
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Dr Uwe Kruegerhas
Dr Uwe Kruegerhas been appointed CEO of Atkins with effect from August 1. He succeeds Keith Clarke who will stay on in the role of Sustainability Director.
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NewsNîmes – Montpellier bypass moves closer
FRANCE: Réseau Ferré de France announced on July 4 that it had launched final negotiations with the three shortlisted bidders for the PPP concession to build the Contournement Nîmes – Montpellier, which it describes as the country’s first ‘mixed traffic high speed line’. RFF expects to receive Best & Final ...
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PM takes over Ministry
India: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (left) has temporarily taken over as Minister of Railways, following Mamata Banerjee’s resignation on May 19 to become West Bengal Chief Minister. Singh’s office now handles all rail projects worth more than Rs1bn and has taken responsibility for higher administrative grade appointments. Minister ...
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Restructuring at Alstom
FRANCE: From July 4 Alstom will implement a major reorganisation recommended by Chairman & CEO Patrick Kron, including the creation of the new position of Deputy CEO, which has been filled by Philippe Joubert. Alstom’s operational activities will be split into four sectors: Thermal Power, Renewable Power, Grid, ...
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Thomas Umberghas
Thomas Umberghas been elected to succeed Curt Pringle as Chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. Tom Richards and Lynn Schenk were selected as Vice-Chairmen, in Schenk’s case for a second term. CEO Roelof van Ark has also announced the appointments of Christopher Ryan as Chief of Staff and ...
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Matthias Kurth
Matthias Kurth, President of Germany’s Bundesnetz-agentur, was elected as the first Chairman of the IRG-Rail group of independent railway regulators at its inaugural Plenary Assembly in Den Haag on June 9. ORR Chair Anna Walker from the UK has been elected as Vice-Chair.
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Philippe Citroën
Philippe Citroën,CEO of Systra, has been appointed Director General of Unife from July 1, succeeding Michael Clausecker.
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NewsWater tram brings a splash of colour
FRANCE: The first tram for the future Line 3 was unveiled in Montpellier on June 28. The 'colourful and original' styling of the 43 m long Alstom Citadis is based on a maritime and water theme designed by Christian Lacroix, complementing the swallow and air theme used on Line 1 ...
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NewsCitywest PPP adds third Luas extension
IRELAND: Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport Leo Varadkar opened the western branch of Dublin’s Luas Red Line to Citywest and Saggart on July 2. Following the Red Line eastern link to Docklands and the Green Line southern extension to Sandyford, it is the third city’s third light rail extension ...
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NewsEuropean Union and Armenia join OTIF
INTERNATIONAL: On July 1 the European Union and Armenia acceded to the COTIF convention, which sets out a legal framework for international rail transport. Both automatically joined OTIF, the intergovernmental organisation which manages the convention. The European Commission said accession as the first supranational body will provide legal security for ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
Croatian rolling stock manufacturer Koncar is to assist Ukrainian bus manufacturer LAZ with starting production of metre and 1520 mm gauge low-floor trams at its plant in L’viv. Koncar will supply the traction equipment. Groupe Eurotunnel and STAR Capital Partners have formed a 49:51 joint venture to ...
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NewsKapsch CarrierCom France opens headquarters
FRANCE: A 'globally important' development centre for GSM-R forms part of Kapsch CarrierCom France's €7m headquarters in Montigny, officially opened by Kapsch CarrierCom Chief Executive Kari Kapsch and Vice-President, GSM-R, Michel Clement on June 21. France is one of the most important markets for Kapsch CarrierCom, which has 165 employees ...
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NewsPKP awards station rebuilding contracts
POLAND: Major contracts have been awarded for the rebuilding of Lódz Fabryczna and Warszawa Zachodnia stations. PKP PLK has selected Torpol to rebuild Lódz Fabryczna at a cost of 1·45bn zloty. The contract covers demolition of the existing station and construction of four new platforms below ground level, approached by ...
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NewsATACS launch on September 25
JAPAN: East Japan Railway confirmed on June 30 that it intends to put its Advanced Train Administration & Communications System into full revenue operation on the Senseki Line near Sendai with effect from September 25. Following extensive development and test running using communications-based train control on the pilot section of ...
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NewsWabtec acquires GE Transportation aftermarket business
USA: Wabtec Corp announced its acquisition of a North American passenger rolling stock aftermarket parts business from GE Transportation on June 30. The business which is being taken over supplies mainline and metro traction and control system parts, with annual sales of $15m. It will become part of Wabtec ...
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NewsFrauenfeld-Wil-Bahn orders Stadler trains
SWITZERLAND: Frauenfeld-Wil-Bahn has awarded Stadler Rail a SFr31m contract to supply five electric multiple-units for its 18 km metre-gauge line in Thurgau, the manufacturer announced on June 30. Scheduled to enter service in mid-2013, the three-car trainsets will be custom designed for FW, which is electrified at 1·2 kV DC ...
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