All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2017
All articles published this month.
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Rail Business UKRailway 200 looks to the future as well as the past
UK: Inspiring the next generation will be a key focus for a year-long programme of events being planned to mark the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on September 27 1825. That event is described as ‘the birth of passenger train ...
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NewsNetwork Rail announces ‘sweeping’ reform to attract private sector participation
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail announced ‘sweeping new reforms’ on July 31 which are intended to enable third parties to become ‘heavily involved’ in delivering railway investment projects. At the same time it published the Unlocking rail investment – building confidence, reducing costs report commissioned from Professor Peter Hansford in ...
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NewsTGV resurgence in SNCF first half results
FRANCE: The SNCF group reported a €119m net profit in the first six months of 2017, driven by strong growth in high speed ridership.Amid concerns about the competitive threat facing the French national operator from long-distance buses and ride-sharing apps, SNCF reported on July 28 that overall group revenue was ...
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NewsElectric-battery multiple-units planned for Auckland
NEW ZEALAND: An order for 17 electric multiple-units equipped with batteries for off-wire operation between Papakura and Pukekohe has been approved in principle by Auckland Council’s Finance & Performance Committee. The units would be supplied by CAF, which has already delivered 57 three-car Class AM 25 kV 50 Hz suburban ...
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NewsNewag to modernise Polish broad gauge locomotives
POLAND: Broad gauge freight line operator PKP LHS and Newag signed a 95m złoty contract on July 26 covering the rebuilding of a further 10 ST44 diesel locomotives to the 311Da design. The modernised locomotives are expected to return to service between late March and the end of 2018. The ...
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NewsCosenza tramway contract signed
ITALY: A €98m contract for the design and construction of a 9·4 km tram line in Cosenza has been signed by the Calabria regional authority and a consortium led by construction company CMC. The Metrotramvia di Cosenza would run from Piazza della Riforma to the University of Calabria campus ...
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NewsMore City Star trams to be delivered to Rostov-na-Donu
RUSSIA: PK Transportnye Systemy was the sole bidder for a contract to supply a further 13 trams to Rostov-na-Donu. Its offer of City Star vehicles is worth 426·4m roubles and the order will be financed by Rostov Oblast. PK TS has already delivered 16 single-section low-floor City Star trams ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
TMH Bryansk has completed acceptance testing of a prototype TEM28 six-axle heavy shunting locomotive. The modular design is expected to increase haulage capacity by 50% and reduce fuel consumption by 25%. State-owned freight operator Trenes Argentinos Cargas has signed a two-year contract with oil and petrochemicals company YPF for the ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market July 2017
Argentina: Indra has supplied a Tetra digital radio network for the Sarmiento, Mitre, San Martín, Belgrano Sur and Roca suburban lines serving Buenos Aires under a US$214m contract awarded by Sofse in 2014. Agreements to fund the purchase of Nippon Signal Automatic Train Stop equipment for the Buenos Aires ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market July 2017
Europe: GySEV has exercised an option for a further four Siemens Vectron locos, taking its total order to nine; the first two were handed over in May. France: Ile-de-France transport authority STIF is to provide 100% of the funding for a €11bn order for 83 Bombardier Régio2N double-deck EMUs; ...
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NewsDigital Railcard app roll-out
UK: The roll-out of smartphone app versions of Railcards which offer discounts on fares is to begin shortly and start with the 16-25 Railcard, the Rail Delivery Group announced on July 29. The Network Railcard will follow later this summer, with the full range to be available ...
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NewsConnecticut awards Hartford Line operating contract
USA: Connecticut Department of Transportation has awarded a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts a $45m contract to operate CTrail Hartford Line commuter services between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield for five years from the expected launch in May 2018. TASI/ACI will be responsible for operating the ...
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NewsFive new stations funded
UK: The allocation of £16m from the New Stations Fund to enable to the construction of five stations was announced by the Department for Transport on July 28. All of the stations will be fully accessible and are scheduled for completion by March 2020. This is the second round of ...
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NewsRegions lobby for direct Berlin – Wrocław train
EUROPE: A special train service ran from Berlin to Wrocław on July 15 to highlight the desire of city and regional authorities on both sides of the German-Polish border to see the reintroduction of regular through services. The EuroCity service between the cities was withdrawn in December 2014. Jürgen Murach, ...
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Railway supply industry news round-up
CRRC and Voith Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement covering areas including R&D and design. Alstom, Industrial Development & Renovation Organization of Iran and Iranian Rail Industries Development Co signed an agreement on July 23 defining the terms for the potential formation of a joint venture to produce urban ...
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NewsGE Transportation to end locomotive production in Erie
USA: GE Transportation announced on July 27 that it intends to transfer the production of locomotives from Erie, Pennsylvania, to Fort Worth in Texas. The move is planned by the end of 2018, and would see the loss of up to 575 jobs in Erie. The proposal is subject to ...
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NewsSeattle welcomes BiLevel cab car
USA: The first of nine Bombardier BiLevel cab cars ordered by Sound Transit in 2014 arrived in Seattle on July 24. It is due to enter passenger service in September. Sound Transit ordered the vehicles to augment its fleet of 18 Bombardier cab cars that entered service in 2000-03, ...
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NewsStockholm orders more CAF trams
SWEDEN: Stockholm transport authority Storstockholms Lokaltrafik has exercised an option for a further eight trams from CAF. In late 2010 CAF won a firm order to supply 15 trams from its Urbos family to Stockholm. SL subsequently ordered seven more, and all 22 are now in service. The ...
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NewsCAF wins second Alger metro train contract
ALGERIA: CAF is to supply 12 six-car trainsets to the Alger metro, the supplier announced on July 27. The trains will be used to augment the existing fleet of 14 CAF trainsets to support the planned opening of metro extensions. Based on the Inneo metro train family, the trainsets ...
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NewsMetrolinx launches search for Toronto Regional Express Rail operator
CANADA: Greater Toronto transport agency Metrolinx has begun the process to appoint an ‘experienced’ operator to support planning and implementation of the GO Regional Express Rail project and subsequently take responsibility for operation of the services. The existing operations and maintenance contract with Bombardier is expected to remain in place ...