All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2021 – Page 9
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Metro Report InternationalBozankaya lowest bidder for Izmir tram contract
TURKEY: Bozankaya submitted the lowest bid of TL749·75m for a contract to supply 26 trams to İzmir Metro for use on the Konak and Karşıyaka lines and the future Çiğli line which is currently under construction.
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Rail Business UKFirst train operator publishes social value report
UK: South Western Railway has published its first Social Value Report, assessing the train operator’s impact on wider society, the environment and the economy as determined by the Rail Social Value tool developed by the Rail Safety & Standards Board. SWR commissioned Larch Consulting to assess ...
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NewsArup to undertake all-Ireland rail review
EUROPE: Ireland’s Department of Transport and Northern Ireland’s Department for Infrastructure have commissioned Arup to undertake an All Island Strategic Rail Review, which will consider how the 1 600 mm gauge rail networks can be used to improve connectivity, enhance regional accessibility and support balanced development. ...
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NewsADIF AV lets contract to build first section of Cantabrian high speed line
SPAIN: ADIF Alta Velocidad has awarded Sacyr Construcciones a 36-month contract worth €77∙3m to for civil works on a 20∙8 km section of high speed line between Palencia Norte and Amusco.
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NewsPort Botany freight capacity enhancement contracts awarded
AUSTRALIA: Australian Rail Track Corp has awarded two contracts for works to increase freight capacity on the Port Botany line in Sydney. John Holland has been awarded a design and build contract for the Botany Rail Duplication project to double-track the remaining 2·9 km of single ...
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NewsTMH hands over EMUs destined for Armenia
ARMENIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovo plant has handed over a pair of two-car EP2D DC electric multiple-units ordered for use on the Yerevan – Gyumri route. TMH said it is the only Russian manufacturer of short-formation EMUs suitable for low-ridership routes. The 120 km/h ...
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Rail Business UKCambridgeshire Autonomous Metro learning to feed into updated transport strategy
UK: Research into zero-carbon transport and modal shift strategies gained through the development of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro concept is to be incorporated into an updated Local Transport Plan for the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough region, according to recently-elected Mayor Dr Nik Johnson.
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Rail Business UKDfT launches rail accessibility programme
UK: The Department for Transport has announced a range of initiatives intended to remove the barriers to public transport faced by disabled people. In the rail sector, work has begin on an audit of all stations to support the development of a public database which, along ...
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In depthAfrica: Mixed fortunes in Tunis
While the first passengers are due to travel over a newly built section of the Tunisian capital’s RFR suburban network later this year, the government and its contractors are struggling to complete future phases of the programme. Christian Scasso investigates.
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NewsGhana Railway Development Authority board appointed
GHANA: Deputy Minister for Railway Development Kwaku Asante-Boateng has inaugurated a newly board of directors at the Ghana Railway Development Authority. GRDA was formed following the Railway Act 2008 to advise the government on railway matters, create a regulatory framework with opportunities for private sector participation, ...
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Organisations
ViaMobilidade
Concessionaire for several of São Paulo’s metro and suburban routes. See São Paulo network map. On August 4 2018 ViaMobilidade took over as concessionaire for metro Line 5 (lilac) for a 20-year term awarded in January 2018. It has also been selected as operator for the future Line 17 (gold) ...
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Shantou Metro
Single metro route under construction, serving Longhu and Jinping districts in the far east of Guangdong province. This line will link central Shantou with its mainline station east of the city centre. The metro will run south from the mainline station before turning west parallel to the Rong river, crossing ...
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Jaguar Transport Holdings
Shortline operator owning several lines across the USA, mostly bought from The Western Group in late-2020: Charlotte Western Railroad (CERR), NC Cimarron Valley Railroad (CVRR), KS/OK/CO Missouri Eastern Railroad (MER), MO Oregon Eastern Railroad (OERR), OR Southwestern Railroad (SWRR), NM Texas & Eastern Railroad (TERR), also operated as a ...