All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2009 – Page 3
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NewsTrioTRAIN interoperability project launched
EUROPE: The TrioTRAIN cluster of interoperability development projects was officially launched in Brussels on June 4. Three 'Total Regulatory Acceptance for the Interoperable Network' projects will develop methods for the virtual certification of new vehicles, aiming to reduce certification costs and time-to-market. TrioTRAIN brings together 30 partners co-ordinated ...
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NewsAlexandria tram renovation
EGYPT: This month Czech supplier AZD Praha will begin work on a €10m contract to provide modern signalling and interlocking equipment for a tram route in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. AZD will be responsible for installing new traffic signals, CCTV and specially modified level-crossing equipment on the city’s double-track ...
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NewsGovernment takes control of London & Continental Railways
UK: The government has taken direct ownership of London & Continental Railways Ltd for a nominal price, Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Adonis announced on June 8, and LCR's financial subsidiaries have also been transferred to the government. This follows last month's clearance by the European Commission of state ...
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NewsGovia retains South Central franchise
UK: The Department for Transport has awarded the next South Central passenger franchise to incumbent Govia, a joint venture of Go-Ahead (65%) and Keolis (35%). The other shortlisted bidders were National Express Group, NedRailways and Stagecoach. The new franchise will retain the name Southern. It runs for five years ...
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NewsBusiest network sees costs rise
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways’ 3 011 route-km network is the busiest in the world, with each km of track carrying an average of 92·7 trains a day during 2008, up from 90·8 in 2007. Total train-path km sold by SBB’s infrastructure division reached 158·7 million, up by 2·5% on the ...
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NewsPilbara miners to combine heavy haul assets
AUSTRALIA: Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have signed a non-binding agreement to combine their mining, heavy haul rail, port and other iron ore production assets in Western Australia. The June 5 agreement sets out plans to establish an equally-owned joint venture to manage the assets, with 'substantial synergies' expected ...
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NewsDB Schenker to review British Piggyback freight options
UK: DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd announced a review of options for Piggyback rail freight services in Britain in June 8, following independent enquiries from a number of freight customers seeing to cut distribution costs. The freight operator said ongoing work to increase clearances is opening up more rail ...
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NewsCasablanca tram project manager appointed
MOROCCO: Casablanca tram development company Casa Transports has appointed a consortium of Systra and Moroccan firm CID Engineering & Development Consultants as project manager for the city's light rail scheme. Systra drew up preliminary designs in 2008. As consortium leader it will now be responsible for management of the ...
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NewsMerMec to supply high-speed measuring equipment
TURKEY: TCDD has awarded MerMec contracts totalling €9m for the supply and installation of track and overhead line measuring equipment on a CAF trainset operating on the 250 km/h Ankara - Eskisehir line. The line was opened in March as the first phase of a national high speed rail network. ...
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NewsAll change in Ulaanbataar
MONGOLIA: With German and Chinese interests already promoting new railways to tap Mongolia’s extensive mineral reserves, the Russians are now moving to strengthen their influence over the national rail network. Russia’s Ministry of Transport has held a 50% stake in the Ulaanbaatar Railway (UBTZ) since the restructuring of the ...
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NewsGold rush
AUSTRALIA: Expressions of interest are due to be called later this year for the Gold Coast light rail project. Promised A$365m in federal funding, Queensland state and the local government must now identify sources of finance for the remainder. The federal funding is targeted at Stages II and III of ...
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NewsPointers June 2009
Australian Rail Track Corp has released the first stage of a federally-funded study into the proposed Inland Railway between Melbourne and Brisbane. The 1 900 km route would follow existing lines via Albury to North Star, from where new track would be laid to Toowoomba and Brisbane. Capital cost would ...
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NewsBombardier unveils Indian-built metro car
INDIA: The Chief Minister of Gujarat and the Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corp were among the 250 guests who celebrated the roll out of the first Movia metro car to be built in India on June 5. Bombardier Transportation has invested €33m constructing a factory at Savli ...
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NewsNew Polish locomotive speed record
POLAND: Siemens has claimed a Polish speed record for a locomotive-hauled train, with a pair of Eurosprinter locomotives reaching 235 km/h between Psary and Góra Wlodowska during trials on the CMK fast line on May 29. The test train comprised two ES64U4 multi-system electric locomotives which Siemens has sent to ...
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NewsOMERS acquires Nordco
NORDCO: Ontario pension fund investor OMERS Private Equity has acquired Nordco from The Riverside Company, which has owned the track maintenance equipment manufacture since 2003. Financing has been provided by GE Capital, Allied Capital and OMERS Administration Corp, but terms of the deal announced on June 1 have not been ...
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NewsMaking the right choices
MOBILITY: Investment in public transport provides the opportunity to tackle the global economic downturn, addressing environmental concerns and building a sustainable urban framework for the longer term.
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NewsPremier announces QR privatisation plan
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Rail's freight businesses are among the assets included in a A$15bn privatisation plan announced by state Premier Anna Bligh on June 2. QR's coal business will be sold, and the government is to examine the potential to sell the bulk and regional freight, retail and intermodal businesses. Regional ...
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NewsBombardier opens Zürich Powerlab
SWITZERLAND: Bombardier Transportation formally opened a 1 200 m2 development and test laboratory at its Zurich-Oerlikon site in June 4. MITRAC Powerlab Zürich is the company's core competence centre for high power traction propulsion technology, with two test benches for transformers, traction and auxiliary converters, motors and related electronics. ...
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NewsHyder Consulting wins Express Rail Link contract
CHINA: MTR has awarded Hyder Consulting a contract covering the detailed design of lineside electrical and mechanical services for the HK$39·5bn Express Rail Link in Hong Kong. Starting at an underground terminus in West Kowloon, the link will run underground for 26 km to the boundary with mainland China ...
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NewsCeramic insulating insert
NETHERLANDS: Movares and Corus are testing a ceramic insulation insert for rail joints which promises the electrical insulating properties of plastic components with the lifespan of the adjoining rails. If the tests are successful, a commercial launch is expected within a year. There are around 5000 insulated joints on ...
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