All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2011
All articles published this month.
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NewsRZD proposes fast trains to serve 2018 World Cup
RUSSIA: Proposals to develop a network of high speed or accelerated train services ready for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are included in the Modernising Existing Rail Infrastructure strategy produced by Russian Railways’ Institute of Transport Economics & Development. The strategy offers ‘a practical tool’ for transporting ...
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NewsBeijing - Shanghai high speed line opens
CHINA: The world's longest high speed line was inaugurated with simultaneous departures from Beijing and Shanghai at 15.00 on June 30, as part of events marking the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Construction of the Beijing - Shanghai Passenger-Dedicated Line officially began on April 18 2008, and the ...
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NewsTatravagonka spreads Habii(ll)nss in Russia
RUSSIA: The first of a planned fleet of wagons combining modern European design with Russian technical specifications is undergoing trials at the VNIKTI rolling stock research and development institute in Kolomna. The Type 11-9861 sliding-wall wagon has been built by Tatravagonka in Slovakia under an agreement signed with Russian Railways ...
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NewsV/Line returns after North East Rail Revitalisation
AUSTRALIA: Daily V/Line inter-city passenger services from Melbourne returned to Albury on June 26, the day after ceremonies were held to mark the completion of the North East Rail Revitalisation Project. The project to increase passenger and freight capacity on the route between Melbourne and the border with New South ...
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NewsAngers tram opens
FRANCE: Mayor of Angers Jean-Claude Antonini formally opened the city's light rail line on June 25, presiding over ceremonies in the Place du Ralliement before passengers boarded the first cars shortly after 13.00. Festivities continued throughout the day and into the night along the 12 km Line A from ...
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NewsCN boosts Alberta operations
CANADA: Canadian National has confirmed that work will start shortly on its planned 243 ha intermodal facility at Conrich, Alberta, northeast of Calgary. First announced in 2010, the C$200m Logistics Park will have more than 185 000 m² of warehousing capacity, the capability to handle heavy containers and space ...
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NewsVeolia takes over from troubled DSBFirst
SWEDEN: Veolia Transport is to take over local services in southern Sweden which are currently operated by DSBFirst Sverige, Gunnar Wulff, Chief Executive of regional transport authority Öresundståg announced on June 28. This follows an agreement between DSB and Öresundståg which aims to ensure continued operations and also to stabilise ...
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NewsGo-ahead for link between Saudi rail networks
SAUDI ARABIA: On June 24 Minister of Finance and Chairman of the Public Investment Fund Dr Ibrahim Al-Assaf announced that government approval had been granted for construction of a link between Saudi Railway Co's recently-completed North-South freight line and Saudi Railways Organization's Dammam - Riyadh line. Leaving SAR's North-South railway ...
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NewsSiemens awarded €90m Gauteng resignalling contract
SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has selected Siemens to supply signalling equipment and an operations control centre for Gauteng province. Siemens said the €90m deal announced on June 27 is the 'largest contract for signalling equipment ever awarded in South Africa.' The contract covers the replacement ...
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NewsSumitomo Metals buys US wheelset manufacturer
USA: A $340m agreement to acquire US wheelset manufacturer Standard Steel was announced by Sumitomo Metals on June 27. The Japanese firm is aiming to become 'a truly global railway manufacturer' through expansion in North America and subsequently Europe, Asia and elsewhere. When the transaction is completed later this year, ...
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NewsKiwiRail orders more Chinese locomotives
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail signed an order for a further 20 DL diesel locomotives from CNR Dalian on June 2. Scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2012, they will be identical to the 20 ordered in 2009 and delivered in two stages over the last year. During the last ...
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NewsTCDD awards Pehlivanköy resignalling contract
TURKEY: National railway TCDD has awarded CAF's signalling business Eliop Seinalia and its local subsidiary Eliop Otomatik Sistemleri a contract for resignalling at Pehlivanköy, where the lines from Istanbul to Greece and Bulgaria diverge. The turnkey contract covers design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of Type S3e electronic interlockings and Sherpa ...
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NewsOttawa O-Train expansion plan approved
CANADA: Ottawa Transit Commission has voted unanimously to move ahead with a C$59m plan to expand the O-Train diesel light rail service, including the purchase of six new vehicles. Two new passing loops would be added and signalling upgraded, allowing a cut in headways from 15 min to 8 min. ...
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Dominique Perben
Dominique Perben, a former French transport minister, has been nominated for the post of Chairman of transport infrastructure financing agency Aftif by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Dr Markus Hunkel
Dr Markus Hunkel, Senior Vice-President, Strategy, at DB Schenker Rail, will become Operations Director on June 1 following the resignation of Dr Christian Kuhn.
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NewsBayern quadrupling completed
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn completed a 13-year project to widen the 62 km Augsburg - München main line from two to four tracks on June 6, providing extra capacity on one of Germany's busiest routes which carries 350 trains/day. From the December 11 timetable change services will be rescheduled to ...
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NewsChinese firm wins European wagon order
EUROPE: CNR Jinan announced a contract to supply 20 ammonia and 20 liquefied gas tank wagons to French leasing company Atir-Rail on June 17. Although Albania acquired a number of Chinese-built vehicles in the 1960s, CNR said the deal is its first European wagon order and marks the entry of ...
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NewsRail debate ahead
FRANCE: The future of rail is to be the subject of a 'national debate' in September, Transport Minister Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet announced on June 16. 'The railway sector finds itself at a crossroads', she said, facing conflicting challenges that included maintaining the existing network while pursuing an ambitious high speed ...
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NewsRepowered Class 73 to roll out next year
UK: Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd is to rebuild a Class 73 electro-diesel locomotive with modern traction equipment. The prototype is currently at the design stage and RVEL hopes to complete the project during 2012. Envisaged as a prototype for a possible fleet of 12 to 14 locomotives, the project has ...
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Andreas Willich
Andreas Willich, Deputy Director of Long Distance Traffic at SBB, has been named Head of Passenger Transport at Swiss operator BLS.