All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2015 – Page 3
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NewsWork starts on Manila metro extension
PHILIPPINES: A groundbreaking ceremony at Santolan station in Manila on June 9 launched construction of the 2·27bn peso Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Project. Contractor DM Consunji Inc is to build the 4·2 km elevated metro from the current terminus at Santolan to Masinag in Antipolo City, ...
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NewsDetroit tram order agreed
USA: Detroit light rail project promoter M-1 Rail announced on June 8 that it had agreed terms with Brookville Equipment Corp for a $32m order to supply six of Liberty Modern Streetcars for the future Woodward Avenue line. The trams will use lithium-ion batteries for catenary-free operation on around ...
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NewsATO to boost capacity on Paris RER Line A
FRANCE: Alstom Transport has been selected to develop and install automatic train operation on Paris RER Line A under a €20m contract awarded by city transport operator RATP, the Ile-de-France region and transport authority STIF. The introduction of attended ATO that meets Grade of Automation 2 is expected to improve ...
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Metro Report InternationalATO to boost capacity on Paris RER Line A
FRANCE: Alstom Transport has been selected to develop and install automatic train operation on Paris RER Line A under a €20m contract awarded by city transport operator RATP, the Ile-de-France region and transport authority STIF. The introduction of attended ATO that meets Grade of Automation 2 is expected to improve ...
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NewsBenin passenger service to launch this year
BENIN: President Thomas Bony Yayi joined Vincent Bolloré, CEO of railway concessionaire Bolloré Group, to officially launch the rehabilitation of the 25 km metre gauge Cotonou – Pahou line on June 2. The project includes complete replacement of the track and the rehabilitation of the stations at Cadjèhoun Saint-Jean, Godomey, ...
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NewsEglinton Crosstown LRT preferred bidder announced
CANADA: Provincial infrastructure development agency Infrastructure Ontario and Toronto regional transport authority Metrolinx named Crosslinx Transit Solutions as preferred bidder to design, build, finance and maintain the track and railway systems for the C$5·3bn Eglinton Crosstown light rail project on June 9. The Crosslinx Transit Solution consortium comprises: ACS Infrastructure ...
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NewsFuel cell tram framework agreement
CHINA: Canadian fuel cell technology company Ballard Power Systems and Tangshan Railway Vehicle have signed a framework agreement for the development of a fuel cell module for tram or other ground transport applications. Announcing the agreement on June 10, Ballard said it would assist with the design and integration ...
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NewsSBB approves pre-series Twindexx EMU
SWITZERLAND: Swiss Federal Railways has confirmed that two Bombardier Transportation pre-series Twinindexx Express double-deck long-distance electric multiple-units meet its quality standards and technical requirements, ahead of the start of test running in Switzerland. SBB announced the approval on June 8, when it formally unveiled one of the pre-series EMUs and ...
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NewsTEX Rail orders Stadler Flirt DMUs
USA: Fort Worth Transportation Authority signed a $100m contract on June 9 for Stadler Bussnang to supply eight Flirt 3 diesel multiple-units for the future TEX Rail commuter line, with options for more. This follows Federal Transit Administration approval for the engineering phase of the TEX Rail project. A ...
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NewsBEML signs Delhi metro car contract
INDIA: A Rs6·45bn contract for BEML to supply 74 RS13 metro cars to Delhi Metro Rail Corp was signed in Bangalore on June 10. The traction systems are to be supplied by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. The 1 676 mm gauge vehicles are required to be compatible with the existing ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market June 2015
Argentina: Belgrano Cargas y Logística has awarded Construcciones Ivica y Antonio Dumandzic an 81·5m pesos contract for track renewals on 53 km of the Urquiza network between Basavilbaso and Faustino M Parera. Australia: A joint venture of Aurecon, Jacobs and Mott MacDonald has been appointed as technical, planning and ...
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NewsSouth West Trains–Network Rail 'deep alliance' to end
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail and passenger operator South West Trains announced on June 12 that their ‘deep alliance’ is to end in August. The SWT-NR deep alliance was formed in April 2012, putting in place a single joint management team responsible for infrastructure and train operations on NR's 1 ...
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NewsBucureşti metro extension gets EU funding
ROMANIA: The European Commission approved on June 4 an €83m grant from the EU Cohesion Fund for the northwest extension of Line 4 of the București metro. The €97·7m project would extend Line 4 by 1·9 km northwest from its current terminus of Parc Bazilescu to Străulești, with an ...
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NewsMixed fleet for cross-border RER
EUROPE: The Rhône-Alpes region of France has announced that it is to order a fleet of 17 Régiolis EMUs for the RER Franco-Valdo-Genevois network that will connect Evian, Saint-Gervais, Annecy and Bellegarde with Genève and Lausanne in Switzerland. Worth €220m, the order is to be placed under the framework agreement ...
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NewsDelhi metro Line 6 opens extension
INDIA: The latest extension of the Delhi metro opened on June 8, when the first train from ITO station on Line 6 was flagged off by Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at 16.00. Revenue services started 2 h later. The 1 km section ...
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NewsVoith replaces Irish DMU fairings
IRELAND: Voith is delivering 70 sets of aluminium fairings it has custom designed to replace glass fibre reinforced plastic components on the front ends of Iarnród Éireann’s Hyundai Rotem Class 22000 inter-city diesel multiple-units. The GFRP fairings were designed to protect the train from bottles, stones or other foreign ...
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NewsProRail opens ‘ultra-modern’ Utrecht control centre
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail officially opened a ‘robust, ultra-modern and striking’ control centre in Utrecht on June 4. The 4 500 m2 structure was designed by de Jong Gortemaker Algra architects and built by Visser & Smit Bouw, with Arcadis as project manager and HOMIJ responsible for mechanical and electrical ...
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NewsUnited Wagon signs grain hopper contract
RUSSIA: Tehnotrans has signed an agreement for United Wagon Co’s Tikhvin plant to supply 500 grain hopper wagons under a long-term lease by the end of 2016. The wagons will be to a new design with 25 tonne axleload bogies, enabling the capacity to be increased to 120 m3 or ...
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NewsRegional Rail Link inaugurated
AUSTRALIA: The A$3·65bn Regional Rail Link project in Melbourne was formally inaugurated on June 14, when Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure & Regional Development Warren Truss joined the Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews and the state’s Minister for Public Transport Jacinta Allan on a special train to mark ...
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NewsŠkoda Transportation announces record results
ŠKODA TRANSPORTATION: Last year was as a record in terms of both production and sales, Škoda Transportation reports. Sales in 2014 were up more than 12% on the previous year to KC16·4bn, with net profit rising from KC1·75bn to KC2·27bn. The company produced 103 low-floor trams, as well as ...