All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2017
All articles published this month.
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NewsUK railway news round-up
The High Court has upheld a May 2016 decision by the Office of Rail & Road rejecting Heathrow Airport Ltd's proposals for track access charges which would be paid by Crossrail services using the privately-financed infrastructure between Heathrow Airport and the Great Western Main Line. 'We welcome this judgment and ...
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NewsHigh speed grinding expands in China
IAF: Next year will see the roll-out of an HSG-metro self-propelled grinding train being developed specifically for the Chinese market, the Managing Director of Vossloh Rail Services Marcel Taubert told Railway Gazette at the IAF fair in Münster. The five-vehicle unit is one of two prototypes being developed under an ...
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NewsGo east, young people
INTERNATIONAL: Later this year, the EU Gateway programme is to organise its first ‘market scoping mission’ to Japan specifically aimed at the rail sector. Timed to coincide with the Mass-Trans Innovation exhibition in Chiba at the end of November, the trip will include briefings, site visits and an opportunity to ...
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NewsAmberg seeks productivity gains in surveying
IAF: Railway surveying specialist Amberg Technologies used the IAF track technology trade show in Münster to update visitors on enhancements to its range of measuring tools. Using a hand-propelled trolley as a base to carry a variety of measuring tools and georeferencing devices, Amberg is seeking to ensure a high ...
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NewsWork restarts on Napoli metro expansion
ITALY: Work on the extension of Napoli metro Line 1 restarted on May 30 with a ceremony attended by Minister for Territorial Cohesion & the South Claudio De Vincenti and Campania Governor Vincenzo De Luca. Work was suspended in 2011 on the route between Garibaldi and Piscinola via the ...
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Metro Report InternationalStation work begins on Line 2 extension in Manila
PHILIPPINES: A ceremony to mark the start of station construction on the Light Rail Transit Line 2 East Extension Project in Manila was held on May 30. Work on the two stations is due to begin on June 6, for completion in August 2018. The 4 km extension would ...
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NewsHupac orders eight multisystem locomotives
SWITZERLAND: Intermodal freight company Hupac has ordered eight Siemens Vectron MS electric locomotives for use on freight services between the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy via the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Announcing the contract on June 1, Siemens said deliveries from its München-Allach plant would begin in early summer of ...
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NewsRENFE orders gauge-changing high speed trainsets
SPAIN: A firm order for a further 15 Talgo Avril high speed trainsets was approved by the RENFE board on May 31. They will have gauge-changing equipment to enable them to operate on 1 668 mm routes as well as 1 435 mm gauge lines, and will be equipped for ...
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Metro Report InternationalNew York Canarsie Tunnel repair contract awarded
USA: Jacobs Engineering Group has awarded Hill International a subcontract for construction management services on the repair of the Canarsie Tunnel in New York. Announcing the award on May 31, Hill International said that the five-year contract is worth $5·8m. Hill will assist Jacobs with pre-construction and construction management. ...
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NewsGE Transportation unveils Indian Railways Evolution locomotive
INDIA: The first of 1 000 Evolution Series diesel locomotives which GE Transportation is to supply to Indian Railways over 10 years was unveiled at the manufacturer’s plant at Erie in the USA on June 1. GE Transportation is to supply 700 locos of 4 500 hp and 300 ...
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NewsSeoul metro operators merge
SOUTH KOREA: The merger of the two city-owned metro operators in Seoul took effect on May 31. The new Seoul Metro is formed of Seoul Metro Corp — which previously operated lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 — and Seoul Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corp, which operated lines 5, 6, ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Hannover-based software company HaCon became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens within its Mobility Division with effect from June 1, following regulatory approval for the acquisition. Power generation and energy services group Engie has acquired onboard wi-fi, entertainment, information and data communication technology company Icomera, which has 150 employees in ...
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NewsEurotem ships Istanbul Line M2 trainset
TURKEY: The Eurotem joint venture of Hyundai Rotem and Tüvasaş shipped the first train for Istanbul metro Line M2 from its Adana factory on May 31. In December 2014 Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality signed a €77·5m contract for 17 four-car trainsets. Deliveries are due to be completed by the end ...
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NewsÜstra increases TW3000 light rail vehicle order
GERMANY: Hannover city transport operator Üstra has exercised an option for a further 46 Type TW3000 light rail vehicles which takes its total order to 146, Knorr-Bremse subsidiary Kiepe Electric announced on June 1. Deliveries are scheduled for completion by the end of 2019. Consortium leader Kiepe Electric will ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond phase of Chengdu metro Line 4 opens
CHINA: The second phase of Chengdu metro Line 4 opened to passengers on June 2, extending the east-west line at both ends. A western extension with eight stations runs underground from Intangible Cultural Heritage Park to Wansheng. At the eastern end, Line 4 has been extended from Wannianchang to ...
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Metro Report InternationalTramlink automated tram speed monitoring systems sought
UK: Transport for London has begun early market engagement for the potential retrofitting of automated vehicle speed monitoring and driver vigilance devices to the Tramlink light rail fleet. This follows a fatal accident on November 8 2016, when a tram travelling at approximately 70 km/h on a section of line ...
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News‘Transformational’ deal creates Europe’s largest wagon manufacturer
EUROPE: The 'transformational' deal to combine the European activities of The Greenbrier Companies and Astra Holding to create what the firms describe as Europe's largest wagon manufacturing and repair business was completed on June 1. According to Greenbrier-Astra Rail supervisory board Chairman and head of commercial operations Thomas Manns, the ...
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Metro Report InternationalLos Angeles Metro budget approved
Angeli, supplied by Herrenknecht for the Regional Connector project, broke through to Grand Ave/Bunker Hills station on June 1." src="https://d1x8q5iq3n6y12.cloudfront.net/CMS/s3/dvv-library/web/import/pics/tn_us-la_regional_connector_tbm_breakthrough.jpg?w=660" />USA: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has approved its budget for fiscal year 2018, which runs from July 1 2017 to June 30 2018. The $6·1bn budget represents a ...
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NewsElectrification to turn Taiwan into a ‘one day trip zone’
TAIWAN: The Ministry of Transportation & Communications’ Railway Reconstruction Bureau has awarded Nippon Signal and Shihlin Electric & Engineering Corp a contract to electrify the final non-electrified section of the route circling the island. Electrification of the 123·4 km South-Link Line between Taitung and Chaozhou is expected to lead to ...
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NewsHigh-value chemicals travel from China to Europe by rail
INTERNATIONAL: A train organised by Swiss intermodal operator Hupac and Chinese chemical producer Markor left Korla in northwest China on May 26, carrying 82 ISO tank containers loaded with high-value chemical products for customers in Germany and France. ‘We plan to cover the distance of 8 000 km in 18 ...