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Metro Report InternationalCrosstown Partners awarded New York Subway CBTC contract
USA: New York MTA has selected the Crosstown Partners consortium of Thales and TC Electric to supply CBTC for the Subway’s Crosstown Line (G).
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Metro Report InternationalCluj-Napoca to build first metro line
ROMANIA: A consortium of Gülermak, Alstom and Arcada has been selected as the winner of a 9bn lei contract to build Cluj-Napoca’s first light metro line. The 21 km line with 19 stations is to run fully underground, with the depot on the surface. Cluj-Napoca ...
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NewsTMH, Alstom and Stadler bid to build Vande Bharat trainsets
INDIA: A consortium of Russia’s Transmashholding and public sector utility Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd has been named low bidder for a contract to manufacture and maintain a fleet of 200 third-generation Vande Bharat semi-high speed trainsets for Indian Railways.
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Metro Report InternationalSão Paulo suburban EMU delivered
BRAZIL: Alstom has delivered the first Series 8900 EMU to São Paulo commuter rail concessionaire ViaMobilidade.
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NewsKinshasa Urban Train aims to improve transport in fast-growing city
DR CONGO: Plans for the development of a 300 route-km urban rail network in the rapidly growing city of Kinshasa have been announced by Africa Finance Corp and Trans Connexion Congo.
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NewsKiwiRail wagons shipped
NEW ZEALAND: Indonesian rolling stock manufacturer PT Inka shipped 133 flat wagons destined for KiwiRail on February 27. They are part of an order for 262 wagons which the national freight operator placed with Australian company UGL in January 2021. The 40 ft, 50 ft, and ...
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Metro Report InternationalSky, fields and rippling waves inspire light rail vehicle styling
JAPAN: Fukui Railway is taking delivery of three F2000 Fukuramu Liner light rail vehicles ordered from Alna Sharyo.
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Rail Business UKInnovation in Railway Construction grants awarded
UK: A test section of overhead electrification which can be raised or lowered to provide different contact wire gradients and to assess whether bridges actually need to be raised or speed restrictions imposed during electrification projects is one of 24 proposals awarded a grant from the ...
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NewsCelje station resignalling completed
SLOVENIA: CAF Signalling and its local partner Iskra have commissioned renewed signalling at Celje station, the Spanish company announced on February 20. These works were the most complex part of a signalling enhancement programme covering the line that links Zidani Most east of Ljubljana with Šentilj ...
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NewsRail secretariat chief appointed
BRAZIL: Minister of Transport Renan Filho has appointed Leonardo Cezar Ribeiro to head the newly-established Secretariat for Rail Transport.
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Metro Report InternationalSecond Karaj metro line opened for limited service
IRAN: An initial 5·5 km section of the 27 km metro Line 2 currently under construction in Karaj opened for limited passenger services on February 27. The second metro line in Karaj, 40 km west of Tehran, was opened by Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi. The initial ...
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Metro Report InternationalMetrowagonmash awarded Minsk metro contract
BELARUS: Russian manufacturer Metrowagonmash has been awarded a contract to supply seven four-car Moskva trainsets for the second phase of Minsk Metro’s Zelenoluzhskaya Line. The 81-765/766/767 cars will be equipped for GoA3 automation. The 4 km extension from Kaval’skaya Slabada to Sluckі Gascіnec with three stations ...
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Rail Business UKKnorr-Bremse expands aftermarket business with acquisition of Westcode UK
UK: Knorr-Bremse has bought Unipart Rail’s Wiltshire-based door, pneumatics, brake actuation and HVAC business Westcode UK, saying the acquisition will expand its RailServices aftermarket activities as a one-stop-shop for the train subsystem life cycle. ‘RailServices is — alongside the provision of new equipment for trains — ...
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NewsEgyptian high speed line track contract awarded
EGYPT: NGE subsidiary TSO has signed a contract with Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors for the supply and installation of trackwork for 330 km of high speed line in Egypt. The 25 kV 50 Hz electrified line is to connect the port of Ain Sokhna ...
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NewsHigh number of early bookings highlight the importance of InnoTrans
INNOTRANS: Exhibitors have already reserved 80% of the display areas at InnoTrans 2024, a record for bookings this far ahead according to organiser Messe Berlin which reports a noticeable demand for larger stands. Registration for InnoTrans 2024 is open until September 22 2023. ‘We are delighted ...
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NewsInspection initiative targets railways with hazardous loads
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has announced a national initiative to undertake focused inspections on lines which carry high-hazard flammable trains and large volumes of hazardous materials. FRA is to immediately begin work with the Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to identify such routes and ...
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NewsRio – São Paulo high speed line planning to restart
BRAZIL: National Land Transport Agency ANTT has granted approval for work to resume on planning for a high speed railway between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The ruling was published in Brazil’s Official Gazette on February 22 after endorsement by the ANTT board on February ...
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NewsFreight loco order to support traffic growth
BRAZIL: Railway and port operator VLI has awarded Wabtec a R$200m contract to supply nine ES43BBI Evolution Series locomotives to support a growth in freight traffic. The order was signed on March 1 and the first locos are scheduled to be delivered in about 18 months. ...
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