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NewsVan rebuilt as military escort coach
UKRAINE: A military escort coach which Refrigerator Wagon Co produced by rebuilding a refrigerated van is expected to enter service with Ukrainian Railways this month. The vehicle is intended to be better suited to the military role than the 102 conventional coaches which Ukrainian Railways currently deploys on such trains. ...
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Metro Report InternationalAgreement signed for second tram line in Bergamo
ITALY: A memorandum of understanding was signed between the province of Bergamo, tram operator TEB and several municipalities on July 27 for the construction of a second tram line in Bergamo. T2 would branch off the existing T1 at San Fermo, with services sharing the three ...
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NewsAndy Mellors
FirstGroup and MTR have appointed Andy Mellors as Managing Director of the replacement UK South Western passenger franchise, due to start on August 20. He is currently Engineering Director & Deputy Managing Director at Great Western Railway.
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
A joint Russian-Latvian joint working group on railways which was formed in 2008 met for the first time in four years on August 2. The national railways agrees to continue to co-operate to increase the volume of freight from India and China, and to try to attract cross-border passenger traffic. ...
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NewsElectrostar grab rail coatings replaced
HANDRAILS: TBM Rail is refurbishing the passenger grab poles, rails and handles on almost 700 Bombardier Class 377 Electrostar electric multiple-unit cars used on Govia Thameslink Railway’s Southern services. ‘We were asked to source and provide a solution to the aging polyester coatings that in today’s climate are no longer ...
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NewsAmtrak and Lyft announce partnership
USA: Passengers can now use the Amtrak mobile app to access rideshare company Lyft’s app to book first and last mile travel to and from a station. Announcing the partnership on August 1, Amtrak said Lyft operates in more than 360 locations, covering 80% of the population and 97% of ...
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Metro Report InternationalBarking Riverside extension approved
UK: The Secretary of State for Transport issued a decision letter on August 4 approving an order under the Transport & Works Act to grant Transport for London legal powers to build the 4·5 km Barking – Barking Riverside extension of the Gospel Oak – Barking line in east London. ...
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NewsClio Liegeois
Clio Liegeois, Legal Advisor at Belgium’s Federal Public Service Mobility & Transport, has been elected Chair of the EU Agency for Railways Management Board, succeeding Mats Andersson.
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NewsLocomore insolvency proceedings begin
GERMANY: Partly crowd-funded open access operator Locomore announced on August 2 that insolvency proceedings had opened the previous day. The company said it was still trying to find a positive solution to its problems, but train services would remain suspended ‘until further notice’. Locomore launched a daily return service between ...
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NewsDB signs 100-locomotive framework for Rhein-Alpine freight corridor
EUROPE: The signing of a framework agreement for the supply of up to 100 Vectron multi-system electric freight locomotives with a €250m firm order for an initial 60 was announced by Deutsche Bahn and Siemens on August 4. The first five of the ETCS-equipped 6·4 MW locomotives with a maximum ...
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Metro Report InternationalMauritius light rail contract signed
MAURITIUS: The government signed a Rs18·8bn contract with Larsen & Toubro on July 31 for the construction of the Metro Express light rail line, which would link Port Louis with Curepipe. L&T is responsible for civil works, electrification, signalling, the fare collection system and the passenger information system. It ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
On August 2 Jacobs announced a definitive agreement to acquire CH2M in a cash and stock transaction with an enterprise value of $3·27bn. Completion is expected in the first quarter of Jacobs’ 2018 financial year. ‘By increasing our industry reach and adding to our already extensive skills, this transaction enhances ...
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NewsGE reveals Indian Railways Evolution locomotive livery
INDIA: The livery of the Evolution Series diesel locomotives which GE Transportation is building for Indian Railways was unveiled on August 3 when the first painted locomotive was rolled out of the Erie plant’s paint shop. The ES43ACmi required 190 litres of paint, with the red chosen to represent energy ...
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NewsStadler completes first US-assembled Flirt
USA: Stadler has completed the first Flirt multiple-unit to be assembled in the USA at its plant at North Salt Lake in Utah. The DMU for the TEX Rail project will be officially unveiled at the ATPA Expo in Atlanta in October. In 2015 the Fort Worth ...
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NewsInner Mongolia high speed line opens
CHINA: Revenue services on the 126 km Hohhot – Ulanqab section of the future Hohhot – Zhangjiakou high speed line in Inner Mongolia began on August 3. Trial running had begun on June 29. Construction of the 287 km Hohhot –Zhangjiakou line started in April 2014, and revenue services on ...
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NewsZSSK awards Mravec DMU conversion contract
SLOVAKIA: National passenger operator ZSSK has awarded ŽOS Zvolen a €11m contract to convert Class 810/011 railcars and non-powered trailers into eight Class 813/913.1 two-car diesel multiple-units for use on regional services in central Slovakia. Deliveries are scheduled by the end of 2017. To be branded Mravec (‘ant’), each DMU ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
The contracts to design and build the civil works including bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts for High Speed 2 Phase 1 from London to Birmingham and a junction with the West Coast Main Line near Handsacre were formally signed on August 1. The signatories were HS2 Ltd and the SCS ...
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NewsCRRC and Siemens consortium to supply Kuala Lumpur light metro trains
MALAYSIA: Project promoter Prasarana announced on August 2 that it had awarded a consortium of CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co, Siemens China and Tegap Dinamik a 1·56bn ringgit contract for the supply of 42 six-car driverless light metro trainsets for the LRT3 project in Kuala Lumpur. Each air-conditioned trainset would have ...
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Metro Report InternationalSan Francisco trolleybus order placed
USA: San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has ordered 185 trolleybuses, New Flyer of America announced on July 26. The manufacturer will supply its 12 m long Xcelsior model. The order is an option on a contract placed by King County Metro Transit in 2013. The agency serving Seattle placed ...
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Metro Report InternationalPalermo rail project restarts
ITALY: Work on the Anello rail line in Palermo restarted on July 29 following the government allocating an additional €50m to the project in April. The project to create a circular line around the city centre is now 80% complete. This will use a former freight branch to the ...