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NewsFirst Luxembourg tram on test
LUXEMBOURG: The first tram for the line under construction in Luxembourg City is due to be delivered next month. It is currently undergoing dynamic tests at CAF’s factory in Zaragoza, where two further trams are currently in production. More than 30 000 people saw a full-scale mock-up that went ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
Eurotunnel reports that Truck Shuttle traffic in 2016 was up 11% compared to 2015, with an all-time record of 1 641 638 vehicles transported. Passenger Shuttle traffic increased by 2% with 2 663 865 vehicles transported. Indian Railways ran a trial piggyback service carrying lorries between Jawaharlal Nehru Port and ...
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NewsVietnam Railways upgrades level crossings
VIETNAM: Italian company WEGH Group has won its first order from Vietnam Railways, covering the supply of equipment to upgrade 75 level crossings on the Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City main line. The national railway undertook trials with several suppliers’ products before awarding a contract for ...
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NewsHigh capacity covered van approved
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co has obtained certification enabling series production of its Type 11-6874 high capacity van, which it says has already attracted interest from potential operators. The wagon features high axleload 1 520 mm gauge bogies which, along with the absence of any body protrusions into the interior space, ...
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NewsAkiem acquires locomotive maintenance business
GERMANY: Leasing company Akiem has signed an agreement to acquire Mgw Service, an independent provider of diesel and electric locomotive maintenance services to freight and passenger operators. Mgw Service has 70 staff, with its headquarters in Kassel and a workshop in Krefeld which is equipped for heavy maintenance and wheelset ...
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NewsDelhi metro Phase IV approved
INDIA: The Delhi city government has approved the next phase of the Delhi metro. Once the central government gives its approval, work can begin on Phase IV, which envisages a total of 103 route-km being added to the network, along with 72 stations. Three new lines would be built ...
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NewsMore TET transfers agreed
FRANCE: On January 12 Transport Secretary Alain Vidalies met with Philippe Richert, President of the association of French regions, and SNCF Voyageurs Director General Florence Parly to review progress with the programme to transfer responsibility for the loss-making Trains d’Equilibre du Territoire network of conventional passenger services from central government ...
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NewsPoznań’s first low-floor bidirectional tram enters service
POLAND: The first of 10 bidirectional Moderus Beta trams has entered service on Route 1 of the Poznań network. This is the first bidirectional tram in MPK Poznań’s fleet that is not completely high-floor. Until now the only bidirectional trams in service were fully high-floor GT8 vehicles, which are ...
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NewsFinland adopts Erex energy metering
FINLAND: National infrastructure manager Liikennevirasto has brought into operation the Erex energy monitoring and billing system developed by the European Railway Energy Settlement System, the ERESS partnership announced on January 12. The agency becomes the seventh member of the not-for-profit organisation, alongside Banedanmark, Bane NOR, Infrabel, SBB, Trafikverket, and the ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
The Greenbrier Companies is negotiating to exercise an option to increase its stake in Brazilian wagon manufacturing joint venture Greenbrier-Maxion to 60%. For the quarter to November 30, Greenbrier-Maxion received orders for over 2 000 wagons. ‘The need for high quality transportation equipment is poised to grow based in part ...
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NewsNetwork Rail awards Shotts Line electrification contract
UK: Network Rail has awarded Carillion Powerlines Ltd a £49m contract to electrify the Holytown Junction – Shotts – Midcalder Junction line, as part of a £160m project to provide a fourth electrified route between Edinburgh and Glasgow. The contract covers the installation of 74 track-km of 25 kV 50 ...
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Metro Report InternationalKapsch acquires majority stake in Fluidtime
AUSTRIA: Kapsch TrafficCom has acquired a 75% stake in Fluidtime Data Services. Announcing the acquisition on January 12, Kapsch said that it strengthens its position in the emerging mobility-as-a-service sector. Fluidtime develops apps for multimodal urban transport. Incorporating real-time travel information from a number of sources, the ...
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Metro Report InternationalTram innovation grants awarded
POLAND: The National Centre for Research & Development has decided to disburse a total of 59·8m złoty in grants to tram projects as part of the Innotabor programme aimed at developing innovative rolling stock. Five projects from four suppliers have been selected to receive grants. Pesa is to receive ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst Shanghai peoplemover train delivered
CHINA: The first trainset for the automated peoplemover that will form the southern section of Shanghai metro Line 8 was delivered to the city on January 12. In June 2015 by Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co signed a turnkey contract with a 50:50 joint venture of Bombardier Transportation and ...
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Metro Report InternationalZhengzhou metro network exceeds 100 km
CHINA: The Zhengzhou metro network grew by nearly 60 km with the opening of a new line and two extensions to an existing route on January 12. The so-called Suburban Line runs from the southern Line 2 terminus at Nansihuan to Xinzheng International Airport. Serving 14 stations, ...
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NewsMacedonian operator orders Chinese locomotives
MACEDONIA: National freight and passenger operator MŽ Transport has awarded Chinese manufacturer CRRC Zhuzhou an €8m contract to supply four electric locomotives. Speaking at the signing ceremony on January 10, MŽ Transport CEO Nikola Kostov said the TSI-compliant 25 kV 50 Hz locomotives would offer European and world standards of ...
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NewsUijeongbu light metro operator files for bankruptcy
SOUTH KOREA: Uijeongbu LRT Co filed for bankruptcy at the Seoul Central District Court on January 11. The operator of the light metro line in the city of 500 000 inhabitants 20 km north of Seoul had debts of more than 240bn won at the end of 2016. When ...
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NewsPayPal and Apple Wallet speed Stansted Express booking
UK: Passengers using the stanstedexpress.com website to book tickets for travel on Abellio Greater Anglia’s Stansted Express service from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport can now pay via PayPal and add their tickets to Apple Wallet. This removes the need for passengers to print out tickets before travelling. The ...
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NewsSNCF awards €3·75bn Paris RER fleet renewal contract
FRANCE: The SNCF board has formally selected a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation for a deal to supply up to 355 custom-designed X'Trapolis Cityduplex double-deck trainsets worth €3·75bn for use on Paris RER lines D and E. The order announced on January 11 is the largest-ever contract to be ...
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NewsSNCF awards €3·75bn Paris RER fleet renewal contract
FRANCE: The SNCF board has formally selected a consortium of Alstom and Bombardier Transportation for a deal to supply up to 355 custom-designed X'Trapolis Cityduplex double-deck trainsets worth €3·75bn for use on Paris RER lines D and E. The order announced on January 11 is the largest-ever contract to be ...