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NewsGauge-changing Free Gauge Train on test in Kyushu
JAPAN: JR Kyushu and the Japan Railway Construction Transport & Technology Agency officially launched test running with the gauge-changing Free Gauge Train prototype in a ceremony at Yatsushiro on October 19. Designated Series 9000 by JR Kyushu, the four-car trainset is being tested between Kagoshima-Chuo and Shin-Yatsushiro on the 1 ...
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NewsRZDstroy and Alstom to co-operate
RUSSIA: On October 17 Russian Railways subsidiary RZDstroy and Alstom signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on ‘innovative development in rail transportation in Russia and other countries’. RZD said the main areas of co-operation would include technical consultation, infrastructure engineering, assessment of design documentation and the management of ...
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NewsCP ends CSX merger talks
NORTH AMERICA: Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd announced on October 20 that an ‘exploratory conversation’ about a possible merger with CSX Corp had ended, and that no further talks were planned. CP confirmed that it had proposed a merger which it envisaged would create ‘an integrated coast-to-coast combination that would ...
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NewsStrasbourg orders Citadis trams
FRANCE: Alstom has signed a framework agreement for the supply of 50 Citadis trams to Strasbourg. An initial 12 trams, worth €41m, are expected to enter service by the end of 2016. The trams will be put into service on Line A and Line D, both of which are ...
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NewsFirst MTR Express inter-city Flirt on test
SWEDEN: Ahead of the launch of MTR Express Stockholm – Göteborg open access services in March 2015, guests including Railway Gazette joined MTR Nordic and Stadler staff on a test run of the operator’s first Flirt Intercity EMU in Switzerland on October 17. MTR Express is part of the Nordic ...
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NewsLos Angeles takes delivery of P3010 light rail vehicle
USA: Kinkisharyo International formally delivered the first of 78 P3010 light rail vehicles to Los Angeles on October 17. The pilot vehicle will be used for testing before series production begins, with delivery of the first production vehicle due in mid-2015. All 78 LRVs are expected to be in ...
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NewsParis exercises metro train option
FRANCE: Paris public transport operator RATP has exercised an option for 12 MF01 steel-wheeled metro trainsets to be supplied by a consortium of Alstom, Bombardier Transportation and AREVA TA for lines 2, 5 and 9. The €75m order announced on October 20 is an option on an order placed in ...
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NewsMauritius selects light rail contractor
MAURITIUS: The Ministry of Public Infrastructure has awarded a partnership of Indian construction company Afcons Infrastructure and CAF a contract to build a 37 km light rail line from the capital Port Louis to Curepipe. Much of the route, known locally as métro leger, would use the alignment of ...
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NewsFlexi-Pile Cap approved
ELECTRIFICATION: British infrastructure manager Network Rail has approved the use of FLI Structures' Flexi-Pile Cap during the installation of electrification masts. Flexi-Pile Cap is designed for use when driven piles for electrification masts are in a suboptimal location or are misaligned. The problematic pile is cut back and ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
Argentina’s Minister for Transport & the Interior Florencio Randazzo has welcomed the first class of 24 graduates to complete an internship course entitled ‘Reviving the Railway Generation’. The course has been hosted at the National Technical University and the University of San Martín. Randazzo said that recovering the skills and ...
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NewsBrake disc measuring tool
BRAKES: Spanish firm Tecnopraim has developed a laser tool for monitoring the condition of brake discs. ReaDisc is designed to measure surface roughness with micrometre precision, enabling rolling stock operators to identify any abnormal wear and reduce their costs by optimising disc life. Users do not need to ...
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NewsSerbian Railways and RZD sign route upgrade and DMU deals
SERBIA: Contracts for additional diesel multiple-units and the upgrading of three sections of Trans-European Corridor X were signed by Serbian Railways and the RZD International subsidiary of Russian Railways on October 16, during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Serbia’s President Tomislav Nikolić. A US$100m ...
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NewsAgreement to cut Praha - Linz journey times
EUROPE: Czech infrastructure manager SŽDC and its Austrian counterpart ÖBB Infrastruktur have signed an agreement to cut journey times on the Praha – Linz corridor. Both parties agree that the frequencies and timings are uncompetitive and unsustainable, with a fastest journey time of 4 h 51 min for the 294 ...
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NewsSiemens signalling for Metrorrey Line 3
MEXICO: The Nuevo León state government has awarded Siemens a €25m contract to provide signalling, telecoms and control systems for Monterrey light metro Line 3, having selected the company as preferred bidder at the end of May. Siemens is to supply CTS/M automatic train protection, two Sicas electronic interlockings, its ...
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NewsAAE and Knorr-Bremse announce service partnership
EUROPE: The RailServices division of Knorr-Bremse has agreed a deal to supply brake valves to the network of workshops which maintains wagons owned by leasing company AAE. Under the agreement announced on October 14, Knorr-Bremse will supply remanufactured components to the workshops on a just-in-time basis. ‘As we no ...
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NewsSJ wins Västtågen passenger operating contract
SWEDEN: The Västtrafik, Hallandstrafiken and Länstrafiken transport authorities have awarded national passenger operator SJ a nine-year contract to provide Västtågen commuter and regional services in Göteborg and western Sweden from December 2015 to December 2024. The SKr5bn contract announced on October 14 includes an option for a three-year extension. The ...
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NewsFirst customer for metre gauge Evolution
BRAZIL: GE Transportation has announced its first order for the Evolution ES43BBi, an eight-axle diesel locomotive with AC traction motors developed specifically for 1 000 mm gauge railways in Brazil. Paper manufacturer Klabin has ordered seven locomotives to be delivered at the start of 2016. The locomotives will be used ...
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NewsRail businesses included in planned Tata Steel sale
EUROPE: Tata Steel announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the potential sale of its Long Products Europe business to chemicals, metals and oil commodities business Klesch Group on October 14. Both parties have now entered a period of exclusive detailed due diligence with the objective of ...
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NewsInternational interest in NSW train contract
AUSTRALIA: Seven companies or groups have expressed interest in a A$2·8bn contract to supply and maintain a fleet of electric multiple-units for NSW TrainLink Intercity services, New South Wales Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian has announced. They are: Alstom Transport Australia;Bombardier Transportation Australia;CAF;Downer EDI Rail and CNR Changchun Railway Vehicles;Hyundai ...
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NewsConverter contract to enhance Northeast Corridor power supplies
USA: Amtrak has awarded Siemens a ‘mid double-digit million dollar’ contract to enhance its traction power supply facility at Metuchen in New Jersey on the Washington, DC – New York – Boston Northeast Corridor. Under the contract, Siemens is to deliver, install and commission two 30 MW converter units. It ...