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NewsDeux-Montagnes line sold to AMT
CANADA: The C$97m sale of CN's Deux-Montagnes subdivision to Montréal regional transport authority AMT was completed on February 28. The 34 km route from Gare Centrale through the 5 km Mont-Royal tunnel to Deux-Montagnes is primarily used by AMT commuter services. CN retains operating rights over a section of the ...
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NewsTrenord unveils Vivalto double-deck train
ITALY: The first of five Vivalto double-deck push-pull trainsets for Lombardia region operator Trenord was unveiled at Milano Centrale station on February 28. The 160 km/h trainset comprises six AnsaldoBreda TSR air-conditioned double-deck coaches and a Bombardier E464 Traxx single-cab electric locomotive. It has 724 seats with armrests, folding tables ...
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NewsUltracapacitor energy storage offers metro operators 20% savings
SOUTH KOREA: Metro operators in Seoul, Daejon and Incheon have achieved power savings of more than 20% using ultracapacitor braking energy recuperation technology, according to ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies. Up to 200 Maxwell Technologies 48 V multi-cell ultracapacitor modules are installed in 750 V and 1·5 kV energy recuperation systems ...
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NewsDoha metro tunnel boring machines completed
QATAR: Minister of Transport Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has inspected the first two of 15 tunnel boring machines which Herrenknecht is building to bore 90 km of tunnel for the Doha metro by 2019. The 7 050 mm diameter earth pressure balance TBMs 'Lehwaila' and 'Al Wakra' have a ...
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NewsProportion of women in the rail industry remains constant
EUROPE: The proportion of women working in the rail industry across Europe remains broadly constant at 20%, according to a survey by the Community of European Railways and the European Transport Workers’ Federation. The survey of 24 companies in the rail industry in 19 countries is a follow-up to a ...
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NewsFeature articles in the March 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Seeking a more resilient railway News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry InnovationsPointers Analysis Attempting to halt French freight declineChannel Tunnel tribulationsBudget concerns constrain Indian Railways' ambitionsTake action on tank carsUpping the pace in RussiaUK investment and devolutionKeep pressing on in Thailand Safety & risk ...
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NewsQatar long distance rail network design contract awarded
QATAR: A joint venture of Parsons and Systra has been awarded a design consultancy services contract for the Qatar Long Distance Railway Network. The planned 400 km rail network would have seven passenger stations, six freight facilities and a depot. It would provide freight and passenger services within Qatar, and ...
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NewsMoscow metro Line 12 extended
RUSSIA: An extension of Moscow metro Line 12 from Ulitsa Starokachalovskaya to Bitevskiy Park, with an intermediate station at Lesoparkovaya, opened on February 27. Construction of the 4·5 km underground extension started in 2011. Bitevskiy Park provides interchange with Line 6 at its southern end. Lesoparkovaya is part of ...
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NewsRoute selected for Mexico City - Querétaro high speed line
MEXICO: The Secretariat of Transport & Communications has published the environmental impact statement for the proposed high speed line between Mexico City and Querétaro, which is expected to cost 40·8bn pesos to build. Engineered for 300 km/h operation, the preferred route would run for 212·18 km from a refurbished ...
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NewsLondon Underground starts New Tube for London train procurement
UK: On February 28 London Underground announced that it had placed an OJEU notice inviting expressions of interest in the supply of 250 small-profile trainsets for the Bakerloo, Central, Piccadilly and Waterloo & City lines. The invitation to tender is expected to be issued in early 2015. According to LU's ...
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NewsChennai receives its first Indian-built metro cars
INDIA: Alstom has delivered the first two Metropolis trainsets built at its Sricity factory in India. Chennai Metro Rail Limited placed a €243m order for 42 four-car trainsets in 2010, with the first nine being built in Alstom’s Lapa plant in Brazil. Delivery is expected by 2015. The 26 ...
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NewsAmpang Line Extension train unveiled
MALAYSIA: The first of 50 metro trainsets ordered for Kuala Lumpur's Ampang Line Extension Project was rolled out at CSR Zhuzhou's factory in China on February 27. Transport authority Prasarana has ordered 50 of the trainsets, of which 30 are to replace the current fleet which has been in service ...
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NewsSpecial rail fastenings for Mongolian heavy haul coal line
MONGOLIA: Samsung C&T Engineering Construction Mongolia has awarded Vossloh Fastening Systems a contract to supply specially-developed MNG 30 rail fastenings for 270 km of 1 520 mm gauge track it is laying for a 217 km heavy haul railway which will link the Tavan Tolgoi coal mines to the Chinese ...
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NewsNew Zealand trains sold to Tanzania and Zimbabwe
AFRICA: An initial 34 Ganz-Mavag Class EM/ET electric multiple-unit cars which a South African rolling stock broker has acquired from Greater Wellington Regional Council for reuse in Tanzania and Zimbabwe has been shipped from New Zealand. The 44 Hungarian-built two-car EMUs entered service in 1982. They are being replaced by ...
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NewsOptimism returns but skills gap a worry, survey finds
INTERNATIONAL: Optimism is returning to the global rail industry following the economic downturn, according to the results of the fifth Way Ahead survey of the transport industry conducted by legal practice Norton Rose Fulbright. The survey, which was launched at an event in London on February 26, received 850 responses ...
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NewsFirst CSR EMU unveiled in Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: On February 26 Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo joined Transport Secretary Alejando Ramos and other dignitaries to inspect the first of 25 nine-car EMUs to be delivered for the Sarmiento commuter route in Buenos Aires. Randazzo said that the new fleet would double capacity on the ...
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NewsPKP Intercity orders 10 diesel locomotives
POLAND: PKP Intercity has selected Pesa Bydgoszcz for a contract to supply 10 mainline diesel passenger locomotives. The four-axle locomotives from Pesa's Gama family will have a maximum speed of 140 km/h. Pesa submitted a bid of 131·2m złoty, 29m złoty cheaper than a rival offer from Newag. Pesa will ...
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NewsWorld rail market February 2014
Australia: Sydney Trains is to deploy DeltaRail’s VIEW automated wheel and brake monitoring systems. Norway: NSB has appointed HaCon to supply a Hafas real-time door-to-door journey planner. Poland: T-Mobile is to provide internet access and entertainment services on 300 PKP Intercity coaches; a total of 1 500 will ...
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NewsCanberra appoints light rail advisers
AUSTRALIA: Following bids by four consortia, the Capital Metro Agency has appointed an Arup-led consortium as technical adviser for engineering design, operations and infrastructure for the planned Capital Metro light rail line in Canberra. The consortium includes Hassell, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Brown Consulting, LandData Surveys, Phillip Chun Access, ...
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NewsDurham-Orange light rail approved
USA: The Federal Transit Administration approved project development for the Durham-Orange Light Rail line in North Carolina on February 25. ‘We can now proceed to complete the environmental process, advance our engineering and make final alignment decisions’, said David King, General Manager of transport authority Triangle Transit. Environmental ...