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NewsHo Chi Minh City Line 1 E&M contract signed
VIETNAM: Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has signed a ¥37bn contract with Hitachi to supply electrical and mechanical equipment for Line 1 of the Ho Chi Minh City metro, it was announced on June 11. Hitachi is to deliver 17 three-car trainsets, signalling, telecommunications including ...
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NewsTorrealba to head IFE
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has appointed Francisco Torrealba as President of state railway owner and operator IFE. He has been tasked with four main objectives: to improve the quality of services to towns in the Tuy Valley; to build new relations with IFE workers; to review every rail project in ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance has invited private sector proposals for a 25-year concession to manage the Risalpur locomotive factory. The government is hoping private finance can be used to fund modernisation, with the ambition of producing 25 locomotives/year for Pakistan Railways. Export opportunities would also be sought. Rolling stock composite ...
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NewsShenzhen Line 3 to get 198 cars in 2015-16
CHINA: Shenzhen metro Line 3 operator Shenzhen Metro Group Co has awarded Nanjing SR Puzhen Rail Transport Co a 1·26bn yuan contract to supply 33 six-car trainsets in 2015-16. NPRT is a joint venture between CSR Corp and Singapore-based aluminium alloy supplier Midas Holdings. ‘The metro train sector’s positive ...
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NewsEIB increases Ankara – Istanbul high speed funding
TURKEY: The European Investment Bank has announced that it is to provide a further €200m in funding for the Ankara – Istanbul high speed line project, which is due for completion next year. The funding agreement was signed at a ceremony in Ankara on June 10 attended by EIB President ...
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NewsCzerwieńsk chord cuts journey times
POLAND: Vice-Minister for Railways Andrzej Massel officially opened a new chord avoiding Czerwieńsk station on June 9, where reversals had previously added up to 30 min to journey times from Zielona Góra to Warszawa, Poznań and Gorzów Wielkopolski. The 2 km electrified chord has been built as part of a ...
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NewsBologna and Reggio Emilia stations join the AV network
ITALY: President Giorgio Napolitano and his wife Clio were amongst the first passengers to use the underground high speed line station at Bologna Centrale, which opened for revenue service on June 9. Accompanied by FS Chief Executive Mauro Moretti, who had unveiled the station to local dignitaries the previous ...
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NewsHigh speed to Alacant from June 18
SPAIN: On June 10 RENFE opened ticket sales for services using the 165 km high speed line between Albacete and Alacant, due to open on June 18. This will cut the fastest Madrid – Alacant journey time by 50 min, bringing it down to 2 h 20 min. During the ...
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NewsHitachi tests ETCS onboard equipment in Wales
UK: The ‘Verification Train 3’ developed by Hitachi Rail Europe to test ETCS Level 2 onboard equipment has successfully concluded a series of running trials on the Cambrian line in mid-Wales, the company reported on June 11. The overnight tests, which began on April 22, were designed to assess whether ...
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NewsFoxx succeeds LaHood
Mayor of Charlotte Anthony Foxx has accepted President Barack Obama’s nomination to succeed Ray LaHood as US Secretary of Transportation.Foxx has been mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2009, during which time he has been a keen advocate of public transport, and light rail and streetcars in particular. Charlotte’s initial ...
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NewsMore Doha metro contracts awarded
QATAR: Qatar Rail has selected contractors for the Red Line South and Green Line construction phases of the Doha metro. The consortium selected for Red Line South is led by QDVC and also includes GS Engineering & Construction Corp, and Al Darwish Engineering. The contract covers the design and ...
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NewsLower train toilet costs
TOILET: AKW A+V Protec's train toilet bioreactor units use bacteria to break down waste (RG 5.10 p68). Heaters sterilise waste water which can then be harmlessly discharged to the track, leaving small volumes of solid waste in the tank for disposal approximately every two months. The bioreactors can be ...
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NewsAlternatives investigated as NS drops Fyra V250s too
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch government has concurred with the decision by national operator NS to cancel its contract with AnsaldoBreda for 16 V250 trainsets, Deputy Prime Minister Lodewijk Asscher confirmed on May 7. The findings of a review by NS had been presented to the cabinet by the State Secretary for ...
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NewsCanberra light rail funding included in budget
AUSTRALIA: Government funding for a light rail network for Canberra has been set out in the Australian Capital Territory budget for 2013-14. Announced on June 5, the budget includes an initial investment of A$5m for early design work for the Capital Metro project, as well as A$12m ...
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NewsCHSRA awards first civil works contract
USA: The board of the California High Speed Rail Authority has selected a consortium of Tutor Perini Corp, Zachry Construction Corp and Parsons Corp to undertake civil works on the first 47 km section of the planned San Francisco – Los Angeles high speed line. The $985m offer by the ...
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NewsLa Plata university train
ARGENTINA: A lightweight three-section diesel railcar built by Tecnotren has entered service on a 4·5 km route serving seven stops across the university campus in the city of La Plata. Services run from 07.30 to 22.30 during the week, and a fare of 1·5 pesos is charged. Services ...
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NewsNews in Brief - June 2013
A new working group formed to co-ordinate rail freight policy in Portugal and Spain met for the first time on May 17. CP, Refer, ADIF and RENFE have signed a declaration of intent to co-operate on initiatives including the simplification of border formalities and procedures for staff and rolling stock ...
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NewsLocal training agreement
POLAND: Mazowieckie regional passenger operator KM has signed an agreement with Woomin municipality to provide railway training classes at a college in Tuszcz. Aimed at recruiting school-leavers to a career in rail, KM hopes the training course will help it to overcome a looming demographic crisis, with a significant proportion ...
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NewsCSR fleet enters service in Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA: Diesel locomotives and commuter coaches supplied by CSR of China entered service on the Mitre network in Buenos Aires on June 6, providing peak-hour services between Retiro and Tigre. Three five-car formations with a diesel locomotive at each end have been deployed on the route, departing Tigre at 06.56, ...
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NewsVirgin takes action over West Coast performance
UK: Virgin Rail Group announced on June 7 that it was taking action against infrastructure company Network Rail over ‘sustained poor performance’ which has affected the punctuality of services operated by its Virgin Trains subsidiary on the West Coast Main Line. The matter is to be referred to the industry’s ...