Latest news – Page 1163
-
NewsZRL takes charge as Zambian concession revoked
ZAMBIA: State-owned holding company Zambia Railways Ltd resumed control of the national rail network on September 11, following the government’s decision to revoke the operating concession awarded to Railway Systems of Zambia Ltd in 2003. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda had announced on September 10 that the government had decided on ...
-
NewsLighter on site
ROBEL: At this year’s InnoTrans, Robel will introduce its 34.02 clipping machine with a petrol engine and Fastclip and e–clip fastening modules. The clipping machine can be used universally, according to the company, and it is designed to be transported more easily, be simpler to operate and offer enhanced ergonomic ...
-
NewsKøbenhavn - Ringsted groundbreaking
DENMARK: Minister for Transport Henrik Dam Kristensen launched construction of the København - Ringsted line and parallel motorway by digging the first hole for the project on September 6. Kristensen focused on the international aspect of the line, saying 'together with the Øresund Bridge and Fehmarn Belt fixed link this ...
-
NewsTendering starts for Porto Alegre metro
BRAZIL: Bidders have until November 12 to present their proposals for building a 14⋅8 km metro line in the city of Porto Alegre, following the launch of tendering on September 10. The preferred submission for civil works, rolling stock, signalling and other aspects of system design would then form the ...
-
NewsHyundai Rotem wins Hyderabad metro rolling stock contract
INDIA: Hyderabad metro design, build, finance, operate and transfer concessionaire Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Rs18bn contract to supply 57 three-car trainsets. The three-line network totalling 72 km is currently under construction and is expected to open in phases from late 2014 to ...
-
NewsCSR Zhuzhou wins South African locomotive order
SOUTH AFRICA: CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has won a 2⋅54bn yuan contract to supply dual-voltage electric freight locomotives to Transnet from late 2013, beating eight other domestic and international bidders. The four-axle 3⋅1 MW general freight locomotives will have a top speed of 100 km/h, equipped to work under 3 ...
-
NewsSolar crossing among bright lights
BOMBARDIER: Whilst the full-size mock-up of the V300Zefiro high speed trainset for Trenitalia is sure to be among the most high profile outdoor exhibits, Bombardier is also exhibiting a wide variety of train control, energy efficiency and urban rail products. Bombardier will be providing live demonstrations of the EBI Gate ...
-
NewsMaximising metro maintenance efficiency
USA: Baltimore Metro train maintenance staff are using interactive kiosks as an efficient way of accessing previously under-utilised documentation and software and to improve internal communications. Developed by ScreenPlay Interactive and hardware supplier Inelect at the suggestion of Jason Lurz, Director, Metro Operations, at Maryland Transit Administration, the kiosks have ...
-
NewsSingapore LTA orders metro rolling stock
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang a S$281⋅5m contract to supply 22 six-car Type C151B metro trainsets for the North-South and East-West lines. Delivery is scheduled for 2015-16. This is the third rolling stock contract to be awarded to these ...
-
NewsIntegrated depot brings Saarbahn facilities to one site
GERMANY: Stadtbahn Saar officially opened its €26m depot at Lebach on September 3, replacing a site in Saarbrücken which was 'temporarily' leased from Deutsche Bahn when Saarbahn light rail services were launched in 1997. The depot brings light rail vehicle maintenance, stabling and cleaning together on one site, alongside office ...
-
NewsSiemens awarded Djelfa – Laghouat signalling contract
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded the ESTEL joint venture of national railway SNTF and Siemens a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 signalling and telecoms for a 108 km line which will run south from Djelfa to Laghouat. Siemens’ €68m share of the contract announced on September 11 ...
-
NewsEuroporte to manage Port of Strasbourg rail network
FRANCE: Port authority Port Autonome de Strasbourg has awarded Europorte a five-year contract to operate and maintain its 110 km rail network. The Socorail subsidiary of Eurotunnel company Europorte will have 10 staff to manage the rail network, while maintenance of the electrification equipment will be subcontracted to Vinci subsidiary ...
-
NewsTramwave and train control
ANSALDO STS:On September 18, the Tramwave catenary-free power supply technology will be the subject of a technical seminar on the Ansaldo STS stand in Hall 4.2. The Italian company has been developing Tramwave for several years (RG 8.09 p40), and recently licensed it for use in the Chinese market. Reflecting ...
-
NewsPesa trams for Szczecin expansion plan
POLAND: Pesa was the sole bidder for a contract to supply trams for a planned extension of the Szczecin network. Part of Pesa’s Swing family, the 22 low-floor unidirectional trams will cost 150m zloty, including technical support. They will be 31·12 m long and 2 400 mm wide, with 40 ...
-
NewsViWaS project launched to secure future of wagonload freight
EUROPE: An EU-backed project to develop ‘innovative and practical’ ways of securing the long-term future of wagonload freight operations was launched by 10 rail, logistics and research organisations on September 10. The three-year Viable Wagonload Production Schemes (ViWaS) project will examine ways to increase ‘last mile’ efficiency through the greater ...
-
NewsDowntown Line tunnel completed
SINGAPORE: Alpine Construction Co announced on September 10 that it had completed the first of six tunnels it is building for the Downtown Line metro line under a €400m contract. Boring of the 6·6 m diameter tunnel between Tan Kah Kee and Sixth Avenue stations reached a rate of 93 ...
-
NewsWorld Bank funds more trains for Rio de Janeiro
BRAZIL: The World Bank is lending US$600m to the state of Rio de Janeiro to fund the acquisition of 60 electric multiple-units for the suburban network operated by SuperVia, as well as the construction of new stations. Governor Sérgio Cabral signed the loan agreement in Rio on September 5 with ...
-
NewsRio Tinto awards heavy haul signalling contract
AUSTRALIA: Ansaldo STS Australia has been awarded a A$80·2m contract to supply signalling, communications and train control equipment for Rio Tinto's heavy haul Rail Capacity Enhancement Project 353. Project 353 covers doubling of the 70 km single track line from Emu Siding to the port at Cape Lambert, as part ...
-
NewsTrondheim - Steinkjer upgrade announced
NORWAY: A NKr12·6bn plan to upgrade the railway between Trondheim and Steinkjer was announced by Marit Arnstad, Minister for Transport & Communications, on September 10. The regional authorities have long campaigned for electrification of the route, hoping to reduce the journey time to below 1 h. The current plan will ...
-
NewsOne Kiss good, two Kisses better
STADLER: Having handed over a first Komfortabler Innovativer Spurtstarker S-Bahn-Zug (or KISS) double-deck EMU to SBB at Inno-Trans 2010, Stadler Rail will be presenting two more this year. Four-car sets destined for use by Netinera-Benex joint venture ODEG on regional services in Brandenburg and by BLS on ...