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NewsCubic wins Chicago fare collection contract
USA: Chicago Transit Authority has selected Cubic Transportation Systems to supply and maintain the agency’s fare collection system in a 12-year contract worth $454m. The technology will accept bank cards and ultimately mobile phone payments, while passengers without credit or debit cards will be able to use reloadable prepayment ...
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NewsAustralia celebrates National Rail Day
AUSTRALIA: To mark the start of the AusRail Plus conference and exhibition in Brisbane, the Australasian Railway Association officially announced its first National Rail Day on November 22. ARA Chief Executive Bryan Nye launched the event at Brisbane Central station with representatives from Queensland Rail. Railway staff around the country ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - November 2011
Lagos metro project concessionaire Ekorail has agreed to buy 255 second-hand Toronto Transit Commission H5 and H6 subway cars to operate the 27·5 km Blue Line under construction from Okokomaiko to Marina. Ekorail is negotiating with the Lagos state government to finalise a 25-year agreement to run the Blue Line, ...
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NewsWorld rail market November 2011
Australia: Fortescue Metals has selected Simmons Machine Tool and Andrew Engineering to build and equip wagon maintenance facilities at Port Hedland, including a robotic wheelset shop. Canada: Metso is to supply Westshore Terminals with a 64 wagon/h rotary tippler for its Roberts Bank coal export terminal. Europe: Eurostar ...
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NewsBeograd metro planning agreement signed
SERBIA: Plans for a metro in Beograd are to be developed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Mayor Dragan Djilas and representatives from Alstom Transport and the Serbian and French governments on November 18. Alstom and the city council have agreed to define a framework for co-operation ...
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NewsCongress axes inter-city project funding for 2012
USA: The Appropriations Bill setting 2012 funding levels for several government agencies including the Department of Transportation was ratified by both houses of Congress on November 17. The budget sets out the expected level of federal support for existing inter-city rail services run by Amtrak, and outlines funds available for ...
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NewsDen Haag orders Siemens Avenio trams
NETHERLANDS: Siemens has been confirmed as the winner of a contract to supply 40 low-floor trams to Den Haag transport operator HTM, after an appeal from rival bidder CAF failed. The contract announced on November 18 is worth more than €100m, including driver training, documentation and spares, and has ...
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NewsNetwork Rail buys on-track plant supplier Hydrex
UK: Infrastructure manager Network Rail purchased the assets of Hydrex Equipment (UK) Ltd's rail division from administrator KPMG on November 17. Noting that Hydrex is a key supplier of on-track plant, Network Rail said the purchase would ensure business continuity and 'brings to an end an extended period of uncertainty ...
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NewsBombardier to supply München airport peoplemover
GERMANY: Bombardier is to supply an Innovia 300 peoplemover to provide access to a satellite facility being built at München airport Terminal 2. The underground line will be 400 m long with a journey time of less than 60 sec. The contract is worth a total of €89m, including ...
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NewsExpress tram to be developed for St Petersburg
RUSSIA: Alstom and its Russian strategic partner Transmashholding are to develop an 'express' tram for St Petersburg within the framework of a memorandum of understanding signed with city governor Georgy Poltavchenko on November 16. The companies will also advise the city on modernising its 1 524 mm gauge tram ...
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NewsGE Transportation to buy RMI
USA: GE Transportation announced an agreement to acquire transport software provider RMI from The Carlyle Group on November 16. The transaction is expected to be completed once regulatory approval is obtained in early 2012, with RMI becoming part of GE Transportation's Software & Optimization Solutions business. Terms were not ...
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NewsAlstom awarded €89m Turkish ETCS contract
TURKEY: National railway TCDD has awarded Alstom a €89m contract to supply signalling and telecoms for a project to raise speeds to 160 km/h on the 238 km line west from Eskisehir to Kütahya and Bal?kesir. Announcing the deal on November 16, Alstom said it will design, manufacture and supply ...
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NewsCEVA project launched
SWITZERLAND: Work on the SFr1·6bn CEVA cross-border regional express project in Genève was officially launched on November 15. The 16 km project will link Genève-Cornavin with Annemasse in France, via stations at Lancy-Pont Rouge, Carouge-Bachet, Champel-Hôpital, Genève Eaux-Vives and Chêne-Bourg. Swiss Transport Minister Doris Leuthard joined SBB Chief Executive ...
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NewsGlobaltrans plans for a liberalised traction market
RUSSIA: Private rail freight group Globaltrans Investment acquired an additional 10% stake in oil transport company BaltTransServis from a minority shareholder on November 10, paying US$74·5m to take its controlling interest in BTS to 60%. Globaltrans said BTS will be the 'key platform' for increasing its presence in ...
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NewsMumbai switches from DC to AC
INDIA: New trains have been ordered and a key section of Western Railway’s main line from Mumbai’s Churchgate terminus switched from 1·5 kV DC to 25 kV 50 Hz operation as part of a Rs5bn programme to eliminate residual DC electrification from the Western and Central Railway networks serving the ...
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NewsNorthwest Triangle electrification contract awarded
UK: Balfour Beatty Rail announced on November 11 that it had been awarded a contract by Network Rail to undertake electrification and minor signalling works under Phase 1 of the Northwest Triangle scheme to electrify routes around Liverpool and Manchester. Due for completion by December 2013, Phase 1 covers the ...
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NewsNews in Brief - November 2011
A feasibility study has been completed for a second railway on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. The US$2·5bn project is being led by Russian Railways, which hopes to attract other investors. The 300 km line would link the central region of the province to ports on the ...
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NewsOnboard network
ETHERNET: Westermo has introduced its RedFox train switch to provide a dual Ethernet backbone using the Westermo Operating System in an effort to deliver a more modular approach to onboard data transfer. The company says this ‘fly by wire’ technology allows a higher degree of ‘plug and play’ functionality by ...
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NewsMedium-sized air-conditioning unit launched
USA: A 'mid-sized’'roof-mounted air-conditioning unit has been launched by Thermo King with the aim of making the use of air-conditioning viable in the passenger areas of smaller light rail vehicles. It can be customised to suit the needs of a particular operator. The first application will be on trams for ...