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NewsWestern concourse increases King's Cross capacity
UK: A £500m programme is underway to equip London King's Cross station to handle a predicted a growth in traffic from 40 million station users a year to a potential 50 million, and restore the nineteenth century structure to its former glory as part of the regeneration of the surrounding ...
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NewsATMS proof of concept trials prove successful
AUSTRALIA: Interstate rail infrastructure manager ARTC has completed proof of concept trials with the Advanced Train Management System being developed with Lockheed Martin and subcontractors Ansaldo STS and Seneca. The Stage 1 trials between Port Pirie and Port Augusta north of Adelaide aimed to establish whether capacity and reliability could ...
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NewsS-bane signalling deal confirmed
DENMARK: Siemens confirmed on August 5 that it had been awarded a contract by national infrastructure manager Banedanmark for complete renewal of the signalling for the København S-bane commuter rail network, together with maintenance for 25 years. The company said the €252m deal was ‘the biggest rail automation order that ...
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NewsNew minister sets out priorities for Indian Railways
INDIA: Two days after being sworn in as Railway Minister, Dinesh Trivedi set out his priorities for Indian Railways during his first visit to IR headquarters on July 14. Trivedi said he plans to implement the Vision 2020 set out by his predecessor Mamata Banerjee. He will give priority to ...
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NewsRegional DMU rolls out
SLOVAKIA: ZOS Vrútky rolled out on June 16 the first of 12 Class 861 three-car regional DMUs ordered by ZSSK under a €53m contract signed in April 2009. They will operate around Nitra, Humenné, Presov, Kosice and Prievidza. The partly low-floor units comprise two driving motor cars and an intermediate ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
Polish infrastructure contractor Trakcja Polska has been renamed Trakcja-Tiltra following its acquisition by Tiltra Group AB and AB Kauno Tiltai. Henry Williams has invested £0·75m in a rapid-acting hammer for faster production of fishplates for export. The UK firm supplies around 60000 fishplates a year. Constraint Technologies has extended ...
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NewsFranchising timetable seeks value for money
UK: Aiming to produce a 'deliverable and balanced programme', on August 5 Transport Secretary Philip Hammond published a timetable for re-letting eight passenger franchises over the next three years. 'My aim in doing so is to give the market clarity about the timing of the opportunities that will arise', ...
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NewsFRA releases loco and rolling stock grants
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration released a second tranche of grants totalling $336·2m for the purchase of passenger locomotives and rolling stock on August 3. The cash will be distributed to the states of California, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Missouri, which along with the state of Washington had already ...
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NewsKapsch CarrierCom awarded Czech GSM-R contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: Infrastructure manager SŽDC has awarded Kapsch sro a €20m contract to equip the 230 km route from the Slovakian border to Ostrava, Prerov and Ceská Trebová with Kapsch CarrierCom GSM-R by early 2013. Around 731 km of the Czech network is currently equipped with Kapsch CarrierCom's GSM-R technology. ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2011
The first rail was laid on the T7 tram route in Paris at a ceremony on June 29. Due to open by the end of 2013, the 112 km route will link the Line 7 metro terminus at Villejuif-Louis Aragon with Athis-Mons via Orly airport. A future ...
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NewsCSR Ziyang rolls out Australian diesel locomotive
AUSTRALIA: The first of 10 diesel locomotives ordered by SCT Logistics was rolled out at the CSR Ziyang Locomotive plant in China on July 22. The locomotives are scheduled for delivery by the end of December, with the manufacturer saying this will be the first time a Chinese firm has ...
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NewsCN announces $165m Chicago yard plan
USA: On August 3 Canadian National announced a $165m four-year plan to consolidate its Chicago area shunting and locomotive maintenance activities at Kirk Yard in Gary, Indiana. Kirk Yard will be upgraded and expanded to increase its processing capacity from 1 500 to 2 500 wagons/day, and locomotive repair work ...
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NewsSecond phase of Gautrain opens
SOUTH AFRICA: The second stage of the Gautrain commuter line was opened on August 2. The first stage of Gautrain from OR Tambo International Airport to Sandton opened on June 8 2010 in time for the World Cup, and the launch of services between Rosebank in Johannesburg and Hatfield ...
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NewsMetro de Santiago orders more trains
CHILE: Metro de Santiago has awarded a US$144m firm order for CAF to supply a further 12 nine-car trainsets in 2012-13 for use on lines 1, 2 and 5. The rubber-tyred trains will be equipped for CBTC and unlike previous vehicles for Santiago will feature air-conditioning. The contract announced on ...
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NewsAvantos introduced on Esbly - Crécy-la-Chapelle line
FRANCE: SNCF introduced a Siemens Avanto tram-train to replace locomotive-hauled push-pull formations on the 11 km Esbly - Crécy-la-Chapelle line east of Paris on July 4. Previously used on Paris route T4, the LRV has superior braking to the trains it replaces; safety authority EPSF and infrastructure manager RFF had ...
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NewsUkrainian Railways agrees locomotive orders worth €1·46bn
UKRAINE: State railway UZ signed two agreements on July 20 setting out plans to purchase of a total of 433 electric freight locomotives worth €1·46bn. Subject to funding being secured, firm contracts could be signed in September, with deliveries scheduled for 2012-16. The 3 kV DC locomotives are ...
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NewsSalt Lake City launches two TRAX extensions
USA: Celebrations are being held in Salt Lake County on August 3 to mark the completion of Utah Transit Authority's Mid-Jordan and West Valley TRAX light rail extensions, with free rides being offered on both routes. The two lines are being built as part of UTA's Frontlines 2015 expansion programme, ...
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NewsGenesee & Wyoming Inc to buy Arizona Eastern Railway
USA: On August 2 short line group Genesee & Wyoming Inc announced an agreement to acquire Arizona Eastern Railway from Iowa Pacific Holdings for $90·1m. The deal is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011, with AZER to be managed as part of GWI's newly-created Mountain West ...
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NewsDB Netz awards €200m ballastless track contract
GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz has awarded PORR a €200m contract to supply ballastless track for the 90 km Erfurt - Gröbers section of the 123 km Erfurt - Leipzig/Halle high speed line. The contract includes construction of 22 km of noise and wind protection walls. Completion is scheduled for ...
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NewsSão Paulo Line 5 expansion gets underway
BRAZIL: São Paulo state governor Geraldo Alckmin officially launched work on an 11·5 km extension of Metrô de São Paulo's 8·4 km Line 5 on July 23. An initial one-station extension from Largo 13 to Adolfo Pinheiro has been under construction using NATM since September 2009, and is scheduled for ...