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Bilbao Line 3 construction to start
SPAIN: Construction of Bilbao metro Line 3 is expected to start later this year, after bids were invited for the first 2·7 km section between San Antonio Etxebarri and Txurdinaga within a budget of €75m. Due for completion in 2012, the €153m Line 3 will be 90% in tunnel. Line ...
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World rolling stock market
Australia: On March 28 Downer EDI announced a contract to supply an additional 19 EMD SD70ACe locos to BHP Billiton Iron Ore, bringing the miner's total order to 55 of the locos. Changes to manufacturing schedules enabled EMD to ship the first 10 from Canada in April. The remainder will ...
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Freight loco unveiled
SPAIN: RENFE has unveiled the first of 100 freight locomotives that are being built at its Villaverde workshops in joint venture with Bombardier. Rated at 5 400 kW, the 3 kV DC locos are part of the Traxx family and have a maximum speed of 140 km/h. Under a €442m ...
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Consultants appointed in Oman
OMAN: Consultants have been appointed to undertake a study into the feasibility of building a 200 km freight railway between the port of Suhar and a planned container terminal at Birka to the north of the capital Masqat. Minister of National Economy Ahmed Macki told the local media on April ...
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NewsSiemens announces biggest US light rail order
USA: Utah Transit Authority gave Siemens notice to proceed with the production of 77 Avanto S70 light rail vehicles for Salt Lake City on May 15. The $277m order is the fourth UTA has placed with Siemens, and the manufacturer's largest US light rail contract. The cars are needed ...
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Granada light metro progress
SPAIN: The Andalucía regional government has awarded a joint venture of Ferrovial and Ucop a €62·8m contract to build the 3·5 km Río Genil - Campus de la Salud section of the Granada light metro. Due to take 30 months to complete, this section runs underground for 30% of its ...
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U-Bahn to the football
AUSTRIA: A 4 km extension of Wien metro line U2 from Schottenring to Praterstern, Messegelände and the Ernst-Happel stadium was opened in May 10, a month before the city hosts the first match of the 2008 UEFA European football championship. The extension more than doubles the 3·5 km ...
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Cross-city high speed
SPAIN: The Ministry of Development has approved the environmental impact statement for a third rail tunnel between Atocha and Chamartín stations in Madrid, for use by 1 435 mm gauge high speed trains operating at speeds of up to 120 km/h. Running at an average depth of 40 m below ...
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Brazilian upgrade funds
BRAZIL: BNDES has approved loans totalling R$177m for metro upgrades and construction in Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza, state capital of Ceará. A loan of R$142m is destined to assist the ongoing project in Fortaleza, where a cross-city tunnel is being built to provide through running onto two converted suburban ...
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Pyongyang buys Czech trams
NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang Transport Authority is to buy 20 second-hand Type T3 CKD-built single-ended trams from Praha transport authority DPHMP in a contract worth KC13m. Pyongyang already operates 129 Type T6B5K single-ended trams delivered in 1991 and 45 Type KT8D5K bi-directional articulated trams supplied in 1990. A further 50 ...
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NewsWork on Tanger - Kénitra high speed line to start soon
MOROCCO: Work is to begin this year on the first phase of a high speed line master plan costing 100bn dirhams which is predicted to increase rail patronage from 52 to 133 million passengers a year by 2030. According to ONCF's Director Strategy & Development Azzedine El Amraoui, the ...
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International Railway Systems buys Serbian companies
IRS: A controlling interest in Serbian firms MIN Vagonka, MIN Lokomotiva and Specijalna Vozila has been acquired from Friulexport and Upig by International Railway Systems. On May 12 IRS announced it was working with 'a strategic investor' to take a 49% interest in holding company Friulexport, and has an ...
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City operators to merge
ITALY: Milano's ATM and GTT of Torino have announced plans to merge. The intention is to create a public transport operating business better placed to compete on the international stage with British and French rivals. The group would become Europe's ninth largest transport undertaking by revenue, but Elio Catania, President ...
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Cross-acceptance accord
EUROPE: Meeting in Paris on April 16, the President of Germany's Federal Railway Office Armin Keppel signed an agreement with his counterpart Jean-Paul Troadec from France's Railway Safety Authority endorsing cross-acceptance of railway vehicles between the two countries. The move follows discussions between their transport ministers in March. Cross-acceptance is ...
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Velaros ready to run Olympic shuttles
CHINA: With 6 227 km of route already completed for operation at speeds of 200 km/h and a further 6 100 km of high speed line under construction during 2007, China's Vice-Minister of Railways Lu Chunfang told delegates at UIC Highspeed in Amsterdam that work was about to start on ...
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Škoda plans next Praha tram
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Transportation has unveiled proposals to develop a fully low-floor, three-section tram for use in Praha. Designated 15T and branded ForCity, the unidirectional cars are destined to form a key element in the renewal of the Czech capital's tram fleet. Around 250 vehicles are to be delivered to ...
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Global debate as projects forge ahead
More than 1 300 people from 44 countries participated in the UIC Highspeed 2008 congress in Amsterdam on March 16-19, debating the technical, social and political issues surrounding the global development of high speed rail
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São Paulo - Rio tenders next year
BRAZIL: 'This is a favourable moment to change the transport metrics in Brazil', announced the Governor of São Paulo state José Serra, addressing the opening session of the UIC Highspeed 2008 congress. Emphasising the importance of high-quality infrastructure to support the country's rapidly-growing economy, he insisted that Brazil needed to ...
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Eight-year ERTMS framework
SCANDINAVIA: Swedish infrastructure authority Banverket and its Norwegian counterpart Jernbaneverket have awarded Bombardier an eight-year framework contract to supply onboard equipment as part of their ERTMS roll-out programme. Announcing the deal on April 2, Bombardier said the contract is expected to be worth €30m in the first year, covering the ...
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Dhaka revival
BANGLADESH: International passenger services between Kolkata and Dhaka resumed with the launch of the Maitreyi Express on April 14 after a break of 43 years. Cross-border operations were suspended in 1965 as a result of the Indo-Pakistan war, although an agreement to restore freight services was signed in 2001. IR ...