Main line rail industry news – Page 717
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NewsDHL launches Suzhou – Warszawa block train
INTERNATIONAL: DHL Global Forwarding has launched a scheduled weekly intermodal service from Suzhou in China to Warszawa in Poland, with a journey time of around 14 days. The company says the block train running via the Trans-Siberian route ‘takes half the time of ocean freight and is a sixth of ...
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NewsWorld rail market September 2014
Luxembourg: CFL is to deploy Quintiq’s scheduling software. Norway: Jernbaneverket has awarded Rejlers, Dronninga Landscape, CF Møller Architects and Tom Stillesby four-year framework contracts to support network expansion planning. Poland: Koleje Mazowieckie has awarded IDS-BUD a 21·6m złoty contract to build a train washing plant. USA: A ...
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NewsMetrans takes delivery of Traxx locomotives
EUROPE: The Metrans rail freight subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen & Logistik port and logistics group is taking delivery of 20 Bombardier Traxx F140 MS multi-system electric locomotives. These will primarily be used to haul freight from Hamburg and Bremerhaven to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, and also ...
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NewsOyster readers begin accepting National Rail ITSO smart cards
UK: Passengers using the Key smart card issued by train operator Southern and its parent rail and bus company Go-Ahead can now buy tickets to London including weekly, monthly or annual Travelcards which are valid for unlimited travel on public transport within Greater London. The official launch by Transport ...
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NewsCeneri base tunnel dispute resolved
SWITZERLAND: The Federal Supreme Court has upheld two appeals by the preferred bidders against the Federal Administrative Court’s decision to block the award of two contracts for fitting out the 15·4 km Ceneri base tunnel. The losing bidders for the contracts had appealed to the Federal Administrative Court, which ruled ...
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NewsInnoTrans: The global gathering
The world’s railway industry meets at the InnoTrans rail technology exhibition in Berlin on September 23-26 2014.
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NewsRift Valley Railways commissions GE locomotives
KENYA: Rift Valley Railways held a ceremony on September 18 to mark the commissioning of the first three of 20 second-hand GE B23-7 locomotives which have been acquired from the USA at a cost of US$25m and converted from standard to metre gauge. The Kenya – Uganda railway concessionaire ...
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NewsRAI introduces automatic train protection
IRAN: Railways of the Islamic Republic of Iran confirmed on September 12 that it had put its first automatic train protection system into ‘definitive operation’ on its 926 km main line between Tehran and Mashhad, following the completion of a 31-month installation programme. RAI has been steadily upgrading its signalling ...
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NewsHong Kong releases railway plans
CHINA: The Hong Kong government announced studies on September 17 for seven railway projects intended to open by 2031. This would increase the rail network to 300 km and would cost at least HK$110bn. The lines would serve outer suburbs where most of the city’s population growth is projected. ...
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NewsLevel crossing framework deal
CROATIA: Infrastructure manager HŽ Infrastruktura and Altpro signed a four-year framework contract for the supply of 200 sets of level crossing equipment on September 11. The contract includes barriers, warning lights and automation systems. Altpro said its bid was selected as the best technical and commercial offer, ...
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NewsFirst Siemens Avenio tram enters passenger service
GERMANY: The first Siemens Avenio tram entered passenger service on September 17 on Route 19 in München. It had been publicly unveiled in the city in November 2013, following an order from München utility body SWM in September 2012. Eight Avenio vehicles are starting to enter service alongside the ...
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NewsBelgrano reopening
ARGENTINA: On September 11 Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo joined Governor of Jujuy province Eduardo Fellner to welcome first freight train to arrive in Palpalá, following work to restore a section of the 1 000 mm gauge Belgrano network to operating condition. ‘In 120 days of intense ...
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NewsInnoTrans information at your fingertips
INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2014, Railway Gazette is providing extensive coverage of the event. The September issue of Railway Gazette International contains the show preview as well as our show guide with floor plans for each hall and a full listing of the ...
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NewsNanchang - Changsha high speed line opens
CHINA: The 342 km Passenger-Dedicated Line running east–west between Nanchang in Jiangxi province and Changsha in Hunan opened on September 16. The line serves Nanchang South, Gao’an, Xinyu North, Yichun, Pingxiang North, Liling East and Changsha South stations. The opening cuts travel times from 3½ h to 1½ h, with ...
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NewsAlstom to supply automated trains to Sydney
AUSTRALIA: Alstom is to supply automated metro trainsets and signalling for the North West Rail Link in Sydney under a contract worth €280m. Alstom will be responsible for project management, design and supply of 22 Metropolis trainsets and Urbalis 400 communications-based train control. The trains will be six-car formations, ...
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NewsDetroit light rail receives more TIGER funding
USA: Federal Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced a $12·2m TIGER grant for the M-1 light rail project in Detroit on September 15. This follows a $25m TIGER grant awarded in 2011. Project promoter M-1 Rail Corp has committed more than $88m towards construction and operation of the $136m project. ...
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NewsContactless payment arrives in London
UK: With effect from September 16 passengers are able to use contactless bank cards to pay for travel on London Underground, Docklands Light Railway, tram and National Rail services within Greater London, as well as on buses. Bank cards are touched on the Oyster smart card readers at the ...
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NewsKoleje Śląskie direct award
POLAND: Śląskie voivodship has announced its intention to directly award its in-house train operating company Koleje Śląskie a contract to operate local passenger services between January 1 2015 and December 31 2025. The transfer of services in Śląskie from national regional train operator PR to KS in December 2012 ...