Main line rail industry news – Page 470
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NewsVolgograd airport link to be ready for kick-off
RUSSIA: The planned rail link to Volgograd Airport is to be completed in time for the FIFA World Cup in June and July 2018, Russian Railways has announced. The project involves the construction of a 1·2 km electrified line between Gumrak station and the airport terminal, where there would be ...
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NewsNewag ranked top in PKP Intercity locomotive tender
POLAND: Newag has submitted the highest-ranked proposal for a contract to supply PKP Intercity with 3 kV DC electric locomotives capable of operating at up to 160 km/h. A bid from Pesa was ranked second and CRRC Sifang came third. Newag offered a price of 367·6m złoty for the planned ...
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NewsCoal wagons converted to carry aggregates
UK: DB Cargo UK is working with its subsidiary Axiom Rail and WH Davis to convert 110 Type HTA coal hopper wagons into HRA aggregate hoppers to accommodate expected future growth in this sector. Completion of the conversion programme is planned for the third quarter of 2018. This follows ...
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NewsUraltransmash sole bidder in revised Kolomna tram tender
RUSSIA: Uraltransmash has emerged as the sole bidder for a contract to supply 21 trams to Kolomna. The manufacturer is likely to supply its single-section partly low-floor Type 71-407. Six trams are due to be delivered by December 29, with the remaining 15 by the end of February. The ...
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NewsŁódź to buy more second-hand trams from Bochum
POLAND: Bochum-Gelsenkirchen tram operator Bogestra submitted the only bid in a tender to supply trams to MPK Łódź. Bogestra is to supply 32 NF6D partly low-floor trams for €3·2m. Deliveries are due by 2020, and there are options for two more trams. MPK previously purchased one NF6D tram ...
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NewsMetrowagonmash to supply metro cars to Nizhny Novgorod
RUSSIA: Nizhny Novgorod metro operator Nizhegorodskoe Metro signed a 1·3bn rouble contract on November 1 with Metrowagonmash and Sberbank Leasing for the supply of 23 metro cars. Metrowagonmash is to supply 10 driving cars and 13 intermediate cars by the end of 2017. These are to be stabled at ...
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NewsAdditive manufacturing offers accelerated component production
USA: Plastics specialist SABIC used the APTA trade show in Atlanta to launch an interior bracket produced using additive manufacturing techniques, which it believes has the potential to accelerate component production significantly. Such components are typically made from sheet metal, and are used in saloons to mount ceiling components. The ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority has extended New York & Atlantic Railway’s concession to operate freight trains on the Long Island Rail Road network for a further 10 years. Rolling stock repair and leasing company Kladenská Dopravní a Strojní has acquired its first electric loco to join its diesel fleet. ...
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NewsNewag to rebuild PKP IC locomotives
POLAND: Newag submitted the only bid for a contract to extensively modernise nine Fablok SM42 diesel shunting locomotives operated by PKP Intercity. The contract covers a complete rebuild, retaining only the frames and bogies. The current single diesel engine would be replaced by two engines, with the replacement cab located ...
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NewsAeroexpress Kiss EMUs enter revenue service
RUSSIA: Airport shuttle service operator Aeroexpress put its Stadler Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units into revenue service on the Moscow Kievskaya – Vnukovo Airport route on October 27. The new units will also be introduced on the Moscow Paveletsky – Domodedovo Airport route during November. The 1520 mm gauge Class ...
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NewsNew model for metre gauge maintenance
SPAIN: Infrastructure manager ADIF has awarded a joint venture of Comsa (35%), Cycasa (30%) and Tecsa (35%) a €33∙7m contract to maintain its 1 000 mm gauge routes. Running for 24 months, the contract follows a new model which aims to achieve desired levels of reliability and improve quality as ...
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NewsHSG-city to support i-Lena noise research
GERMANY: Vossloh Rail Systems’ HSG-city high speed grinding unit is to be trialled on the national rail network later this year in conjunction with the i-Lena noise reduction research project. Originally conceived as a way of maintaining metro and light rail tracks through regular preventive grinding, the unpowered HSG-city ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Finnish company Teleste has acquired passenger information system supplier Iqu Systems, which will continue with its current management as a stand-alone company. ‘We appreciate the deep experience Iqu Systems has in the German public transport market and regard their understanding of customer requirements as a valuable asset when further developing ...
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NewsHKX to resume with support from FlixBus
GERMANY: Hamburg-Köln-Express services are to temporarily resume in December and January, long-distance coach company FlixBus announced on November 2. In August HKX announced its intention to suspend its open access passenger service from October 4 until December. The arrangement with FlixBus will see services running between Hamburg and Köln ...
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NewsVTG launches Retrack freight subsidiary
GERMANY: Hamburg-based leasing and logistics company VTG has created Retrack GmbH & Co KG as a wholly-owned freight operating subsidiary of its VTG Rail Logistics division, by renaming its former Bräunert Verwaltung and Bräunert Eisenbahnverkehr businesses. Retrack emerged from the EU-backed four-year Reorganisation of Transport Networks By Advanced Rail Concepts ...
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NewsÖstgötatrafiken orders more Coradia Nordic EMUs
SWEDEN: Östergötland transport authority Östgötatrafiken has ordered three more Alstom Coradia Nordic electric multiple-units. They are scheduled to be delivered in spring 2019 to augment its current fleet of 15. The four-car 160 km/h units will be 74 m long with a capacity of 510 passengers. Announcing the order on ...
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NewsHS2 Ltd reveals rolling stock contract shortlist
UK: Five bidders have been shortlisted for the contract to supply ‘at least 54’ trainsets for High Speed 2, project promoter HS2 Ltd announced on November 2. They are Alstom Transport, Bombardier Transportation UK, Hitachi Rail Europe, Patentes Talgo and Siemens. HS2 Ltd expects to issue invitations to tender ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
Incumbent Arriva has withdrawn from the competition for the next Wales & Borders franchise. ‘This has not been an easy decision and we wish Transport for Wales well in concluding this competition‘, said a spokesman on October 30. TfW said it was ‘not uncommon for bidders for major projects to ...
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NewsŠkoda wins Pardubice trolleybus contract
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Electric has won a KC150m contract to supply 15 trolleybuses to Pardubice, the manufacturer announced on October 31. The purchase is being co-financed by EU funds. The 12 m long low-floor air-conditioned 30 Tr vehicles are due to be delivered in the second quarter of 2018. ...
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NewsNew leasing business to supply locos to ZSSK
SLOVAKIA: State passenger operator ZSSK has selected S Rail Lease for a 10-year contract to supply 10 Siemens Vectron electric locomotives for use on its flagship inter-city services between Bratislava and Košice. Bratislava-based S Rail Lease was established in July, and is owned by finaince houses S Slovensko (97%) and ...