Main line rail industry news – Page 660
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NewsETCS Level 2 contract signed
BELGIUM: Infrastructure manager Infrabel has officially signed the €510m contract with Siemens Mobility and Cofely-Fabricom for installation of ETCS Level 2 on more than 2 200 track-km, together with the introduction of electronic interlockings across the network. According to Siemens, the work is due to be completed by the end ...
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NewsFirst TE33A locomotive for Azerbaijan handed over
AZERBAIJAN: The first of 10 Type TE33A Evolution diesel locomotives ordered by national railway ADY was officially handed over on August 3, at a ceremony in Baku which also marked the arrival of the first Nomad Express container service from China via Dostyk and the Caspian Sea ports of Aktau ...
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NewsHaCon and Bytemark announce partnership
USA: New York-based Bytemark and Germany’s HaCon have announced a strategic partnership to offer real-time journey planning and mobile ticketing systems in the North American market. HaCon brings ‘decades of experience in real-time travel planning and logistics data management to the mass transit agencies here in North America’, said Bytemark ...
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NewsGovernment funds Phnom Penh – Sisophon rehabilitation
CAMBODIA: Work is expected to begin in September on initial repairs to the Northern line which links the capital Phnom Penh with Sisophon, 40 km from the border with Thailand. The government has agreed to provide US$33m to support what it terms ‘emergency repairs’ on the 386 km metre gauge ...
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NewsHoosier State train operating contracts in place
USA: On August 2 the Chicago – Indianapolis Hoosier State passenger service began running under new operating contracts which have been awarded to Amtrak and Iowa Pacific Holdings by the Indiana Department of Transportation and local authorities on the route. Federal funding for Amtrak services of less than 1 ...
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NewsTyne & Wear Metro fleet refurbishment complete
UK: The three-quarter life refurbishment of the Tyne & Wear Metro fleet has been completed five months ahead of schedule. A total of 86 cars have been modernised over five years at a cost of £30m. The work forms part of the broader £389m ‘Metro all change modernisation’ programme. ...
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NewsKuala Lumpur multi-modal ticketing contract awarded
MALAYSIA: Land transport authority SPAD has awarded Australian company Vix Technology a A$27m contract to design, supply and operate a unified multi-modal ticketing system covering Kuala Lumpur and the wider Klang Valley. The cashless payment system is to be rolled out from early 2017, and will enable passengers to pay ...
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NewsVashishta Johri
Vashishta Johri has taken charge as General Manager of India’s Southern Railway.
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NewsThales awarded London Underground Sub-Surface Lines resignalling contract
UK: Transport for London announced on August 3 that it had awarded sole bidder Thales a £760m contract to renew the signalling and train control systems on London Underground's Circle, District, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines. Collectively known as the Sub-Surface Lines, the four large-profile lines form a ...
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NewsHigh speed train toilet emptying system delivered
CHINA: The first of Smith Brothers & Webb’s ‘airline-style’ Controlled Effluent Transfer System toilet tank emptying units has been installed at Hong Kong’s Shek Kong depot, which will maintain trainsets used on the future Express Rail Link. The manufacturer says the automated CETS can empty tanks three times faster ...
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NewsSaft supplies Haramain back-up batteries
SAUDI ARABIA: Back-up power for the 125 V DC signalling, security and telecom systems on the Haramain high speed line is to be provided by specialist batteries developed by Saft and electrical equipment supplier Tecnibat. The customised 510 Ah capacity nickel-based backup power systems are required to withstand the desert ...
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NewsIsrael Railways establishes freight subsidiary
ISRAEL: Kathriel Moriya has been appointed as the first General Manager of Israel Railways’ freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Ltd with effect from July 28. The government intends to find a strategic investor to take a 51% stake in Rail Cargo Ltd, which has the exclusive right to manage rail freight ...
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NewsConstantine tram extension contract
ALGERIA: Entreprise Metro d’Alger has awarded a three-year contract to extend the Constantine tram line to a consortium of Alstom, Corsan, Corviam and Cosider. Announcing the contract on July 30, Alstom said that its share is worth €80m. The 10 km extension would take the line south from Zouaghi ...
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NewsPanamá City Line 2 E&M contract awarded
PANAMA: A consortium of Alstom, TSO-CIM, Thales and Sofratesa has been awarded a contract to undertake E&M work for the second line of the Panamá City metro. The contract is worth US$128·5m and includes an option for three years of maintenance valued at US$6·8m. Earlier this year Panama ...
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NewsAndrew Reardon
Andrew Reardon has been elected Chairman of Canadian Pacific, while Anthony Melman succeeds him as Chairman of the CP Finance Committee.
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NewsFirst Great Western and Eversholt sign Hitachi AT300 train contract
UK: Operator First Great Western and leasing company Eversholt Rail formally signed a £361m contract to procure and finance 22 five-car and seven nine-car Hitachi AT300 inter-city trainsets on July 30. The signing follows government approval for the order, which was proposed by FGW as part of its new direct-award ...
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NewsŠkoda unveils its second tram for the Chinese market
CHINA: Škoda Electric and Beijing Subway Rolling Stock Equipment Co unveiled a tram for the Chinese market at the UrTran2015 trade fair in Beijing. The 100% low-floor five-section tram was assembled at BSR’s factory in Beijing. It is equipped with onboard batteries to enable catenary-free operation, making it the ...
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NewsUS$300m loan for Kazakh national railway
KAZAKHSTAN: The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and a group of commercial banks signed a US$300m syndicated financing package to support modernisation and restructuring at national railway KTZ on July 27. EBRD is providing US$150m on its own account, and syndicating the remaining US$150m to Citibank, Mizuho Bank, ...
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NewsOttawa urban rail gets federal funding
CANADA: The federal government announced on July 27 that it is to provide up to C$1bn for Stage 2 of the Light Rail Transit project in Ottawa. This represents one-third of the estimated cost. The government’s contribution will come from the new Public Transit Fund, details of which were ...
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NewsSCL trainset nearing completion
CHINA: Hong Kong MTR Corp’s General Manager for the Shatin – Central Link project, T M Lee, has visited Hyundai Rotem’s factory in South Korea to inspect the first of 37 trainsets for the North South Corridor of the SCL, which is due to be delivered in September. The ...