Main line rail industry news – Page 783
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NewsAddis Abeba light rail civil works to be completed this year
ETHIOPIA: China Railway Engineering Corp expects to complete civil works for the 34 km Addis Abeba light rail system by the end of the year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. Two lines are under construction, one running 16·9 km north-south from Menelik Square to Kaliti and the second ...
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NewsMiami peoplemover capacity expansion contract
USA: Miami-Dade Aviation Department has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a contract to increase the capacity of the 2 km automated peoplemover which links Miami International Airport with the Miami Intermodal Center transport interchange. This will include the supply four additional rubber-tyre cars in 2016, taking the fleet to 12. ...
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NewsFirst Great Western awarded new franchise
UK: On October 3 the Department for Transport announced it had awarded incumbent First Great Western a new 23-month franchise to operate passenger services between London, southwest England and Wales. The agreement includes the roll out of free wi-fi for passengers, with priority given to long-distance routes, and local funding ...
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NewsIcahn Enterprises forms wagon leasing joint venture
USA: Icahn Enterprises and its Chairman Carl Icahn announced an agreement to a form a wagon leasing joint venture, American Railcar Leasing (New ARL), on September 25. IEP is to contribute cash and wagons worth $737m in exchange for a 75% stake in New ARL, and is expecting to generate ...
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NewsGE trials Tier 4 locomotive technology
USA: GE Transportation is testing what it says is the first diesel locomotive to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's Tier 4 emission standards without the use of any type of after-treatment. The Tier 4 standards were announced in 2004 and are due to come into force on January 1 2015. ...
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NewsSNCF orders electro-diesel inter-city trainsets
FRANCE: National operator SNCF has awarded Alstom a €346m contract to supply 34 Coradia Liner electro-diesel multiple-units. These will replace locomotive-hauled stock on trains d'équilibre du territoire inter-city services on the conventional network from December 2015. Alstom said the Coradia Liner would be 'half-way between' TER regional express trains and ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel and VTG agree rail logistics merger
EUROPE: Wagon leasing and rail transport group VTG and sea, air and overland logistics company Kuehne + Nagel signed an agreement to merge their rail logistics operations to create 'Europe's largest private rail logistics provider' on September 27. This follows a letter of intent signed in April. Subject to ...
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NewsQuarry opening to support Camrail rehabilitation works
CAMEROON: Railway concessionaire Camrail has opened a ballast quarry at Belabo to support its track modernisation works. 'This quarry is an exciting project that will make a significant contribution to the technological transformation of our railway line', said Camrail President Sali Hamadou. 'Camrail aims to manufacture 290 000 bi-block sleepers ...
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NewsRennes metro Line B contract signed
FRANCE: Siemens announced on October 1 that it had signed a €178m turnkey contract to supply railway systems and provide project management services for Line B of the Rennes metro, the second driverless VAL route to be built in the city. Following its selection as preferred bidder in November ...
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NewsCN to take over Kelowna Pacific Railway operations
CANADA: CN has announced agreements to restart freight services in southern British Columbia which ceased when Kelowna Pacific Railway Ltd entered receivership on July 5. The short line had leased the network from CN in 1999. On September 27 CN said it had reached 'mutually satisfactory' agreements with Kelowna Pacific ...
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NewsFeature articles in the October 2013 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Be bold to connect our cities News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Analysis A vision for regional growthHS2: turning vision into reality Fyra fight rages onAll about connectivityArgentina putting the state in chargeGermany rethinking the price of energyDoomsday scenarioTram salesmen on the road ...
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NewsCornu heads up SNCB
Former Alcatel President Jozef Cornu has been confirmed as CEO of Belgian national rail operator SNCB. His predecessor, Marc Descheemaecker, left on September 1 to become President of Brussels Airport, and the CEO of SNCB Holding Jannie Haek is also standing down to head the country’s national lottery. Descheemaeker ...
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NewsGovernment approves RENFE restructuring
SPAIN: Plans to restructure RENFE as four companies responsible for passenger operations, freight, rolling stock maintenance and train leasing were approved by the Spanish cabinet on September 27, having previously been approved by the RENFE board. The four new companies will be structured as 100%-owned subsidiaries of holding company RENFE ...
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NewsEurostar and Keolis announce joint bid for East Coast franchise
UK: Keolis and Eurostar International announced their intention to launch a joint bid for the InterCity East Coast franchise September 30. The contract to operate services from London to Leeds, Newcastle and Edinburgh is scheduled to be awarded in October 2014 and commence in February 2015. Keolis would be the ...
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NewsBuenos Aires metro Line A opens to San Pedrito
ARGENTINA: A two-station extension to Buenos Aires metro Line A opened on September 27. The new stations beyond Carabobo are San José de Flores and San Pedrito, which becomes the new southwestern terminus of the line. The new stations are expected to increase ridership on Line A by 35 ...
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NewsPanamá City metro testing begins
PANAMA: The first test run on the Panamá City metro has taken place between Albrook and 5 de Mayo. The 2 km test run on September 13 took place at the southern end of the 13·7 km line, which is now 92% complete. The 13-station Line 1 is being ...
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NewsCummins announces Tier 4 demonstrator locomotive
USA: Cummins Engine Co announced on September 29 that it is to launch a demonstrator locomotive for its new QSK95 diesel engine, which is expected to start trial running in the second half of 2014. Speaking at the Railway Interchange exhibition in Indianapolis, Cummins' Vice-President & General Manager for the ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market September 2013
Belarus: BC has taken delivery of two DP1 single-car DMUs produced by Belkommunmash and Pesa, and a third is to follow. Eight 2TE10 locos have been repowered with new engines, which is expected to significantly reduce fuel consumption. Chile: EMD’s Muncie plant has delivered six GT46AC metre-gauge freight locomotives ...
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North Korea rail link completed
NORTH KOREA: A ceremony was held on September 22 to mark the completion of work to reinstate the railway from Rajin in the Rason Special Economic Zone to the border at Tumangang and Khasan in Russia. More than 5·5bn roubles has been spent rehabilitating the 54 km line for ...
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NewsEtihad Rail test running begins
UAE: The first test train on the initial phase of the national railway network which is being developed by Etihad Rail ran on September 22. Two trains will run in each direction per day during the three-month commissioning period. Each train comprises up to three of the seven SD70ACS locomotives ...