Main line rail industry news – Page 791
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
A delegation from Indian Railways and the Ministry of Urban Development has visited UK infrastructure manager Network Rail’s Anglia route offices at Stratford to look at the technical and operational challenges of suburban services and at integration of rail with other modes. The visit was organised by Network Rail Consulting. ...
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NewsCSR Zhuzhou rolls out first Transnet electric locomotive
SOUTH AFRICA: The first of 95 electric freight locomotives ordered by Transnet was rolled out at CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive's factory in China on August 20. The initial two locomotives are scheduled to be shipped by the end of September, with eight months of testing planned. The US$400m contract for ...
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NewsLebanese railway revival to be studied
LEBANON: Tenders for a study into the feasibility of rebuilding the disused railway from Beirut north along the coast to Tripoli are to be invited by the European Investment Bank during September. The standard gauge line linking Haifa, Beirut and Tripoli was built by Allied forces during World War II. ...
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NewsLondon Tramlink orders more Stadler trams
UK: London Tramlink has awarded Stadler Pankow a firm order to supply a further four Variobahn trams for the light rail network centred on Croydon. The additional Variobahn cars trams are to be built at Stadler's plants in Berlin and are scheduled to enter service from 2015. The £10·2m contract ...
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NewsLargest lathe order
INDIA: HYT Engineering has won its largest ever order for wheel lathes, a US$45m contract to supply Indian Railways with 36 CNC surface/above floor lathes for use with locomotive, coach and wagon wheels. Delivery is scheduled to be completed within two years, with a two-year warranty and five years of ...
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NewsFrench loan to support Bandung upgrading
INDONESIA: The government has agreed to support plans to enhance capacity on suburban services around Bandung in West Java under a project that would be partly funded through a US$157m French overseas development loan. The capacity enhancement works cover the 42 route-km corridor between Padalarang to the west of the ...
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NewsOslo tunnel plans to be studied
NORWAY: Proposals for a second cross-city tunnel to relieve the busy rail link through the centre of Oslo are to be examined as part of a study commissioned by the Ministry of Transport & Communications on August 14. Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket, national road agency Statens Vegvesen and the greater Oslo ...
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NewsTrain inspection portals to be installed
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI plans to install train inspection portals at around 100 key locations on its network, including border crossings and tunnel entrances. Each portal will subject passing trains to a thermal scan using photovoltaic sensors as well as a clearance check. During a clearance check the portal ...
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NewsOksana Plotnìkovu
Oksana Plotnikovu has been appointed Deputy General Director of Ukrainian Railways, having held the position in an acting capacity since June.
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NewsBuenos Aires metro extension opens
ARGENTINA: Revenue services on a 1·6 km extension of Buenos Aires metro Line B began on August 15. Inaugurated by Mauricio Macri, head of the Buenos Aires city government, the extension from De Los Incas/Parque Chas to Juan Manuel de Rosas has one intermediate station at Echeverría. Opening ...
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NewsIndependently Powered EMU to be tested
UK: A Bombardier Electrostar electric multiple-unit leased by Greater Anglia is to be fitted with two types of battery to study the feasibility of operating electric trains on non-electrified lines. Infrastructure manager Network Rail envisages that Independently Powered Electric Multiple-Units could be used to bridge gaps on otherwise electrified routes, ...
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NewsIsrael Railways electrification plan approved
ISRAEL: A US$3·2bn programme to electrify 420 km of existing and planned railway was approved by the Committee for National Infrastructure on August 12. The first lines to be electrified at 25 kV 50 Hz would be the future 23 km 'Akko - Karmi'el route and Tel Aviv - Jerusalem ...
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NewsWorld rail market August 2013
India: Amco Saft India has supplied batteries to provide back-up power for safety and signalling systems in the Pir Panjal tunnel. Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur transport operator Prasarana has awarded Indra a €28m contract to design and build an integrated control centre covering the monorail, Ampang metro and Kelana Jaya ...
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NewsThe tines they are a-changin’
TAMPING: Plasser & Theurer has developed a new design of tamping tine which can be fitted to existing machines, where it will give a longer service life and thus be more cost-effective than existing designs. It features a slimmer shaft to reduce penetration resistance, and the underside of the tine ...
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NewsNews in Brief
EIB is lending €40m to Poland’s rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK to fund upgrading of track and platforms at Siedlce, Lukow and Miedzyrzec Podlaski and signalling modernisation on 78 km between Siedlce and Biala Podlaska. By the end of 2015 line speeds will be raised to 160 km/h for passenger ...
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NewsMancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop modernised
INDIA: East Coast Railway has completed the overhaul of an LHB type coach at its Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop for the first time. This follows an Rs250m modernisation of the CRW site, which has increased overhaul capacity from 100 to 150 coaches/month. The work on the LHB coach included bogie, ...
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NewsSmart Ticketing Alliance agreed
EUROPE: The creation of a Smart Ticketing Alliance as ‘a platform for European and global co-operation’ has been agreed by smart ticketing specification and co-ordination bodies VDV KA of Germany, ITSO from the UK, France’s Afimb, the EU’s Calypso Networks and UITP. The main goals of the Alliance are: ...
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NewsIR names double GM
Eastern Railway's General Manager, G C Agarwal, has taken on the additional post of General Manager, South Eastern Railway. During a long career with Indian Railways he has held senior positions at several zonal networks, as well as being posted to the Research, Design & Standards organisation to participate in ...
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NewsFranetovich heads ADIF SE
Argentina's Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo has appointed Ariel Franetovich (photo) as President of state railway infrastructure authority ADIF SE, while his former post as head of the National Commission for Transport Regulation (CNRT) has been filled by Fernando Manzanares. On the operating side, Alejandro Croucher has ...
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NewsShenyang tramway opens
CHINA: The Shenyang tramway opened on August 15, in time for the 12th National Games being held in early September. Revenue service is to begin on September 15, with free travel in the interim. Lines 2 and 5 are fully open, and Line 1 is partly open. Line 3 is ...