All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2014
All articles published this month.
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NewsFeature articles in the March 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Seeking a more resilient railway News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry InnovationsPointers Analysis Attempting to halt French freight declineChannel Tunnel tribulationsBudget concerns constrain Indian Railways' ambitionsTake action on tank carsUpping the pace in RussiaUK investment and devolutionKeep pressing on in Thailand Safety & risk ...
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NewsProportion of women in the rail industry remains constant
EUROPE: The proportion of women working in the rail industry across Europe remains broadly constant at 20%, according to a survey by the Community of European Railways and the European Transport Workers’ Federation. The survey of 24 companies in the rail industry in 19 countries is a follow-up to a ...
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NewsDoha metro tunnel boring machines completed
QATAR: Minister of Transport Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti has inspected the first two of 15 tunnel boring machines which Herrenknecht is building to bore 90 km of tunnel for the Doha metro by 2019. The 7 050 mm diameter earth pressure balance TBMs 'Lehwaila' and 'Al Wakra' have a ...
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NewsUltracapacitor energy storage offers metro operators 20% savings
SOUTH KOREA: Metro operators in Seoul, Daejon and Incheon have achieved power savings of more than 20% using ultracapacitor braking energy recuperation technology, according to ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies. Up to 200 Maxwell Technologies 48 V multi-cell ultracapacitor modules are installed in 750 V and 1·5 kV energy recuperation systems ...
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NewsTrenord unveils Vivalto double-deck train
ITALY: The first of five Vivalto double-deck push-pull trainsets for Lombardia region operator Trenord was unveiled at Milano Centrale station on February 28. The 160 km/h trainset comprises six AnsaldoBreda TSR air-conditioned double-deck coaches and a Bombardier E464 Traxx single-cab electric locomotive. It has 724 seats with armrests, folding tables ...
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NewsDeux-Montagnes line sold to AMT
CANADA: The C$97m sale of CN's Deux-Montagnes subdivision to Montréal regional transport authority AMT was completed on February 28. The 34 km route from Gare Centrale through the 5 km Mont-Royal tunnel to Deux-Montagnes is primarily used by AMT commuter services. CN retains operating rights over a section of the ...
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NewsKeep it clean at InnoTrans 2014
INNOTRANS: Around 20 international exhibitors will be showing rolling stock and station cleaning products at InnoTrans 2014. These will range from train and tram washing installations, to vacuum cleaners and water treatment equipment. US company Cleaning Systems Inc will be exhibiting at InnoTrans for the first time. 'We believe ...
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NewsScotRail to fit integrated driver advisory and energy metering system
UK: An integrated driver advisory and energy metering system developed by TTG Transportation Technology is to be fitted to 40 Alstom Class 334 electric multiple-units operated by First ScotRail. The Energymiser system is intended to enable the train operator to optimise both timekeeping and energy savings, and ensure accurate ...
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NewsTogfonden DK investment approved
DENMARK: The list of infrastructure projects to be implemented under the DKr28·5bn Togfonden DK package of investment in the rail network was formally agreed by the government and opposition parties during January. The work is to be funded by taxes on North Sea hydrocarbon extraction. It will see the all ...
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NewsSlower trains will need more wagons
USA: Announcing that it had received orders for 5 600 wagons worth $460m in its second financial quarter which ended on February 28, The Greenbrier Companies said it expects that current 'downward trends in railroad train velocity' will lead to stronger demand for certain types of wagon. The orders include ...
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NewsTransmashholding sales up 18%
RUSSIA: Rolling stock manufacturer Transmashholding has reported sales of 154bn roubles for 2013, up 18% on the 130bn roubles previous year. The highest growth was in the freight sector, with deliveries of diesel shunting locomotives up 90% and mainline freight diesel locomotive sales up 66%. Metrowagonmash's prototype DPM DMU ...
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NewsKolar coach factory approved
INDIA: Plans to establish a coach factory at Kolar in Karnataka were approved by the cabinet on February 28. The plant would produce 500 LHB type vehicles a year for Indian Railways. The state government is to provide the land for the factory and meet the half of the expected ...
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NewsDepartment for Transport creates Rail Executive
UK: Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced the formation of a Rail Executive within the Department for Transport on February 26. This implements one of the recommendations of an organisational review of DfT's rail functions which was undertaken by Adam Jackson of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills. According to ...
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NewsKošice orders 23 Pragoimex trams
SLOVAKIA: Košice city transport operator DPMK has awarded Czech company Pragoimex a €33·3m contract to supply 23 trams and provide 15 years of maintenance support. The partly low-floor VarioLF2plus trams will have 44 seats and space for 131 standees at 5 passengers/m2. Deliveries are scheduled to run from August 2014 ...
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NewsBeijing metro Line 16 prequalification underway
CHINA: Beijing Infrastructure Investment Co has invited three operators to bid for the metro Line 16 PPP concession. Civil works will be funded by the state, with the concessionaire required to invest 15bn yuan in the E&M systems and operate and maintain the line for 30 years. Two of the ...
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NewsMoscow commuter EMU order signed
RUSSIA: Commuter train operator Central Suburban Passenger Co has ordered 26 ED4M electric multiple-units from Transmashholding's Demikhovo plant for use around Moscow. Central PPK has also signed a memorandum of co-operation with Vnesheconombank, which is to explore the possibility of financing future train orders. Central PPK plans to update its ...
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Metro Report InternationalBudapest orders CAF trams
HUNGARY: Budapest transport authority BKK signed a €90m contract on March 5 for CAF to supply 37 Urbos low-floor bidirectional trams with an option for 87 more. The order is being funded by the EU. Of the initial order, 25 five-section trams would be 34 m long ...
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NewsNews in Brief - March 2014
The project to build a bypass to relocate the railway away from central Tbilisi to free land for property development has been abandoned with grading work reportedly around 35% complete. The UK’s Department for Transport has directly awarded First Capital Connect a new franchise running from March 31 to ...
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NewsCN announces C$2·1bn capital investment plan for 2014
CANADA: CN has announced a C$2·1bn capital investment plan for 2014, slightly up on the C$2·0bn which it spent last year. The 2014 plan allocates: C$1·2bn for infrastructure on the 32 000 km network in Canada and the USA, including track renewals, bridge improvements and various branch line upgrades; ...
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NewsFTA announces urban rail funding recommendations for 2015
USA: A total of 32 new and ongoing rail projects are included in the list of urban transport projects which the Federal Transit Administration has recommended should be allocated a total of $2·5bn under President Obama’s budget for the 2015 financial year which starts on October 1 2015. The ...
