All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2017 – Page 6
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NewsWabtec buys component manufacturer with underground headquarters
USA: Wabtec Corp has acquired Aero Transportation Products, which manufactures rolling stock components including glass fibre, aluminium and steel covers and doors for hopper wagons. ATP’s headquarters are located underground in a former limestone mine at Independence, Missouri, where the consistent temperature and humidity is ideal for glass fibre manufacturing. ...
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NewsAuckland opens Parnell station
NEW ZEALAND: A new station serving the eastern side of Auckland’s city centre was officially opened on March 13. Located on the site of former railway sidings on the steeply-graded climb from Britomart terminus to the junction at Newmarket, Parnell station is intended to serve the Auckland Domain, the University ...
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NewsPort of Antwerpen supports rail freight service
EUROPE: H&S Container Line is to introduce a second weekly freight service between Andernach in Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany and the Belgian port of Antwerpen, with financial support from the port authority. Around 64 million tonnes of freight were carried between Antwerpen and Germany in 2015, the majority by water but ...
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NewsLaunch customer orders 10 six-axle electro-diesel locos
GERMANY: Freight operator Havelländische Eisenbahn has become the first customer for a six-axle electro-diesel locomotive developed by Stadler Rail Valencia for the European market. The contract for Stadler to supply and maintain 10 six-axle Eurodual locomotives equipped for use under 15 kV 16·7 Hz and 25 kV 50 Hz electrification ...
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NewsAlstom’s iLint fuel cell trainset starts dynamic testing
EUROPE: Alstom has completed the first dynamic tests of its Coradia iLint fuel cell multiple-unit. In trials undertaken on the test track at Alstom’s Salzgitter factory in Germany where it was built, the Coradia iLint has achieved running speeds of up to 80 km/h, the company reports. Alstom has ...
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NewsBright colours chosen for Indian locos
INDIA: GE Transportation has confirmed the exterior design for the initial batch of 100 diesel locomotives with Evolution Series engines that it is supplying to Indian Railways.The external livery uses colours that are ‘celebrated in India during the Holi festival’, which occurs on March 13. ‘The bright shades reflect the ...
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Metro Report InternationalBoston’s PCC streetcars to be overhauled
USA: Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority plans to overhaul its fleet of PCC streetcars. The $7·9m overhaul and aims to extend the life of the vehicles, which have been in service since the mid-1940s. The work is expected to take two years and will include fitting new traction equipment, brakes ...
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NewsChinese proposal to bail out crisis-hit Bulgarian railway
BULGARIA: China Railway Rolling Stock Corp has submitted a proposal to make a significant investment in national rail operator BDZ Holding, caretaker Minister of Transport, Information Technology & Communications Hristo Alexiev has announced. The March 9 announcement came after the ministry made a series of decisions and management changes ...
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NewsAirline-inspired train seat launched
SEATS: Transcal has launched its Aerolite train seat, which is intended to be ‘lighter, slimmer and more comfortable’ than other options. The manufacturer says the Aerolite seat is one of the lightest on the market at 22 kg per passenger-place, with a slim profile which can be used to provide ...
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NewsKeith Foley
Keith Foley has left Transport for London to join the Transport Advisory division of SNC-Lavalin’s UK consultancy.
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Metro Report InternationalSofia metro Line 3 TBM launched
BULGARIA: The tunnel boring machine for the first phase of Sofia metro Line 3 has been launched. The 9·4 m diameter TBM has been supplied by Herrenknecht. The 7·8 km, eight-station first phase of the east-west line is due to open in 2019. It includes 7 km of bored ...
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Metro Report InternationalBART analyses results of crowd-reduction trial
USA: BART and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have released preliminary results of the BART Perks pilot, which rewarded passengers who travel outside the morning peak with cash rewards. The six-month trial ran from August 30 to February 28. Inspired by a similar project launched in Singapore in ...
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NewsConstruction of PPP-funded high speed line begins
CHINA: Construction of the first Passenger-Dedicated Line to be financed through a public-private partnership arrangement officially began on March 9. The 331 km high speed line linking the cities of Hangzhou and Wenzhou in the eastern Zhejiang province is scheduled for completion in 2021, cutting the journey time from 2 ...
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Metro Report InternationalFurther Klang Valley metro contracts awarded
MALAYSIA: MRT Corp announced on March 10 that it had awarded four works packages for the SSP Line which is under construction in the Klang Valley. The contracts include the final three of the 10 viaduct civil works packages to be awarded. Trans Resources Corp won an 858·2m ringgit ...
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NewsWabtec closes Faiveley Transport share tender
WABTEC: On March 10 Wabtec Corp announced that it had successfully closed its additional cash tender offer and exchange offer for Faiveley Transport shares. As a result, Wabtec France has acquired an additional 2 859 191 Faiveley Transport shares; 2 856 110 with cash and 3 081 which were exchanged ...
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NewsDispute brings end to pallet exchange agreement
EUROPE: The European Pallet Association has announced that it is to terminate with effect from May 1 an agreement enabling the unrestricted exchangeability of EPAL Euro pallets with UIC/EUR pallets signed in October 2014. EPAL expressed concerns about quality assurance, claiming there have been ‘substantial shortcomings of UIC’s organisation of ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
CRRC Qiqihar has begun delivering 330 wagons for the Mombasa - Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway. The Type C70E open wagons are to be used for consignment including coal, ore, construction materials and machinery. Russian chemical company KuibyshevAzot has ordered 100 Type 15-6926 ammonia tank wagons from United Wagon ...
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NewsTranswaggon gets Savvy telematics
EUROPE: Leasing company Transwaggon and ScandFibre Logistics have awarded Swiss firm Savvy Telematic Systems a five-year contract to supply and support Cargo Trac-I digital tracking equipment for 3 000 wagons. Installation began in February, following the completion of trials with an initial 50 vehicles which confirmed that the batteries could ...
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NewsRM Rail signs Cuban wagon contract
CUBA: Russian rolling stock manufacturer RM Rail has signed a contract to supply a further 225 wagons to Cuba, following on from 363 wagons which were delivered last year. The latest order covers 50 sugar hopper wagons, 70 60 ft container flat wagons and 105 covered vans. The 1 435 ...
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NewsBrightline targets inter-city opportunities
USA: Inter-city passenger promoter All Aboard Florida is expanding its horizon to focus on other potential markets across the country. The company announced on March 8 that Dave Howard, ‘a veteran executive from the sports and entertainment industry’, was joining the leadership team as Chief Executive Officer for the Brightline ...