All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2017 – Page 9
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NewsTurkish ‘National Train' set to roll in 2019
TURKEY: The first of 21 five-car electric multiple-units being developed under the 'National Train' programme to enhance local manufacturing capabilities is set to carry passengers in late 2019. The 160 km/h inter-regional trainsets are to be produced at the Tüvasaş factory in Sakarya province and will make use of a ...
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NewsÖBB and Stadler form joint venture to maintain Westbahn fleet
AUSTRIA: ÖBB-Technische Services and Stadler signed an agreement on March 2 to establish ÖBB Stadler Service GmbH as a 60:40 joint venture which will maintain Westbahn’s fleet of Stadler Kiss double-deck electric multiple-units from mid-2017. Stadler has maintained the Wien – Salzburg open access operator’s fleet of seven EMUs in ...
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Metro Report InternationalKeeping up with ticketing technology
As transport ticketing technology moves ahead at a rapid pace, what are the similarities and differences in cities around the world?
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NewsSusanne Manaigre
A former Head of Operations at GO Transit, Susanne Manaigre has joined Network Rail Consulting as Vice-President. She will lead the company’s newly established Canadian business in Toronto.
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NewsPesa and Bombardier sign ERTMS framework
POLAND: Bombardier Transportation has signed a five-year framework agreement to supply rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz with its EBI Cab 2000 automatic train protection equipment for installation on new vehicles for the Polish market. The equipment will be delivered from Bombardier’s Katowice site. In 2015 Bombardier became the first supplier ...
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Metro Report InternationalIntegrating Crossrail’s asset management data
UK: Building information modelling cloud software company 3D Repo has developed a mobile platform which brings together disparate databases and information sources to support the management of maintainable assets on London’s Crossrail project. Data matrix identity labels and RFID tags can be scanned using a mobile device to provide real-time ...
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NewsOpen access operators could pay public service obligation levy
UK: The Department for Transport has begun a two-month consultation on proposals to introduce a public service obligation levy which open access passenger operators would pay to support loss-making franchised services deemed to be socially and economically desirable. This follows the Competition in passenger rail services in Great Britain report ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
RZD International has opened an office in Delhi. The Russian Railways subsidiary said it was is considering participating in a number of projects in India following the signing last October of a letter of intent to work with the Ministry of Railways on upgrading the 575 km Nagpur – Secunderabad ...
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NewsCIM buys lifting equipment specialist Mechan
UK: French depot equipment and track and rolling stock component supplier CIM has acquired Sheffield-based lifting and handling system manufacturer Mechan. Announcing the deal on March 2, CIM said Mechan had established an international reputation with its products, which include lifting jacks, the Megalink controller, equipment drops and traversers. ‘Mechan ...
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NewsOlsztyn tram extension funding agreement signed
POLAND: A funding agreement for 144·9m złoty of EU funds for the expansion of the Olsztyn tram network was signed on February 28 by Mayor Piotr Grzymowicz. A new route is to be built from the existing network at the junction of al Piłsudskiego and ul Kościuszki southeast to ...
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NewsGreenbrier aims to grow in South America
BRAZIL: 'We are expanding our investments in Brazil to reach customers who need high-quality transportation equipment and in pursuit of continued growth and further diversification of Greenbrier's global business into new markets', said The Greenbrier Companies Chairman & CEO William A Furman on March 2. This followed Greenbrier’s announcement that ...
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Metro Report InternationalSingapore seeks drone inspection partners
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has issued a request for information seeking the industry’s participation in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles to inspect metro tunnels. Planned automated tunnel inspection trials would include 360° video mapping and the use of software to automatically detect defects from the video taken and ...
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NewsUNIFE seeks better access to Japanese market
INTERNATIONAL: European suppliers’ association UNIFE has called on the Japanese government to ensure ‘transparent and open’ procurement in the country’s railway sector, ‘particularly given the major contracts Japanese suppliers have been awarded in the European Union.’ The ongoing negotiations for an EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement were discussed during the sixth ...
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NewsRecord orders put CAF on track for growth
CAF: Spanish rolling stock, infrastructure, signalling and services supplier CAF has announced a record order intake for 2016, a year in which it had consolidated its ‘new growth cycle’ and strengthened its financial position. Looking ahead, CAF said it was on track for growth in coming years, with a greater ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
Network Rail has applied for planning consent for a rolling stock depot at Exeter which would be used by train operator Great Western Railway from mid-2019. Situated alongside the existing facilities at Exeter St David's station, it would include modern facilities for servicing, cleaning and maintenance, as well as office ...
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Metro Report InternationalTEX Rail signalling contract signed
USA: Fort Worth Transportation Authority has awarded Wabtec Corp a $97m contract to provide the signalling, communications and a control centre for the $1·03bn TEX Rail commuter line. The 43 km line between Fort Worth and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport is under construction with opening planned for 2018. It will ...
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NewsCRC orders 250 km/h trains for Diamond Economic Circle
CHINA: China Railway Corp has awarded the Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation joint venture a contract to supply 18 eight-car CRH1A-A high speed trainsets. The 250 km/h trainsets designated Zefiro 250NG by the manufacturer are to be operated by the Chengdu and Kunming railway bureaux in the ‘Diamond Economic Circle’ region ...
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Metro Report InternationalSingapore contactless ticketing pilot to begin in March
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority and Mastercard will launch an account-based fare payment pilot on March 20. This will allow passengers to use contactless credit and debit cards for fare payments on the metro and buses. LTA and Mastercard signed a partnership agreement for the pilot last year, and hope ...
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NewsThree prequalify for next East Midlands franchise
UK: Three bidders have prequalified to bid for the next East Midlands passenger franchise, the Department for Transport announced on March 1. They are: Arriva Rail East Midlands Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn's Arriva UK Trains Ltd; First Trenitalia East Midlands Rail Ltd, a 70:30 joint venture of ...
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NewsPresidential inauguration for LGV Sud Europe Atlantique
FRANCE: The LGV Sud Europe Atlantique high speed line between Tours and Bordeaux was inaugurated on February 28 in the presence of President François Hollande, SNCF Réseau President Patrick Jeantet and Laurent Cavrois, President of the LISEA consortium which has built and part-financed the new line under a 50-year concession. ...