All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2012 – Page 5
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NewsCFCL Australia orders MotivePower locomotives
AUSTRALIA: On May 1 Wabtec Corp announced an order for its MotivePower subsidiary to deliver 10 standard gauge MP33C diesel locomotives to the CFCLA Rail joint venture of CFCL Australia and Marubeni Corp during 2013. 'CFCLA and Marubeni are excited to introduce a new locomotive class into the Australian leasing ...
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NewsISR reform agreed
ISRAEL: The government and Israel Railways board have approved proposals for structural reform. Passenger services, traffic management, infrastructure and telecoms would remain with ISR, but three subsidiary companies will be created to take responsibility for freight, maintenance, and real estate & business activities. The property business would be a 100% ...
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NewsLos Angeles to order up to 235 light rail vehicles
USA: The board of Los Angeles transport agency Metro approved the award of a $299m contract for KinkiSharyo International to supply 78 light rail vehicles on April 30. Four options for a further 28, 39, 21 and 69 LRVs could take the total order to 235 cars worth $890m. The ...
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NewsDesign engineer appointed for Bybanen Stage 3
NORWAY: Local authority light rail promoter Bybanen Utbygging has appointed Mott MacDonald to prepare detailed designs and procurement documentation and undertake stakeholder management for the €220m third phase of the Bergen light rail line. The role includes civil, systems and environmental design, architecture, landscape, noise and vibration, traction power substations ...
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Metro Report InternationalMoscow Metro train production begins
RUSSIA: In April Transmashholding’s metro rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary Metrowagonmash began series production of 632 Type 81-760/761 cars ordered by Moscow Metro for delivery by the end of 2013. The cars will be equipped with air-conditioning, and onboard CCTV able to transmit images to the control centre. ...
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NewsInfrarail show highlights infrastructure spend
UK: More than 180 companies from the UK and Europe are converging on the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on May 1-3 for the ninth Infrarail exhibition organised by Mack Brooks. The event is due to be opened by Transport Minister Theresa Villiers, who will also be giving a ...
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NewsPPP-funded tram extension opens
BELGIUM: Flemish Minister of Public Works Hilde Crevits inaugurated Antwerpen’s first PPP-financed tram extension on April 14, driving the first of 13 new Hermelijn trams being supplied by Siemens and Bombardier which will bring the fleet to 125 cars. Built at a cost of €48m, the 4 km of new ...
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NewsSofia metro opens Tsarigradsko Shose extension
BULGARIA: A 2·1 km extension of the Sofia metro from Mladost 1 to Mladost 3 and Tsarigradsko Shose was inaugurated by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on April 25. The extension has been built by the Metro Mladost Union joint venture, ...
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NewsPKP Cargo to evaluate Chinese wagons
POLAND: National freight operator PKP Cargo is to evaluate an initial batch of three wagons to be supplied by China CNR Corp. If the Chinese-built wagons are certified as meeting Polish standards, a further 17 vehicles would be delivered for operating trials. The results of these trials should enable PKP ...
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