All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2013 – Page 2
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NewsMitsubishi to increase capacity on peoplemover lines
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Corp a contract worth ¥12bn to enhance capacity on two automated peoplemover lines in northeastern Singapore. The Sengkang LRT and Punggol LRT lines together form a 22 km network, and provide interchange with the North East Line of ...
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NewsAlstom launches Axonis mini-metro concept
INTERNATIONAL: Alstom Transport Chief Executive Henri Poupart-Lafarge launched the Axonis mini-metro concept at the UITP Mobility & City Transport Exhibition in Genève on May 27. Intended to make extensive use of modular construction elements, Axonis is targeted at cities seeking to develop an automated metro network more quickly and at ...
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NewsSão Paulo tenders restarted and cancelled
BRAZIL: Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo restarted the tender for the 25-year PPP concession to build and operate metro Line 6 during April. The new bid submission date is July 30, and the value is unchanged at R$7·8bn. The original tender from January had to be cancelled because of ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market May 2013
Bulgaria: Pesa has been selected to supply 20 Swing five-section low-floor trams for 1009 mm gauge routes in Sofia. The €50m deal includes €16·8m for spare parts and diagnostic equipment. Delivery is planned for 2014. China: The YCSR joint venture of engine manufacturer Yuchai and CSR has appointed Ricardo ...
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NewsCrossrail 2 consultation underway
UK: Transport for London and Network Rail opened a public consultation for the proposed Crossrail 2 route on May 14. The consultation aims to establish the level of support for the scheme and a preferred route. It will close on August 2, and its findings will then be presented to ...
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NewsRail Industry Training & Recruitment in Brief
An endowment of US$50 000 from Canadian National will fund in perpetuity a CN Scholarship at the Arema Educational Foundation, the Class I railroad announced in April. UK Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the University of Huddersfield on April 15 to open its Institute of Railway Research. The ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market May 2013
Brazil: Thales is to provide telecoms for the Manaus monorail, which will also have its Seltrac CBTC. Valec has awarded a joint venture of Torque and Azvi a €10·3m, 30-month contract for civil works on 100 km of the southern extension of the North-South Railway in Goiás, as well ...
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NewsHubert du Mesnil
Hubert du Mesnil, President of Réseau Ferré de France from 2007 to 2012, has been appointed President of Lyon Turin Ferroviaire, a joint subsidiary of Rete Ferroviaria Italiana and RFF which is developing the cross-border section of the future rail link between Lyon and Torino.
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Metro Report InternationalMetro provides an oasis in the city centre
SAUDI ARABIA: Snøhetta of Norway has been appointed to design the city centre Qasr Al Hokm station on the planned Riyadh metro network. ArRiyadh Development Authority said it had selected the winning proposals for the main stations on the 177 km six-line network based on their 'outstanding conceptual thinking and ...
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NewsAeroexpress launches in Kazan
RUSSIA: Airport shuttle operator Aeroexpress launched a service between Kazan International Airport and the city’s central station on May 22, in time for the Summer Universiade taking place in July. Services will use Siemens Lastochka electric multiple-units. Initially there will be four services per day in each direction, with ...
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NewsWorld rail market May 2013
Australia: Metro Trains Melbourne has ordered five MerMec rail geometry, profile and catenary measuring systems. Finland: Vogelsang is to supply a train water supply and retention tank emptying system for a €50m depot VR is building in Oulu. India: Project manager Delhi Metro Rail Corp has awarded Thales ...
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Metro Report InternationalElevated gardens at station inspired by sand dunes
SAUDI ARABIA: Riyadh metro project promoter ArRiyadh Development Authority has selected a design by Gerber Architekten of Germany for Olaya station, one of three major stations intended to create landmarks which 'will transform Riyadh streets as they become the most visible elements of the city's new world-class public transport system'. ...
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NewsFeature articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International
Articles in the June 2013 issue of Metro Report International. Comment Welcoming delegates to the 60th UITP World Congress in Genève, TPG CEO Roland Bonzon outlines the challenge of serving a growing population News Review Round-up of world metro, light rail and tram news. Chinese metros The urban ...
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NewsSassan Rabet
Sassan Rabet has succeeded Günther Ferk as CEO of European wagonload alliance Xrail.
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NewsRail boost in 2014-19 Nation Building investment plan
AUSTRALIA: Announcing its 2013-14 budget on May 14, the federal government set out a preliminary schedule for the major rail projects to be undertaken within the next Nation Building five-year investment programme, which will run from July 2014 to 2019. The biggest rail projects are A$3bn for the Melbourne Metro ...
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NewsTrans-Siberian container train takes seven days
RUSSIA: An express container train service taking just seven days to cover the 9 450 km between the far east port of Nakhodka and Moscow has been launched by Russian Railways, its TransContainer subsidiary and Global Ports Group’s Vostochnaya Stevedoring Co. The first 71-wagon express train was despatched from Nakhodka ...
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NewsCoal railway contracts awarded
MONGOLIA: Plans to construct new heavy haul railways are progressing, with the national railway authority awarding South Korean construction firm Samsung C&T a US$483m contract to build a 217 km line linking a coal mine at Tavan Tolgoi, 540 km south of Ulaanbaatar, with the Chinese border. Work is expected ...
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NewsDecember timetable change date questioned
GERMANY: Staff representatives at Deutsche Bahn's passenger business have proposed to the DB AG board that the date of Europe's annual timetable change should revert to the end of October, arguing that the decision in 2002 to move the annual revision to the second weekend in December has not been ...
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NewsEast Didsbury added to Manchester Metrolink network
UK: Manchester Metrolink’s East Didsbury extension opened ahead of schedule on May 23. The 4·4 km extension of the South Manchester line from St Werburgh’s Road in Chorlton adds five stops to the network. It follows the former Midland Railway heavy rail alignment which closed to passengers in 1967. ...
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NewsTransalley takes shape
FRANCE: A transport research campus is being developed in Valenciennes under the Transalley project. Described by the developers as a ‘sustainable and innovative mobility cluster’, Transalley is a research campus covering 34 ha with 180 000 m2 of office, laboratory and production space on site. Transalley is located adjacent ...