All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2017 – Page 8
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NewsRenato Gallo
Renato Gallo was confirmed as Chief Financial Officer of Ansaldo STS on March 28; he had previously served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice-President, Management & Statutory Reporting.
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NewsCaltrain ‘cautiously optimistic’ on federal support for rail investment
USA: San Francisco to San Jose commuter rail operator Caltrain said on May 3 that it expected the Trump administration’s 2017 budget would include a $100m investment in the Peninsula Corridor Electrification Project. Caltrain had agreed contracts in July last year with Balfour Beatty and Stadler for electrification work and ...
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Metro Report InternationalLima metro capacity expansion supervisor chosen
PERU: A consortium of Barcelona metro operator TMB and consultancy Ayesa is to supervise the upgrade of Lima metro Line 1, under a US$6·8m three-year contract awarded by government body Ositran. TMB and Ayesa are to audit the investment plan that includes additional rolling stock, power supply and signalling ...
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NewsAlstom resumes dividend payments and confirms 2020 objectives
ALSTOM: The company ‘proposes to resume the distribution of dividends and confirms its 2020 targets’, said Chairman & CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge when presenting Alstom’s annual results on May 4. Orders in the year to March 31 2017 totalled €10·0bn, down 6% from the previous year which had included a €3·2bn ...
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NewsCAF tram enters revenue service in Saint-Etienne
FRANCE: The first of 16 Urbos trams that CAF is supplying to Saint-Etienne entered revenue service on the city’s metre gauge network on May 3. CAF was selected for the €42m order in late 2014, and is assembling the five-section trams at its Bagnères-de-Bigorre plant in southern France. The ...
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NewsWork begins on Manila metro extension to Cavite
PHILIPPINES: A groundbreaking ceremony for a southern extension of Manila metro Line 1 took place on May 4. The 11·7 km extension to Bacoor in Cavite province is expected to be completed in 2021. Eight stations would open initially, with three more to come later. One new depot is ...
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NewsPandrol Fastclip FE selected for concrete sleeper contract
SWEDEN: Infrastructure manager Trafikverket has selected Pandrol’s Fastclip FE preassembled rail fastening and under sleeper pads for use as part of a 20-year framework contract for the supply of concrete sleepers. Pandrol collaborated with sleeper manufacturers Strangbetong Rail and Abetong in responding to the tender, which covers around 400 000 ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
Contractor McCulloch Rail has taken delivery of a Mercedes-Benz Unimog U427 vehicle adapted for road-rail use by Zagro and supplied by specialist dealer South Cave Tractors. It has a drop-side body, and can haul a trailer and is equipped for off-road use so it can reach a worksite without needing ...
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NewsGreenbrier invests in Brazil as European deal nears completion
BRAZIL: The Greenbrier Companies completed investments to increase its directly owned stake in wagon manufacturer Amsted-Maxion Equipamentos E Serviços Ferroviários (Greenbrier-Maxion) from 19∙5% to 60% on April 28, and has also increased its stake in castings and components supplier Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro from 19∙5% to 24∙5%. The investment in Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro ...
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NewsTÜV SÜD acquires vehicle dynamics simulation company
SWEDEN: Inspection, certification and testing company TÜV SÜD has acquired Stockholm-based consultancy MiW Rail Technology. MiW provides rolling stock approval, procurement, standardisation, safety management and project management services, with a particular focus on vehicle dynamics and the development of computer simulation. ‘By acquiring MiW Rail Technology and the useful addition ...
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NewsČD Cargo expands locomotive fleet for flagship freight routes
CZECH REPUBLIC: National freight operator ČD Cargo announced a KC300m order for a further three Siemens Vectron MS electric locomotives on May 2. The locomotives are scheduled to be delivered from the manufacturer’s München-Allach plant by early 2018. The latest order has been placed as an option on an April ...
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NewsBusan metro Line 1 extends
SOUTH KOREA: A southern extension of Busan metro Line 1 opened on April 20 from Sinpyeong to Dadaepo Beach. The 8 km extension adds six stations and brings Line 1 to 42·3 km Construction of the extension began in late 2009 and cost 959bn won. Test runs started in ...
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NewsDB Regio orders Saarland EMUs
GERMANY: DB Regio has signed a €150m contract for 25 four-car Coradia Continental electric multiple-units, Alstom announced on May 3. The firm order has been placed within a 2012 framework agreement covering up to 400 units. The latest batch of units are to be used on SaarRB Lot 1 services ...
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NewsAarhus light rail to open in September
DENMARK: The first phase of the tram-train network being built in Aarhus is due to open on September 23, project promoter Aarhus Letbane announced on April 28. An initial service of three trams/h will run between Aarhus H and Universitetshospitalet. Originally planned to open in June, the first phase ...
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NewsSeven railways sign China – Europe container agreement
INTERNATIONAL: A joint working group is to be established to facilitate improvements to container train services between China and Europe. This follows the signing in late April of a multilateral agreement by Belarusian Railway, China Railway Corp, Deutsche Bahn, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Poland’s PKP, Russian Railways and Ulaanbaatar ...
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NewsTransport for London appoints TSBA to license its brand
UK: Transport for London has signed a five-year deal for TSBA Group to manage its international brand licensing programme in return for a percentage of royalties from licensing deals that it negotiates. The TfL licensing programme is to be formally launched at Licensing Expo in Las Vegas on May 23-25. ...
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NewsGreenbrier and Sumitomo launch GBSummit axles business
USA: The Greenbrier Companies and Sumitomo Corp have opened a jointly-owned axle machining plant in California. GBSummit is adjacent to an established Greenbrier Rail Services wagon wheelset maintenance facility at San Bernardino. GBSummit uses advanced automation for axle machining, and offers comprehensive axle services including inspection and cleaning, finishing ...
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Metro Report InternationalOdense selects Stadler trams
DENMARK: Odense Letbane has selected preferred bidders to supply the rolling stock and railway systems for the light rail line planned for the city. The contracts are expected to be signed in about a month’s time. Stadler Pankow has been selected to supply 16 Variobahn trams for DKr336m. This ...
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NewsBLS selects Stadler for its largest rolling stock order
SWITZERLAND: BLS has selected Stadler for the largest rolling stock order it has placed, a SFr650m contract covering the supply of 58 single-deck electric multiple-units in 2021-26. The order includes 30 EMUs for RegioExpress services and 28 for S-Bahn Bern routes. The 105 m long six-car 160 km/h Flirt units ...
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NewsStrasbourg trams cross the border
FRANCE: April 29 marked the start of tram services from Strasbourg into Germany, following a ceremony the previous day with French and German officials. German Chancellery Chief of Staff Peter Altmaier called the start of services ‘an especially important, perhaps historic event’, and praised the co-operation between the two ...