All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2017 – Page 9

  • Work on the US$500m Roca electrification programme started in 2015.
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    Roca electrification reaches City Bell

    2017-05-02T06:00:00Z

    ARGENTINA: Electric services began operating between Berazategui and City Bell on April 24, marking completion of the latest phase of the project to electrify the Roca commuter route between Buenos Aires and La Plata at 25 kV 50 Hz. According to the Ministry of Transport, work continues with the aim ...

  • May 2017 issue of Railway Gazette International magazine.
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    Feature articles in the May 2017 issue of Railway Gazette International

    2017-05-01T11:00:00Z

    Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Follow the money News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...

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    Thales acquires Guavus

    2017-05-01T08:00:00Z

    ANALYTICS: Thales announced on April 28 that it had signed an agreement to acquire big data analytics company Guavus. The acquisition is worth up to US$215m and is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2017. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Guavus also has offices in Montréal ...

  • The first rail shipment of grain for more than seven years arrived at the Port of Brownsville in Texas on April 25.
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    World rail freight news round-up

    2017-05-01T06:00:00Z

    Easyfresh Logistics has undertaken a trial movement of refrigerated containers between Silla near Valencia in Spain and Moerdijk in the Netherlands, using Transfesa facilities at the break of gauge at the Portbou/Cerbère border crossing into France. It is hoped to start a regular service this summer, covering the 1 800 ...