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Overground shortlist
TRANSPORT for London announced on December 15 that it had shortlisted two consortia to submit ’best and final offers’ for the contract to operate London Overground services on the North and East London lines.Four groups were invited to tender in June. Govia and MTR Laing have been chosen to go ...
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Peaceful sleepers
SBB is to test concrete sleepers with a rubber base as it undertakes track renewals between Pratteln and Kaiseraugst. The trial of the sleepers is taking place alongside routine track replacement on the line, with 130 m of rubber-based concrete sleepers due to be laid. SBB hopes that the sleepers, ...
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Phone reader
SWIFTPASS has launched a handheld scanner which reads barcodes displayed on mobile phone screens as well as paper tickets. The 'tickets' do not need to be accurately aligned, and the display is readable in low light. Wi-fi links allow for real-time validation, and immediate feedback of information to operators. ...
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In search of speed supremacy
CONFIRMATION that the French are hoping to exceed the 515?3 km/h world speed record set up on May 18 1990 by TGV set 325 came on December 14 with a statement by the Ministry of Transport.Followed on December 18 by a media presentation about the future development of high speed ...
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Wires to Tanger
MOROCCAN railway administration ONCFM has awarded two contracts to Cegelec totalling €20m for electrification work on its two lines to Tanger. Signed in Paris on December 11, the first covers the erection of 150 track-km of 3 kV DC overhead line equipment between the junction at Msaada, near Sidi Kacem, ...
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Dominican Republic metro fit-out
ON OCTOBER 31 the Dominican Republic's Oficina para la Reorganización del Transporte confirmed a €99m contract for electrical and mechanical works on the metro line now under construction in Santo Domingo. The contract has been awarded to a consortium of Siemens and Thales, which will share the revenue 72:27. ...
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Karelian Trains gets go-ahead
CONTRACTS were due to be signed by the end of October formally establishing Karelian Trains, a joint venture of RZD and VR which will operate international passenger services between Helsinki and St Petersburg. The company will have a charter capital of €1m, according to RZD Vice-President Mikhail Akulov, and each ...
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NewsModalohr plans Europe-wide expansion
A long-distance piggyback service between Perpignan and Bettembourg is due to start in March 2007, and Modalohr President Philippe Mangeard envisages an expanding network which will reach Trieste, Rotterdam and central Europe by 2012
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Hybrid shunter conversion
ALSTOM Transport has developed a hybrid shunting locomotive for industrial applications in Europe. Built at the Stendal locomotive plant in Germany, the prototype 203 701 conversion of a former DB diesel-hydraulic is expected to receive formal certification next February and begin field testing in April 2007. A 200 kW ...
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Direct Line will reshape the Finnish network
Opening of the Kerava - Lahti cut-off will reduce journey times by up to an hour, triggering a complete reshaping of the national timetable. Chris Jackson reports from Helsinki
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CM2006 to examine thewheel-rail interface
BYLINE: Peter Mutton and Dr Bill Thomas*Co-Chairmen, CM2006BYLINE: * Peter Mutton is Associate Director of the Institute of Railway Technology at Monash University in Melbourne. Dr Bill Thomas is General Manager, Rolling Stock Engineering, at Queensland RailINTRO: The Seventh International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems in ...
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Finance September 2006
Europe: Norton Rose lawyers in 23 European jurisdictions have advised Dresdner Bank on a €273m securitisation of lease rentals from two wagon fleets owned by AAE subsidiaries; Allen & Overy acted for the AAE group. France: EIB has agreed to lend Marseille €150m towards the construction of its light rail ...
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NewsInnoTrans 2006 set to break more records
INNOTRANS: Held every two years, InnoTrans is firmly established as a vital showcase for the railway supply industry in Europe and beyond. The exhibition continues to grow, and this year's 10th anniversary event at the Berlin trade fair ground from September 19 to 22 is once again the biggest InnoTrans ...
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Metros September 2006
China: Shanghai Shentong Group has awarded Alcatel Shanghai Bell a €30m contract to supply its SelTrac communications-based train control system for the 33·1 km metro Line 6. France: The Val de Marne local assembly has backed the inclusion of a proposed east-west metro line in the forthcoming ...
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Market September 2006
Belgium: Infrabel has awarded Siemens a €105m contract to supply and install TBL1+ and ETCS Level 1 equipment at 4000 signals; Siemens will also be responsible for maintenance over 20 years. Germany: Angel Trains has placed a €25m order with Siemens for 11 Eurorunner ER20 diesel-electric locos. They will be ...
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Intelligence September 2006
Belgium: UK private equity company 3i announced on August 3 that it had completed the acquisition of ABX Logistics Worldwide from SNCB Holding. The latter has retained the local road distribution business in Belgium. SNCB transported 173 million passengers in 2005. The 2006 figure is expected to be 180 million, ...
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Line 4 low bidder
THE METROQUATRO consortium is reported to have submitted the lowest bid for the public-private partnership to equip, operate and maintain metro Line 4 in Sâo Paulo. Bids were opened on August 10 following several delays including a legal challenge to the PPP concept by the metro workers’ union. Subject to ...
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Korea to develop 400 km/h train
SOUTH KOREA'S Ministry of Construction & Transport announced on July 27 that it intends to develop jointly with the Ministry of Science & Technology a high speed train capable of running in service at 400 km/h. The project to build a 'High-Speed Electric Multiple-Unit - 400 km/h' is expected to ...
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Kawasaki wins M-8 order
NEW YORK Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Connecticut State Bond Commission have selected Kawasaki Rail Car Inc to build a new fleet of dual-voltage EMUs for Metro North’s New Haven Line. Under the $522m base contract, Kawasaki will design and manufacture 210 M-8 cars, with an option for another 170 ...
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Access legislation now complete
WITH THE PUBLICATION of ministerial order FOM/2520/2006 in the official journal on August 2, the legal framework is now in place for new freight operators to gain access to the Spanish national network. Coming into force the following day, the order approved by Development Minister Magdalena Álvarez covers the licensing ...