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NewsRailway industry news in brief - May 2015
This month Railmark is to take over from CN as the operator of the Algoma Central Railway, serving otherwise inaccessible areas in Ontario. On April 1 the federal government agreed to provide C$5·3m over three years to give the new operator time ‘to demonstrate its ability to ...
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NewsRailway industry news in brief - May 2015
The national railways of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran have signed a protocol covering plans for an express transit container service which would link China with Turkey and potentially Pakistan, India and the Gulf states via Bandar Abbas. Shipments of grain from Russia and Kazakhstan to Iran and ferrous metals ...
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NewsWorld rail market April 2015
Australia: Jacobs Engineering Group is to provide environmental impact assessment services for the Sydney Rapid Transit extension of the North West Rail Link under Sydney Harbour (RG 7.14 p14). Germany: Init is to modernise ticketing systems on Bremen trams and buses by the end of 2017. The stored-value BOB ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - April 2015
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works has awarded Uzbek state railway UTY a US$19m/year three-year contract to continue to operate and maintain the line from the border to Mazar-i-Sharif, which will now be used for export as well as import traffic. German operator Veolia Verkehr GmbH was renamed Transdev GmbH ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - April 2015
Over the Chinese New Year period from February 18 to 24, the national rail network in China carried a total of 45·0 million passengers, an increase of 6·5 million on last year. A single day record of 9·47 million passengers was reached on February 24. China and Kazakhstan launched ...
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NewsFeature articles in the April 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the April 2015 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 Time to act on tank car safety News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry ...
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NewsSifer 2015 draws infrastructure firms
FRANCE: No less than 22% of the exhibitors participating in the ninth Sifer trade fair taking place in Lille on March 24-26 will be first-time entrants, according to organisers Mack Brooks Exhibitions. Around 400 companies are participating in the event, which is expected to attract up to 5000 visitors. This ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - March 2015
The European Commission has approved €220m from the Cohesion Fund for MÁV-Start’s purchase of 42 Stadler Flirt EMUs ordered in 2013. The port of Bordeaux has appointed Europorte 'to develop a full logistics chain' at its Le Verdon terminal. DB International is to support the development of ...
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NewsRail-Tech returns to Utrecht
Combining an exhibition and supporting conferences, Rail-Tech 2015 offers a shapshot of rail in the Benelux region.
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NewsRail industry news in brief - March 2015
Saudi Railways Organization’s budget for the current year includes station upgrading, grade separation on passenger routes and the procurement of ‘new modern passenger trainsets’ as well as container, grain and cement wagons. Ongoing projects include doubling the passenger line between Hofuf and Riyadh, renewal of 50 km of the freight ...
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NewsFeature articles in the March 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the March 2015 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 Disruption alert News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis ...
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NewsWorld rail market February 2015
Greece: Masabi has deployed a JustRide mobile ticketing systems across Athens’ rail and bus services. Saudi Arabia: Al-Rashid Trading & Contacting has ordered NEM Solutions’ AURA wheel lifecycle management technology including two automatic wheel profile measurement systems for use at SAR’s workshops. ArRiyadh Development Authority has selected Indra ...
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NewsFeature articles in the February 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the February 2015 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 Stop chasing a chimera News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers ...
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NewsWorld rail market January 2015
France: Thales is to supply a contactless ticketing system for Bordeaux under a 10-year contract. RATP has signed an agreement with mobile phone operator Free that will see 3G and 4G coverage rolled out across the stations and trains of the Paris metro as well as RER lines A ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - January 2015
Following an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Polish rail market in 2013, Czech open access passenger operator Leo Express has launched a daily Bohumín – Kraków bus connecting with its Praha – Bohumín trains and offering a similar level of comfort including wi-fi, drinks and newspapers. Work is ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - January 2015
Tajikistan’s Ministry of Finance and Ex-Im Bank of China have signed a credit agreement to complete the 40·7 km Vahdat – Yovon section of the Dushanbe – Qurghonteppa line by 2016. Indian Railways is planning to expand the use of RFID technology for wagon identification, following a successful pilot ...
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NewsFeature articles in the January 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment Time to be ambitious again News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis JR Kyushu flotation in prospect Danish IC4 DMU saga rumbles on Asian rivals eye Kuala Lumpur – Singapore high speed contracts Europe Creeping towards a messy compromise? ...
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NewsWorld rail market December 2014
Afghanistan: AfRA has extended from 300 km to 700 km the scope of a feasibility study for a northern west–east rail corridor which is being undertaken by Canarail and Appleton Consulting under a contract awarded in December 2013. Phase 1 now covers a route from Aqina (for Turkmenistan) to Mazar-i-Sharif ...
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NewsRailway Directory 2015
INTERNATIONAL: Marking its 120th year of publication, the latest edition of Railway Directory includes extensively-updated listings and contact details for almost 5 000 companies and organisations around the world. Covering every sector of the railway industry, it includes details of around 22 000 senior executives. Separate sections cover government and ...