All News articles – Page 18
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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 ...
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NewsModi opens railway to Mendipathar
INDIA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was joined by Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu and other dignitaries at a ceremony in the northeastern city of Guwahati on November 29, marking the opening of the railway to Mendipathar. Dispatching the inaugural train remotely from Railway Stadium in Guwahati, Modi outlined the ...
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NewsWorld rail market November 2014
Poland: Scheidt & Bachmann has a 5·7m złoty contract to supply PKP PLK with a control centre simulator which will enable staff to be trained to handle emergency scenarios. Slovakia: National passenger operator ZSSK has awarded sole bidder Wagon Slovakia Košice a €15·4m four-year contract to provide onboard services ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - November 2014
The presidents of Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan ceremonially launched construction of the standard gauge line from Malaba in Kenya to Kampala in Uganda on October 8. With CSR now delivering 30 six-car EMUs for the Mitre commuter network, Argentina’s Minister of the Interior & Transport Florencio Randazzo has ...
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NewsFeature articles in the November 2014 issue of Railway Gazette International
Comment InnoTrans: value the chance conversation News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry Innovations Pointers Analysis SNCF President Guillaume Pepy sets out his strategy Late change in nomination for EU Transport Commissioner Growing safely in the USA Restructuring Polish regional railKošice race hots upAn intelligent ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - November 2014
Polish freight operator ITL Polska has been renamed Captrain Polska. The UK Department for Transport has confirmed it intends to negotiate a direct award contract for FirstGroup to continue to operate Great Western services for 3½ years from September 2015, with an optional extension of ...
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NewsItalian government to assess FS Group privatisation options
ITALY: The Ministry of Economics & Finance is to ‘consider the various feasible options’ for the privatisation of some or all of the Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane Group, its Managing Director Michele Mario Elia said in Brussels on November 5. Speaking on the fringes of the European Rail Summit, Elia ...