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NewsCNR Shanghai IPO
CHINA: China's largest railway and metro vehicle manufacturer raised 13·9bn yuan with an IPO in Shanghai in December. Beijing-based China Northern described it as 'a milestone in the development of CNR', which is particularly strong in the production of metro cars. CNR sold 2·5 billion shares at 5·56 yuan, the ...
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NewsAAE and Faiveley sign brake agreement
EUROPE: Faiveley Transport Customer Services has been awarded a five-year 'multi million euro' contract to overhaul Faiveley brake systems on 4 400 wagons owned by leasing firm AAE. Faiveley said the contract is 'a significant step forward' in the development of its German Service Centre. AAE has a fleet of ...
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NewsMÁV orders passenger Traxx
HUNGARY: On January 21 Bombardier Transportation announced an €80m order to supply MÁV with 25 Traxx P160AC electric locomotives for use on passenger trains within Hungary and on cross-border services to Austria and Germany. The national railway has an option for 25 more. The locomotives will be assembled at Bombardier's ...
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NewsSiemens to supply Desiro technology to China
CHINA: Siemens Mobility is to supply traction and control technology from its Desiro regional multiple-unit platform to rolling stock manufacturer CSR Nanjing Puzhen under a €450m long-term co-operation agreement announced on January 21. An initial suborder covers equipment for 32 six-car 25 kV inter-city electric multiple-units which Guangdong Southeast Intercity ...
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NewsIFB expands intermodal operations
EUROPE: SNCB Logistics’ intermodal subsidiary IFB announced on January 21 that it was expanding its operations to the south of Europe in conjunction with partners in France, Spain and Italy. On February 1 IFB will open a new intermodal terminal at Bonneuil-sur-Marne, to the south of Paris. With two sidings ...
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NewsLonger franchise allows Chiltern to compete
UK: On January 6 Chiltern Railways applied for Transport & Works Act legal powers for the second phase of its £250m Evergreen 3 expansion project, which will enable the operator to provide services between London Marylebone station and Oxford in competition with the First Great Western route from London Paddington ...
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NewsWhere is my wagon?
TRACKING: A specification and market analysis for cost -effective wagon tracking using the Galileo satellite navigation system has been finalised, with the aim of a product being commercially available by 2011. Funded by Austria and the German Land of Bayern, the GaWaLoc project is being undertaken by a consortium led ...
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NewsJerusalem fast link alignment agreed
ISRAEL: On January 17 the government approved the alignment for the final two sections of the A1 direct rail link to Jerusalem. Construction of some sections has been underway for several years, and the route is now expected to open at the end of 2016, although the transport ministry believes ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market January 2010
Argentina: 50 grain wagons are being refurbished for Belgrano Cargas by the workshops at Tafí Viejo in the province of Tucumán, which have been restored to operating condition by the federal government. Brazil: GE Transportation South America’s plant in Contagem was due to supply América Latina Logística with 10 ...
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NewsWorld infrastructure market January 2010
Austria: Wiener Linien has awarded Siemens Mobility a €25m contract to supply automatic train control equipment for extensions to the Wien metro. Line U2 is being extended 9·5 km to Aspern Seestadt by the end of 2013. U1 will be extended 4·7 km to Rothneusiedl by 2015. China: Siemens and ...
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NewsContracts January 2010
Europe: Eurotunnel has selected Alcatel-Lucent to install GSM-R equipment throughout the Channel Tunnel operator’s rail network. France: SNCF is to use JDA’s price-sensitive revenue management software to set fares for iDTGV services. Italy: Trenitalia has awarded Compagnie des Wagons-Lits and Wasteels a two-year contract to provide customer services and ...
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NewsAngel becomes Alpha
EUROPE: Train leasing firm Angel Trains International was renamed Alpha Trains with effect from January 1, reflecting the separation of the UK and Continental businesses of the former Angel Trains Group. Angel Trains was one of three rolling stock leasing companies formed in 1994 as part of the privatisation of ...
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NewsMitsubishi aims to grow rail business 50%
JAPAN: A strategy to double international business and generate a 50% overall increase in rail sector sales from ¥150bn at present to ¥230bn in the year ending March 2016 was announced by Mitsubishi Electric Corp on January 8. The development of energy saving products including more efficient inverters, air-conditioning and ...
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NewsSignalling trial takes Ansaldo STS into Russian market
RUSSIA: Ansaldo STS is to undertake a 2½ year trial of ERTMS-derived ITARUS-ATC signalling equipment in Sochi under a €7·4m contract awarded by the NIIAS subsidiary of Russian Railways which came into force on December 29. Ansaldo STS parent company Finmeccanica and RZD announced plans to co-operate in the development ...
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NewsDB Schenker Rail acquires majority stake in NordCargo
ITALY: DB Schenker has become the second largest rail freight operator in Italy after increasing its stake in NordCargo srl to 60%, the German national railway's freight subsidiary announced on January 13. DB Schenker's existing Italian subsidiary is to be merged into NordCargo. Milano-based NordCargo has been active in the ...
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NewsSNCF orders next batch of Régiolis trains
FRANCE: SNCF has awarded Alstom Transport its first follow-on order for Coradia Polyvalent multiple-units under the framework agreement for up to 1 000 trainsets which the national railway signed in October on behalf of a consortium of regional authorities. The €130m order for a further 19 units was announced by ...
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NewsBrandenburg double-decker order signed
GERMANY: Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH has ordered 23 new trainsets from Stadler Pankow GmbH to operate regional services in Berlin-Brandenburg from the end of 2011. Including the first series build of double-deck EMUs for the German market, the €146m deal is described by Stadler as the largest order in the history ...
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NewsAGV begins Italian test programme
ITALY: Alstom's AGV demonstrator high speed trainset will begin a test programme in Italy on January 14, validating the Italian signalling and safety equipment required by launch customer NTV. The prototype AGV trainset is expected to cover more than 60 000 km by July, running initially on the Roma - ...
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NewsUS Center for High-Speed Rail launched
USA: The American Public Transportation Association has launched a Center for High-Speed Rail, aiming to 'advance and promote high-speed rail in the United States.' Announced on January 8, this will build on the work of APTA's existing High-Speed & Intercity Rail and Legislative committees. 'With the impending announcement by the ...
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NewsAdelaide electrification power study
AUSTRALIA: South Australia's Department for Transport, Energy & Infrastructure has appointed Enotrac to assess the plans for the Adelaide rail electrification project. Enotrac will review the proposed designs for the 25 kV booster transformer electrification scheme, covering loading, power quality and EMC studies. The electrification of most of Adelaide's ...