All Railway Gazette International articles in November 2013 – Page 3
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NewsDouble-deck rail and bus tunnel proposed for Brisbane
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland state government has announced plans for a 5·4 km double-deck tunnel in Brisbane with a twin-track railway on the lower level and a two-lane busway on the upper level. ‘This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform Brisbane into a world city with a public transport system ...
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NewsFresh start for TGV catering
FRANCE: SNCF has embarked upon a progressive renewal of the catering offer on board its TGV services, following the start on November 1 of a new contract awarded to a joint venture of Newrest and Elior. According to Barbara Dalibard, Director General of the long-distance passenger business unit, SNCF ...
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NewsBombardier consortium wins Queensland's New Generation Rollingstock PPP contract
AUSTRALIA: Queensland's Department of Transport & Main Roads has selected the Bombardier NGR Consortium as preferred bidder to supply and maintain 75 six-car electric multiple-units under the New Generation Rollingstock public-private partnership. The EMUs will be used to cater for an increase in passenger services in southeast Queensland and to ...
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NewsUpgraded EARS for better performance
UK: DeltaRail has received Network Rail approval for its Enhanced Automatic Route Setting technology, which automatically routes trains without the need for signaller intervention. EARS builds on DeltaRail's proven ARS to provide a range of performance-enhancing functions including mandatory sequences, standard timing patterns and train priorities. The company ...
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NewsETF orders Euro 4000 locomotives
FRANCE: On November 19 Vossloh España announced an order for two Euro 4000 diesel locomotives from railway infrastructure maintenance and construction contractor ETF. Due to enter service before summer 2014, the locomotives are to be used to haul infrastructure materials for two high speed construction projects, Phase 2 of LGV ...
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NewsFlexible tests of rigid catenary
SPAIN: Aries Ingeniería y Sistemas has supplied a catenary test bench which it says is is unique in Europe for infrastructure manager ADIF's Railway Technology Centre at the Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía near Málaga. It is designed to measure the performance of rigid catenary, with pre-loaded force and acceleration profiles ...
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NewsContract awarded for Nice tram Line 2
FRANCE: Greater Nice authority has awarded the Thaumasia consortium a €270m contract to build the 3⋅2 km underground section of Line 2 of the city’s tram network. Thaumasia is led by Bouygues Travaux Publics and includes Solétanche Bachy, CSM Bessac and Systra, as well as local companies Colas Midi ...
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NewsRussian Railways' 1·2tr rouble three-year investment plan
RUSSIA: The government met on November 14 to consider the draft three-year investment and financial plan for Russian Railways. This envisages spending 396bn roubles in 2014, 415bn roubles in 2015 and 438bn roubles in 2016. 'This is a lot, but then, the company's tasks are challenging too', said Prime Minister ...
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NewsHannover orders more TW 3000s as first one delivered
GERMANY: Hannover transport operator Üstra exercised an option to buy 50 light rail vehicles from Vossloh Kiepe on November 15. The follow-up order is worth €90m and coincides with the delivery of the first TW 3000 high-floor LRV ordered from a Vossloh Kiepe-Alstom consortium in 2011 under a €126m ...
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NewsParis inaugurates tram Line T7
FRANCE: The latest tram line in Paris opened on November 16 with two days of free travel. Line T7 runs from Villejuif-Louis Aragon, the southern terminus of metro Line 7, to Athis-Mons with 18 stops and a depot at Vitry-sur-Seine. The end-to-end journey time on the 11·2 km line is ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market November 2013
Australia: Transport for New South Wales has appointed Network Rail Consulting as independent safety assessor for the North West Rail Link project in Sydney. Whitehaven Coal has appointed Leighton Contractors to build a rail link between its Maules Creek mine project and the Werris Creek – Mungindi line. ...
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NewsStaying on touch on the metro
CHINA: Hong Kong's MTR Corp has announced that its entire network is to have 4G coverage by the end of the year, in addition to the free wi-fi hotspots now available at all stations. 'We know that staying in touch through mobile devices is an essential part of daily live ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market November 2013
Argentina: CNR is to supply 27 three-car DMUs for use on the Belgrano Sur commuter network in Buenos Aires from 2015. The government is to invite bids from Chinese manufacturers to finance and supply a further 32 three-car DMUs for the Sarmiento and Mitre networks. Australia: On October 11 ...
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NewsSBB launches Starbucks coffee coach
SWITZERLAND: A Swiss Federal Railways IC2000 double-deck buffet car has been refurbished and branded as a Starbucks Coffee House. From November 21 it will be used for a nine-month trial period on two daily services from Genève and Fribourg to St Gallen, and the success of the venture will be ...
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NewsRapid MetroRail Gurgaon opens
INDIA: Passenger services on the Rapid MetroRail Gurgaon light metro began on November 14. The 6·1 km standard-gauge line runs on an elevated alignment with six stations, linking Gurgaon Cyber City to the Delhi metro network at Sikanderpur on Line 2. Ticketing is integrated with Delhi metro. Design capacity of ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news in brief
Vossloh-Cogifer has opened a €3m track component R&D, customer service and training centre in Reichshoffen. It brings together work which was previously split between two sites, and includes a metallurgical laboratory with two fatigue and endurance test benches. Polish manufacturer KZN Biezanów and Spanish company Talleres Alegria have formed ...
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NewsISR sets out plans for electric fleet
ISRAEL: National railway ISR has issued a request for information about the potential supply of electric locomotives and multiple-units for its electrification programme. The first phase of the programme covers wiring around 420 km of existing and planned line at 25 kV 50 Hz. This includes the future 23 km ...
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NewsMetro-North and Long Island Rail Road PTC contracts awarded
USA: New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has awarded a consortium of Bombardier Transportation and Siemens Rail Automation contracts to supply Positive Train Control for the MTA Metro-North Railroad and MTA Long Island Rail Road commuter lines. This covers 1 100 km of track and 1 500 vehicles, carrying around 80 ...
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NewsNew line to Normandie to be studied
FRANCE: Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier announced on November 14 that RFF is to undertake studies for a new line between Paris and Rouen, with the aim of improving conventional services between the capital and the regions of Basse-Normandie and Haute-Normandie. The project is to be undertaken in two phases. The ...
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NewsFyra brand extinguished
NETHERLANDS: The Fyra brand name for services on HSL-Zuid is to disappear from the December 15 timetable change, and will be replaced by 'Intercity Direct'. Supplements for travel on the half-hourly domestic Rotterdam - Breda services are to be scrapped, but will remain for Schiphol - Rotterdam journeys. Passengers will ...