All Railway Gazette International articles in November 2013 – Page 4
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NewsSolaris Tramino presented to Jena
GERMANY: The first of five Solaris Tramino trams for Jena was officially presented to city transport operator Jenaer Nahverkehr on November 9, named ‘Erlangen’ after Jena’s twin city. ‘From January 2014 the elegant and timeless design of these vehicles will enrich our city’s landscape’, said Jenaer Nahverkehr Managing Director ...
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NewsFirst Citadis Compact tram unveiled
FRANCE: Contemporary artist Hervé Di Rosa conceived the distinctive livery of the first Citadis Compact tram, unveiled at Alstom's La Rochelle plant on November 14. Alstom has developed Citadis Compact as an affordable option for 'intermediate-sized' cities with between 50 000 and 100 000 people. The Pays d'Aubagne et de ...
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NewsCSX and GE to test LNG locomotives
USA: A pilot programme to assess the use of liquefied natural gas to fuel locomotives was announced by CSX Corp and GE Transportation on November 13. Field tests are scheduled to begin in 2014. GE Transportation will supply its NextFuel retrofit kits which provide dual-fuel capability for Evolution Series locomotives. ...
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NewsDenver selects North Metro preferred bidder
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has selected the GBBH joint venture for the North Metro Rail Line design-build contract. Balfour Beatty Rail holds a 50% stake in GBBH, which includes Graham Contracting, Hamon Contractors, Stantec Consulting Services and its subconsultant Parsons Brinckerhoff. The project is valued at $343m. The ...
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NewsMTR Express orders Flirts for Stockholm - Göteborg open access service
SWEDEN: The MTR Nordic subsidiary of Hong Kong's MTR Corp has ordered six Stadler Flirt electric multiple-units for use on open access inter-city services which will compete with national operator SJ between Stockholm and Göteborg. Delivery is scheduled for autumn 2014, with MTR Express services to begin once commissioning is ...
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NewsDrivers taking the tablets
BELGIUM: Freight operator SNCB Logistics has provided all its drivers with Samsung tablet computers under the Rail Information Train Assistant project. RITA eliminates the need to carry heavy documentation such as manuals and details of timetable updates. It speeds up the completion of time sheets and driver’s reports, with all ...
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NewsStockholm agrees metro expansion
SWEDEN: The Swedish government, Stockholm municipality, Greater Stockholm and the councils of Solna, Nacka and Järfälla have agreed on a 19 km expansion of the Stockholm metro network. The parties will take joint responsibility for the SKr19·5bn project. The Blue Line is to be extended southeast to Nacka Forum ...
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NewsFerrovial wins RENFE on-train catering contract
SPAIN: National operator RENFE has awarded Ferrovial Servicios a four-year contract worth €252·8m to provide catering on board its high speed and long-distance services. Due to start on December 1, the contract includes a two-year extension option worth a further €126·4m. RENFE says that the new contract will reduce its ...
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NewsDB plans Berlin S-Bahn fleet renewal
GERMANY: DB subsidiary S-Bahn Berlin GmbH has invited expressions of interest by December 9 in a framework contract for up to 1 380 new EMUs, which would potentially enable the complete replacement of the existing S-Bahn fleet. The first tranche of new vehicles would be called off in the ...
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NewsSão Paulo metro Line 6 concessionaire selected
BRAZIL: The Move São Paulo consortium of Odebrecht Transport, Queiroz Galvão, UTC Participações and Eco Realty-Fundo de Investimento em Participações has been selected to build and operate São Paulo metro Line 6. Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo restarted the tender for the concession in April after the original ...
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NewsMoscow metro extended to Zhulebino
RUSSIA: A 5 km extension to Moscow metro Line 7 opened on November 9. This extends the line southeast from Vykhino to Zhulebino, with an intermediate station at Lermontovskiy Prospekt. The extension puts 90% of the population of Zhulebino district within ‘walking distance’ of the metro, according to Moscow ...
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NewsTfGM backs Manchester tram-train proposals
UK: A report outlining proposals for the development of tram-train services sharing tracks with heavy rail services and also running on-street was approved by Transport for Greater Manchester Committee's Capital Projects & Policy Sub-Committee on November 7. An initial study into the feasibility, cost and benefits of potential routes has ...
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NewsUnited Wagon Co and Tatravagónka open bogie casting plant
SLOVAKIA: Prime Minister Robert Fico and Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin attended the official launch of the Railway Casted Components joint venture on November 7. RCC has been established by Tatravagónka and Russia's United Wagon Co to produce Barber bogie castings for 1520 mm gauge wagons. The partners have invested ...
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NewsMining firms to have access to Chemin de fer Congo-Océan
CONGO: The government has confirmed that it will allow Australian mine developer Equatorial Resources to use the 1 067 mm gauge Chemin de fer Congo-Océan to export iron ore from its proposed Mayoko-Moussondji mine. The Ministry of Transport has agreed that CFCO and Pointe-Noire port authority PAPN ...
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NewsZOS Zvolen produces demonstrator DMU
SLOVAKIA: ZOS Zvolen has rolled out a demonstrator two-car diesel multiple-unit produced by rebuilding a Class 810/010 two-axle railcar and trailer. The latest update of the Class 810 family is derived from two Class 813/913 DMUs supplied to Czech operator GW Train Regio in late 2012. The partly ...
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NewsCoal wagon delivery
BOTSWANA: South Africa’s Transnet Engineering is delivering 30 coal wagons, 260 salt wagons and 272 general purpose wagons to Botswana Railways. The national operator is upgrading its fleet and has also called tenders for the supply of eight diesel locomotives. The coal wagons have entered traffic on ...
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NewsMainzelbahn approved
GERMANY: Stadtwerke Mainz has approved the construction of the 9·2 km Mainzelbahn tram extension from Hauptbahnhof West to Lerchenberg. The metre-gauge line would have 15 stops. Approval is subject to federal and Land grants being confirmed. Of the €83·6m cost, Stadtwerke Mainz would bear €31m, with €44m coming from ...
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NewsJapanese EMUs arrive in Jakarta
INDONESIA: KAI Commuter Jabodetabek, the subsidiary of national railway PT KAI which operates services over the electrified suburban network around Jakarta, has taken delivery of a fleet of 30 second-hand EMUs acquired from East Japan Railway as part of a fleet renewal programme. Dating from the mid-1980s, the high-density Series ...
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News'Eventful' financial year at Siemens
SIEMENS: Earnings in the 'eventful' financial year to September 30 were weighed down by a number of special charges including those related to high speed trains, Siemens AG President & CEO Joe Kaeser said on November 7 when presenting the company's results. Orders were up 10% on the previous year ...
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NewsFlat rate for China to Europe container traffic
INTERNATIONAL: On November 7 a timetable for the establishment of jointly-owned intermodal freight operator United Transport & Logistics Co was agreed in Astana by President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin, First Deputy Head of Belarusian Railways Vladimir Mikhailyuk and President of Kazakh national railway KTZ Askar Mamin. UTLC is expected ...