All Railway Gazette International articles in November 2018 – Page 7
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NewsUS high speed train safety standards issued
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has amended its safety standards for passenger trains to create a new category covering trains operating at speeds up to 220 miles/h (355 km/h), in what it said was ‘one of the most significant enhancements to the nation’s passenger rail design standards in a century’. ...
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NewsFNM orders diesel-battery multiple-units
ITALY: A framework agreement for Stadler to supply Lombardia regional operator FNM with between 30 and 50 battery-equipped 140 km/h diesel multiple-units for use on Ferrovienord services was signed in Milano on November 21. The agreement runs for eight years with a value of €6·395m per unit, and envisages the ...
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Metro Report InternationalBYD to supply electric buses to Guayaquil
ECUADOR: Bus operator Saucinc has signed a US$7·7m credit agreement with state development bank CFN to finance the purchase of 20 electric buses from BYD. Due to be delivered by March 2019, the 12 m buses will have capacity for 80 passengers and will be equipped with air-conditioning and ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
Italian supplier Sigma is to supply c2c with ETS90 ticket vending machines featuring large LED screens which can be used for infotainment and advertising. The contract is Sigma’s first in the UK, having previously supplied c2c’s parent company Trenitalia and Italo-NTV in its home market as well as the Athens ...
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Metro Report InternationalLondon bus depot goes electric
UK: RATP Dev announced on November 15 that it had completed the upgrade of its Shepherd’s Bush depot in west London to operate electric buses. Last year RATP Dev London ordered 36 10·8 m Enviro200 EV battery buses from a BYD-Alexander Dennis consortium. To be stabled at Shepherd’s Bush, ...
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Metro Report InternationalSix more metro projects launched in Guangzhou
CHINA: A ceremony at Higher Education Mega Center South station on November 19 marked the launch of six metro construction projects in Guangzhou. The projects will add 111·7 km and 67 stations to the network and are cumulatively worth 100bn yuan. The network is currently 391·7 route-km, and 15 ...
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NewsWabtec offers hosted PTC back-office for ASLRRA members
USA: The American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association has entered into an agreement for Wabtec Railway Electronics to provide Positive Train Control to its member railways using a hosted multi-tenant back office system. This is designed to offer complete PTC back-office functionality within a package which is cost-effective for ...
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NewsHydrogen train operation planned
GERMANY: The Länder of Brandenburg and Berlin are planning the joint award of a contract for the development and operation of hydrogen fuel cell powered trains on the RB27 Heidekrautbahn route. The proposed contract would start in December 2022 and run for 15 years, a length selected to provide experience ...
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NewsTalgo selected for Latvian EMU contract
LATVIA: National passenger operator Pasazieru Vilciens has selected Talgo to supply a fleet of 32 electric multiple-units for suburban and regional services, CEO Rodzers Janis Grigulis announced on November 21. Formal award of the contract is expected to follow the 10-day regulatory standstill period. The Talgo VitTal EMUs are to ...
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NewsKeolis to operate Tours public transport for seven more years
FRANCE: Transport authority Tours Métropole Val de Loire renewed its contract with Keolis to operate and maintain the city’s Fil Bleu public transport network on November 19. The seven-year contract running from January 1 2019 is expected to generate revenue of €427m. Keolis intends to increase the number of ...
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Metro Report InternationalAutonomous bus trial planned for Edinburgh
UK: Passenger-carrying trials of full-sized autonomous buses is due to take place in Edinburgh from 2020. Government research funding body Innovate UK is contributing £4·4m towards the project, with additional funding coming from operator Stagecoach East Scotland, Transport Scotland, bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, technology company Fusion Processing and mobility ...
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NewsVästtrafik increases EMU order
SWEDEN: Västra Götaland transport authority Västtrafik announced an order for a further five Bombardier Transportation Zefiro Express electric multiple-units on November 22. The order has been placed as an option on a SKr3·8bn contract for an initial 40 of the units which was announced in March and included ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Rio Grande Pacific Technology has acquired Innovative Solutions In Signaling, which is based in Louisville, Kentucky. The sale was handled by RR Mergers & Acquisitions. 'This is an exciting acquisition which extends our market line and provides access to new rail projects and customers', said RIOTECH President & CEO Greg ...
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NewsBEML to supply 378 metro cars to Mumbai
INDIA: BEML has been selected to supply 63 six-car driverless trainsets to operate on Mumbai metro lines 2A, 2B and 7, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs announced on November 22. The state-owned company’s bid of Rs30·15bn was the lowest, beating bids from Alstom, Bombardier, a consortium of ...
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NewsMarmaray corridor to open in Q1 2019, minister says
TURKEY: Transport Minister Cahit Turhan provided a progress update on November 16 on three new line projects as they near completion under the railway investment Master Plan. The government’s priority is completion of the surface works along the Marmaray corridor which runs across Istanbul from Gebze on the Asian side ...
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NewsBombardier selected for Wiener Lokalbahnen LRV contract
AUSTRIA: Wiener Lokalbahnen has selected Bombardier Transportation Austria as preferred bidder to supply up to 34 light rail vehicles, the operator announced on November 23. Bombardier’s bid in the tender called in February was judged as the best. The contract, due to be signed after the statutory 10-day standstill ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market - November 2018
Australia: Rail Projects Victoria has appointed the Aurecon Jacobs Mott MacDonald JV as technical adviser for the Victorian Rail Infrastructure Programme, which includes the Melbourne airport rail link and electrification. China: China Railway Electrification Bureau Group has been awarded the 6· 5bn yuan E&M contract for Section MHSD-2 ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market - November 2018
Bangladesh: Hyundai Rotem announced on October 11 that it had won a US$239m order to supply 70 diesel-electric 110 km/h locomotives for BR’s metre-gauge Dhaka – Chittagong route. Production at Changwon is due to begin in 2020 for delivery by 2023. Canada: VIA Rail has awarded Rail GD a ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
BNSF Logistics has expanded its fleet with a TEXX 900 wagon for transporting abnormal loads. The 20-axle shiftable well wagon has a capacity of more than 400 tonnes and can be moved 330 mm up, 280 mm down and 355 mm sideways. ‘The TEXX 900 is one of three similar ...
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NewsMedway seeks Iberian freight growth
PORTUGAL: Private freight operator Medway is planning to invest €25m in a new intermodal terminal at Famalicão. The subsidiary of shipping line MSC Group hopes that construction can begin next year, once Famalicão municipality and infrastructure manager Infraestruturas de Portugal have given final sign-off. According to Medway President Carlos ...