All Railway Gazette International articles in November 2019 – Page 4
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NewsUrban transport news in brief
Uraltransmash is testing a prototype 71-411 tram on the metre-gauge network in Yevpatoria. Series production could begin in 2020. A 4·8 km metro line with three stations opened in Wuhan on November 6. This would eventually form the southern end of Line 8, whose initial section opened ...
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NewsDanish parliament approves Vestfyn fast line
DENMARK: A law granting the Minister of Transport legal powers to build a 35 km line suitable for 250 km/h operation between Odense Vest and Kauslunde on the island of Fyn was approved by parliament on November 21. The double-track electrified Vestfyn line would be 4 km ...
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Metro Report InternationalSouth Korean consortium to build third Panamá City metro line
PANAMA: Metro de Panamá has selected a South Korean consortium as preferred bidder to carry out civil works on the capital’s third metro line. The HPH joint venture of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co, POSCO and Hyundai Engineering Co has been chosen for the 54-month contract. It ...
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Metro Report InternationalEgis selected to study third Warszawa metro line
POLAND: Metro Warszawskie has selected a preferred bidder to undertake technical studies for a planned third metro line in the capital, the metro authority announced on November 19. Initial results are due to be published three months after contract signature, which is itself expected after the statutory ...
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Metro Report InternationalModertrans to supply 30 trams to Łódź
POLAND: Modertrans is to supply 30 low-floor trams to operate on the metre-gauge network in Łódź. Deliveries under the 268m złoty contract are due by the end of September 2022. The Poznań-based supplied beat bids from Stadler, Pesa and Bozankaya. The rolling stock has been ordered as ...
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NewsMaine acquisition as CP looks coast-to-coast again
INTERNATIONAL: Canadian Pacific has agreed to acquire the Central Maine & Quebec Railway from Fortress Transportation & Infrastructure Investors LLC, the two companies announced on November 20. CMQ operates a 774 km network in Québec and Maine, largely comprising the former Canadian Atlantic Railway and Banger & ...
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Metro Report InternationalPaks opts for Solaris buses
HUNGARY: Solaris Bus & Coach is to supply 10 battery electric buses to Paks, the Polish manufacturer announced on November 19. The vehicles and five chargers are due to be delivered within 11 months of signing the €4·7m contract. Six of the buses would be the 12 ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
The Freight Transport Association has called on the government to secure the future of High Speed 2 and reassure businesses of its commitment to infrastructure investment. ‘FTA and its members are excited about the prospect of HS2 and what it can deliver for the logistics industry. With ...
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NewsPolarteknik begins production of next-generation of train door control units
FINLAND: Polarteknik has begun production of its latest design of control units for internal doors on trains. The D56 is designed with the flexibility to accommodate the varing passenger flow and functionality requirements of vestibules, saloon, catering vehicles, accessible toilets and gangway fire doors. As well as ...
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NewsFirst Amtrak Avelia emerges
USA: The first of 28 Avelia Liberty trainsets being assembled by Alstom to operate Amtrak’s Acela Express services has been outshopped at the manufacturer’s Hornell plant, ahead of the start of test running. Ordered in 2016 as part of a $2·45bn package of ...
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Rail Business UKSunday service ‘revolution’ coming to Wales
UK: Transport for Wales has announced a ‘Sunday railway revolution’, with the December timetable change due to bring a 40% increase in services as a step towards ‘a truly seven-day railway.’ The 186 additional services will include increased frequencies on the Valley Lines, the introduction of Sunday ...
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Metro Report InternationalBYD to supply 379 electric buses to Bogotá
COLOMBIA: Bogotá transport authority TransMilenio has ordered 379 electric buses from BYD, the Chinese supplier announced on November 15. The first vehicles from what BYD says is its largest order for the Latin American market would be delivered in mid-2020, and would enter revenue service in September. ...
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Rail Business UKRail Industry Ambassadors wanted
UK: The Young Rail Professionals networking and educational association is recruiting volunteer Rail Industry Ambassadors to visit schools, colleges, universities and career fairs to raise awareness of the ‘fantastic’ career opportunities available within the rail industry. Ambassadors are sought from all levels of the industry, from frontline ...
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Metro Report InternationalWiesbaden takes delivery of eCitaro buses
GERMANY: The first three of 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses that Daimler Buses is supplying to Wiesbaden transport operator ESWE Verkehr were handed over on November 18. Seven more are scheduled to be delivered from Daimler’s Mannheim factory by the end of December, with the remaining 46 due ...
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Metro Report InternationalSolaris submits lowest bid to supply 50 electric buses to Kraków
POLAND: Solaris Bus & Coach has submitted the lowest bid to supply 50 electric buses to MPK Kraków. Solaris’ 134·5m złoty bid compares with 151·9m złoty from Daimler subsidiary EvoBus Polska. The Poznań-based CAF subsidiary would supply 18 m long articulated air-conditioned buses along with 50 battery ...
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Organisations
Metropolitana Milanese SpA (MM)
MM is the metro construction authority, the operator is Azienda Trasporti Milanesi. See Milano network map. MM is also construction authority for Napoli metro Line 1. See Napoli network map. AddressVia del Vecchio Politecnico 8,20121 MilanoItalyPhone+39 02 77471Fax+39 02 780033Emailinfo@metropolitanamilanese.itWebsitewww.metropolitanamilanese.it
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Organisations
Metro 5 SpA
Single route, opened 2013, under a 27-year public-private concession. See Milano network map. A consortium was established in 2006 to build and operate Line 5, comprising FS Italiane, Ansaldo STS, Alstom, Hitachi Rail Italy and Azienda Trasporti Milanesi, and using Ansaldo STS driverless operation similar to København metro. The construction ...
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Metro Report InternationalYamanote track slew completed
Photo: Akihiro Nakamura JAPAN: East Japan Railway successfully completed a realignment of its Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku suburban lines in central Tokyo with a rare blockade over the weekend of November 16-17. Photo: Akihiro Nakamura The realignment forms part of the project to build a ...
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NewsDB Regio places Mireo order
GERMANY: DB Regio has formally awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply seven Miro electric multiple-units for use on services from Karlsruhe to Bruchsal, Heidelberg and Mannheim which it is to operate as part of the Netz 7b operating contract. The three-car units with more than 200 ...
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Organisations
Subterraneos de Buenos Aires SE (SBASE)
SBASE is responsible for metro construction projects and is the controlling authority for operation of the concessioned Metrovias network. See Buenos Aires network map. AddressAgüero 481171 Buenos AiresArgentinaPhone+54 11 5166 5800Fax+54 11 5166 5917Emailsbase@sbase.com.arWebsitewww.buenosaires.gob.ar/subte Company size Employees100