All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2009 – Page 4
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NewsHangzhou Metro places train order
CHINA: Hangzhou Metro has ordered 48 six-car trains from CSR Nanjing Puzhen to work its first line. The 1·8bn yuan contract was signed on September 27 by Hangzhou Metro Group Chairman Ding Di Gang and CSR’s General Manager.Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, is planning a 278 km network with ...
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NewsTram and signalling agreements signed in Kazakhstan
KAZAKHSTAN: Two co-operation agreements were signed by Alstom CEO Patrick Kron on October 6 within the framework of a Franco-Kazakh business forum held during President Sarkozy’s visit to Kazakhstan.Firstly, Kron signed a memorandum of co-operation with the Mayor of Astana for the creation of a tram network as part of ...
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NewsExpansion projects support Queensland growth
AUSTRALIA: Queensland Transport Minister Rachel Nolan announced the completion of a A$49m, 7 km track doubling project in the Central Bowen Basin on September 18. 'Commissioning of the Grantleigh to Tunnel section means nearly 200 km of track has been duplicated on the Blackwater System since 2006, providing additional ...
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NewsEDSA struggles to cope
PHILIPPINES: Having bought out the promoters of Manila’s EDSA project, the government must decide what to do with the capital’s busiest light rail route, amid suggestions that it could be returned to the private sector. Built by Metro Rail Transit Corp, the 168 km MRT3 line along Epifano dos ...
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NewsPolish ETCS programme continues
POLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has selected Bombardier Transportation as the preferred bidder for a contract to install ETCS Level 2 on the route from Legnica to Wgliniec and Bielewa Dolna on the German border. Part of corridor E-30, the route has been recently upgraded for operation at up to ...
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NewsThree shortlisted for rolling motorway
FRANCE: Transport Minister Jean-Louis Borloo and Transport Secretary Dominique Bussereau announced on October 5 that three bidders had been shortlisted for the concession to operate a service carrying road trailers between the Aquitaine region, Paris and Nord-Pas-de-Calais. Known as the Autoroute Ferroviaire Atlantique, the service is due to start in ...
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NewsWork starts on Manukau Rail Link
NEW ZEALAND: Transport Minister Steven Joyce turned the first sod on September 18 to launch construction of the first new passenger rail route in Auckland since the Eastern Line opened in 1930. The 2 km Manukau Rail Link will branch off from the Southern Line at Puhinui then run ...
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NewsAll aboard the I-Bullet
JAPAN: JR Central is stepping up efforts to sell Shinkansen technology to other countries. Announcing details of an export version of the Series N700 trainset called the N700-I Bullet at the HSR Summit in London last month, JR Central’s Senior Executive Director Tsutomu Morimura emphasised the need to consider Shinkansen ...
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NewsPointers October 2009
Following the start of trial operations to Cerillos using an ex-FEVE DMU, the city of Salta in Argentina has signed an agreement with the provincial and federal governments that should see up to 50m pesos invested in developing the Tren Urbano network with 17 stations. A project to restore ...
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NewsVale coal haul
COLOMBIA: Last month Brazilian mining firm Vale expected to begin using the Atlantic railway network to carry up to 3·5 million tonnes of coal a year between its mines and Puerto Córdoba. Vale bought a 8·4% stake in railway concessionaire Fenoco in April, and has built a 7 km ...
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NewsMetro operating shortlist down to two
Local transport authority Nexus has postponed naming a preferred bidder for a seven-year Tyne & Wear Metro operating contract until early 2010. Two candidates, DB Regio Tyne & Wear and the in-house Nexus bid team, have been asked to ‘revise and confirm’ their detailed tenders with a view to ...
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NewsSydney Metro operator shortlist announced
AUSTRALIA: Two consortia have been shortlisted to bid for the Integrated Metro Operations contract for phase 1 of Sydney Metro between Central and Rozelle.The successful bidders are: Kujika consortium, comprising Bovis Lend Lease, Downer EDI, Keolis, McConnell Dowell, Thales and financial advisor Plenary Group; Met One, comprising Serco, Bombardier Transportation, ...
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News€500m loan for Paris tram T3 extension
FRANCE: A €500m agreement to finance an extension of tram line T3 in the east of Paris was signed by Anne Hidalgo, First Deputy to the Mayor of Paris, and Philippe de Fontaine Vive Curtaz, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, on September 28. EIB has previously contributed €130m towards ...
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NewsFurther firm orders for Talent 2
GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn has placed further firm orders for Bombardier Talent 2 electric multiple -units within the terms of a framework agreement for up to 321 of the modular trainsets. The latest order announced on October 2 is worth €35m. It covers four three-car and four five-car Class 442 ...
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NewsBridge opening completes link
TURKMENISTAN: President Yushchenko of Ukraine joined President Berdimuhamedov to open a 1414 m bridge over the Amu Darya river between Atamyrat and Kerkichi on September 16. The 14 spans were built by Ukranian firm Ukrtransstroy at a cost of US$123m, connecting the main rail network with lines on ...
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NewsFirst ETCS contract for French conventional network
FRANCE: Infrastructure manager RFF announced on September 28 that it had awarded its first contract to install ETCS Level 1 on conventional routes to Alstom. Due for completion by 2018, the project should see Level 1 installed on the 2 200 km that form the French sections of European ...
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NewsTrain seats get own business unit
GERMANY: Vehicle seat manufacturer Grammer has established Grammer Railway Interior GmbH as a wholly-owned subsidiary which will be responsible for the group's rail activities from January 1. The company said this will provide the rail business unit with greater independence and facilitate more flexible decision making, reflecting the project-based ...
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NewsCzech regional passenger franchising agreed
CZECH REPUBLIC: A key agreement paving the way for regional services to be operated under long-term contracts has been signed by the government and 14 regional authorities. The intention is that the contract system will be opened to competition, however practical constraints are likely to mean that CD will be ...
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