All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2011 – Page 3
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NewsMadrid - Barcelona at 310 km/h with ETCS Level 2
SPAIN: The journey times of four high speed services between Madrid and Barcelona are to be cut to 2 h 30 min from October 24, following the commissioning of ETCS Level 2 signalling between Madrid and Lleida. Commissioning between Lleida and Barcelona is scheduled for December, when more services will ...
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NewsLED signal conversion kit
UK: Following successful trials, UK infrastructure manager Network Rail has granted full approval for the SL35 LED Light Engine which has been introduced by Howells Railway Products as a direct replacement for signal filament lamps. The Light Engine is compatible with existing electrical and lamp proving systems, offering ...
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NewsLocomotive rebuilds target emissions and power
LATVIA: On show at Riga's Central station in conjunction with the 1520 Strategic Partnership meeting are two prototype locomotives rebuilt by the national railway's rolling stock services subsidiary LDZ Ritosa Sastava Serviss to comply with European Stage IIIA emissions standards. The more powerful of the two is a CME3-M Co-Co ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market October 2011
Australia: UGL has won orders totalling A$88m to supply seven C44ACi locomotives to 'a leading resources company in the Hunter Valley region' and 13 GE Evolution locos for Rio Tinto's Pilbara iron ore operations. China: CSR subsidiaries have signed contracts to supply China Railway Investment Corp with wagons worth ...
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NewsAlstom and Transmashholding agree 2ES5 production split
RUSSIA: Alstom and Transmashholding have signed contracts setting out how they will co-operate to produce the 200 twin-section 2ES5 electric freight locomotives which Russian Railways ordered in June. Announcing the agreement on September 29, Alstom said its share of the €1bn deal is worth €400m. As with the EP20 ...
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NewsTata Steel completes rail plant upgrade
FRANCE: Tata Steel held an event on September 29 to mark the completion of a €35m project upgrade the rail mill at its Hayange plant. Described by the steel maker as the most significant investment in the site for more than a decade, the 18-month project was undertaken to boost ...
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NewsSBB Cargo electro-diesel shunter unveiled
SWITZERLAND: The first of 30 Eem923 electro-diesel shunting locomotives ordered by SBB Cargo was unveiled at Stadler's Winterthur plant on October 14. SBB placed a SFr88m order for the two-axle locomotives in July 2010, with the aim of replacing the Type Bm4/4 and various outdated three-axle designs. The ...
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NewsWorld infrastructure market October 2011
Australia: Ansaldo STS has won a A$7·3m contract to supply signalling and train control systems for Pacific National's Greta Train Support Facility in the Hunter Valley. The NSW government has awarded a consortium led by Aecom and including Parsons Brinckerhoff, Grimshaw and Cox Architects a contract to design the ...
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NewsIR launches air-conditioned double-deck stock
INDIA: The first Indian Railways double-deck rolling stock to feature air-conditioning was officially launched by Minister of Railways Dinesh Trivedi at Howrah station on October 1. The Ministry of Railways said the successful development of an air-conditioned version of the double-deck stock by the Research Development & Standard Organisation and ...
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NewsInfineon and Bombardier announce power electronics agreement
INTERNATIONAL: Infineon Technologies has announced a five-year strategic agreement to supply Bombardier Transportation with IGBT power semiconductors for rail vehicle traction systems. Infineon will reserve manufacturing capacity for Bombardier, which will contribute towards the required investment. The companies will also collaborate to optimise energy efficiency and reliability. 'Our ...
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NewsZF Group to begin gearbox production in USA
USA: ZF Group has established a business unit to serve the North American rail market and configured part of its manufacturing plant in Gainesville, Georgia, to produce heavy and light rail vehicles gearboxes which meet 'Buy America' requirements. 'The framework we’ve established in Gainesville not only prepares ...
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NewsProgressive Pesa pushes into new markets
POLAND: Rolling stock supplier Pesa Bydgoszcz has won a contract to build a self-propelled infrastructure inspection vehicle for use by Russian Railways. The deal was signed at the Trako trade fair in Gdansk on October 12 by Pesa’s President & Director General Tomas Zaboklicki and RZD Vice-President Valentin Gapanovich. Zabolicki ...
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NewsDB Regio wins Dieselnetz Nordthüringen tender
GERMANY: The Land of Thüringen's transport ministry awarded DB Regio the Dieselnetz Nordthüringen passenger operating contract on October 7, saying the bid was selected on the basis of quality and efficiency. Running for 12 years from December 2013, the contract covers the operation of 2·6 million train-km/year on routes ...
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NewsEBRD supports private sector wagon owner
UKRAINE: European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is supporting private rolling stock owner Interleaseinvest's acquisition of around 2 500 open and hot pellet wagons, through the provision of a US$45m loan and a similar amount syndicated to Raiffeisen Bank International, Erste Group Bank and UniCredit Bank Austria. Announcing the loan ...
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NewsSaudi Landbridge to go ahead as state project
SAUDI ARABIA: On October 10 the Council of Ministers decided to proceed with the Saudi Landbridge east-west freight line as a state-funded project. The line linking Dammam on the Gulf with Jeddah Islamic Port on the Red Sea will be state owned and financed by the ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - October 2011
Following surveys by a Russian firm, the government of Myanmar has dropped plans for a 50 km metro in the greenfield capital Naypyitaw, saying the population density is too low. Delhi Metro Rail Corp opened a 3·3 km branch of the Green Line from Ashok Park Main to Satguru ...
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NewsNorthrail restructured under investment programme
PHILIPPINES: Completion of the protracted Northrail project is at the heart of a five-year infrastructure investment package worth 565bn pesos unveiled by Transportation & Communications Secretary Mar Roxas on October 6. Plans to build an 80 km standard gauge line from Caloocan, on the northern edge of the capital, to ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
Amsted Rail rebranded its Unit Rail & Advanced Track Products division as Amsted Rail Product Solutions with effect from September 1. 'Our company has experienced substantial growth through acquisition and with multiple brands the message gets muddled, we needed to present a clear picture of who we are and what ...
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NewsLog cradle bases increase capacity
NEW ZEALAND: KiwiRail expects to increase the payload of its log wagons by 20% to 50% though the use of a new cradle base which will enable three bunks to be carried per wagon, or a total of 36 tonnes. KiwiRail is aiming to grow its forestry traffic in the ...
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NewsWashing up
EUROPE: Following extensive testing in Germany, Winterhalter has launched an under-counter dishwasher for dining car kitchens. The Rail 50 is designed to be leak proof despite the constant vibrations on trains. It can handle voltage fluctuation, and in an emergency can be emptied without power at sub-zero temperatures. Winterhalter says ...