All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2012 – Page 4
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NewsUtrecht tram contracts placed
NETHERLANDS: Utrecht regional transport authority BRU has confirmed that Qbuzz is to take over the operation of the sneltram light rail line linking the city with the satellite towns of Nieuwegein and IJsselstein, as well as local bus services. The company will replace existing operator Connexxion in December 2013, ...
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NewsChinese wagons for western Europe due to arrive
FRANCE: CNR Jinan has completed the first of a batch of wagons ordered by leasing company Atir-Rail in June last year. As well as marking CNR Jinan’s entry into the European market, it is thought to be the first European order for Chinese wagons since a build for Albania in ...
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NewsUnion Pacific acquires key link in western Oklahoma
USA: Union Pacific confirmed on October 8 that it had acquired complete ownership of a former Rock Island line which links Texas and Kansas through the western part of Oklahoma. The line has been acquired under a lease-purchase agreement signed on November 1 1982. After the Chicago, Rock Island & ...
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NewsQueensland to cut its stake in QR National
AUSTRALIA: The Queensland government is to reduce its stake in rail freight operator QR National from 34% to 16%, state Treasurer Tim Nicholls announced on October 8. The state had retained a one-third interest when the business was floated in November 2010. Responding to proposals presented by UBS, Nicholls said ...
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NewsAssessing the human factor
USA: The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded an ‘indefinite delivery, indefinite quality’ contract running to May 14 2017 to Alion Science & Technology as part of its accident reduction research initiative. Worth up to $10m, the contract covers research to assess ‘human performance in rail operations and maintenance’. Alion will ...
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NewsSNC-Lavalin selected to build Vancouver’s Evergreen Line
CANADA: British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure announced on October 4 that it had selected a consortium led by SNC-Lavalin as preferred bidder for the contract to design, build and finance the Evergreen Line linking Burnaby, Port Moody and Coquitlam, east of Vancouver. Running from Lougheed Town Centre in ...
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NewsNorth Metro Rail Line design contract awarded
USA: Denver Regional Transportation District has appointed AECOM to assist with final design of the first two sections of the 29 km North Metro Rail Line commuter project, which will link SH7/162nd Avenue, Northglenn, Thornton and Commerce City in Denver's northern suburbs with Union Station. Under the contract announced on ...
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NewsContract awarded for South 200th extension
USA: Construction of a 2⋅56 km extension of Seattle’s light rail network from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street is scheduled to begin early next year, following the award of a US$169m design-build contract by Sound Transit to PCL Civil Constructors Inc. The South 200th Link Extension is now expected ...
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NewsDB Schenker launches second London – Poland service
EUROPE: DB Schenker Rail launched its second weekly service between the UK and Wroclaw in Poland on October 8, when a train loaded with ‘a range of manufactured goods’ departed from Barking in east London at 23.36. Having launched a weekly service in November 2011, DB Schenker has now doubled ...
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NewsIRSE innovation award
INTERNATIONAL: The Institution of Railway Signal Engineers is seeking entries for the first IRSE Innovation Award to recognise significant innovations in the field of railway traffic management, train control, telecommunications and related disciplines. Launched to mark the IRSE's Centenary, the IRSE Innovation Award will be made for an innovative system, ...
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NewsTrensurb seeks more EMUs
BRAZIL: Porto Alegre regional metro operator Trensurb began tendering for a fleet of 15 four-car electric multiple-units on October 8. Prospective bidders have until October 31 to submit their proposals. The contract is expected to be worth up to RS$220m, funded by the federal government’s PAC programme to stimulate economic ...
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NewsMünchen’s new metro car unveiled
GERMANY: The C2 metro trainset for München operator MVG was unveiled on October 5 as the first painted bodyshell was formally presented to city utility company SWM at the Siemens Rail Systems plant in Wien. Under what the manufacturer says is the largest rolling stock order ever placed for the ...
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NewsNS could take stake in Den Haag transport operator
NETHERLANDS: A letter of intent under which national passenger operator NS could take a 49% stake in Den Haag bus and tram operator HTM was signed by the two parties and the city council on September 25. The deal could help to improve integration and travel information to encourage modal ...
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NewsPrime Minister launches work on Belarus rolling stock factory
BELARUS: Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich attended a ceremony on October 4 to launch construction of a factory at Fanipol near Minsk where a 40:60 joint venture of tram manufacturer Belkommunmash and Stadler Rail of Switzerland will jointly assemble rolling stock for the CIS market. ‘We are planning to build a ...
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NewsKaohsiung tenders catenary-free light rail project
TAIWAN: Bids are due by November 8 for a turnkey contract to construct and equip the first stage of Kaohsiung’s long-planned circular light rail line, which is now to be built as a catenary-free project. Authorised by the national government last year, the line was to be implemented as a ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - October 2012
Construction of the 33·8 km Nanjing metro Line 4 is to begin by the end of this year for completion by late 2015. The 5·1 km Northwest light rail extension to Dunlap Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, has been brought forward, with completion now envisaged for 2016. The project was to ...
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NewsNews in Brief - October 2012
Veolia Transport has been awarded a two-year extension to its contract to operate commuter services in Auckland, New Zealand. The 10-year contract was originally due to end in March 2014. EBRD is providing a senior 15-year loan of up to €46·4m to fund an upgrade of the 30 km Kumanovo ...
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NewsFrench government sets out transport priorities
FRANCE: The broad outlines of future transport policy were unveiled by Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier at a cabinet meeting on October 3. As well as supporting economic development, this would aim to ensure equal treatment for all regions and facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy. Cuvillier announced that a ...
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NewsForth bridge to be replaced
AUSTRALIA: Tasmania's state-owned railway TasRail has awarded VEC Civil Engineering a contract to replace the Forth River Rail Bridge. The deal announced on October 5 is the latest in a series of bridge replacement contracts with a total value of A$20m won by VEC, which is to build new bridges ...