All Railway Gazette International articles in October 2017 – Page 5
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NewsPortal Bridge renewal launched
USA: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Amtrak Board Chairman Tony Coscia marked the start of work on the long-planned replacement of the Portal Bridge with a groundbreaking ceremony on October 13. The 110-year old two-track swing bridge over the Hackensack River between Kearny and Seacaucus has long been a ...
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NewsOlomouc orders EVO1 trams
CZECH REPUBLIC: Operator DP Olomouc signed a KC212·6m contract on October 4 for the supply of eight EVO1 trams. Krnovské Opravny a Strojírny will supply its single-section low-floor EVO1 model, produced under the Alliance TW Team that also includes Pragoimex and VKV Praha. Three of the unidirectional vehicles ...
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NewsTalgo developing plans for UK rolling stock factory
UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer Talgo has confirmed that it is developing plans to open a factory in the UK with a ‘fully localised supply chain’, to support its strategy of gaining a foothold in the British and Irish rolling stock manufacturing and overhaul markets. Talgo President Carlos de Palacio ...
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Metro Report InternationalWork begins on new Hamburg U-Bahn workshop
GERMANY: Hamburg Transport Senator Frank Horch and Hamburger Hochbahn Technical Director Jens-Günter Lang laid the foundation stone for a new workshop on October 12. Due to open in early 2019, the €44m facility is being built east of the U2 and U4 line between Legienstraße and Billstedt stations. It ...
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NewsLocoTech opens modernised maintenance depot
RUSSIA: LocoTech inaugurated a modernised rolling stock maintenance facility in Komsomolsk-na-Amur on the Baikal-Amur Magistral route on October 4. The former Russian Railways depot was transferred to the LocoTech through a PPP agreement under which the company has modernised the site in return for a 40-year locomotive and rolling ...
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NewsNagpur metro test running starts with leased train
INDIA: Project promoter Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp has begun test running on a 3·5 km at-grade section of the future Nagpur metro Line 1, using the first of two Hyundai Rotem trainsets which it has leased from Hyderabad ahead of the arrival of its own fleet of ...
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NewsLoco upgrade aims to save the power consumption of a town
SWITZERLAND: A Re460 electric locomotive which has been fitted with IGBT traction converters as part of a mid-life refurbishment programme was presented at Swiss Federal Railways’ Yverdon-les-Bains workshops on October 17. The 119 Re460 locomotives form the backbone of SBB’s long-distance passenger locomotive fleet. Delivered by SLM and ABB in ...
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NewsUK training hubs open
UK: Secretary of State for Education Justine Greening officially opened the Doncaster campus of the National College for High Speed Rail on October 9, with its partner facility in Birmingham opening on October 16. The largest of five new national colleges being created by the government ‘to ensure British workers ...
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Metro Report InternationalParramatta light rail Stage 2 plans announced
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government announced its preferred route for the second phase of the Parramatta light rail project on October 18. The 9 km preferred route would extend the network to Sydney Olympic Park, diverging from Stage 1 near Rydalmere and running north of the ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem to supply 128 EMU cars to Korail
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem signed a 111·6bn won contract with Korail for the supply of 128 electric multiple-unit cars, the manufacturer announced on October 18. Delivery of the 110 km/h trainsets is due to be completed by the end of 2019. Most of the trainsets will be deployed on ...
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NewsShell to acquire electric vehicle charging provider
EUROPE: Shell announced on October 12 that it has signed an agreement to buy electric vehicle charging provider NewMotion. NewMotion operates 30 000 private electric charging points for homes and businesses in the Netherlands, Germany, France and the UK. It also provides access to a network of 50 000 ...
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Metro Report InternationalNashville transport plan unveiled
USA: Nashville Mayor Megan Barry announced a transport plan on October 17 that would include construction of a light rail network in the city. Let’s Move Nashville: Metro’s Transportation Solution will be put to a ballot in May 2018. If approved, the $5·2bn scheme would be funded from sources ...
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NewsFormer Air France CEO Spinetta to assess future of French rail sector
FRANCE: Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has appointed the former head of Air France-KLM Jean-Cyril Spinetta to draw up a fresh strategy for the rail sector. Announced by Transport Minister Elisabeth Borne on October 16, the Spinetta study is intended to inform transport legislation due to be published in the first ...
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NewsUK railway news round-up
ScotRail services began calling at the relocated Forres station between Inverness and Elgin on October 17. The replacement station was built by BAM Nuttall; AFM Electrical Ltd acted as subcontractor to Kelly Rail for electrical works. Network Rail has begun market engagement for the planned award of an exclusive concession ...
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NewsKorail orders Hyundai Rotem EMUs
SOUTH KOREA: Korail has awarded Hyundai Rotem a 111·6bn won contract to supply 128 electric multiple-unit cars, the manufacturer announced on October 18. Delivey of the 110 km/h trainsets is due to be completed by the end of 2019. Most of the trainsets are to be deployed on commuter ...
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Metro Report InternationalLine 2 tram depot work begins in Ulm
GERMANY: A groundbreaking ceremony for a new tram depot in Ulm took place on October 18. The 184 m long, 17 m wide building with four tracks is being built to help accommodate a fleet that is being enlarged as a second tram line nears completion. Siemens is supplying ...
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NewsRail connection to Vaca Muerta proposed
ARGENTINA: State-owned oil company YPF has presented the Ministry of Transport with a US$500m project to build a rail connection to the Vaca Muerta field in the province of Neuquén, requiring new construction and the upgrading of existing infrastructure over a total of 700 km. In addition to materials required ...
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Metro Report InternationalIndra awarded Thessaloniki metro ticketing contract
GREECE: Indra has won a contract to supply an automated fare collection system for the metro line under construction in Thessaloniki. Indra will supply equipment including ticket vending machines and gates for the 13 stations on the line due to open in 2020. It is envisaged that ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
President & CEO of GE Latin America, Rafael Santana, has been named to succeed Jamie Miller as President & CEO of GE Transportation with effect from November 1. ‘Rafael has deep roots in GE Transportation, having spent eight years in a variety of commercial and product management roles, as well ...
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NewsTransilien double-deck EMU launches new livery
FRANCE: The first Regio 2N double-deck EMU for the Transilien suburban network around Paris was officially unveiled at SNCF’s Villeneuve Technicentre on October 19, by Pierre Messulam, Deputy Director-General of SNCF Transilien, Laurent Bouyer, President of Bombardier Transport France and Valérie Pécresse, President of the Ile-de-France region and Ile-de-France Mobilités ...