All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 353
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NewsSerco signs Dubai metro contract extension
UAE: Serco Group has signed a two-year extension of its contract to operate and maintain the Dubai metro, the company announced on April 1. The 680m dirham extension covers operations and maintenance of the two metro lines in the city until September 2021. This includes the operation ...
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NewsRZD to support Kyrgyzstan railway upgrade
KYRGYZSTAN: Construction of a China – Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan railway and links between the disconnected northern and southern sections of the national network are among the projects to be studied jointly by state railway KTJ and Russian Railways under the terms of a memorandum of co-operation to develop the Kyrgyz ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
BLS Cargo has called for better co-ordination of engineering works on the trans-Alpine corridors to avoid disruption to freight traffic. It said this should include the avoidance of major closures before the December 2020 completion of work to clear the Gotthard corridor for 4 m high traffic, so that it ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market - March 2019
Australia: NSW is to ‘fast-track’ the delivery of a further 17 Downer EDI/CRRC Changchun Waratah Series 2 double-deck EMUs for use on the Sydney Trains network from 2020, Minister for Transport Andrew Constance announced on February 6. Meanwhile, the UGL Unipart JV’s contract to provide heavy maintenance and logistics services ...
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NewsWorld rail market - March 2019
Europe: The European Commission has appointed HaCon and Circle to study options for evolving TAF TSI telematics standards to align with digitalisation initiatives in the logistics sector. Israel: Corys and Elbit Systems are to supply two full and six desktop simulators for the training centre which ISR is building ...
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NewsDanish electrification on test
DENMARK: The first overnight test runs have been undertaken using 25 kV 50 Hz electrification newly installed on the 45 km Køge Nord – Næstved line, infrastructure manager Banedanmark announced on March 25. Work to upgrade and electrify the route to permit 160 km/h operation began in 2015, and has ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market - March 2019
Australia: The federal government has committed A$15m towards the construction of park-and-ride facilities at Mango Hill and Ferny Grove stations on the Brisbane suburban network. Brazil: Teltronic is to supply Tetra telecoms to Porto Alegre metro operator Trensurb. Colombia: Siemens has won a €42m contract to upgrade signalling ...
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NewsRumo wins Norte-Sul operating concession
BRAZIL: Rumo has won the tender for a 30-year concession to complete and operate the 1 537 km southern section of the Ferrovia Norte-Sul corridor linking Porto Nacional in Tocantins to Estrela d'Oeste in São Paulo state. When the offers were opened on March 28, Rumo’s bid of R$2·72bn was ...
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NewsParis driverless metro train contract awarded
FRANCE: Alstom has been awarded a €100m firm contract to supply Île-de-France Mobilités and Société du Grand Paris with a further 23 trainsets for the Grand Paris driverless metro project. The order announced on March 29 covers 23 three-car trainsets for use on the future lines 16 and 17. It ...
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NewsStadler announces IPO details and plans April 12 listing
SWITZERLAND: Stadler Rail announced the launch of its initial public offering and published its offering memorandum on March 29. This comes ahead of the start of the bookbuilding process on April 1 and the listing and first day of trading on the SIX Swiss Exchange on April 12. The IPO ...
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NewsČD orders push-pull sets and EMUs
CZECH REPUBLIC: National operator ČD has awarded a consortium of Škoda Transportation and Škoda Vagonka a KC6bn eight-year framework contract for the supply of up to 50 RegioPanter electric multiple-units, with a KC3·6bn firm order for an initial 31, and a separate KC1bn firm order for five three-car sets of ...
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NewsKoleje Mazowieckie orders 12 more Stadler Flirt EMUs
POLAND: Koleje Mazowieckie signed a 405m złoty contract with Stadler Polska for the supply of 12 five-car Flirt electric multiple-units on March 28. The contract includes maintenance, repair kits and staff training. Stadler will supply the 160 km/h EMUs from its Siedlce factory, with the first due to enter ...
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NewsSotetsu – JR East link completed
JAPAN: Ceremonies were held in western Yokohama on March 28 to mark the completion of a new link between Sotetsu’s Sagami Railway and JR East tracks, which will allow the operation of through services from the Sagami Main Line and Izumino Line to Shinjuku station in Tokyo. Under the project, ...
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News€600m contracts awarded as Napoli – Bari rebuilding progresses
ITALY: Infrastructure manager RFI awarded design and construction contracts worth €608m on March 29 for rebuilding of the Apice – Hirpinia section of the Napoli – Bari line. A consortium of Salini Impregilo, Astaldi, Rocksoil, Net Engineering and Alpina will undertake civil works and install railway equipment, including new electrical ...
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NewsCAF awarded Trenitalia high speed train maintenance contract
ITALY: National operator Trenitalia has awarded CAF Italia a €120m six-year contract for the preventative and corrective maintenance of 59 ETR500 Frecciarossa high speed trainsets. There is an option to extend the contract for a further six years. The maintenance activities will mainly be carried out at Trenitalia’s workshops in ...
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NewsUITP Stockholm 2019
SPONSORED CONTENT: On 9-12 June 2019, the international public transport community, mobility decision makers and industry suppliers will come together in Stockholm for the UITP Global Public Transport Summit. With almost 130 years of history behind it, the UITP Global Public Transport Summit proudly remains the world’s ...
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NewsCity to take over suburban rail operations in Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA: The City of Cape Town is planning to take over the operation of local commuter rail services from Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, and has received four bids for a contract to provide consultancy services for the project. The team is expected to have experience in ...
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NewsRussian double-deck EMU planned
RUSSIA: Ural Locomotives and Russian Railways have signed an agreement to develop plans for a double-deck electric multiple-unit designed for inter-regional services. A working group is to be established to produce a feasibility study and define the technical requirements, including the estimated costs of supply and maintenance under a lifecycle ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
Trenitalia has signed an agreement for its tickets to be sold through Chinese travel agency Ctrip’s online platforms. Kapsch CarrierCom has been appointed as distributor and integrator of 3Binfra’s Infralife asset management technology, which integrates service and diagnostic systems, allocates measurement data and visualises individual failures along a railway. ‘The ...
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NewsSensors to improve tank wagon safety
CANADA: The government’s Sustainable Development Technology Canada foundation has provided Calgary-based TransRail Innovation Group with C$1·85m to support the testing and commercialisation of digital sensors designed to increase safety when transporting hazardous liquids by rail. The wagon-mounted XLOAD sensors automatically measure, monitor and track hazardous commodities as they are loaded, ...