All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 365
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
The Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and Japan entered into force on February 1, removing a number of non-tariff barriers and obstacles to procurement in the rail sector. Liebherr, Pinghu Municipal Government and the Pinghu Economic & Technological Development Zone signed an agreement on January 29 which will see ...
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NewsNorfolk Southern announces improved financial performance
USA: ‘Norfolk Southern’s financial results in 2018 clearly demonstrate improved financial performance and our commitment to delivering shareholder value’, said NS Chairman, President & CEO James A Squires when presenting the railway’s annual results on January 24. s ‘Our confidence to deliver improved value to our shareholders – as underscored ...
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NewsGo-Ahead orders 56 EMUs for Augsburg services
GERMANY: Go-Ahead has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply 56 electric multiple-units for use on services around Augsburg from the December 2022 timetable change. The €400m order announced on January 31 covers 44 three-car Mireo single-deck EMUs and 12 five-car Desiro HC partly double-deck EMUs. The double-deck EMUs will ...
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News'Record by almost every measure' in Canadian Pacific's 'watershed' year
CANADA: ‘2018 was a record by almost every measure and will be remembered as a watershed year for our company’, said Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd President & CEO Keith Creel when presenting the operator’s results for the 2018 calendar year on January 23. ‘Our record operating results are proof that ...
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NewsVirgin Trains USA launches IPO
USA: Private sector inter-city rail project promoter Virgin Trains USA announced an initial public offering of 28·3 million shares of common stock on January 30. The expected price is between $17 and $19 per share. The shares are to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Prior to the ...
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NewsRed look for refurbished TGV-Lyria Euroduplex
EUROPE: Franco-Swiss high speed operator TGV-Lyria has unveiled the first of 15 multi-system Euroduplex trainsets which are destined to operate all Lyria services from the December 15 2019 timetable change. Being repainted into a predominantly red livery at the PSA works in Rouen, at a rate of two or three ...
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NewsPesa to supply more trams to Sofia
BULGARIA: Sofia tram operator Stolichen Elektrotransport EAD signed a €22·8m contract with Pesa for the supply of 13 low-floor trams on January 29. Deliveries are due to be completed by the end of the year, and the vehicles will operate on Route 5 serving the southwest of the city. ...
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News€2bn TEN-T rail action plan for Eastern Partnership countries
INTERNATIONAL: The European Commission and the World Bank have co-authored an Indicative trans-European Transport Network Investment Action Plan which identifies priority projects to boost connectivity and economic growth in the Eastern Partnership countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. The projects include 4 800 km of new or ...
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NewsUITP publishes updated passenger charter
EUROPE: The International Association of Public Transport has published a new version of its Passenger Charter, which has been updated from the 2006 version in partnership with the European Passengers Federation to take account of regulatory changes and technical developments including the growth of e-ticketing and real-time information. The charter ...
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NewsNudging commuters to avoid the crush
What would it take to make you change a daily habit? A small monetary incentive? Perhaps the more tangible reward of free food would do the trick. Tokyo Metro is pinning its hopes on the latter as it undertakes a two-week trial that could see commuters receive gifts of ...
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NewsMPK Kraków exercises Tramino option
POLAND: MPK Kraków has exercised an option for 15 low-floor trams from a consortium of Stadler Poland and Solaris Bus & Coach. The purchase price is 109·1m złoty excluding VAT. In January 2018 MPK Kraków signed a framework contract for the supply of up to 50 trams, with the ...
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NewsKoper Second Track investment plan approved
SLOVENIA: The government has approved a new plan for the financing of the proposed new line from the port of Koper to Divača. The financing programme was designed by Deloitte. ‘The Second Track project is economically viable, because the economic benefits are higher than the costs’, said Minister of Infrastructure ...
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NewsBanedanmark settles with Alstom over ETCS delays
DENMARK: Infrastructure manager Banedanmark has reached a settlement with Alstom over revisions to the 2012 contract to supply and install ETCS onboard equipment for the national Signalling Programme. Under the ambitious timescale approved in 2009, the installation of both lineside and onboard equipment had been due for completion by 2021, ...
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NewsPrototype bistro car conversion completed
CZECH REPUBLIC: The DPOV rolling stock repair and maintenance subsidiary of national passenger operator ČD has completed the prototype rebuilding of a Type WRmee dining car into a Type ARmpee first class and bistro car. ČD plans to produce 27 ARmpee bistro cars by modernising existing WRmee816, WRmee814 and ARmpee832 ...
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NewsLocos arrive in Cameroon
CAMEROON: Bolloré Railways subsidiary Camrail took delivery of five 3 300 hp GE Transportation diesel locomotives at the Port of Douala on January 17. Camrail ordered the locomotives from the USA at cost of FrCFA12·3bn, as part of a deal under which the government of Cameroon has also ordered four ...
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NewsPKP Cargo orders Vectron locomotives for north–south corridor
POLAND: PKP Cargo signed a firm order for five Siemens Vectron multisystem locomotives on January 28. The deal is worth €26m, including maintenance, and has been placed using an option on a September 2015 order for 15 Vectrons. Delivery of the latest batch of 6·4 MW locomotives with a maximum ...
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NewsInnsbruck tram extension inaugurated
AUSTRIA: Trams began serving the Olympisches Dorf area of Innsbruck on January 26, following a ceremonial opening of an extension the previous day. The 4·3 km branch between Leipziger Platz and Josef-Kerschbuamer-Straße has 12 stops and is operated by routes 2 and 5. It includes a new bridge over ...
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NewsSingapore Cross Island Line alignment confirmed
SINGAPORE: The Land Transport Authority announced the alignment for Phase 1 of the Cross Island Line on January 25. To be built in three phases, the Cross Island Line would be the longest fully underground metro line in Singapore. When complete, initial ridership is forecast at 600 000 passengers ...
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News‘No certainty' that European Commission will approve updated Siemens Alstom proposal
SIEMENS ALSTOM: Siemens Mobility and Alstom have submitted a revised proposal to address the European Commission’s competition concerns regarding their proposed merger. This comes amid widespread reports that the Commission may block the proposed merger when it makes its final decision on February 18. On January 28 Alstom said the ...
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NewsSeries 2700s to refresh Shikoku express services
JAPAN: Regional operator JR Shikoku unveiled its two pre-series Series 2700 diesel multiple-units on January 23. Now undergoing test running, the two-car units are expected to enter service later this year, working Limited Express services on the island’s principal non-electrified main lines. Serving Japan’s fourth-largest island, the JR Shikoku network ...