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NewsIndependent transport regulator to be established
CZECH REPUBLIC: The government has approved an act paving the way for the creation of an independent transport infrastructure access regulator Úřad pro přístup k dopravní infrastruktuře with effect from April 1 2017. ÚPDI is to have 20 to 30 staff, and will be led by a chairman appointed by ...
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NewsArriva takes over London Overground concession
UK: Arriva became the sole operator of London Overground services with the start of the new operating concession on November 13. The £1·5bn contract which Transport for London has awarded to Arriva London Rail Ltd in March runs for 7½ years, with an option for up to two more years. ...
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
A pilot China-Pakistan Economic Corridor train co-ordinated by Pakistan’s Frontier Works Organization has run from Havelian freight terminal in northern Pakistan to Port Qasim at Karachi, carrying containers which had arrived from China by road convoy. Polish rail freight company Industrial Division has acquired four Newag E6ACT Dragon locomotives from ...
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NewsFeature articles in the November 2016 issue of Railway Gazette International
Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal for railway operators and suppliers, read in 140 countries. Subscribe to Railway Gazette International today. Comment Ride the digital wave in small steps News Main Line Urban Rail Market Industry ...
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NewsLokotrans timber wagons delivered
RUSSIA: Lokotrans has taken delivery of the first of 250 Type 13-6852 high-capacity timber wagons which are being supplied by United Wagon Co’s TikhvinSpetsMash business in co-operation with its Tikhvin plant. The 25 tonne axleload bogies mean the can carry a payload of 74 tonnes, and they have a capacity ...
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NewsAFE buys Swedish railcars
URUGUAY: National railway AFE has purchased seven Fiat Y1 diesel railcars from Swedish rolling stock leasing and maintenance company NetRail. One is to be used to provide spare parts, while the others are to be deployed to improve services from Montevideo to 25 de Agosto. AFE also plans to reinstate ...
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NewsLongest train washing plant in Berlin enters service
GERMANY: The longest train washing plant on the Berlin S-Bahn has commenced operations in Friedrichsfelde depot. The 160 m long wash road can wash an eight-car trainset in 30 min, around half the time taken by older washing plants. The plant took 12 months to install, with the €5·5m ...
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NewsEuropean Commission investigates claims of anti-competitive rail fares
CZECH REPUBLIC: The European Commission has begun an investigation into whether national operator ČD has breached EU competition rules by charging fares below its costs with the aim of excluding competitors from the passenger market. The Commission said ČD had ‘significantly decreased’ fares on the Praha – ...
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NewsRailway supply industry news round-up
In the six months from April 1 to September 30 Alstom booked €6·2bn of orders leading to a new record-breaking backlog of €33·6bn. Sales were up 8% (7% organically) at €3·6bn and adjusted EBIT grew 20% to €200m, with an adjusted EBIT margin of 5·6%. Net income reached €128m and ...
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NewsUS rail industry responds to Trump victory
USA: Responding to the results of the presidential and congressional elections held on November 8, Association of American Railroads President & CEO Edward R Hamberger said the rail freight sector was ‘eager to work with a new administration and Congress, helping advance policies that will spur economic growth, support quality ...
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NewsParis Line T9 tram order
FRANCE: Ile-de-France regional transport authority STIF has awarded Alstom a €70m framework contract to supply 22 Citadis X05 trams to operate on the future Line T9 in the Paris region. The order includes options for up to 68 additional trams for lines T9 and T10. Deliveries are due to ...
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NewsWelsh Government sets out rolling stock aspirations
UK: The Welsh Government’s key priorities for the new rolling stock which is to be procured under the Wales & Borders Operator & Development Partner contract have been set out by Cabinet Secretary for Economy & Infrastructure Ken Skates. The Welsh Government says that passengers’ perception of the quality of ...
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NewsPodkarpackie orders multiple-units
POLAND: Podkarpackie voivodship has selected Pesa to supply seven electric multiple-units and Newag to provide two diesel multiple-units. The 124·66m złoty contract for five three-car and two four-car Elf 2 EMUs units is second order for the second generation of Pesa’s Elf family. Deliveries are scheduled between June 30 ...
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NewsWagon conversion to support DB Cargo contract renewal
UK: Construction materials supplier Day Group has renewed for a further 10 years a contract for DB Cargo UK to haul sea-dredged aggregates and incinerator bottom ash. The aggregates are transported from Cliffe in Kent to depots at Crawley, Purley, Tolworth and Battersea in London. The ash trains run from ...
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NewsNovosibirsk tram extension inaugurated
RUSSIA: Novosibirsk Mayor Anatoly Lokot and Governor of Novosibirsk Oblast Vladimir Gorodetsky attended a ceremony on November 9 to inaugurate a 1 km extension of the city’s tram network. The extension between Poselok Yuzhniy and Chistaya Sloboda in the southwest of the city has three stops. It is part ...
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NewsChina backs Serbian railway modernisation
SERBIA: China Railway International, China Communications Construction Co and Serbia’s Minister of Construction, Transport & Infrastructure Zorana Mihajlović signed a US$319m agreement on November 5 for the modernisation of the 34·5 km Beograd – Stara Pazova section of the Beograd – Budapest route. Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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NewsCost savings expected from tank wagon order
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co’s ТikhvinChemMash plant has won a second contract to supply to Ilim Group subsidiary Fintrans GL with tank wagons to carry chemical products including caustic soda. The order announced on November 8 will take the company’s fleet of modern tank wagons to around 50 vehicles by the ...
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NewsHamburg S-Bahn capacity expansion approved
GERMANY: The Hamburg Senate has given the go-ahead for DB subsidiary S-Bahn Hamburg to place a firm order for Bombardier Transportation to supply 12 additional Class 490 three-car electric multiple-units. This will enable six-car formations to be operated across the network. Stabling facilities for 28 trainsets are also to be ...
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NewsTransdev chooses IVU.rail software
SWEDEN: Transdev Sverige is to use IVU.rail software for service planning across all its Swedish rail operations from December. IVU.rail can be used to develop efficient timetables and rolling stock diagrams, offering automatic suggestions and incorporating configurable planning rules which take into account service intervals, track and depot capacity and ...
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NewsITT to acquire Axtone
POLAND: US energy, transport and industrial component supplier ITT Inc has signed an agreement to acquire spring, buffer and coupler manufacturer Axtone for US$118m. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2017, subject to customary conditions including regulatory approvals. ‘This agreement reflects our strategic commitment to enhancing our global ...