All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 555
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NewsQuito metro TBMs completed
ECUADOR: Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas has visited Herrenknecht’s Schwanau plant in southern Germany to inspect the two tunnel boring machines that the company is supplying to work on the Quito metro. He was joined by officials from the Quito Metro and the Acciona-Odebrecht joint venture that is building the line. ...
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NewsMipro wins yard resignalling contract
FINLAND: National transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded Mipro a €22·3m contract to undertake signalling renewals at the marshalling yards at Niirala, Vainikkala and at Kotolahti-Mussalo in Kotka. The work is to be undertaken in 2016-18, with each yard commissioned as a separate entity. Announcing the contract on September 13, ...
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NewsCAF to open UK rolling stock plant in 2018
UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has announced more details of its plans to open a UK production plant, following a meeting between company Chairman Andrés Arizkorreta and Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling. ‘We have looked at more than 100 locations in Wales, England and Scotland and are ...
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NewsBarcelona suburban extension opens
SPAIN: President of the Generalitat of Catalunya Carles Puigdemont attended a ceremony on September 12 to mark the opening of a 0·7 km extension of route S2 of the 1 435 mm gauge Vallès network of regional operator FGC. Passenger services began the following day. The northern extension from ...
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NewsTMH to supply more metro trains to St Petersburg
RUSSIA: Transmashholding announced on September 8 that its Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant in St Petersburg is to supply 27 six-car trainsets to the city’s metro for 13·4bn roubles. The order comprises 54 driving cars, 54 intermediate motor cars and 54 trailer cars. The first trainset must be ...
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NewsTarmac wagons delivered
UK: Tarmac has taken delivery of 53 hopper wagons and 48 open wagons built by Astra Rail which it is leasing from Ermewa for use on trains from its Mountsorrel quarry in Leicestershire to terminals across the midlands and southeast of England. The wagons have a capacity of more than ...
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NewsZhengzhou – Xuzhou high speed line opens
CHINA: Revenue services on the 362·4 km Passenger-Dedicated Line between Zhengzhou in Henan province and Xuzhou in Jiangsu province began on September 10, trial operation having started on April 17. The east-west route connects the Beijing – Guangzhou PDL at Zhengzhou Dong with the Beijing – Shanghai route at Xuzhou ...
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NewsEVO1 tram enters service in Most-Litvínov
CZECH REPUBLIC: Pragoimex’s EVO1 tram prototype entered passenger service on Route 4 of DPML’s 19 km inter-urban network, which links the cities of Most and Litvínov, on September 12. The tram, also known as Evička, was presented to the public at Most’s Open Doors Day two days earlier. Following ...
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NewsCincinnati Bell Connector opens
USA: A weekend of free travel marked the opening to passengers of the Cincinnati Bell Connector at midday on September 9. The 5·8 km tram route uses a pair of single tracks along parallel streets, running from Second Street at The Banks to Henry Street in Over-the-Rhine. There are ...
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NewsCAF selected for Amsterdam tram order
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam public transport operator GVB Activa announced on September 12 that it had selected CAF as preferred bidder to supply 63 trams. The contract includes options for up to 60 additional vehicles. The bidirectional low-floor trams are intended to replace older vehicles and expand the fleet. Deliveries are ...
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NewsLinz StadtRegio-Tram reaches Schloss Traun
AUSTRIA: The second phase of the Linz StadtRegio-Tram project opened on September 10, with the start of revenue operations from Trauner Kreuzung to Schloss Traun. The first 2·7 km section from Doblerholz to Trauner Kreuzung opened on February 25 and the latest extension has added a further 1·8 km. ...
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NewsEvolution Rail to supply Melbourne high capacity EMUs
AUSTRALIA: The Evolution Rail consortium of Downer, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Plenary Group announced on September 12 that it had been selected as preferred bidder to supply 65 High Capacity Metro Trains for use on the Melbourne suburban network. Downer Group is acting as delivery and maintenance lead ...
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NewsEvolution Rail to supply Melbourne high capacity EMUs
AUSTRALIA: The Evolution Rail consortium of Downer, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Plenary Group announced on September 12 that it had been selected as preferred bidder to supply 65 High Capacity Metro Trains for use on the Melbourne suburban network. Downer Group is acting as delivery and maintenance lead ...
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NewsVladimir Putin attends opening of Moscow Central Ring
RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin, Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Russian Railways President Oleg Belozerov rode a ceremonial train between Luzhniki to Ploshchad Gagarina to mark the opening of the Moscow Central Ring railway on September 10. The main opening ceremony took place at Luzhniki, but a ...
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NewsRail freight news in brief
Saudi Railway Co reports that mining traffic on its North–South Railway reached 750 000 tonnes/month in August. Lotos Kolej has been awarded a four-year contract to transport aviation fuel for Poland’s armed forces. Rail Freight Solutions has expanded its indoor grain loading capabilities in Detroit to handle 40 ...
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NewsConcrete sleepers for tight curves
UK: Cemex has developed a concrete sleeper for use on 200 m radius curves between Whitechapel and Aldgate East on the London Underground. LU previously used timber sleepers on these curves, but they tended to shrink over time. According to Cemex, the main challenge when designing a longer-lasting concrete replacement ...
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NewsThree countries agree 1 500 km corridor plan
AFRICA: The governments of Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe have agreed to develop a 1 500 km mixed-traffic rail corridor to serve an expanded port at Techobanine, 70 km south of Maputo.Starting at Francistown in northern Botswana, the route would cross northwards into Zimbabwe, serving Bulawayo, before running ...
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NewsImproved brake block performance
BRAKES: Federal-Mogul Motorparts expects to obtain full approval for the commercial use of its Jurid composite friction material for wagon brakes by 2017, following extensive testing undertaken by Rail Cargo Group in Austria. A development of the proven Jurid 816M, the Jurid 822 is compatible with the latest EU legislation ...
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NewsHefei – Hamburg freight accord
CHINA: A weekly freight train from Hefei to Hamburg is expected to start running in October, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between DB Cargo and the Hefei municipal government, the operator announced on September 8. Running via Dostyk in Kazakhstan, Moscow and Warszawa, the 10 600 km ...
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NewsRemodelled Breda station opens
NETHERLANDS: A musical celebration marked the reopening of Breda station on September 8 following its refurbishment. Among the attendees were Breda’s Mayor Paul Depla, ProRail President Pier Eringa and NS President Roger van Boxtel.Led by infrastructure ProRail and lead contracting consortium Ballast Nedum/Hurks, and supported by national operator NS and ...