All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 567
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NewsMetrolinx orders 125 Bombardier BiLevel coaches
CANADA: Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area transport agency Metrolinx has exercised options worth C$428m for a further 125 Bombardier BiLevel double-deck coaches to accommodate expected ridership growth at GO Transit, the manufacturer announced on August 2. Production at Bombardier’s Thunder Bay plant is scheduled to run from the second quarter ...
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NewsCAF awarded Brussels metro train contract
BELGIUM: Brussels city transport operator STIB has awarded CAF a 12-year framework contract for the supply of metro trainsets. The agreement announced on August 2 covers a firm order for an initial 43 trainsets worth €353m to be delivered from 2019, with the option for STIB to order up to ...
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NewsCarajás branch completed
BRAZIL: Tracklaying on the 101 km branch from the Carajás Railroad main line to Vale SA’s S11D mining project has been substantially finished, the company announced on July 29. Construction locomotives are now able to traverse the entire length of the line. Completion of the branch from the junction near ...
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NewsHyperloop Transportation and DB announce prototype innovation train
GERMANY: Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and Deutsche Bahn have announced a plan to create a prototype ‘innovation train’ as a showcase for the use of digital technologies. JumpStarter company HTT said its work on the Hyperloop concept of passenger-carrying capsules running in evacuated tubes had led to the development of ‘digital ...
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News'Brexit': no rush for change
The result of the UK's referendum on its membership of the European Union sent shockwaves across Europe. Yet while the UK's relationship with the EU will never be the same again, the short-term implications for the European railway sector should not be so dramatic.
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NewsRio de Janeiro metro Line 4 opens to carry Olympic participants
BRAZIL: Vice President Michel Temer, Rio de Janeiro state governor Luiz Fernando Pezão and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes attended the opening ceremony for the city’s third metro line on July 30. Line 4 serves the Olympic Village, and will only be used by athletes and spectators until September 17, when ...
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NewsDeveloping stronger steels
EVRAZ: Russian steel maker Evraz will use the InnoTrans exhibition to highlight its export business; the company says it plans to export more than 100 000 tonnes of rail from its Novokuznetsk works in Siberia this year.The Novokuznetsk rolling mill was extensively refurbished in 2013, and since then Evraz has ...
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NewsJapanese loan to fund Colombo light rail project
SRI LANKA: The Japanese government is to provide a soft loan for the construction of a light rail network in Colombo. The announcement by Western Region Megapolis Project Chairman Ajita de Costa followed the visit of a Japanese delegation led by Vice Minister for Economy, Trade & Industry Hirofumi Katase ...
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NewsPanda train marks Chengdu Line 3 opening
CHINA: A panda-themed train marked the start of passenger service on the fourth line of the Chengdu metro on July 31. The interior featured panda motifs, including handles shaped like panda heads, poles painted to resemble bamboo and footprints on the floor. In addition, the announcements are made using a ...
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NewsSecond metro line opens in Incheon
SOUTH KOREA: Revenue services on the second metro line in Incheon started at 05.30 on July 30. The 29·1 km Line 2 links Geomdan Oryu in the north with Unyeon in the south. Construction started on June 26 2009. Of the 27 stations, five are above ground. The combined ...
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NewsRail freight news in brief
CSX has launched the Queen City Express service between the Port of Wilmington and CSX’s intermodal terminal in Charlotte, North Carolina. Far East Land Bridge is to open an office in Milano to support the development of freight trains between Italy and China. A weekly eastbound intermodal service with ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market July 2016
Australia: Western Australia’s Public Transport Authority has awarded the EDI Rail Bombardier Transportation JV a contract to supply an additional 10 B-Series three-car EMUs in a deal which includes maintenance of the A and B series fleets until 2026. Brazil: Scomi Engineering has won a 504·6m ringgit contract for ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market July 2016
China: China Railway Construction Corp has been awarded a 23·2bn yuan contract to build a railway between Shizuishan and Guyuan. China Railway Construction Corp and its China Railway Siyuan Group Investment subsidiary are to build Kunming metro Line 5 for 21·4bn yuan. Chile: EFE has awarded Indra a ...
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NewsAkiem orders 44 locomotives
FRANCE: Vossloh Locomotives announced the signing of a €140m contract to supply leasing company Akiem with 44 Type DE18 diesel-electric locomotives on July 29. The 1·8 MW locomotives will have MTU Stage IIIB compliant engines giving a maximum speed of 120 km/h. They are to be manufactured at Vossloh’s new ...
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NewsCRRC wins Hong Kong light rail vehicle order
CHINA: MTR Corp has awarded a HK$745m contract to CRRC Nanjing Puzhen for the supply of 40 light rail vehicles. These are intended to augment the fleet and replace the 30 Phase 2 LRVs in service since 1992. The first of the new LRVs are due to enter passenger ...
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NewsCrossrail Elizabeth Line trainset unveiled
UK: The first of 66 electric multiple-units for the Crossrail project was unveiled by Transport for London at Bombardier’s Derby factory on July 29. Following dynamic testing at the Derby plant, the first train is to undergo trials at the Old Dalby test centre during August. This ...
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NewsDnipro metro extension contract signed
UKRAINE: Mayor of Dnipro Borys Filatov signed a €224m contract on July 28 with Turkish construction company Limak for the construction of a 4 km extension of the city’s metro line. To be built in bored tunnels, the extension would run southeast from the current terminus of Vokzalna into ...
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NewsBangkok projects approved
THAILAND: The government approved the construction of two lines in Bangkok on July 26, to be built under the management of State Railways of Thailand. The Budget Bureau and Finance Ministry are to provide loans towards the 44·2bn baht project cost. The 25·9 km elevated Light Red Line would ...
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NewsClass 88 UKDual electro-diesel locomotive unveiled
UK: Direct Rail Services has officially unveiled one of the 10 Class 88 UKDual electro-diesel locomotives which it ordered from Vossloh España (subsequently acquired by Stadler) in September 2013, financed by Beacon Rail Leasing. DRS said combining 25 kV 50 Hz electric and diesel-electric operation in one locomotive would ‘result ...
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NewsLoram buys RVEL as a basis for European expansion
UK: Rail head treatment and rolling stock engineering services company Loram Maintenance of Way Inc announced on July 28 that it had acquired full ownership of Derby-based rolling stock engineering and operating company RVEL. This builds on the US firm’s acquisition of an initial 51% stake in September 2014. ...