All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 651
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NewsRethinking freight terminal operations
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket announced on August 10 that it is looking to encourage new operators to provide services at its Ganddal rail freight terminal in Stavanger and the Brattøra terminal in Trondheim. The project is a trial at the behest of the Ministry of Transport & Communications, which wants ...
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NewsRail industry news in brief - August 2015
Kazakhstan’s national railway KTZ and India’s Ministry of Railways have signed a memorandum of co-operation aiming to develop freight traffic via the ports of Mundra/Mumbai and Bandar Abbas and then by rail through Iran to Kazakhstan. DB and SBB have launched single wagonload services branded DB SCHENKERswiss-shuttle and SBB Cargo ...
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NewsMR invests in control equipment
MYANMAR: A contract to supply operational control centres and related safety equipment has been signed between Myanma Railways, Marubeni Corp and Mitsui & Co. The control equipment, which Marubeni is sourcing from Kyosan Electric Manufacturing Co, will support the modernisation of Yangon Central and Pazunduang stations. It is being funded ...
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NewsPesa preferred bidder to supply Sicilian EMUs
ITALY: The region of Sicilia announced on August 7 the results of a tender for the supply of five electric multiple-units. The strongest bid came from Pesa, ahead of offers from Newag and Stadler. Pesa had submitted a tender to supply four-car sets from its Elf family. The region ...
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NewsRZD launches World Cup regional rail projects
RUSSIA: Russian Railways is making preparation to enhance regional passenger services around Volgograd and Samara ahead of the 2018 FIFA football World Cup, during which both cities will host matches. A rail link is to be completed by the end of 2017 to serve the international airport in Volgograd, RZD ...
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NewsCaltrain electrification grant
USA: The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has approved the allocation of $20m to help fund the electrification of the Caltrain corridor in northern California. The grant is being funded through the Mobile Source Incentive Fund, which is collected from a $2 fee on motor vehicles registered in ...
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NewsUrban rail news in brief - August 2015
Stadtverkehr Ulm and Siemens are testing a Combino tram fitted with a prototype collision avoidance system. Three optical sensors cause a warning to be sounded in the if there is a potential obstruction ahead. A topping-out ceremony for Kai Tak station on the Shatin – Central Link in ...
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NewsTramwaje Śląskie to receive first Modertrans tram this month
POLAND: The first Moderus Beta tram that Modertrans is supplying for the network centred on Katowice is undergoing testing, with delivery to Tramwaje Śląskie expected later this month. Modertrans was awarded a 58·3m złoty contract in 2014 to supply 12 trams. The procurement forms part of the second stage ...
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NewsMost railroads ‘will miss PTC deadline’, FRA confirms
USA: The deadline of December 31 2015 mandated by Congress for the installation of Positive Train Control by US railroads will not be met, the Federal Railroad Administration confirmed on August 7. The Rail Safety Improvement Act passed by Congress in October 2008 requires all Class I freight railways and ...
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NewsLucknow metro approved
INDIA: The government has approved the first phase of the Lucknow metro, with a planned investment of Rs69·3bn. The project is to be carried out as a joint venture between the central government and the state of Uttar Pradesh, with funding sources expected to include soft loans from bilateral and ...
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NewsPraha airport rail link option selected
CZECH REPUBLIC: Following a feasibility study undertaken by infrastructure manager SŽDC, the Ministry of Transport has selected its preferred option for the long-planned rail link from central Praha to Václav Havel Airport at Ruzyně. The chosen option involves double-tracking and 3 kV DC electrification of the existing line which ...
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NewsUltracapacitor technology partnership signed
CHINA: US-based ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies and CRRC’s Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock Research Institute have signed a long-term strategic partnership agreement covering the joint development of energy storage technology for the Chinese rail market. ‘Rail transportation applications are an excellent match for ultracapacitors, and the rail market will be ...
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NewsRail.One implements new structure
GERMANY: The separation of the activities of ballastless track and concrete sleeper supplier Rail.One GmbH into two legally and organisationally separate entities took effect on August 1. Rail.One GmbH headed by Verena Moosburger is now responsible for the German market, which it says is the ‘entrepreneurial and technological homeland’ of ...
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NewsLondon – Blackpool open access service approved
UK: On August 7 the Office of Rail Regulation informed Alliance Rail Holdings that it had decided to approve a 10-year track access contract between Network Rail and Great North Western Railway, an Alliance subsidiary which is planning to launch open access passenger services between London and Blackpool in early ...
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NewsBombardier wins Israel electric loco order
ISRAEL: Bombardier is to supply 62 Traxx AC electric locomotives to Israel Railways under a contract announced by the railway on August 5. Valued at 1bn shekel, the deal includes an option for a further 32 locos. ISR launched an international tender in July 2014 for the supply of between ...
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NewsSouth Korea to reinstate line to the DMZ
SOUTH KOREA: As part of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of the Korean peninsula, on August 5 President Park Geun-hye attend a ceremony to launch work to reinstate the 9·3 km Baengmagoji – Woljeongi South Korean section of the former 222 km Gyeongwon Line between Seoul ...
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NewsMoscow commuter operating contracts awarded
RUSSIA: The Moscow city and regional authorities have awarded two 15-year contracts for the operation of suburban and regional passenger services to the incumbents, following a tender which also attracted a bid from Russian Railways’ Kazan-based commuter train operating subsidiary Sodruzhestvo. Central Suburban Passenger Co will continue to operate nine ...
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NewsHenrik Falk
Henrik Falk has been named as the next Chief Executive of metro operator Hamburger Hochbahn AG. Formerly Finance & Operations Director for Berlin’s BVG, he will succeed Günter Elste who is due to retire with effect from February 1 2016.
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NewsIzmir metro train design revealed
TURKEY: Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has revealed the design of the metro cars that it ordered from CNR Corp earlier this year. The 17 five-car sets ordered in March under a TL192m contract will increase the fleet to 182 cars. To be manufactured in China, the first trainset is due ...
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NewsISR freight locomotives delivered
ISRAEL: The first two of six GT26CW-2 diesel locomotives which are being built for Israel Railways by TZV Gredelj were unloaded at the port of Kishon near Haifa on August 5. TZV Gredelj is subcontractor to US firm National Railway Equipment for the 50m shekel order, which was placed through ...