All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 805
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NewsDB switches Gotthard partners
SWITZERLAND: DB Schenker Rail's transit freight over the Gotthard route will be handled by SBB Cargo rather than BLS Cargo with effect from the December timetable change, BLS Cargo announced on April 2. The move follows the failure of negotiations between DB Schenker Rail and BLS Cargo over the last ...
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NewsWorld rail infrastructure market April 2013
Belgium: Infrabel has awarded a joint venture of CEI-De Meyer and Jan de Nul two civil works contracts totalling €85m for tunnel and bridge construction and track remodelling as part of the €255m Mechelen bypass, which aims to increase capacity and line speeds and improve the wider urban environment. ...
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NewsFrench operators sign Chinese urban rail agreements
CHINA: Two urban rail operating partnerships were agreed on April 26 during a state visit by French President François Hollande to China. SNCF subsidiary Keolis and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group have formed a strategic alliance to 'respond jointly to tenders for operating contracts covering metros, tram networks and regional rail ...
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NewsVossloh is 'back on track'
VOSSLOH: The company has announced that it got 'back on track' in 2012, with sales figures up, a record order backlog and a forecast 2013 sales growth of up to 10%. ‘We have consolidated our position in the core market of western Europe and early on taken extensive measures to ...
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NewsEverLine automated light metro opens
SOUTH KOREA: Passenger services on the EverLine light metro in Yongin started on April 26. The mostly elevated 18·5 km automated line links the Everland amusement park with the Seoul metro network. Yongin Rapid Transit Co won the public-private partnership concession in July 2004. The consortium comprises Bombardier, Daelim ...
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NewsRailcare awarded Greater Anglia coach overhaul contract
UK: Porterbrook Leasing has awarded Railcare a £5m contract to undertake the C6 scheduled overhaul and additional corrosion repairs to 111 locomotive-hauled MkIII coaches operated by Abellio Greater Anglia on London - Norwich services. The work is scheduled to start in October 2013 for completion in July 2016, with five ...
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NewsInter-city investment in 2014-23 transport plan
NORWAY: The government has published its national transport strategy for 2014-23, setting out proposals to spend a total of NKr168bn on rail, up 49% from the current 10-year plan. Double-tracking the central section of the inter-city network radiating from Oslo to Tønsberg, Hamar and Fredrikstad is seen as a priority. ...
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NewsMTR seeks to run mainline trains in Sweden
SWEDEN: Saying that the high number shows the success of deregulation of the rail market, infrastructure manager Trafikverket has announced that 46 applications have been made for train paths on the rail network in 2014. Of these, 27 are for passenger operators and 13 for freight, with the remainder being ...
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NewsZwolle - Enschede operations to be tendered
NETHERLANDS: An agreement to call tenders for the operation of passenger services on the Zwolle - Enschede line was reached by Overijssel province and Regio Twente on April 18. It is envisaged that tenders will be called later this year, with the new operator to take over in December 2014. ...
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NewsCAF announces first quarter results
CAF: Turnover at CAF was €403·9m in the first quarter of 2013, according to results announced by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer on April 23. Export contracts accounted for 82% of this figure. EBITA was €55·9m and profit before tax €29·7m. As of March 31, the CAF order book stood ...
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NewsKfW IPEX-Bank finances Regentalbahn DMUs
GERMANY: KfW IPEX-Bank announced its second rolling stock funding deal with train operator Netinera on April 25. The agreement covers the purchase of 12 Pesa Link II diesel multiple-units for operation by Netinera's Regentalbahn subsidiary on Oberpfalzbahn branded services from Regensburg to Marktredwitz and Schirnding from December 2014. Regentalbahn ...
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NewsKuehne + Nagel and VTG to merge rail logistics activities
EUROPE: Wagon leasing and rail transport group VTG and logistics business Kuehne + Nagel announced the signing of a letter of intent to merge their rail logistics activities on April 25. The companies have had a partnership through joint company Transpetrol for more than 20 years. VTG would hold a ...
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NewsThree countries agree rail link co-ordination
ASIA: The first meeting of a working group to co-ordinate the construction of railway branches from Turkmenistan and Tajikistan into Afghanistan and a line linking them through northern Afghanistan was held on April 18. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding by the presidents of the three countries ...
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NewsConstruction of Malaysian rolling stock plant gets underway
MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Najib Razak launched construction of a CSR rolling stock assembly and maintenance plant at Batu Gajah in Perak state on April 9. The 400m ringgit CSR Malaysia facility is being developed by CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive as its first plant outside China. The site will serve ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse opens Brazilian factory
BRAZIL: Knorr-Bremse formally opened a €40m development, manufacturing and sales facility in Itupeva on April 17. Housed in new buildings covering more than 32 000 m2, the plant has 30% greater capacity than the site 80 km away in São Paulo which it replaces. Knorr-Bremse said 'the most up-to-date plant ...
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NewsSkanska signs NKr1·34bn Vestfold line contract
NORWAY: Infrastructure manager Jernbaneverket has awarded Skanska a NKr1·34bn contract to build a 9 km section of a new 23·5 km alignment between Farriseidet and Porsgrunn suitable for 250 km/h running. The double-track line will replace the existing 35 km line which is only suitable for low speeds. The project ...
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NewsCAF trains Recife staff
BRAZIL: Last month the first class of 25 personnel from the CBTU suburban network in Recife began training to maintain the fleet of 15 EMUs that is being supplied by CAF. Combining practical and theoretical elements, the training courses are being provided by the Spanish rolling stock manufacturer at CBTU's ...
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NewsFirst tram on its way to the Gold Coast
AUSTRALIA: The first of 14 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams for the Gold Coast light rail line has left the factory in Bautzen. Custom features of the 45 m long, seven-section vehicles include racks for surfboards. Bombardier is part of the GoldlinQ consortium which the Queensland government selected in May ...
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NewsNeal Lawson
Neal Lawson, Managing Director of UK operator First Capital Connect, is to join Network Rail as Director of Maintenance & Operations Services. Interim Director Fiona Dolman will return to her permanent role as Head of Operational Planning.
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NewsNanjing to get catenary-free trams
CHINA: CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co has won an order to supply 15 catenary-free trams for Nanjing. They will be the first to use Bombardier’s Primove traction batteries. The trams will be built in Nanjing under a 10-year technology licence agreement signed in 2012 that allows CSR Puzhen ...