All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 810
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NewsLondonderry line renewal project completed
UK: Northern Ireland transport company Translink officially reopened the 54 km line between Coleraine and Londonderry on March 22, following an eight-month suspension of services while a £30m infrastructure renewal programme was undertaken. The Renewals Phase 1 project is intended to secure the future of the line for the next ...
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NewsAlstom and ADIF to develop signalling for dual-gauge lines
SPAIN: Alstom and Spanish infrastructure manager ADIF have signed an agreement to develop ‘an inexpensive and quick-to-implement signalling system’ for use on mixed-gauge railways. According to Alstom there are around 170 km of dual standard and 1668 mm gauge line in Spain. The first implementation of the new signalling will ...
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NewsDr Jon Lamonte
Dr Jon Lamonte, formerly CEO of Tube Lines, has taken up his post as Chief Executive of Transport for Greater Manchester, having been formally appointed in September. Peter Cushing has succeeded Philip Purdy as Metrolink Director at TfGM.
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NewsEilat alignment approved
ISRAEL: The National Council for Planning & Construction approved the full 260 km alignment for the proposed Eilat line on March 5, enabling detailed design to begin and costs and timescales to be finalised. This followed the Southern District Committee for Planning & Building’s approval for the Dimona – Hatzeva ...
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NewsDenver North Metro Line could be brought forward
USA: A request for proposals for construction of Denver’s North Metro commuter rail line could be brought forward to July after an unsolicited proposal was submitted in February by a Canadian company. In January Denver Regional Transportation District envisaged that a request for proposals would be released in October. ...
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News'Fastest series-built train in Europe' unveiled
ITALY: The first of 50 ETR1000 high speed trains was unveiled by FS Holding Chief Executive Mauro Moretti at AnsaldoBreda's factory in Pistoia on March 26. FS hailed the ETR1000 as 'the fastest series-built train in Europe', noting that it had been designed for speeds of up to 400 ...
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NewsPRASA awards Durban resignalling contract
SOUTH AFRICA: Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa has awarded the Bombardier Africa Alliance consortium a R1·1bn contract to re-signal 42 stations and 120 km of double-track on Durban's main commuter corridors by 2017. Consortium leader Bombardier Transportation has a R318m share of the contract and will be responsible for ...
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NewsEVRAZ aims to enter European wheel market
EVRAZ: Russian steel producer EVRAZ NTMK has announced plans to enter the western European railway wheel market, and has begun the certification process required to tender to supply its products to Deutsche Bahn. The company been certified as a manufacturer of solid rolled wheels in accordance with EN13262 and DB ...
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NewsEuroMaint to refurbish HKX cars
GERMANY: On March 20 RDC Deutschland signed a contract for EuroMaint Rail to modernise six former Austrian Federal Railways Class 4010 electric multiple-unit cars for use as hauled stock on Hamburg-Köln-Express open access inter-city services. The two driving trailers and four intermediate vehicles are to be fitted with electronic reservation ...
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NewsKapsch acquires NEC cab radio business
KAPSCH CARRIERCOM: Kapsch has acquired the cab radio business of NEC Portugal, along with its contracts with rail operators in Portugal, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Finland and the United Arab Emirates. The devices produced by NEC feature integrated GPS, W-LAN support and the capacity for 'over the air' software updates. ...
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NewsAbellio Rail NRW wins cross-border operating contract
GERMANY: Rhine-Ruhr transport authority VRR has selected Abellio Rail NRW to operate Niederrhein-Netz services for 12 years from December 2016. The operating contract announced on March 22 covers routes RB33 Mönchengladbach - Krefeld - Wesel and RB35 Dusseldorf - Emmerich. RB35 is to be extended to Arnhem in 2017, with ...
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NewsSiemens automation open day
FRANCE: Automation and partial automation of metro networks both domestically and internationally was the theme chosen by Siemens France when it held an open day for young people interested in a career in rail on March 22. The event at Siemens’ base at Châtillon formed part of the third annual ...
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NewsYoung Railway Professionals celebration draws a full house
UK: The fourth Annual Dinner-Dance to be held in London by networking group Young Railway Professionals drew a sell-out attendance of more than 400 guests on March 14. The audience heard a keynote address by Crossrail Chairman Terry Morgan, who recounted his experience of working his way up the career ...
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NewsZaragoza tram Line 1 completed
SPAIN: The final section of Line 1 of the Zaragoza tramway opened on March 26. The extension takes the line across the River Ebro from the former terminus at Plaza de Pilar Murallas to Avenida de la Academia in Parque Goya. There are 15 new stops, including 10 where single ...
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NewsTokyo Metro introduces silicon carbide power modules
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Electric has supplied silicon carbide power modules for the auxiliary power supply systems on the Series 1000 electric multiple-units entering service on Tokyo Metro's Ginza Line this year. A fleet of 37 six-car sets is being built by Nippon Sharyo to join a prototype unit which began ...
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NewsSuperstorm Sandy recovery funding
USA: New York MTA has secured the first round of funding from the Federal Transit Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for its Superstorm Sandy recovery works. The $193·1m includes reimbursement for costs incurred by New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad during preparation ...
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NewsDr Ursula Biernert
Dr Ursula Biernert will join the Management Board of DB Schenker Rail on April 1, taking responsibility for Human Resources. She succeeds Rudolf Müller, who is moving to the management of German rail trade association Agv MoVe.
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NewsBuenos Aires Line A cars enter service
ARGENTINA: Line A of the Buenos Aires metro network was officially reopened on March 6 by Mauricio Macri, head of the city government, following work to adapt infrastructure and the testing of a new fleet of 45 cars supplied by China CNR Corp. The 11 km route had closed ...
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NewsSofia to get Pesa trams
BULGARIA: Sofia tram operator Stolichen Elektrotransport has named Pesa as preferred bidder to supply 20 low-floor trams. The deal is worth €50m, including €16·8m for spare parts and diagnostic equipment. The contract is expected to be signed in April and deliveries are planned for 2014. The five-section Swing trams ...