All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 987
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NewsRight time for large wagon order
EUROPE: International Railway Systems has announced a contract to supply 'several hundred' 95m3 Zacns tank wagons to leasing firm GATX Rail Europe in 2009-10, with options for more. The exact number of vehicles is not being disclosed. Johannes Mansbart, CEO of GATX Rail Europe, said the time ...
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NewsKeolis confirmed for Virginia Railway Express contract
USA: The two transportation commissions which administer Virginia Railway Express gave final approval on November 5 to a $85·7m contract under which Keolis Rail Services America will operate VRE commuter rail services into Washington DC for five years from July 1 2010. A VRE spokesman said Keolis' bid ...
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NewsDaxing Line signalling contract awarded
CHINA: Beijing MTR Corp has awarded a consortium of Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell, Beijing Hua-Tie Information Technology Development Co and Thales a turnkey contract to provide signalling for the Daxing Line. Scheduled to open on December 28 2010, the 11-station line will extend the recently-opened Beijing metro Line 4 south ...
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NewsWorld rolling stock market November 2009
Bosnia: On September 30 ZRS signed an €32m agreement with Talgo for the delivery of four tilting trainsets within two years. They will be maintained at the Rajlovac depot of ZFBH, which is expecting to receive the first of nine Talgos on order by March 2010. Canada: On October ...
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NewsPowerHaul arrival brings GE into European loco market
UK: The first two GE Transportation PowerHaul locomotives for Freightliner were unloaded at the South Wales port of Newport on November 7-8, after crossing the Atlantic onboard the ship BBC Kusan. 'We are excited today with the arrival of the first PowerHaul locomotives as this represents GE Transportation's entry ...
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NewsClosing the gap on Berlin U5
GERMANY: The board of Berlin transport operator BVG has given the go-ahead for the construction of a 2·2 km underground extension of metro Line U5 between Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor. Opening in 2017, this will integrate the recently-opened 1·5 km U55 shuttle between Brandenburger Tor and Hauptbahnhof into Line U5. ...
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NewsIndustry News in Brief
Finnish firm Citrec Engineering has signed a three-year framework agreement to provide Alstom Transport with engineering services. ‘Alstom is interested in our knowledge in reaching maximum vehicle functionality in arctic conditions, as well as our experience within HVAC’, said Ralf Wallin, Business Area Manager, Vehicles at Citec. Germany 1 has ...
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NewsJoint bid wins Italian joint order
ITALY: Two regional operators which co-operated to issue a joint invitation to tender in January have chosen a consortium of Stadler and AnsaldoBreda to supply a total of 34 multiple-units. The €200m order from Sistemi Territoriali of Veneto and Ferrovie Emilia Romagna was announced on November 6. It covers ...
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NewsDowntown Line train mock-up goes on display
SINGAPORE: A mock-up of Bombardier’s proposed Downtown Line metro train design has gone on display at the Land Transport Authority’s office in Hampshire Road.The mock-up is part of LTA’s design approval process, allowing the authority to evaluate the styling and interior finish. The trains will have a new seat designs ...
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NewsBeograd to buy 30 CAF trams
SERBIA: The city of Beograd signed a €70m contract for 30 CAF Urbos trams on November 3. The purchase will be financed using city funds and a €20m loan from the European Investment Bank. The 100% low-floor unidirectional trams will have five sections, supported on two motor bogies and a ...
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NewsItalian industry to co-operate in Kazakh rail upgrades
KAZAKHSTAN: A memorandum of understanding for 'wide-ranging co-operation in the development of the Kazakh rail sector' has been agreed by Askar Mamin, Chairman of Kazakh national railway KTZ, Chairman & CEO of Finmeccanica Pier Francesco Guarguaglini, and Chief Executive of Italian national operator Ferrovie dello Stato Mauro Moretti. It ...
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NewsPolish-built Dragon locomotive attracts interest
POLAND: The first locomotive to be built by the ZNLE repair works was unveiled at the Trako fair in Gdansk last month. Designed for 3 kV operation, the E6ACT ‘Dragon’ Co-Co is rated at 5 MW with a top speed of 140 km/h and a 20 tonne axleload. EC ...
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NewsLos Angeles Metro deal falls through
USA: Los Angeles MTA is to seek new bids for the supply of 100 light rail vehicles, after rejecting the terms of AnsaldoBreda's offer to supply them at a cost of US$300m as an option on an existing order for 50 cars.AnsaldoBreda's proposal had been provisionally accepted by the Metro ...
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NewsBarcelona suburban train order
SPAIN: On November 3 the board of Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya approved a €155m contract with Alstom and CAF for 24 Class 113 four-car electric multiple-units. They will enter service on the Vallès suburban network in Barcelona from the second half of 2013. The 1 435 mm ...
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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
Hoeft & Wessel’s Almex business unit is to supply 720 stationary ticket vending machines to Genève transport operator TPG. The TVMs will be powered by solar cells and operate independently of the power grid. Structural Composites of Indiana has been trialling a fibreglass cover for mineral hopper wagons with ...
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NewsHamburg-Köln Express to launch
GERMANY: A joint venture of US-based Railroad Development Corp, Locomore Rail GmbH and London-based investor Michael Schabas has announced that they have established an open-access inter-city passenger operation in Germany. Branded Hamburg-Köln Express, the venture will launch three train pairs between the two cities on August 15 2010. The trains ...
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NewsTrain lessor looking east
EUROPE: The Railpool leasing joint venture of HSH Nordbank and KfW IPEX-Bank is aiming to expand its presence in eastern Europe, according to Account Director Torsten Lehnert, who was speaking during the Nordic Rail 2009 event. ‘Our focus is to go east, perhaps into Hungary or Romania’, said Lehnert. ...
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NewsBerkshire Hathaway to buy BNSF
USA: An agreement for Berkshire Hathaway to acquire the 77·4% of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp it does not currently own was announced on November 3. BNSF Corp is the holding company which owns and manages one of the largest Class I railroads in North America through principal operating ...
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NewsLine 4 metro cars heading to São Paulo
BRAZIL: Hyundai Rotem has begun shipping 14 six-car driverless metro trains ordered in 2007 for use on São Paulo's Line 4, which is expected to open next year. Since entering the Brazilian rail market in 2003, the South Korean firm has also won orders to supply 24 metro cars ...