Railway supply industry news – Page 101
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NewsŽOS Vrútky stake bought by freight operator
SLOVAKIA: Budamar Logistics acquired a 33% stake in rolling stock manufacturer ŽOS Vrútky on September 20, with the aim of securing a stable partner for the maintenance and repair of its wagon fleet. The remaining 67 % is still held by former politician Víťazoslav Móric. Most of ŽOS Vrútky’s business ...
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Door and compartment mechanism specialist Rollon will use the Expo Ferroviaria trade show in Milano on October 3-5 to launch its DEF43Z synchronised telescopic rail. Intended for use on external vehicle doors, the telescopic rail features induction hardened raceways and has a load capacity of up to 378 kg. SilverRail ...
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NewsAlstom and Siemens announce 'merger of equals' to create a 'European champion in mobility'
INDUSTRY: Alstom and Siemens announced on the evening of September 26 that they had signed a memorandum of understanding for a merger of Siemens’ Mobility business with Alstom. The transaction is expected to close at the end of 2018. Siemens would contribute its Mobility business, including its rail traction drives ...
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NewsTrainline launches international API to streamline B2B rail booking
TRAINLINE: The business-to-business arm of independent ticket retailer Trainline now offers an API bringing together information from ‘an unparalleled breadth of international rail carriers’ for use by large companies, travel management companies, online booking tools and travel agencies. Announcing the launch of the API on September 25, Trainline said its ...
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NewsAgreement reached for restructuring at Bombardier Transportation in Germany
GERMANY: Bombardier Transportation GmbH's management and general works council announced on September 25 that they had signed a general company agreement covering a planned restructuring. The agreement is valid until the end of 2020 and formalises principles which had been agreed by management and employee representatives at a supervisory board ...
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NewsAlstom confirms talks for Siemens Mobility merger
INDUSTRY: Alstom formally confirmed on September 22 that it had been holding discussions regarding a possible ‘combination’ with Siemens’ Mobility Division. Alstom said that no final decision had been made, discussions are on-going and no agreement had been reached. The company would ‘inform the public of any material developments in ...
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Stadler Group has announced that Deputy CEO and manager of the Bussnang plant Thomas Ahlburg will become CEO with effect from January 1 2018. The group’s majority owner, Chairman & CEO Peter Spuhler will retain the role of Chairman, focusing on strategy, mergers & acquisitions and strategic localisation joint ventures. ...
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NewsAlstom delivers first locomotive bodyshell to India
INDIA: The first bodyshell for the fleet of 800 WAG12 twin-section electric locomotives which Alstom is to supply to Indian Railways was unloaded at Haldia in the Port of Kolkata on September 20, ready for delivery to the factory at Madhepura where the fleet will be assembled. In November 2015 ...
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NewsCoach order and new line agreement signed
BANGLADESH: A contract for Indonesian company PT Inka to supply Bangladesh Railways with 200 coaches was signed on September 14, and was followed two days later by the finalisation of a joint venture agreement for the construction of a new line. The 5·8bn taka coach contract is being financed by ...
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NewsIndustrial Division expands loco fleet
POLAND: Leasing company Industrial Division has signed two agreements to acquire a total of 36 locomotives, which will take its fleet to 170. Under the first deal ID is to take over 31 locomotives currently used by PHU Lokomotiv, including a Pesa Gama Marathon as well as various older electric ...
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NewsPetrochemical exporter plans modern wagon fleet
RUSSIA: United Wagon Co’s bulk freight transport subsidiary Unicon 1520 and petrochemical exporter Avestra Group have agreed to develop the use of modern tank wagons and tank containers to transport liquefied hydrocarbon gases, methanol and other chemicals. Unicon 1520 Executive Director Victor Ivanov said it planned to ‘mobilise a broad ...
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NewsSMRT to run Thomson-East Coast Line
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has selected SMRT for the initial contract to operate and maintain the Thomson-East Coast Line, the authority confirmed on September 15. Running from Woodlands in the north to Sungai Bedok in the east, the 43 km L-shaped route serving 31 stations is expected to open in ...
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CRRC is to carry out a recruitment campaign in the USA during October, holding events at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Stanford University and California State University, Bakersfield. The Chinese rolling stock group plans to recruit ‘82 overseas students and 35 overseas mature, ...
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Metro Report InternationalFTA launches clearing house to support joint vehicle procurement
USA: The Federal Transit Administration has launched a Joint Procurement Clearinghouse where transport agencies can share information about their rail vehicle, bus and ferry requirements. A requirement of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, the clearing house is intended to help agencies find partners who are interested in pooling resources ...
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NewsProgress Rail and Seeing Machines sign driver monitoring partnership
SEEING MACHINES: Vision technology company Seeing Machines has signed an extended partnership agreement providing Progress Rail Services with an exclusive worldwide licence covering rail applications. Following an agreement announced at InnoTrans 2014, the two companies have co-operated to undertaken trials using a dashboard-mounted infra-red camera and artificial intelligence to monitor ...
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Metro Report InternationalHo Chi Minh City light rail memorandum signed
VIETNAM: Russian Railways’ engineering business RZD International and local company Lung Lo Construction Corp plan to establish a joint working group to explore the feasibility of building a proposed Tân Tạo – Linh Đông light rail line in Ho Chi Minh City. This follows the signing on September 8 ...
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NewsTikhvin begins delivering bogie castings to North America
NORTH AMERICA: United Wagon Co’s Tikhvin plant in Russia has begun shipping Barber S-2-HD bogie side frames and bolsters for the North American market, after obtaining Association of American Railroads approval for their use on wagons for unrestricted interchange in Canada, Mexico and the USA. UWC plans to supply ...
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Systra announced on August 31 that it had completed the acquisition of International Bridge Technologies. This will enable the consultancy to establish ‘a global bridge centre of excellence’ that will offer specialist design expertise. This is Systra’s first acquisition in a specific engineering discipline, marking a significant strategic move, the ...
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NewsEurovia buys German contractor THG
GERMANY: Vinci subsidiary Eurovia announced on August 31 that it had become the majority shareholder in rail infrastructure contractor THG Baugesellschaft. Based in Nordrhein-Westfalen, THG has around 60 staff and generated revenue of €17m in 2016. It provides services including track and turnout renewals, subgrade construction and other civil engineering ...
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CASCO Signal (Chengdu) Ltd is to establish its southwest China regional headquarters on the China Railway Industrial Park in Chengdu. IVU Traffic Technologies has announced that revenues in the first half of 2017 were up 15% to €26m while gross profit rose by 10% to €19m. EBIT was slightly ...