All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2007 – Page 2
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Pointers September 2007
On August 17 five state-owned Chinese transport, steel and construction companies signed an A$750m investment agreement with Yilgarn Infrastructure Ltd, an unlisted Australian company established to develop the A$3bn Oakajee Port & Rail Project. Work on the common-user route serving iron ore mines in Western Australia could begin in late ...
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Canadian Pacific buys DM&E
A US$1·48bn deal for the purchase of Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp was announced by Canadian Pacific Railway on September 5. The acquisition of the 4 000 km DM&E came as a surprise to many in the industry, and financial analysts immediately questioned the price as being high given ...
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NewsBangkok Desiro deliveries begin
THE FIRST two of the nine Desiro electric multiple-units which are being built for Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport rail link left the German port of Bremerhaven for the five-week journey to Thailand on September 8. The trains sailed onboard the cargo ship MV Pegasus Leader and are expected to arrive at ...
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NewsUfa tramway rehabilitation
RUSSIA: Inekon Group is to undertake track, level crossing and vehicle upgrades for the tram network in the Russian city of Ufa. Under a contract worth €2·2m, four Type T3M trams with Cegelec IGBT-based traction equipment are to be delivered to the city, the first of which left for Russia ...
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Return of the mountain train
ARGENTINA's Transport Secretary Ricardo Jaime visited the city of Córdoba on August 12 to formally open the first stage of a project to restore passenger services over the 144 km metre-gauge route to Cruz del Eje. Aimed primarily at the tourist market, the Tren de las Sierras (Train of the ...
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NewsHSL-Zuid opening postponed again
Originally anticipated in October 2006, the opening of the Netherlands' troubled high speed line project has been postponed once more.
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Madrid's next metro plan underway
TENDERING IS NOW underway for projects contained in Madrid's 2007-11 transport infrastructure plan, which was approved by the cabinet of the regional government on August 2 with a total budget of €2·23bn. The metro network is to grow by a further 11 km at a cost of €740m, including the ...
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October start for Tanzania rail concession
THE TANZANIAN government and RITES Ltd of India signed a 25-year concession agreement for the 2 700 km metre-gauge state railway on September 3. The government holds 49% in the newly-established Tanzania Railway Ltd, with RITES holding 51%, and operation of Tanzania Railways Corp is scheduled to be officially handed ...
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Market September 2007
Africa: GE Transportation is to overhaul eight Tazara locomotives over three years. Bosnia: ZFBH has awarded Koncar of Zagreb a contract to modernise 14 Class 441 electric locos, following on from a previous batch of four. All will receive thyristor controls and new cab equipment. Bulgaria: Fuel transport ...
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Investing in India
GE EQUIPMENT Services has entered the Indian rolling stock leasing market with the purchase of a 15% stake in Titagarh Wagons Ltd, a private sector manufacturer of wagons, bridges and earth moving equipment. The deal gives GE Equipment Services preferred access to wagons produced by Titagarh, which will be leased ...
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Finance September 2007
China: China Southern Locomotive & Rolling Stock Industry Co is reported to be planning an initial public offering for early next year, with the aim of raising at least US$2·5bn. France: The Centre and Limousin regions have agreed to provide 50% of the €4m annual operating cost of a daily ...
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Kwun Tong line to reach Whampoa
Revised proposals for the HK$33bn Sha Tin – Hong Kong Central Link have been put forward by MTR Corp and KCRC under which the Kwun Tong line, currently operated by MTR, is to be extended to Whampoa. KCRC was chosen to build and operate the 17·1 km line in 2002 ...
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World urban rail news in brief
The New York MTA board has voted to exercise an option for 620 R160 metro cars under a contract signed in July 2002 worth $1·12bn. Alstom is to build 360 of the vehicles, with Kawasaki responsible for the remainder. All 620 bodyshells are to be fabricated at Alstom's Lapa facility ...
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Denver backs commuter EMUs
A UNANIMOUS vote by the board of Denver's Regional Transit District on July 24 paves the way for electric multiple-units to be procured to operate the proposed East Corridor and Gold Line commuter rail routes. Diesel traction had also been under consideration because the capital cost would initially be lower. ...
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Dual signalling eases Amsterdam – Utrecht ERTMS roll-out
ProRail is providing a dual signalling system on its busy Amsterdam – Utrecht main line as part of a project to quadruple the route. Installation of ETCS Level 2 and conventional Automatic Train Protection in a complex three-phase changeover will allow the line to be used by both Ertms-fitted and ...
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NewsAllco orders Traxx locos for European leasing
BOMBARDIER Transportation announced on September 19 that it had received an €40m order from Allco Finance Group for the supply of 12 Traxx F140 AC electric locomotives for use in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This is the first order Bombardier has won from Allco Finance Group, which is establishing a ...
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Faiveley results
ONBOARD systems supplier Faiveley SA reported a 8·8% increase in sales to €618·9m for the year to March 31, or 7·7% comparing equivalent group structures and exchange rates. At the end of the financial year the order book stood at €862m from more than 900 contracts, up from €737m ...
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Brussels to London Eurostar in 1 h 43 min
EUROSTAR carried over 700 invited guests on an inaugural train from Brussels Midi to London St Pancras International on September 20, setting a new time record for rail travel between the capitals. Train 9125 left Brussels at 11.05 and took 1 h 43 min to cover the 373 ...
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Cooling China
STUTTGART-based Behr Industry has formed an equally-owned joint venture with Zhuzhou Lince Group which will begin producing rolling stock cooling equipment in China next year. The companies have worked together previously in the production of components for DJ4 locomotives built by Siemens. 'We believe that through this joint venture the ...
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Engineers debate high speed expansion
Next month the German and French railway engineering associations VDEI and AFFI will be holding a colloquium in Strasbourg to look at the role that engineers can play in furthering rail development across the continent
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