All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2012 – Page 4
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NewsNews in Brief - September 2012
Germany’s federal Railway Authority has approved the regular operation of 835 m long freight trains between Padborg in Denmark and Maschen in Niedersachsen. After 25 expressions of interest, the only bids for a $1bn contract to operate Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad services from July 2013 came from Keolis and ...
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NewsSiemens wins Klang Valley driverless train contract
MALAYSIA: Mass Rapid Transit Corp announced the winners of five major contracts worth a total of 3⋅474bn ringgit for the Sungai Buloh – Kajang Line on September 14. Scheduled to open in 2017, the 51 km SBK Line will have 31 stations serving 1⋅2 million people in the Greater Kuala ...
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NewsIstanbul opens line M3
TURKEY: A new metro line serving the northwest of the Istanbul metropolitan area was opened without ceremony on September 10, just a few weeks after the inauguration of Line M4 between Kadiköy and Kartal on the Asian side of the city. The Y-shaped Line M3 runs entirely underground for a ...
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NewsSiemens and Stadler form Berlin S-Bahn bid consortium
GERMANY: Siemens and Stadler Pankow have formed a consortium to put forward a joint bid to supply and maintain new trains for the future Berlin S-Bahn's 'Ring & Branches' operating concession. The Berlin Senate plans to award three concessions covering operation of East-West, North-South and Ring & Branches S-Bahn services, ...
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NewsQuito metro studies completed
ECUADOR: Madrid Metro has completed design studies for a 22 km metro line in Quito, delivering on September 11 documentation for civil works, 13 of the route’s 15 stations, power supplies and other systems. Tendering for this work was expected to start ‘immediately’, according to Mayor of Quito Augusto Barrera. ...
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NewsFGC enters national freight market
SPAIN: In a presentation given to the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce on September 12, Catalan regional operator FGC announced that it planned to start open-access freight operations on the national 1 668 mm gauge network ‘in approximately two weeks’ time’. In conjunction with Comsa Rail, FGC plans to offer services ...
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NewsAutomated catenary monitoring
ELECTRIFICATION: IMPulse NC’s Catenary Safety Monitoring System is being used to monitor self-tensioning equipment on The Tide light rail line in Norfolk, Virginia. CSMS provides a text message alert when wires are not behaving as expected, enabling a quick maintenance response. CSMS is designed to fit all types ...
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NewsHokuriku Shinkansen high speed train design revealed
JAPAN: The exterior and interior styling of the high speed trainsets to be built for the Hokuriku Shinkansen route was unveiled on September 4. The high speed line between Nagano and Kanazawa is scheduled to open at the end of 2014, cutting Tokyo - Kanazawa journey times to about ...
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NewsZRL takes charge as Zambian concession revoked
ZAMBIA: State-owned holding company Zambia Railways Ltd resumed control of the national rail network on September 11, following the government’s decision to revoke the operating concession awarded to Railway Systems of Zambia Ltd in 2003. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda had announced on September 10 that the government had decided on ...
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NewsLighter on site
ROBEL: At this year’s InnoTrans, Robel will introduce its 34.02 clipping machine with a petrol engine and Fastclip and e–clip fastening modules. The clipping machine can be used universally, according to the company, and it is designed to be transported more easily, be simpler to operate and offer enhanced ergonomic ...
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NewsKøbenhavn - Ringsted groundbreaking
DENMARK: Minister for Transport Henrik Dam Kristensen launched construction of the København - Ringsted line and parallel motorway by digging the first hole for the project on September 6. Kristensen focused on the international aspect of the line, saying 'together with the Øresund Bridge and Fehmarn Belt fixed link this ...
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NewsTendering starts for Porto Alegre metro
BRAZIL: Bidders have until November 12 to present their proposals for building a 14⋅8 km metro line in the city of Porto Alegre, following the launch of tendering on September 10. The preferred submission for civil works, rolling stock, signalling and other aspects of system design would then form the ...
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NewsHyundai Rotem wins Hyderabad metro rolling stock contract
INDIA: Hyderabad metro design, build, finance, operate and transfer concessionaire Larsen & Toubro Metro Rail (Hyderabad) Ltd has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Rs18bn contract to supply 57 three-car trainsets. The three-line network totalling 72 km is currently under construction and is expected to open in phases from late 2014 to ...
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NewsCSR Zhuzhou wins South African locomotive order
SOUTH AFRICA: CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive has won a 2⋅54bn yuan contract to supply dual-voltage electric freight locomotives to Transnet from late 2013, beating eight other domestic and international bidders. The four-axle 3⋅1 MW general freight locomotives will have a top speed of 100 km/h, equipped to work under 3 ...
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NewsSolar crossing among bright lights
BOMBARDIER: Whilst the full-size mock-up of the V300Zefiro high speed trainset for Trenitalia is sure to be among the most high profile outdoor exhibits, Bombardier is also exhibiting a wide variety of train control, energy efficiency and urban rail products. Bombardier will be providing live demonstrations of the EBI Gate ...
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NewsMaximising metro maintenance efficiency
USA: Baltimore Metro train maintenance staff are using interactive kiosks as an efficient way of accessing previously under-utilised documentation and software and to improve internal communications. Developed by ScreenPlay Interactive and hardware supplier Inelect at the suggestion of Jason Lurz, Director, Metro Operations, at Maryland Transit Administration, the kiosks have ...
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NewsSingapore LTA orders metro rolling stock
SINGAPORE: Land Transport Authority has awarded a consortium of Kawasaki Heavy Industries and CSR Qingdao Sifang a S$281⋅5m contract to supply 22 six-car Type C151B metro trainsets for the North-South and East-West lines. Delivery is scheduled for 2015-16. This is the third rolling stock contract to be awarded to these ...
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NewsIntegrated depot brings Saarbahn facilities to one site
GERMANY: Stadtbahn Saar officially opened its €26m depot at Lebach on September 3, replacing a site in Saarbrücken which was 'temporarily' leased from Deutsche Bahn when Saarbahn light rail services were launched in 1997. The depot brings light rail vehicle maintenance, stabling and cleaning together on one site, alongside office ...
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NewsSiemens awarded Djelfa – Laghouat signalling contract
ALGERIA: Railway development agency ANESRIF has awarded the ESTEL joint venture of national railway SNTF and Siemens a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 signalling and telecoms for a 108 km line which will run south from Djelfa to Laghouat. Siemens’ €68m share of the contract announced on September 11 ...
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NewsEuroporte to manage Port of Strasbourg rail network
FRANCE: Port authority Port Autonome de Strasbourg has awarded Europorte a five-year contract to operate and maintain its 110 km rail network. The Socorail subsidiary of Eurotunnel company Europorte will have 10 staff to manage the rail network, while maintenance of the electrification equipment will be subcontracted to Vinci subsidiary ...