All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2016 – Page 4
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NewsRail freight news in brief
Saudi Railway Co reports that mining traffic on its North–South Railway reached 750 000 tonnes/month in August. Lotos Kolej has been awarded a four-year contract to transport aviation fuel for Poland’s armed forces. Rail Freight Solutions has expanded its indoor grain loading capabilities in Detroit to handle 40 ...
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NewsVladimir Putin attends opening of Moscow Central Ring
RUSSIA: President Vladimir Putin, Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Russian Railways President Oleg Belozerov rode a ceremonial train between Luzhniki to Ploshchad Gagarina to mark the opening of the Moscow Central Ring railway on September 10. The main opening ceremony took place at Luzhniki, but a ...
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NewsEvolution Rail to supply Melbourne high capacity EMUs
AUSTRALIA: The Evolution Rail consortium of Downer, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Plenary Group announced on September 12 that it had been selected as preferred bidder to supply 65 High Capacity Metro Trains for use on the Melbourne suburban network. Downer Group is acting as delivery and maintenance lead ...
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NewsEvolution Rail to supply Melbourne high capacity EMUs
AUSTRALIA: The Evolution Rail consortium of Downer, CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and Plenary Group announced on September 12 that it had been selected as preferred bidder to supply 65 High Capacity Metro Trains for use on the Melbourne suburban network. Downer Group is acting as delivery and maintenance lead ...
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NewsLinz StadtRegio-Tram reaches Schloss Traun
AUSTRIA: The second phase of the Linz StadtRegio-Tram project opened on September 10, with the start of revenue operations from Trauner Kreuzung to Schloss Traun. The first 2·7 km section from Doblerholz to Trauner Kreuzung opened on February 25 and the latest extension has added a further 1·8 km. ...
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NewsCAF selected for Amsterdam tram order
NETHERLANDS: Amsterdam public transport operator GVB Activa announced on September 12 that it had selected CAF as preferred bidder to supply 63 trams. The contract includes options for up to 60 additional vehicles. The bidirectional low-floor trams are intended to replace older vehicles and expand the fleet. Deliveries are ...
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NewsCincinnati Bell Connector opens
USA: A weekend of free travel marked the opening to passengers of the Cincinnati Bell Connector at midday on September 9. The 5·8 km tram route uses a pair of single tracks along parallel streets, running from Second Street at The Banks to Henry Street in Over-the-Rhine. There are ...
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NewsEVO1 tram enters service in Most-Litvínov
CZECH REPUBLIC: Pragoimex’s EVO1 tram prototype entered passenger service on Route 4 of DPML’s 19 km inter-urban network, which links the cities of Most and Litvínov, on September 12. The tram, also known as Evička, was presented to the public at Most’s Open Doors Day two days earlier. Following ...
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NewsZhengzhou – Xuzhou high speed line opens
CHINA: Revenue services on the 362·4 km Passenger-Dedicated Line between Zhengzhou in Henan province and Xuzhou in Jiangsu province began on September 10, trial operation having started on April 17. The east-west route connects the Beijing – Guangzhou PDL at Zhengzhou Dong with the Beijing – Shanghai route at Xuzhou ...
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NewsTarmac wagons delivered
UK: Tarmac has taken delivery of 53 hopper wagons and 48 open wagons built by Astra Rail which it is leasing from Ermewa for use on trains from its Mountsorrel quarry in Leicestershire to terminals across the midlands and southeast of England. The wagons have a capacity of more than ...
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NewsTMH to supply more metro trains to St Petersburg
RUSSIA: Transmashholding announced on September 8 that its Oktyabrsky Electric Railway Car Repair Plant in St Petersburg is to supply 27 six-car trainsets to the city’s metro for 13·4bn roubles. The order comprises 54 driving cars, 54 intermediate motor cars and 54 trailer cars. The first trainset must be ...
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NewsBarcelona suburban extension opens
SPAIN: President of the Generalitat of Catalunya Carles Puigdemont attended a ceremony on September 12 to mark the opening of a 0·7 km extension of route S2 of the 1 435 mm gauge Vallès network of regional operator FGC. Passenger services began the following day. The northern extension from ...
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NewsCAF to open UK rolling stock plant in 2018
UK: Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has announced more details of its plans to open a UK production plant, following a meeting between company Chairman Andrés Arizkorreta and Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling. ‘We have looked at more than 100 locations in Wales, England and Scotland and are ...
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NewsMipro wins yard resignalling contract
FINLAND: National transport agency Liikennevirasto has awarded Mipro a €22·3m contract to undertake signalling renewals at the marshalling yards at Niirala, Vainikkala and at Kotolahti-Mussalo in Kotka. The work is to be undertaken in 2016-18, with each yard commissioned as a separate entity. Announcing the contract on September 13, ...
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NewsQuito metro TBMs completed
ECUADOR: Quito Mayor Mauricio Rodas has visited Herrenknecht’s Schwanau plant in southern Germany to inspect the two tunnel boring machines that the company is supplying to work on the Quito metro. He was joined by officials from the Quito Metro and the Acciona-Odebrecht joint venture that is building the line. ...
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NewsIneco to supervise Line 12 extension
MEXICO: Spanish state-owned engineering consultancy Ineco announced on September 12 that it is to undertake the supervision of work to build the 4 km extension of Line 12 of the Mexico City metro, running from Mixcoac to Observatorio with three stations. Project supervision is to be undertaken by Ineco’s subsidiary ...
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NewsIndustry welcomes rail freight strategy
UK: Representatives of the rail sector have welcomed the publication on September 13 of the government’s rail freight strategy, which has been developed in collaboration with operators and customers as well as infrastructure manager Network Rail. The strategy sets out a vision for how rail freight can continue to grow ...
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NewsKlang Valley fare collection contract awarded
MALAYSIA: MRT Corp announced on September 9 that it had awarded a consortium of Indra (80%) and Rasma Corp (20%) a 152·9m ringgit contract to supply an automatic fare collection system for use on the future Klang Valley Line 2. The Spanish-Malaysian consortium beat four other bidders. The 52·2 ...
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NewsSNCF unveils ‘haute couture’ TGV Océane trainset
FRANCE: On September 14 SNCF President Guillaume Pepy unveiled the ‘haute couture’ interiors of the TGV Océane, a build of 40 double-deck high speed trainsets ordered from Alstom at a cost of €1∙2bn to operate between Paris and southwestern France. From December 11 the first trainsets are due to be ...
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NewsBrussels consults on automated metro Line M3
BELGIUM: Public consultation is expected to begin shortly on the proposal to develop a third metro route in Brussels, following approval of the scheme by the federal government. Detailed engineering design for the fully-automated Bordet – Albert line, now designated M3, has been underway since the project was adopted ...