All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2020 – Page 5

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    News

    Keolis Downer to run Adelaide suburban network

    2020-09-21T05:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Keolis Downer has been awarded an A$2·1bn contract to operate the 122 km Adelaide Metro suburban rail network for eight years from the end of January 2021, with an optional four-year extension.

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    Processing track survey data

    2020-09-20T05:00:00Z

    USA: Image processing specialist Ardenna has launched its cloud-based Rail-Inspector system for monitoring the condition of track and infrastructure assets using aerial survey images. Rail-Inspector is designed to process survey images and generate quantifiable track condition that can support data-driven maintenance decisions. It identifies and measures railway ...

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    News

    Wagons to reduce grain delivery costs

    2020-09-19T05:00:00Z

    RUSSIA: This month Eskom-Agro will take delivery of a batch of United Wagon Co Type 19-9549 hopper wagons which are being financed by RSHB Leasing. Designed to transport a wide range of grain and grain mill products, the wagons have 25 tonne axleload bogies and a capacity ...

  • Rose Hill Marple & Pacer set 060820 TM03
    Rail Business UK

    Rose Hill Marple service cut back as Northern faces training backlog

    2020-09-18T11:15:00Z

    Northern Managing Director Nick Donovan explains to Rail Business UK why the service from Manchester to Rose Hill Marple has been reduced to just three trains per day.

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    News

    Warszawa – Vilnius passenger service to launch next year

    2020-09-18T11:04:00Z

    EUROPE: A letter of intent for the launch of a Warszawa – Vilnius passenger service was signed by the Lithuanian national railway’s passenger business LTG Link and its Polish counterpart PKP Intercity on September 17. The service is expected to start in late 2021, offering a journey ...

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    News

    Monterrey commuter rail study

    2020-09-18T10:41:00Z

    MEXICO: The state of Nuevo León’s strategic projects agency FIDEPROES has awarded SENER Engineering a contract to undertake technical studies for a proposed commuter rail service linking Mariano Escobedo Airport and García in the Monterrey area. This would use 62 km of existing tracks and serve 27 ...

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    Metro Report International

    First Line 11 airport metro cars arrive in Istanbul

    2020-09-18T10:00:00Z

    TURKEY: Test running on the future Istanbul metro Line 11 linking the new airport with Gayrettepe is to start this month, after the first trainset was delivered on September 6. The trainsets are being manufactured by CRRC Zhuzhou, which was awarded a TL1·5bn contract as sole ...

  • DB and SNCF high speed trains at Paris Est.
    In depth

    NGOs propose five policies for climate-friendly European rail renaissance

    2020-09-18T08:54:00Z

    A group of European climate NGOs has proposed five policies to encourage modal shift to rail in support of EU greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lena Donat, Policy Advisor Low-Carbon Mobility at development and environment organisation Germanwatch, explains what is needed

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    News

    Zentralbahn to take over Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn

    2020-09-18T07:00:00Z

    SWITZERLAND: Metre-gauge operator Zentralbahn is to purchase the 5 km Meiringen-Innertkirchen-Bahn from hydroelectric power company Kraftwerke Oberhasli, which has decided to pull out of rail operations because of growing regulatory requirements for what is not part of its core energy business. The MIB connects with the Zentralbahn ...

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    News

    Railway supply industry news round-up

    2020-09-18T05:00:00Z

    News from the global railway supply chain

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    Metro Report International

    Delhi Metro traction equipment ordered

    2020-09-18T05:00:00Z

    INDIA: BEML has awarded Mitsubishi Electric Corp a contract to supply traction inverters, traction motors and train control management systems for 80 metro cars which Delhi Metro Rail Corp ordered last year. Announcing the order on September 17, Mitsubishi Electric said it had ...

  • gb-XC221-ECML-Lamburton-210919-TM
    Rail Business UK

    East Coast Main Line northern power supply works funded

    2020-09-17T13:42:00Z

    UK: As part of its £1·2bn East Coast Upgrade programme, Network Rail has awarded a £216·2m contract to the Rail Electrification Alliance for the long-awaited strengthening of the 25 kV 50 Hz traction power supplies on the northern section of the East Coast Main Line between Doncaster and Edinburgh.

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    Metro Report International

    Southwest LRT federal funding confirmed

    2020-09-17T13:22:00Z

    USA: After several years of negotiation, the Federal Transit Administration has formally approved a $928·8m Full Funding Grant Agreement to support construction of the Green Line extension of the light rail network in Minneapolis, which will run southwest of the city to Eden Prairie.

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    News

    Laude Smart Intermodal orders 1 000 wagons to carry non-standard containers

    2020-09-17T11:26:00Z

    POLAND: Logistics company Laude Smart Intermodal has awarded United Wagon Co a contract to design and supply 1 000 flat wagons for carrying containers on the Russia – Poland corridor. Announcing the order on September 14, UWC said its Type 13-6724 would be the first 1 520 ...

  • Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (Map: Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corp)
    News

    Cabinet approves Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor to decongest Delhi

    2020-09-17T09:09:00Z

    INDIA: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved proposals for the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor, a 122 km double-track line running around the west of Delhi from Palwal in the south to Harsana Kalan in the north. The orbital route would connect with existing radial ...

  • Brunel's Old Station - Internal shot of passenger shed
    Rail Business UK

    UK railway news round-up

    2020-09-17T05:00:00Z

    This week’s round-up of news from the UK rail industry

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    Metro Report International

    Makati Subway construction contract awarded

    2020-09-17T05:00:00Z

    PHILIPPINES: The Makati City Subway subsidiary of Philippine Infradev Holdings has awarded China Construction Second Engineering Bureau Co the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a planned metro line in Makati, southeast of central Manila. The underground line would be 11 km long with 10 stations. Ridership ...

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    News

    Inland Rail first phase completed

    2020-09-17T04:00:00Z

    AUSTRALIA: Celebrations were held at Peak Hill in the central west of New South Wales on September 15 to mark completion of the first section of the 1 700 km Inland Rail corridor between Melbourne and Brisbane.

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    News

    Alstom signs Bombardier Transportation sale and purchase agreement with revised price

    2020-09-16T16:07:00Z

    INDUSTRY: Formal signing of the sale and purchase agreement for the acquisition of Bombardier Transportation from Bombardier Inc and Caisse de dépot et placement du Québec was announced by Alstom on September 16. Closing of the transaction is now expected in Q1 2021, subject to regulatory approvals ...

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    Metro Report International

    Bucuresti opens fifth metro line

    2020-09-16T15:26:00Z

    ROMANIA: The first section of București metro Line M5 was formally inaugurated on September 15, with a ceremony at Eroilor station attended by President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban, and Minister of Transport Lucian Bode.