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News of the railway industry ○ Thursday, January 29, 2015
Finnish cold freezes trains and schedu...
Celsius dropped to -30 in the north

Finnish national rail services provider VR says it’s had to cancel 12 trains recently as a...

Rail analysts: Canadian railway potent...
North American rail carloads increased 8.2 % last year

Regardless of volatility in energy prices, crude-by-rail volumes in Canada should continue to...

Ukranian Railway needs modernization o...
Depreciation of freight car fleet carrier has reached 89.5%, passenger cars

The level of wear and tear of a fleet of diesel locomotives of the Ukranian national railway...

Suspended Bulgarian Train Services to...
After a decree adopted by the Council of Ministers

Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) will start earlier closed and suspended passenger train services...

Russian RZD to keep costs low despite...
According to RZD’s President Vladimir Yakunin.

The amount of costs, beared by RZD during the period of 2013-2014 remained at the level of 2011-...

Rail line Stuttgart–Ulm to be fully up...
Planned inauguration 2021.

The Stuttgart–Ulm rail project, S21 is the complete restructuring of the Stuttgart rail node...

Indian railways stay in state hand
Increase of minimum wage

On 17 of January the Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told Central Trade Unions that the...

CAF Signalling promotes railway techno...
As part of the Shift2Rail project

CAF Signalling is involved in the European Shift2RAIL project. Through this research and...

Police guards reinforced at German rai...
Risk of Islamist attacks

German authorities have received detailed warnings of the risk of Islamist attacks on central...

Bullet train between Portland and Vanc...
The project would cost billions of dollars

With California recently breaking ground on a new high-speed rail line, many people in North...

TSA receives new order from Bozankaya
For 120 traction motors

Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has received a new order for 120 traction motors from Bozankaya,...

EU to support rail improvements in Aus...
Two new two-track rail lines will be built

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €6 million studies preparing the construction...

US Department of Transportation approv...
For East Link Light Rail Extension Project

The US Department of Transportation has approved the loan of USD 1.33 billion to Central Puget...

Jernbaneverket acquires operational re...
The background to the acquisition is an assignment letter from the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Norwegian National Rail Administration has acquired operational responsibility for freight...

BNSF to spend $100 million per US stat...
Invests to expand capacity and maintain its vast network

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) recently provided more details about its 2015 $6 Billion Capital...

Serbian Railways eyes €95M rail upgrad...
New Serbian rail overhaul project

State-run rail operator Serbian Railways (ZS) has unveiled plans to launch a tender with the aim...

Production of freight cars in Russia m...
According to predictions of local producers

The production of freight cars in Russia may decline by 30% this year, according to predictions...

Alstom wins Egypt railway renewal deal
Provides a new interlocking system (EIS)

Alstom proclaimed recently it has won a contract worth €100 million ($115 million) from Egyptian...

New rail bridge is built in Bogibeel,...
To the originally estimated cost of $312m

The Bogibeel rail and road bridge is being built across the River Brahmaputra in the Dibrugarh...

Norfolk Southern’s EVP to retire
Effective 01 March 2015

Norfolk Southern recently announced that Donald Seale, the company’s Executive Vice President...

Upcoming event: 3-day Rail Conferences
40 railway experts will give presentations about three topics

The international 3 day Rail Conferences Frankfurt will take place from 3-5 February 2015 in Frankfurt on the Main, Germany.

Alstom receives new contract from Egypt’s ENR
To supply signalling equipment

Alstom has received a new contract from Egyptian National Railways to supply signalling equipment for the 240 km long Beni Suef-Asyut line in...

ABB receives orders worth $40 million from Stadler
For train projects in Europe and the United States

ABB received orders worth $40 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail for train projects in Europe and the United States, extending the...

Largest Berlin subway project proceeding
Provides further interchange

U5 line is closing the gap between stations Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor. The line U5 is the largest project underway in German capital at...

Russian transport engineering calls on state support
Faces serious challenges.

Russian Association of Producers of Railway Technics (RAPRT), one of Russia’s leading associations in the field of transport engineering, has...

ARCADIS appoints new CEO and COO for North American business
Effective 15 January

ARCADIS, a global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm, has appointed John Jastrem as the CEO and Joachim Ebert as the COO for...

Indian Railways launches its first CNG train
On 13 January 2015

Indian Railways officially launched its first CNG train on 13 January 2015. The Union Minister for Railways, Suresh Prabhu, flagged off the new...

Air cargo airlines sued by German rail operator
U.S. portion could rise to $1.1 billion

The German railway company, announced recently that its logistics subsidiary, Schenker AG, will seek damages estimated at $2.5 billion, about $370...

The rail industry seeks to increase international orders in Oman
Of primary interest for Spanish exports

The rail network planned for the Persian Gulf will connect the six GCC countries, a project that will have a budget of more than 15,000 million...

Bidders invited for Tampere tram project
Winners will be proclaimed during the spring

The authorities in this Finnish town have invited bidders to submit plans to operate and maintain a 250 million euro tram scheme networking the...

New CEO of Slovak ZSR
Dusan Sefcik

On 1 January 2015 Mr Jan Pociatek, Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Developmenof the Slovak Republic, appointed Mr Dusan Sefcik as...

Putin may provide funds to build rail link to St.Petersburg airport
The project involves building of a high-speed railway line

Georgy Poltavchenko, a governor of Russia’s St. Petersburg together with Vladimir Yakunin, president of RZD, have sent a second appeal to Russia’...

Russian RZD calls for additional $3 billion state support this year
Additional funding is required for the purchase of new locomotives

Russian railway monopoly RZD has sent a petition to the national government, asking to provide additional 100 billion rubles (US$3 billion) of...

New organisational structure of CFL’s freight activities
12 companies, 6 countries, 1 brand

Following the announcement in March 2014 of the decision to reorganise the freight activities of Luxemburg’s CFL group around four centres of...

Thello launches international rail link
Between Marseille, Nice, Monaco, Genoa and Milan

Thello, France’s first open-access passenger service created by the Transdev-Trenitalia joint venture, now operates a new daily direct route...

SilverRail acquires Swedish rail technology firm Linkon
This acquisition will help SilverRail to innovate the way rail is accessed and sold worldwide

US-based passenger rail technologies provider SilverRail Tech technologies have acquired the Swedish rail technology firm Linkon. Swedish national...

Alstom delivers the last metro train to Trensurb in Porto Alegre
The trains are part of Alstom Metropolis range

Alstom delivers the last of the 15 Metropolis trains to Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb), following a contract signed in 2012....

Alstom, Bombardier may acquire blocking stake in Russia’s Transmashholding
The largest producer of locomotives and subway cars in Russia and CIS.

Russian railway monopoly RZD, is considering selling a blocking stake in Transmashholding (TMH), the largest producer of locomotives and subway...

Turkey eyes high-speed rail line to Bulgaria
New line to connect Turkey and Bulgaria

Turkey’s Minister of Transportation, Communications and Maritime Affairs Lütfi Elvan has announced plans to connect Istanbul and Kapıkule, a...

Battery-powered train carries passengers for first time
Quieter and more efficient than diesel-powered trains

The first battery-powered train to run on Britain’s rail network in more than half a century carries its first passengers this week.

Bombardier Innovia wins design award
Offers iconic aesthetics, mass transit capacity and fast-to-build infrastructure

Bombardier Transportation has won a Good DesgignTM Award for its Bombardier...

Australian companies eyeing opportunit...
In rail gear segment

Australian companies are looking for opportunities in rail gear segment in...

DSB report on IC4 released
DSB says only 74 of the 82 sets required for service

The ever-lasting story of Danish State Railways' heavily-delayed...

New Director for Alstom Transport Le C...
Effective January 2015

Alstom recently announced the appointment of Frédéric Brun as the Director...

CAF group to co-build Mexico City-Tolu...
Budget frame around 130 million euros

The Secretariat of Communications and Transportation (SCT) of Mexico has...

Eurotunnel orders three new freight sh...
To meet growing demand

With the British economy continuing to grow and cross-Channel traffic flows...

RDC invests in Eurorail
“Europe is a challenging and fragmented market but with numerous niches representing opportunity for rail freight”

U.S. railway investment and management company Railroad Development...

Knorr-Bremse acquires Selectron System...
Acquisition is subject to approval from antitrust authorities

Germany’s Knorr-Bremse on 19 December 2014 signed an agreement to acquire...

Murcia tram line to be extended
Extension proposals from architects appear regularly

In Murcia, one of the largest local projects in Spain in recent years has...

Train window seat offers better wifi
Poor signal mostly caused by an operator’s black spot

The Finnish state railways VR has been criticized for unreliable internet...

Hitachi receives new order from Taiwan
For additional 16 tilting rail cars for limited express service

Hitachi has received an additional order for 16 TEMU1000 tilting rail cars...

Houston Metro launches new light rail...
Built by CAF USA, a subsidiary of Spain's Construcciones y Auxilliar de Ferrocarriles

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) has launched new...

Trensurb receive 15 Metropolis from Al...
4500 Metropolis cars sold worldwide

Alstom delivers the last of the 15 Metropolis trains to Empresa de Trens...

Lac-Mégantic train victims receive $20...
Demand for improved rail safety in Canada

Victims of the Lac-Mégantic train derailment are probable going receive...

PKP Cargo purchases Czech rail freight...
Rail freight operator acquisition

Poland’s leading rail freight operator PKP Cargo has signed a deal to...

Long Island Rail Road gets second trac...
Several extensions planned

In 2019, the LIRR expects to complete a project to add a second track along...

Strukton Rail wins contract in Sweden
The contract amounts to 50 mln euros

Strukton Rail has won the contract to maintain the railways around Malmö as...

South West Rail Link set to open in Fe...
“This is great news for Western Sydney”

A new rail link will open in Australia, South West Rail Link, on Sunday 8...

Bulgarian government relaunches privat...
Rail freight firm to be sold

Bulgaria’s Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications...

Norfolk Southern assisted 94 industrie...
Represent an investment of $5.7 billion

Norfolk Southern assisted 94 industries in locating or expanding their...

Hong Kong West Island metro line start...
Equipped with Alstom signalling system

Hong Kong’s MTR1 West Island metro line recently started passenger service...

UITP and UIC plan to work together
Will focus on ticketing in agglomerations, timetable integration, passenger information

Recently, a meeting was held at UIC (International Union of Railways)...

Russian government to provide addition...
Amounts to $150 million

The Russian government will provide up to 6 billion rubles (US$150 million)...

Russian government to provide EUR 1 bi...
wWill provide the company additional funding for the implementation of two programs

The Russian government has officially approved the issuance of preferred...

Alstom awarded maintenance contract fo...
Includes commuter and regional trains

Alstom has been awarded a 9-year maintenance contract by SJ for Västtrafik...

Prasarana Group appoints new Group Man...
Effective 01 January 2015

Prasarana Group has appointed Encik Azmi Abdul Aziz as the Group Managing...

Greenbrier Companies acquires stake in...
To expand reach in South America

Greenbrier Companies has entered into an agreement to acquire 19.5 percent...

Ukranian government to increase freigh...
On national railway transportations

The Ukranian government will increase freight rates on national railway...

Passenger traffic on Chinese high-spee...
According to predictions of analysts of World Bank

Passenger traffic on Chinese high-speed railways will continue to grow over...

Petards receives new contract from Bom...
To supply eyeTrain on-board digital CCTV systems

UK based Petards has received a new contract worth approximately EUR 1.9...

CSR receives new contract from Argenti...
Worth RMB 1.7 billion

China’s CSR Corporation has received a new contract worth RMB 1.7 billion to...

Bulgaria’s Sofia to launch constructio...
New metro line for Bulgaria’s capital

Yordanka Fandakova, the mayor of Sofia, has announced plans to start the...

ERTMS to be introduced in a controlled...
Trafikverket doesn’t mind waiting for replacing existing signalling system

The Swedish government has commissioned the Swedish Transport Administration...

China approves new standards of high-s...
Will come into force on 1 February 2015

State Railroad Administration of China has approved the country's first...

Reconstruction of Český Těšín railway...
Aims to considerably increase operation speed, safety and travelling comfort for passengers

Český Těšín railway station has been undergoing overall reconstruction for a...

Malaysia’s Express Rail Link to buy si...
Signs contract with Changchun Railway Vehicles

Express Rail Link (ERL), the operator of KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit high-...

Lasting Rail boom in and around L.A.
Expo Line expected to open in 2016

Los Angeles shed its image as a car-dependent city with new rail lines being...

PKP Cargo purchases Czech rail freight...
Acquire 80% stake

Rail freight operator acquisition Poland’s leading rail freight operator PKP...

Russia to invest $700 million in devel...
Includes building of the bridge via the Kerch strait

Up to 108 billion rubles (US$3 billion) will be invested in the development...

Kazakhstan’s Eastcomtrans to spend $30...
New rolling stock purchases

Kazakhstan’s rail freigh operator Eastcomtrans is planning to spend about $...

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Raaberbahn plans to order five trains from Siemens

The regional three-car electric multiple units are to be built with two-system capability

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