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News of the railway industry ○ Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Largest Czech rail deal in Germany to...
Contract period between 2018 and 2030

Škoda Transportation is going to supply 38 single-deck electric units to Germany. The total...

CAF to supply 27 trams to Utrecht, Hol...
For the new Uithof Line

CAF will supply 27 trams for the new Uithof Line connecting the Central Station with the Utrecht...

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plan...
One of Russia’s largest producers of electric locomotives

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, one of Russia’s largest producers of electric...

RZD to postpone sale of rail automatio...
Among the potential bidders for the company were Alstom, Siemens

Russian railway monopoly RZD plans to postpone sale of its United Electrotechnical Plants ("...

Ukranian Railways cuts investment pro...
Comparing to 2014

Ukranian national railway carrier Ukranian Railways plans to invest about 2.435 billion hryvnia...

Still 2 km Crossrail tunnel to bore
Over seven meters in diameter

Tunnel machine Elizabeth, named after HM The Queen, broke effectively in to the eastern end of...

Dispute threatens Amtraks Missouri ser...
Who will pay the installing and maintenance costs

A dispute over who should bear the cost of installing a congressionally mandated train collision...

Mongolian rail feasibility study plann...
With the price tag of $6.5 m

Mongolian Northern Railways has been contracted by China Railway 20 Bureau Group (CR20G) to...

Honolulu Rail Transit gets Ansaldo tra...
Rolling stock consist of 80 cars

Construction of Honolulu Rail Transit system is going on since couple of years. The line is...

Vaasa harbor rail operational again
Provide employment opportunities in the region

The rail from downtown Vaasa in Finland to the harbor has not been regularly operated for years...

Alstom to supply several Paris metro l...
More than 2,000 jobs will be sustained

Alstom has been nominated by RATP, mandated by STIF and SGP], as metro train supplier for lines...

Kapsch receives new contract
To provide TETRA radio infrastructure for new metro line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Kapsch CarrierCom’s Public Transport Division has received a new contract to provide TETRA radio...

Alstom introduces a new interactive co...
Dedicated to innovation in the energy and rail transport sectors

Alstom introduces on Alstom.com a new interactive corner dedicated to the Group's innovation in...

SNCB picks Alstom-Bombardier consortiu...
Belgium’s new train procurement

Belgian passenger carrier Société nationale des chemins de fer belges (SNCB) has shortlisted a...

EIB to provide GBP 480m for extension...
Represents nearly 50 percent of the overall cost

Europe’s long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank, will provide GBP 480...

Dmitry Medvedev approved four investme...
Among these projects are the development of rail infrastructure of the Eastern part of the Baikal-Amur Mainline

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has officially approved implementation of four investment...

Kyrgyzstan and China to accelerate tal...
Will link both countries

The governments of Kyrgyzstan and China plan to accelerate talks on the building of a railway...

Rusal and Alcoa to establish productio...
According to Rusal’s director of sales in Russia and CIS.

Russian alumminium giant Rusal together with Alcoa are planning establishing the production of...

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

Georgy Poltavchenko, a governor of Russia’s St. Petersburg together with Vladimir Yakunin,...

Uralvagonzavod produced 20,000 rail ca...
Total production of rolling stock in 2014 amounted to 20,000 units

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s largest producer of rolling stock and the largest main battle...

Bombardier faced accusations of corruption in South Korea
Offered gifts and trips to win lucrative train contract

Bombardier Transportation faced allegation of corruption in South Korea, but was never charged, according to Radio Canada.

Metrolink returning to Manchester Victoria station
Re-opens to passengers in February

Metrolink trams are going to operate again to a new Manchester Victoria stop next month after a major overhaul to build new platforms and tracks...

Nippon to supply signalling system for Brazil São Paulo Metro Line 6
Plans to expand business in South America

Nippon Signal has received the order from Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (MHI) to supply signalling system for Brazil São Paulo Metro Line 6.

German rail track to Fehmarn Link delayed
Will not be ready for the opening of the tunnel

The German rail tracks connecting to Fehmarn Link will be delayed compared to the previous schedule.

Voith Turbo plans rail expansion in India
Will make India the rail hub of the company

Voith, the €5.7-billion German engineering major, has set its sights on the rapidly growing opportunities in the Indian rail and transportation...

Aeroexpress to leave Vladivostok and Kazan
Will concentrate its efforts on the Moscow region

The air rail link Aeroexpress has announced its decision to terminate the operation in the cities of Vladivostok and Kazan, and to focus its...

South Korea may resume railway communication with North Korea
A proposal was submitted to the government of North Korea by the President of South Korea

The South Korean government plans to ask the government of North Korea to organize test runs of trains on the railways of the two countries up to...

British railway cross subsidy claims denied
Accused for subsidizing foreign rail services

Dutch state-owned transport firm NS has received nearly € 920m so far in British government subventions to run several rail services in Britain,...

TA starts long-distance service to three more cities
Long-distance trains to Córdoba, Tucumán, Rosario

Argentine Retiro station is the largest commuter rail station in Buenos Aires and more commuter trains arrive and depart from here than in any...

Jordanian rail signed wagon repair contract
Three months of trial operation

Aqaba Railway Corp has signed a 10-month contract for King Abdullah II Design & Development Bureau and Jordan Advanced Machining Co is going...

Ukranian Railways may end cooperation with RZD
In case of support of pro-Russian rebels

Ukranian national railway operator Ukranian Railways will terminate cooperation with Russian RZD, in the case of the provision of support to...

Alstom and Thales to supply signalling system to Hong Kong’s metro
Will equip seven MTR lines with the latest Communications Based Train Control (CBTC) technology

Alstom and Thales were awarded a contract worth €330 million by MTR Corporation, the operator of Hong Kong’s metro network, to resignal and...

UK firms offered expertise for Rail Baltica project
Contribution to large-scale strategic projects

UK rail companies working in international projects and providing rail infrastructure services such as planning, construction and management of...

Estonian rail cargo transport dropped in 2014
The amount of goods from Russia fell 14.4 M tons

Cargo transport volume at the Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways Co) infrastructure plunged by nearly a quarter in 2014.

Liberalization to Start in Turkish Railways
2.6 billion Euro to be invested 2015

Transport Ministry Elvan announced newly that preparation is completed about liberalization of railway transportation in Turkey and open...

Croatia’s Đuro Đaković obtains freight rail cars order from Ermewa
New freight rail car deal

Croatian manufacturer Đuro Đaković has been awarded a HRK 61 million ($10 million) contract to supply new freight rail cars to Ermewa, one of the...

EuroMaint receives major order from Italian E.A.V.
To refurbish and modernise 12 vehicles

Euromaint has been assigned the project to refurbish and modernise 12 vehicles for the Italian train operator Ente Autonomo Volutro (E.A.V.). The...

Russian RZD posted $32 billion revenue in 2014
Revenue amounted to 1.38 trillion rubles

Revenue of national railway monopoly RZD amounted to 1.38 trillion rubles (US$32 billion) in 2014, according to the company’s president Vladimir...

CK Investments to acquire 100 percent stake in Eversholt Rail Group
Transaction is subject to approval from the European Commission

CK Investments, a company jointly owned by Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Limited and Cheung Kong Limited, will acquire 100 percent stake in...

Bombardier laying off at Quebec railcar plant
Due to interruption in receiving vital components

Bombardier Inc. announced on 24 January that it would lay off 145 workers at its railcar factory in La Pocatière, Quebec.

Bordeaux tramway line A gets Alstom´s...
Part of the enlargemen

Alstom's APS ground power supply system is equipping Bordeaux’s extended...

Kapsch CarrierCom receives new contrac...
An important GSM-R project in the Czech Republic

Kapsch CarrierCom, a telecommunications solutions provider, has received a...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

Indian railways stay in state hand
Increase of minimum wage

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

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

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

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

German authorities have received detailed warnings of the risk of Islamist...

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...

TSA receives new order from Bozankaya
For 120 traction motors

Traktionssysteme Austria (TSA) has received a new order for 120 traction...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

Norfolk Southern’s EVP to retire
Effective 01 March 2015

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

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...

Alstom receives new contract from Egyp...
To supply signalling equipment

Alstom has received a new contract from Egyptian National Railways to supply...

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

ABB received orders worth $40 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler...

Largest Berlin subway project proceedi...
Provides further interchange

U5 line is closing the gap between stations Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger...

Russian transport engineering calls on...
Faces serious challenges.

Russian Association of Producers of Railway Technics (RAPRT), one of Russia’...

ARCADIS appoints new CEO and COO for N...
Effective 15 January

ARCADIS, a global natural and built asset design & consultancy firm, has...

Indian Railways launches its first CNG...
On 13 January 2015

Indian Railways officially launched its first CNG train on 13 January 2015....

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

The German railway company, announced recently that its logistics subsidiary...

The rail industry seeks to increase in...
Of primary interest for Spanish exports

The rail network planned for the Persian Gulf will connect the six GCC...

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

The authorities in this Finnish town have invited bidders to submit plans to...

New CEO of Slovak ZSR
Dusan Sefcik

On 1 January 2015 Mr Jan Pociatek, Minister of Transport, Construction and...

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

Georgy Poltavchenko, a governor of Russia’s St. Petersburg together with...

Russian RZD calls for additional $3 bi...
Additional funding is required for the purchase of new locomotives

Russian railway monopoly RZD has sent a petition to the national government...

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

Following the announcement in March 2014 of the decision to reorganise the...

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

Thello, France’s first open-access passenger service created by the Transdev...

SilverRail acquires Swedish rail techn...
This acquisition will help SilverRail to innovate the way rail is accessed and sold worldwide

US-based passenger rail technologies provider SilverRail Tech technologies...

Alstom delivers the last metro train t...
The trains are part of Alstom Metropolis range

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

Alstom, Bombardier may acquire blockin...
The largest producer of locomotives and subway cars in Russia and CIS.

Russian railway monopoly RZD, is considering selling a blocking stake in...

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