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News of the railway industry ○ Tuesday, March 31, 2015

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Greenbrier orders more than 10,000 rai...
Valued at $1.09 billion

The Greenbrier Companies recently announced that it received new orders in its second quarter...

Russian National Wealth Fund to provid...
RZD to receive additional funds for purchase of new locomotives

The Russian National Wealth Fund (NWF), Russia's sovereign wealth fund, plans to provide up to...

Alstom starts production of Kochi Metr...
Car-body shell for Kochi Metro unveiled

Alstom has started manufacturing Kochi Metro coaches at its Sri City facility in India. The...

PESA Bydgoszcz expands rolling stock p...
Rolling stock maker expands

Polish rolling stock maker PESA Bydgoszcz has expanded its production facility with the aim of...

SBB leases cranes and track maintenanc...
To use more quiet and emission free equipment

Swiss Federal Railways signed contracts totaling SFr136m a year for the lease of 65 tampers,...

Alstom to promote fuel cell trains
Develops 40 fuel cell- powered trains

Between Alstom Transport and the municipality of Calw in the German Land of Baden-Württemberg a...

Hungary, Austria eye €173M rail upgrad...
New rail upgrade projects

The governments of Hungary and Austria have unveiled plans to launch two rail modernisation...

LDz completes the largest project impl...
Construction of the second rail track on the Skrīveri-Krustpils railway section

Recently, State JSC Latvijas dzelzceļš opened the second rail track on the Skrīveri-Krustpils...

First Ceneri base tunnel breakthrough
The miners in the tunnel could shake hands

After one final blast, at exactly 12:00 noon today, Tuesday, March 17, 2015, the miners in the...

India plans modernization of national...
India plans to invest up to US$138 billion in the development of national railways over the next 5 years

India plans to invest up to US$138 billion in the development of national railways over the...

Alpiq acquires Balfour Beatty Rail
The acquisition is in line with the strategy to reinforce presence in transport technology

In a bid to strengthen position in the international transport technology and service domain,...

Russia continues tests of the world’s...
Ermak is ready for start

The Russian government, together with national railway carrier RZD, continue tests of Ermak...

Ukranian government to allow private l...
Ukraine to attract private investors to national rail infrastructure

The government of Ukraine plans to allow the use of private locomotives on the national railway...

RZD starts modernization of Serbian Ra...
RZD starts operations in Serbia

RZD International, RZD’subsidiary for overseas projects, has officially started modernization of...

Serbia to invest $200M in modernising...
New rail upgrade project in Serbia

Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana...

Siemens to continue Lastochka producti...
Siemens has not plans to cut Russian projects

German Siemens, together with Russian Sinara, will continue the production of locomotives for...

L&T Infotech receives new contract...
To integrate business functions

L&T Infotech has received a new contract worth USD 10 million to integrate business...

Talgo receives new contract from Saudi...
To supply six high speed trains with 13 coaches

Talgo has received a new contract worth more than USD 200 million to supply six trains with 13...

Liverpool station re-opening study pla...
Abandoned for almost 100 years

Business leaders say new station would have huge impact on Baltic Triangle and proposed Cains...

London and Thanet rail line to be upgr...
$17-million investment

Upgraded rail line between London and Thanet intended to cut journey times. Network Rail and...

Study to bring Amtrak line back
The Gulf Coast Passenger Rail a top priority

Efforts to reestablish a passenger rail line between Orlando and New Orleans received a nod from Congress last week as representatives approved a...

Vladimir Putin criticizes tariff policy of RZD
Putin unhappy with growth of rail tariffs in Russia

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has criticized RZD, the national railway carrier, for unclear tariff policy and the existing problems with the...

New Talai Mannar railway line inaugurated
265 km of railway track reconstructed

The newly built railway track between Madhu Road and Talai Mannar Pier covering a distance of 63 kms was commissioned to the public use of Sri...

Farmers unwilling to give up land for Californian bullet train
Threat of many lengthy court battles

The planned Californian so called bullet train path is going to cut through several farmlands.

Harsco acquires Protran Technology
“This investment aligns perfectly with our stated strategy to further grow and diversify our Rail division”

Harsco Corporation recently announced the acquisition of Protran Technology, a US based firm involved in the design and production of safety...

Alstom signs contract with Brazil’s Trensurb
To provide preventive maintenance for 15 metro trains

Alstom recently signed a contract worth EUR 2 million with Empresa de Trens Urbanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb) to provide preventive maintenance...

Russia’s Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant plans massive cuts
Russian railway industry to cut workers

Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant, one of Russia’s largest producers of electric locomotives, plans to fire up to 900 workers by June, 1...

RZD signed $2,35 billion contract on supplies of locomotives during 2015-2017
RZD awaits new locomotives

Russian RZD has signed an agreement with Transmashholding, Russia’s leading producer of rolling stock and Ural Locomotives on the supply of...

Energy-saving trams tested in Krakow
To use regenerative braking

Krakow City Transport has started testing its new energy-efficient Solaris Tramino trams, with a three-month trial phase now ongoing on the city’s...

Finland applied for EU rail funding
The time-scale of five years

The Finnish government has applied for funds from the TEN-T programme for several railway projects, including 12.2 million euros for the planning...

Move to digital railway systems fuels need for big data
Drivers are the rise of Internet of Things and the proliferation of mobiles

The global rail market offers huge opportunities for big data technology providers.

Bucharest selects Spain’s CAF for €350M metro order
Trains for new metro line

Municipally-owned operator Metrorex has awarded an order for 43 six-car trains with an option for a further eight units to Spanish rolling stock...

BNSF to invest $141 million in Californian rail capacity
Include the construction of three miles of double track

BNSF recently announced that its 2015 capital program for its operations in California will be an estimated $141 million for rail capacity...

Hitachi Rail Europe, Abellio to provide new trains for ScotRail franchise
46 three-car and 24 four-car AT200 EMU trains are being procured

Hitachi Rail Europe and Abellio announce that they have signed a contract for the provision and maintenance of 70 new trains for the upcoming...

Global rolling stock market worth $45.7 billion by 2019
Set to grow at a rate of 3,48 per cent

According to the newly released report "Rolling Stock Market by Rolling Stock Type (Locomotives, Rapid Transit Vehicles, Wagons), by Locomotive...

Thales awarded Lusail contract
Will equip four lines of the first tramway in the Qatari city

Thales will provide a fully integrated solution for supervision, telecommunications, security and fare collection for the new Lusail Transit...

Alstom Coradia Lint commuter trains start commercial service in Ottawa
The first ever to be put into commercial service in North America

Recently, the Alstom Coradia Lint trains delivered to OC Transpo entered into service on the 8-kilometre light rail O-Train Trillium Line in...

Mongolia to become new transit point for EU and China railway transportations
EU and China railway transportations to be improved

Mongolia plans to build a new rail line, bypassing Russia, for the transit of Asian raw materials and minerals, to Europe, according to recent...

Slovak rail freight operator ZSSK privatises its rolling stock fleet
New rolling stock lease deal

Slovakia’s state-run rail freight operator ZSSK Cargo has sold 12,000 rail cars to the newly-established Cargo Wagon a.s. consortium in a bid to...

Funding of more than EUR 14 billion for Indian Railways
“The highest ever funding for Indian Railways”

India’s Ministry of Railways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) for a funding of more than EUR...

Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo receive new...
For supply of 96 subway cars

Japan’s Sumitomo and Nippon Sharyo has received a new contract worth JPY 13...

Evraz to supply wheels for freight car...
Russia continues supplies of wheels for freight cars to European market

Evraz, one of Russia’s largest metal producers, has completed production of...

Romania National Railways names new Di...
With a long experience from the railway industry

Mr Dan M. Costescu was appointed Director General of the National Railway...

EIB supports modernisation of Polish r...
Loans totalling more than PLN 1 billion granted

The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted four loans totalling more than...

Ukranian Railways to increase tariffs...
Rail tariffs continue to grow in Ukraine

Ukranian national railway operator Ukranian Railways is considering a...

Kiruna Wagon to develop Europe’s next...
Part of the EU Horizon project

Kiruna Wagon has been selected to develop Europe’s next generation of bulk...

China and Japan plan to build rail lin...
New rail investors to come to Thailand

Chinese and Japanese companies to bid for the contracts, for the building of...

Uralvagonzavod to establish production...
New production of refrigerated containers to be established in Russia

Uralvagonzavod, one of Russia’s largest producers of rolling stock, plans to...

Ukranian Railways plans to increase o...
Of passenger rail transportations this year

Ukrainian national railway operator Ukranian Railways plans a significant...

Bombardier unveils design for C30 MOVI...
For Stockholm’s Red Line

Bombardier Transportation and the Stockholm Traffic Administration presented...

Greece postponed sale of TRAINOSE
RZD to bid for TRAINOSE

The government of Greece has postponed tenders for the sale of the national...

Amtrak train derails in North Carolina
After hitting a transfer truck

On Monday, an Amtrak train derailed in North Carolina after hitting a truck...

Stadler Rail, Hungary’s Dunakeszi Járm...
New rolling stock joint venture in Hungary

Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail and Hungary’s state-owned rolling stock...

Mumbai to get 8 Bombardier rakes
Each provides 12 services

The first eight of the 16 rakes of the new Bombardier make trains are...

Battery-powered train transported pass...
Battery powered trains at a fast pace

Prototype battery-powered ‘IPEMU’ carried passengers for first time. For the...

Ottawa agree to tunnel for Western LRT...
The best option for extending light rail to west

A long-standing disagreement between the City of Ottawa and the National...

DB to build new regional rail stations
Local funding speeds up implementation

Deutsche Bahn’s station management business unit DB Station & Service...

Romania eyes €890M rail upgrade projec...
New rail modernisation projects in Romania

The Romanian government has unveiled plans to allocate at least €890 million...

CSR delivers 300 train sets to Argenti...
Each EMU can take 220 passengers

The Company CSR Qingdao Sifang of China is about to deliver the first four-...

EU to support rail traffic improvement...
For the introduction of a centralised rail traffic control (CTC)

The EU's TEN-T Programme will co-finance with over €1 million studies for...

EIB to co-finances Swietelsky's r...
Company seeking to develop new systems to rehabilitate and maintain tracks in Austria

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting the rehabilitation of...

Union Pacific improves community safet...
Has achieved 7 percent derailment decrease

Training, technology and investments helped Union Pacific improve safety in...

Helsinki City Rail Loop is moving forw...
The project had not been put on hold

Finland’s Prime Minister Alexander Stubb has newly revealed that the...

Etihad Rail signs strategic agreement...
For the development of the national rail network in the UAE

Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway...

Alstom inaugurates tramway manufacturi...
Will serve the Latin American region

Alstom has inaugurated a new production line for Citadis trams at its...

SNCF starts testing Erex system
The system makes it possible to bill the energy each train uses

Eress organisation has announced that SNCF (Société nationale des chemins de...

Six companies launch a new internation...
To drive sustainability throughout the supply chain

Six companies in the railway industry - Alstom Transport, Bombardier...

Network Rail station retail records st...
The results point to the changing consumer buying behaviours

A strong Christmas sales period, coupled with consistent October and...

Canadian pension fund takes share in E...
As part of global infrastructure strategy

The Canadian fund manager Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is...

New strategic rail line to be built in...
400 million euros for development of Latvian rail infrastructure

The government of Latvia plans to allocate up to 400 million euros in the...

RZD to invest $1 billion in purchase o...
RZD to purchase up to 500 new locomotives this year

Russian RZD to receive 60.2 billion rubles (US$1 billion) from the National...

Pendolino attains 1 million kilometres...
New service center established

Alstom Pendolino, Alstom’s high speed train, has successfully covered one...

Ukraine to restore national railway fl...
Ukraine will need 5 years for recovery of national railway fleet

The Ukranian Ministry of Infrastructure is developing a five-year plan for...

RZD to receive 69.8 billion rubles for...
RZD announces implementation of five infrastructure projects this year

Russian RZD will receive 69.8 billion rubles from the federal budget for...

Russian RZD to reconstruct railway lin...
Russian investors to build railway line in North Korea

Russian RZD will reconstruct a railway line in North Korea, according to...

Russian government to provide support...
Russian producers of rail cars call on state support

The Russian government plans to design a complex of measures for the support...

Prominent backing for new Texas high-s...
New railway by late 2016

New railway by late 2016. Ron Kirk, the former U.S. trade ambassador, member...

Georgian government to sell minority s...
Georgian Railways may be sold to private investors

The government of Georgia has not ruled out the possibility of selling a...

Railways in Argentina will be national...
No compensation

The Argentinian Government has started nationalization of the country's...

Deutsche Bahn joined by BMW, Bosch in...
DBs freight business Schenker was overcharged

German carmaker BMW and car supplier Bosch said newly that they would join...

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