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News of the railway industry ○ Saturday, December 27, 2014

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LA Gold Line Rail Extension 50 percent...
Skanska to construct $18.6 million Bridge

The 11.5-mile Metro Gold Line Foothill Rail Extension is now 50 percent complete, according to...

Fennia Rail to purchase three Czech CZ...
Lower emissions than any Finnish diesel locomotive

A private Finnish railway operator, Fennia Rail Oy, plans to start transport on the Finnish rail...

Latin American rail freight market exp...
Promising gross domestic product growth brightens investment landscape

Years of neglect of the rail infrastructure in Latin America (LATAM) dissuaded rail companies in...

World Bank to fund India’s EDFC
Signed an agreement worth USD 1.1 billion

The Government of India and the World Bank recently signed an agreement worth USD 1.1 billion to...

Finnish transport infra with rail rout...
To restore rail routes to acceptable standards

A parliamentary working group report from the Ministry of Transport and Communications in...

Bidders selected for California High S...
It needs construction of 36’ bridges

The California High Speed Rail Authority declared on December 12 that it had nominated a...

Key trend: access to prevail over mobi...
Future transport evolutions discussed at UIC’s 85th general assembly

The worldwide railway association UIC recently held its 85th General Assembly in Paris. José...

Belgium’s Liege selects tram consortiu...
New Belgian tram investment

Belgium’s regional transport operator Societe Régionale Wallonne du Transport (SRWT) has entered...

Indian Railways to provide Wi-Fi servi...
Will also introduce Wi-Fi service in few selected trains

India’s Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha recently unveiled Indian Railway’s plan to...

First high speed train starts operatio...
Opens a new era for railway travels in Poland

Alstom’s Pendolino, the first high-speed train to operate in Poland, entered recently commercial...

Thales receives new contract from DMRC
For phase 3 of Delhi metro

Thales has received a new contract from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for the phase 3 of...

India permits 100 percent FDI in railw...
For a few selected projects

The Government of India recently granted permission for 100 percent Foriegn Direct Investment (...

Alstom increases its share in its Kaza...
This JV has been awarded a €1.3 billion maintenance contract

Alstom recently signed an agreement with the Kazakh national railway company (KTZ) to acquire an...

Russian government to provide addition...
Due to high inflation

The Russian government has not ruled out the possibility of the provision of additional state...

CAF to deliver trams for the city of S...
The amount of the contract is €42m

Saint Etienne City has chosen CAF for the supply of 16 Trams which will run on the network of...

New Dearborn train station completed
Boosts further commuter and speed rail initiatives

The John Dingell Transit Center in Dearborn near Detroit, U.S. opens for business. Residents can...

Ukrainian government dismisses current...
Suspicion of financial crimes and corruption

The government of Ukraine has dismissed Boris Ostapyuk, head Ukranian railway operator...

Russian RZD will continue purchases of...
Plans to purchase 27 Lastochkas

The Russian government has decided not to make adjustments to the investment plans of RZD with...

JR East announces new international te...
For the procurement of diesel railcars

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) recently announced an opening of the new international...

Liefkenshoek rail link inaugurated
Will enable faster freight traffic between the left and right bank of the city of Antwerp

Yesterday, the new Liefkenshoek rail link in Belgium was officially opened in the presence of...

Upgrade of Welsh rail and Lake District line planned
Numerous rail electrification plans exposed

The British Government has announced plans to extend electrification to the Welsh Valleys’ rail network and to the 10 mile branch line between...

First freight train approached Teesport
The terminal operates with a Kalmar reach stacker

The first Freightliner train recently arrived at PD Ports' new intermodal terminal at Teesport

New law on railways to be approved by Ukranian government
Railway transport

A new law «On railways», which will regulate the operation of railway transport in Ukraine will soon be approved by the country’s national...

China may build high-speed rail lines in Belarus
Part of the future China-Europe high-speed rail line

The governments of China and Belarus are conducting talks for the establishment of high-speed rail lines on the territory of Belarus during the...

New express rail connection starts in Sweden
To increase everyday travelling

Additional express trains are put in operation starting 15 December between Dalecarlia (Dalarna in Swedish) and Stockholm via Uppsala and Arlanda...

Waterloo busiest station in UK
Nearby 100 m passenger entries pro year

UK’s busiest British station today is Waterloo, according to the Office of Rail Regulation, ORR.

Greenbrier receives orders for 14,100 railcars
Orders diversified across multiple railcar types

The Greenbrier Companies recently announced that it received new orders in its first quarter ended November 30, 2014 for 14,100 railcar units...

European Investment Bank to provide 200 million euros for reconstruction of Donetsk railway infrastructure
Damaged during recent military conflict

The European Investment Bank is conducting talks with the Ukranian government for the provision of a loan in the amount of 200 million euros for...

Bombardier Freight Train on 4000 km Test Run
No need for additional shunting locomotives.

First time a single traction locomotive TRAXX AC has pulled a Rail Cargo Group Freight Train more than 4000 km across the Southeast Europe and the...

Russia to start bulding of Ukraine’s railway bypass in 2015
Completed 2018

Building of a new railway bypass, which will allow trains to go to the south of Russia, without crossing the territory of Ukraine, will begin in...

End of the night trains?
“Outdated, like crossing the Atlantic by sea”.

Economic and environmental magazine Terra Eco notes that several companies have recently decided to end their overnight services, including...

Ukraine’s Krukovka Carriages posted decline of production in 2015
Reduced production by 55.7%

Krukovka Carriages, one of Ukraine’s largest producers of rolling stock, reduced its production by 55.7% during the January-November 2014,...

Boston’s Green Line extension backed by US government
The project will cost nearly $2.3bn.

The US Federal Government has funded $996m for the Green Line extension (GLX) from Cambridge into Somerville and Medford, Massachusetts, The...

Transnet signs MoU with CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive
Will form JV in South Africa

Transnet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China’s CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive to explore opportunities for production and...

South Korea needs more regional EMUs
Train maker to use locally sourced components

South Korean railway operator Korail has ordered a set of 22 regional EMUs from Hyundai Rotem at a cost of 154·4bn won, announced the company on...

Rail link at Swiss – Italian border to open
The link carries 9 million passengers a year

The first section of the FMV cross-border rail link will open for revenue service on December 15.

First construction phase of Detroit´s M-1 RAIL completed
Between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park

M-1 RAIL has completed its first phase of construction between Campus Martius Park and Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit. After the floats,...

Thales awarded contracts in France and India
Will deploy latest-generation ticketing system for all public transport systems in Bordeaux area

The Thales solution was selected by the Bordeaux Urban Community (Communauté urbaine de Bordeaux – Cub) after an international bidding process,...

Huge underground transit center opened in New York
Connects ten different Metro lines

The Fulton Center is a transit center and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York...

Russia and Abkhazia may establish transit rail service to Georgia
"We are currently considering the possibility of the establishment of transit rail connection in the direction of Sukhumi - Tbilisi".

Russia and Abkhazia may sign an agreement for the establishment of transit rail service in the Sukhumi - Tbilisi - Yerevan direction, according to...

Utrecht awards tram deal to Spain’s CA...
First trams to be delivered in 2017

The authorities of Utrecht have awarded a contract for the supply of 27...

BLS Cargo wins Swiss Logistics award 2...

BLS Cargo wins the 19th Swiss Logistics Award, Switzerland’s most...

Crimean Railways considers massive lay...
Due to the decline of rail cargo traffic

Up to 2,100 workers of Crimean Railways may be cut already by the end of the...

Increased freight traffic delays Amtra...
Have to wait for slow trains with heavy freight

Amtrak declared newly that long delays have become regular this fall for the...

Bulgaria secures €400M for Sofia metro...
As part of the EU’s 2014-2020 financial framework

Funds for metro extension project The Bulgarian government has an-nounced...

Trimble acquires Ireland based railway...
For an undisclosed value

In a bid to expand solutions offering for railway sector, Trimble has...

Russia may refuse from purchases of La...
The reason of this is a shortage of funds

The Russian government plans to consider the necessity of purchases of...

Vossloh divests its rolling stock busi...
Will concentrate on attractive markets for rail infrastructure

Vossloh announces that transportation no longer belongs to its core business...

Crossrail boosting the municipalities...
Real estate price lift

British rail experts believe that Berkhamsted will gain extra prestige if...

Swiss Stadler to supply trains to Russ...
25 double-decker

Swiss Stadler and Russian Aeroexpress, the operator of air rail link...

Alstom to supply a metro system to Gua...
Metropolis trains will serve the metro line

Alstom, in association with CPVM, a company from OHL group, has been awarded...

150 years Mumbai rail line
Because of lack of bridge a boat ferried passengers across the river

Few days ago the Indian Western Railway (WR) celebrated 150 years of its...

Alstom to co-equip Transylvanian rail...
Speed increase up to 160 km/h

Romanian infrastructure manager CFR-SA has granted a consortium of Alstom,...

Chinese CNR Corporation Limited to est...
Together with Sinara Group

China CNR Corporation Limited together with Sinara Group, a Russian...

Austrian travelers to test new seats
All seats to be replaced by 2018

The rail company ÖBB invited Austrians to test possible new seats for...

Indian Railways to streamline tenderin...
Will delegate tendering and commercial powers to General Managers

The one-man committee headed by Shri Shreedharan has submitted interim...

Subway 7 extension ongoing at Hudson Y...
Estimated completion 2015–18

The Hudson Yards Redevelopment project includes a rezoning of the Far West...

New Vice President at Bombardier Trans...
Effective 01 December 2015

Bombardier Transportation has announced the appointment of Cecile Vion-...

Finnish rail connection to the Arctic...
Would six-fold the capacity

Finland has one third of its territory inside the Arctic Circle, but is the...

RZD to invest $10 billion in its inves...
According to Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

The investment program of RZD for 2015 will exceed 400 billion rubles (US$10...

New rail connection opened in India
More rail investments to come

The first passenger train to Meghalaya from Assam was flagged off by Prime...

RZD to reconstruct The Moscow Little R...
Will invest $100 million

Russian RZD plans to invest 4.709 billion rubles (US$100 million) on the...

Rajant Corporation plans for expansion
Will further explore markets such as railways

In a bid to expand market reach, Rajant Corporation, multi-frequency mesh...

BNSF announces $6 billion capital prog...
For 2015

BNSF (BNSF) recently announced that its planned capital expenditures for...

New rail line to Wroclaw Airport recei...
The new line is expected to trigger increased air traffic

The EU's TEN-T Programme will invest over €600,000 for studies on a new rail...

Alstom produces the first body-shell o...
Will be shipped to South Africa

Alstom’s Lapa manufacturing plant in Brazil has timely manufactured the...

Russian RZD will continue cooperation...
Despite sanctions

Russian RZD will continue cooperation with Siemens and Alstom, despite...

Pakistan Railways got nine new locomot...
Fifty eight more engines later this year

Nine new engines imported from China were inducted recently into Pakistan...

Russia to build railway line, bypassin...
Total cost of the project is estimated at RUB 55 billion (US$1,8 billion)

Russia may start building and reconstruction of railway lines, bypassing...

New kind of locomotive tested by BNSF
Axle control system increases adhesion by 50%

An SD40 locomotive which has been adjusted by National Railway Equipment (...

Welsh rail electrification funding set
Agreement reached

Agreement was newly reached on Welsh electrification after months of...

First Crossrail tracks laid
At a flyover that will improve links between Heathrow and London’s main commercial and financial districts

The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a...

Australian rail moves over 1 billion t...
“The national freight task is predicted to almost triple by 2050”

In 2013 Australian railways carried over 1 billion tonnes of freight,...

Swiss train killed seven cows
Wandered on to the tracks

An investigation began after seven cows were killed following a collision...

People mover to Oakland International...
“Riders get a 360 degree view from the windows surrounding the entire car”

The Californian transit agency BART recently inaugurated its new train to...

Estonian Railway split has increased t...
According to Ahti Asmann, CEO of Estonian Railways,

Ahti Asmann, CEO of Estonian Railways, says that the splitting of the...

RZD started tests of Ermak
World's most powerful electric freight locomotive

RZD has started tests of AC 4ES5K "Ermak", the world's most powerful...

Czech CZ Loko to modernize locomotives...
Planned works will be completed by 2018

Latvijas dzelzcels, Latvia’s railway operator, has signed a contract with...

Hitachi to upgrade Sentosa Express in...
A contract worth over EUR 18 million

Hitachi has received a new contract from Singapore’s Sentosa Development...

The test of rail route from China to S...
The train will pull 82 cargo wagons.

China has opened the world's longest train journey, crossing the whole of...

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