Latest Rail News Reviews 23rd March 2012

From: Railway Gazette International

 

Atkins awarded Mälarbanan upgrade design contract

SWEDEN: Trafikverket has appointed Atkins to undertake design work for a major upgrade of the Mälarbanan route to increase rail capacity in the greater...more

 

22 March 2012

DSB seeks to exit Göteborg contract

SWEDEN: Danish state passenger operator DSB is seeking early termination of its contract to operate commuter and regional services around Göteborg on behalf of...more

 

22 March 2012

CSR to build Express Rail Link train fleet

CHINA: CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co announced on March 21 that it had been selected to supply high speed trainsets for the 146 km...more

 

22 March 2012

Finding the next generation

WEBINAR: 'For rail, the time is now. It is time to seize the moment', emphasised Bentley Systems Senior Director Steve Jolley, during Railway Gazette’s...more

 

22 March 2012

Study highlights potential diesel savings

UK: A study commissioned from Ricardo and TRL by the Department for Transport has proposed a variety of upgrades to improve the fuel efficiency of diesel...more



From: International Railway Journal

Audit uncovers Yuan 491m fraud on Beijing - Shanghai HS project IN a report released on Monday, China's auditing authorities claim that Yuan 491m ($US 78m) was embezzled from the Beijing - Shanghai high-speed project. The audit of the line, which began operations last June, was conducted between June and September 2011 and found several irregular practices in the construction and management of the project.

Eurocarex demonstrates high-speed railfreight EUROCAREX achieved a milestone in its plans to launch a European high-speed railfreight network yesterday, when it operated a test train from Lyon to London. Atkins wins design contract for Mälaren line upgrade SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has awarded Atkins the design contract for the four-tracking of the Barkaby - Kallhäll section of the Stockholm - Västerås line. SNCF inaugurates rebuilt Paris St Lazare station GUILLAUME Pepy, president of French National Railways (SNCF), today marked the completion of 10 years of work when he inaugurated the rebuilt St Lazare station in Paris. With 1600 trains and 450,000 passengers a day, St Lazare is the second busiest station in France.