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February 25, 2013

International & UK Railway News Monday 25th February 2013

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International Railway Journal

HUNGARIAN State Railways (MÁV) is to merge its passenger, traction, and rolling stock maintenance subsidiaries into a single business unit from April 1 as part of a restructuring which will also see the creation of an independent infrastructure manager.

THE Spanish Government has issued a decree outlining its final plans to partially open profitable passenger rail routes to competition, particularly those which operate on the extensive high-speed rail network.

ALSTOM and Thales have been selected by JR East to negotiate a contract to install communications-based train control (CBTC) on the Ayase - Toride Joban Local suburban line in Tokyo with a view to awarding a contract to one of the companies in December. JR East plans to introduce CBTC on the line in about 2020.

GERMAN federal transport minister Dr Peter Ramsauer signed an agreement with the state government of Bavaria on February 18 to finance the modernisation of the Munich – Mühldorf – Freilassing – Salzburg line.




www.progressiverailroading.com US News


  • SunRail commuter-rail line to receive another $87.3 million in federal funds
  • STB: U.S. Class I workforce a tad smaller at year's start
  • KCS to create training center in Louisiana for operating employees
  • Alaska Railroad promotes Hopp to succeed Brooks as chief engineer
  • STB seeks candidate to fill railroad-shipper advisory council vacancy
  • CTA to hire customer service assistants to help improve rail service
  • New top personnel in place at Washington, North Carolina DOTs
  • Rail supplier news from FreightCar America, ABB, Connected Controls, Kelso and Trinity Industries (Feb. 25)


  • www.railway-technology.com Updates

    Japan provides funds for Dhaka Metro rail system Japan has agreed to provide a JPY10.4bn ($111m) loan for the first phase of construction of the $2.7bn Dhaka Metro rail system in Bangladesh. 
          
    Swiss Railway to introduce free Wi-Fi at 100 stations by 2015
    Swiss federal railway operator SBB is planning to introduce free internet access at around 100 train stations in Switzerland over the next three years. 
          
    New Orleans to use GE Optimization Solutions to manage rail operations
    New Orleans Public Belt Railroad (NOPB) in Louisiana, US, has signed a deal with GE Transportation to use its software to manage railroad transportation, railcar repair and maintenance. 
          
    Siemens wins Val line extension contract in Turin, Italy
    Siemens Rail Systems has secured a contract from Infra.To, the owner of the Turin Underground in Italy, to extend the fully automatic Val type underground metro by 1.6km.



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    The Rail Journey to 2020 Report highlights the key trends and drivers affecting the evolution of cross-border passenger rail travel through the period, informed by robust data and best practice modelling.



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