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TRANSPORT for London has (TfL) placed a £88m order with Bombardier for 57 additional Class 378 emu vehicles as part of a £320m project to lengthen trains on the London Overground network ..
CZECH intermodal and railfreight operator Metrans opened its new container terminal at Česká Třebova in Eastern Bohemia, Czech Republic, on May 6.
BRAZILIAN mining conglomerate Vale has cleared a significant hurdle in its plans to build a railway to serve the new Carajás Serra Sul (S11D) mine in the state of Pará after the project was granted environmental approval by the federal government.
THE first phase of Beijing Metro Line 14 opened on May 5 with the start of commercial services on the 12.4km section from an interchange with Line 10 at Xiju to Zhanggouzhuang in the southwestern district of Fengtai.
GERMANY's Altona – Kaltenkircken – Neumünster Railway (AKN) has signed a contract with Alstom worth around €60m for 14 Coradia Lint 54 regional dmus,
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Huawei to install communications system on Malaysia's Ampang LRT extension China-based information and communications technology (ICT) company Huawei has secured a contract from Malaysia's national infrastructure firm Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad (Prasarana) to provide a railway communication system for the extension of Kuala Lumpur's Ampang Line Light Rail Transit (Ampang LRT).
MTR opens first phase of Beijing Metro Line 14
Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has opened the first 12.4km phase of Beijing Metro Line 14 to serve commuters in the Chinese capital.
Alstom to supply 14 Coradia Lint trains to Germany's AKN
Alstom has secured a €60m contract to deliver 14 Coradia Lint regional trains to AKN Eisenbahn, a railway company operating commuter and freight trains in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
New South Wales shortlists two consortia to operate North West Rail Link in Sydney
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) government has shortlisted two consortia led by Serco and Hong Kong-based MTR Corporation to operate Sydney's A$8bn ($7.96bn) North West Rail Link (NWRL) project.
Network Rail
Media invite: Safety teams to visit Maidenhead level crossings as part of international awareness events.
Rail safety teams across the country are hosting more than 100 awareness events at level crossings including Cookham and Furze Platt In Maidenhead, to help educate people about
how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.
Level crossing safety in Britain is amongst the best in Europe. Despite this, nine people were killed at level crossings in the last year* and 453 people were involved in a near miss, either as a pedestrian or a motorist. There were 10 collisions between vehicles and trains and a further 33 vehicles struck and damaged barriers.
At Furze Platt there have been 29 recorded incidents of misuse and four near misses last year. Whilst only there was one near miss at Cookham and three recorded incidents of misuse, both are in residential areas and used regularly by both motorists and pedestrians.
These new figures have been published today by Network Rail, one of 45 worldwide organisations supporting International Level Crossing Awareness Day on 7th May 2013.
At Furze Platt there have been 29 recorded incidents of misuse and four near misses last year. Whilst only there was one near miss at Cookham and three recorded incidents of misuse, both are in residential areas and used regularly by both motorists and pedestrians.
These new figures have been published today by Network Rail, one of 45 worldwide organisations supporting International Level Crossing Awareness Day on 7th May 2013.
Liz Heading, community safety manager for the Western route at Network Rail said: “Where a road or footpath meets the railway there will always be a risk – tragically, for a few people every year, this results in injury or loss of life. We want to reduce the chances of this happening as much as possible. The surest way to reduce risk at a level crossing is to close it and under our current safety programme we have successfully closed more than 700 in the last three years.
“If we’re not able to close a crossing, we want to raise awareness of how to use crossings safely and the risks associated with getting distracted or ignoring warning signs. That’s why our safety teams are out across the country as part of International Level Crossing Awareness Day to talk to people who use the crossings, listen to any questions they may have and help them better understand what we’re doing to improve safety for them and everyone around the railway.”
Furze Platt level crossing in Maidenhead is close to a local secondary school and the timing has been chosen to enable safety teams to speak to parents and children as they travel home. Media are invited to attend between 1500 - 1700 Tuesday 7 May.
Superintendent (Territorial Policing) Phil Trendall of British Transport Police (BTP) said: “BTP works closely with all our rail industry partners and other police forces to educate users of level crossings as well as enforce road traffic legislation. International Level Crossing Awareness Day remains a key event in our calendar and BTP officers will be out and about at crossings around the country to promote that all-important safety message. Safety remains our primary concern and we will do all we can to contribute to the proper use of crossings, which must be treated with respect. However, the law related to crossings will be enforced and where necessary drivers prosecuted.”When: 1200-1400 Tuesday 7 May,
Where: Cookham level crossing
then at:
When: 1500 - 1700 Tuesday 7 May
Where: Furze Platt level crossing
International Level Crossing Day of Action (ILCAD) involves a number of partners from road sector, local authorities, railway partners, BTP, local Police forces, European Transport Safety Council, European Railway Agency, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM), European Level Crossing Forum (ELCF) and International Union of Railways.
“If we’re not able to close a crossing, we want to raise awareness of how to use crossings safely and the risks associated with getting distracted or ignoring warning signs. That’s why our safety teams are out across the country as part of International Level Crossing Awareness Day to talk to people who use the crossings, listen to any questions they may have and help them better understand what we’re doing to improve safety for them and everyone around the railway.”
Furze Platt level crossing in Maidenhead is close to a local secondary school and the timing has been chosen to enable safety teams to speak to parents and children as they travel home. Media are invited to attend between 1500 - 1700 Tuesday 7 May.
Superintendent (Territorial Policing) Phil Trendall of British Transport Police (BTP) said: “BTP works closely with all our rail industry partners and other police forces to educate users of level crossings as well as enforce road traffic legislation. International Level Crossing Awareness Day remains a key event in our calendar and BTP officers will be out and about at crossings around the country to promote that all-important safety message. Safety remains our primary concern and we will do all we can to contribute to the proper use of crossings, which must be treated with respect. However, the law related to crossings will be enforced and where necessary drivers prosecuted.”When: 1200-1400 Tuesday 7 May,
Where: Cookham level crossing
then at:
When: 1500 - 1700 Tuesday 7 May
Where: Furze Platt level crossing
Network Rail is investing £130m to make level crossings safer by building footbridges, adding new barriers and new technology. In 2009 the company committed to closing 750 by spring 2014 and is well on the way to achieving that goal. A national television advertising campaign, based around the childhood game I Spy, will run from Sunday 5 May for three weeks across terrestrial, satellite and digital channels .
Notes:
International Level Crossing Day of Action (ILCAD) involves a number of partners from road sector, local authorities, railway partners, BTP, local Police forces, European Transport Safety Council, European Railway Agency, Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), European Rail Infrastructure Managers (EIM), European Level Crossing Forum (ELCF) and International Union of Railways.
*Incident data from 01 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 - complied on behalf of the rail industry by RSSB (Rail Safety & Standards Board)
Visit http://www.networkrail.co.uk/level-crossings/types-of-level-crossing/footpath-crossings/ for more information and guidance on how to use them safely.
Network Rail has a dedicated youth initiative called Rail Life. Created in partnership with young people it aims to raise awareness of level crossing safety and other rail safety issues. The initiative will provide a wide range of resources, ranging from assembly kits to lesson plans, for use in schools and youth clubs.
The high impact youth website www.rail-life.co.uk contains facts, videos, advice and lots of content on rail safety for teenagers (11-17 year olds).
The vision for the campaign is that it will become the main place that young people (and the professionals who work with them) will go to for insights and information on many aspects of the railway – from safety, to careers, to general information about Britain’s transforming rail network.
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railwaygazettecom reports from Brazil...RATP Dev and its local partners Companhia de Concessoes Rodoviarias, Odebrecht Transport and Invepar have won the contract to build and operate a 28 km tram network in Rio de Janeiro. ..
...and takes a look at the New York MTA which has selected Control Group to provide up to 90 On The Go interactive displays.
These will provide real-time information, including visual station directions and interchange information, train arrival countdowns, service updates, local maps, other information and advertising content.
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News from East Lancs Railway, West Somerset Railway, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.......
..and an interview with Tim Fischer AC about AusRail 2012......
Tim Fischer AC, trackSAFE Patron, discusses trackSAFE's achievements and challenges with us at AusRAIL 2012.
1. The theme for AusRAIL this year is Rail's Role in Society, what role do you feel rail plays in modern day Australia and how will that evolve as we look towards a carbon constrained future?
2. trackSAFE is playing a very important role in society as it strives to reduce rail incidents and so create a better workplace for rail employees, how far has the foundation come in the first 12 months of operation in achieving this goal?
3. What have you laid out as the key issues that the foundation is looking to tackle moving forward into 2013?
4. The trackSAFE foundation is a fantastic initiative, how can organisations across the rail industry get involved and support what you are doing?
5. AusRAIL is the leading event for the rail industry, what has been your impression of the conference and exhibition this year?
Railway Engineering News
railwaygazette.com -reports from POLAND: A pilot application of ABB's Enviline Energy Recuperation System is scheduled to go into service on the Łódź tram network this week..
5th edition of ILCAD hosted by UNECE in the framework of the 2nd United Nations Global Road Safety Week, Palais des Nations, Room VIII, Geneva 7 May 2013
We act safely at level crossings!
From 10:00 to 13:00 on 7 May, an international press conference and roundtable discussion will emphasise the importance of road safety at level crossings. The ILCAD events will be introduced jointly by Eva Molnar, Director of the UNECE Transport Division, Jerzy Wisniewski, Director of the UIC Fundamental Values Department and Alan Davies, RSSB, Chairman of the European Level Crossing Forum (ELCF).
Key speakers from various countries will debate the three Es: Engineering, Enforcement and Education aiming at improving safety at level crossings: Estonia, Greece, India, Italy, Switzerland and the UK.
Side events will include a poster signing ceremony and conclude with the opening of an exhibition featuring: entries from an international children’s drawing contest on safety at level crossings, posters made by UIC for ILCAD partners’ needs and other posters issued by ILCAD partners from various countries on the 5 continents for their own campaigns.
See http://www.uic.org/
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