SIEMENS rolled out the first completed ACS-64 Cities Sprinter multi-system electric locomotive for Amtrak at its Sacramento plant in California on May 13.
JUST six months after taking the job, India's railways minister Mr Pawan Bansal resigned on Friday amidst a bribery and corruption scandal brought about by the arrest of his nephew Mr Vijay Singla and Indian Railway board member, staff, Mr Mahesh Kumar on May 3.
POLISH infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded Alstaldi a Zlotys 240m ($US 57.3m) contract to upgrade the 11km Balice Express rail link between Krakow Central station and the John Paul II International Airport at Balice.
BRITAIN's secretary of state for transport Mr Patrick McLoughlin has asked infrastructure manager Network Rail to carry out a new study into the reopening of the Uckfield – Lewes line in southeast England.
THE council of Velez-Malaga has approved plans to lease three CAF Urbos 2 LRVs, acquired as part of the Spanish town's abandoned light rail project, to Sydney for use on the Metro Light Rail line, which is currently being extended.
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UK asks Network Rail to review re-opening of Lewes-Uckfield railway line Network Rail has been contacted by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) to carry out a study on the re-opening of the railway line between Uckfield and Lewes in East Sussex.
EBRD grants loan to support construction of rolling stock facility in Belarus
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €14m ten-year loan to a joint venture (JV) formed by Switzerland's rolling stock manufacturer Stadler and the Minsk Region Executive Committee (MREC) as a minority shareholder.
California High-Speed Rail Authority extends contract with Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff, the professional services division of Balfour Beatty, has secured a $120m contract from California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) in the US to provide programme management services.
Atkins to design new rail station in Carlsberg city district, Denmark
Design, engineering and project management consultant Atkins has won a contract to design a new railway station in the Carlsberg district of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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RUSSIA: Czech rolling stock manufacturer Škoda Transportation and Kirovsky Zavod signed a memorandum of understanding on April 22 for each to invest US$20m in the creation of an equally-owned joint venture to produce trams, metro trains and double-deck EMUs for the Russian market in St Petersburg.
CNR JINAN: The first production vehicles from a batch of 40 Type Zags LPG and ammonia tank wagons being built for French leasing company Atir-Rail was rolled out by CNR Jinan on April 28
Germany’s Federal Railway Office has certified DB Systemtechnik as a train operator in its own right.
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From gwsr.com: Schools Class No 925, Cheltenham, arrived at Toddington from the Mid-Hants Railway on Saturday 11th. The tender arrived in the car park first thing and the locomotive at lunchtime, which certainly stopped some of our passengers in their tracks. The two parts were swiftly re-united and moved onto the inspection pits for a thorough check-over, not only by our Mechanical Responsible Person, but also by just about anyone who was in the yard at the time! On Sunday it was brought gently into steam for its steam-test and our cleaners and polishers will be setting about it this week in preparation for its debut on our line on Thursday for the Cheltenham at Cheltenham event.
Fom nymr.co.uk. What better way to start the weekend then a trip on the North Yorkshire Moors Railways Pullman Dining Train, and even better news there are still a few spaces left on the North Yorkshire Pullman for this Friday 17th May, departing from Grosmont at 19:15 travelling to Pickering and returning back to Grosmont at 22:15.
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The Rail Yard: California's High-Speed Rail as an Energy Lifeline
California has affirmed its commitment to building the nation's first high-speed rail system, but among the justifications for it, the most important one was scarcely mentioned: energy.
 MENA Rail News Driverless Metro System for Riyadh Women’s University by SeptemberMore than 55 Saudi women have been trained in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will take up posts on the world’s largest women only university campus. The 14 km long automated transport network project, which is friendly to the environment, is being managed by Saudi Railways (SAR). It is planned to provide safe and comfortable transportation that is efficient, utilising the latest communications technology.  Signalling and automation systems for the fully automatic metro railway have been provided by Ansaldo STS, a multinational technology company. Eduardo La Ficara, the commercial manager of Ansaldo STS, said although the women are certified professional drivers, they will not be driving the metro. The women will be charged with inspecting the train coaches daily, checking engines and giving guidance and assistance to passengers. They will also deal with any emergency situations that arise to ensure public safety. Saudi Arabia is undertaking major developments to its rail infrastructure, with backing from the Gulf Countries Council (GCC). With high speed rail lines, a monorail and the north-south railway project among them. |
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