International & UK Railway News Monday 20th May 2013

 

 

 

International Railway Journal

 

 

GYÖR-Sopron-Ebenfurth Railway (GySEV) has issued tenders for the electrification of the Szombathely-Hegyeshalom line in western Hungary, which the company took over from Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) in 2011.

 

EIFFAGE Rail Express, the PPP contractor responsible for designing, building and maintaining the 182km Bretagne – Pays de la Loire high-speed line between Le Mans and Rennes, has awarded  a contract to Vossloh Cogifer..

 

A unique solar-powered railcar built by the workshops of the Kismaros – Királyrét narrow-gauge line near Budapest has been granted approval to carry passengers in time for the start of the tourist season.

 

QATAR Rail has signed a design-build contract with a consortium led by Impregilo, Italy, for the Red Line North section of the Doha metro network.

 

 

www.progressiverailroading.com US News

 

Metro-North, Connecticut officials set service plan following Friday's train collision

Kansas City Southern to join S&P 500

BNSF-served crude terminal on tap for joint venture in Wyoming; more frac sand on tap for producer in Wisconsin

Long Island Rail Road to overhaul Massapequa Station

Union Pacific wins Toyota Logistics' top award for second-straight year

SEPTA completes Primos Station reconstruction

Former UTU International President Charles Little dies

NCTD, contractors agree on Sprinter service changes

 

 

www.railway-technology.com Updates..

 

Mott MacDonald to design Gurgaon Metro phase two stations in India UK-based engineering firm Mott MacDonald has secured a contract from Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon (RMGL) in India to provide design work for six new metro stations. 

      

Zaha Hadid to construct new KAFD metro station in Saudi Arabia

Zaha Hadid Architects has won a contract from the ArRiyadh Development Authority to build the new King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) Metro Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 

      

Public consultation begins for San Diego Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project
San Diego Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project in the US moves forward with San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) releasing the draft of environment report for the $1.7bn project. 

      

EIB to increase loan for PKP to buy Alstom Pendolino high-speed trains
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will increase its loan to Polish rail operator PKP Intercity from the €224m originally agreed in July 2011 to €342m to buy a fleet of 20 Pendolino electrical multiple units (emus).

 

 

More News at......

 

Shedmaster Railway News

 

Chongqing metro reaches Yuelai - Railway Gazette

 

Doha metro Red Line contractors selected - Railway Gazette

 

A Celebration of Early Railways - Plan a visit - National Railway Museum

 

 

 

World Heritage & Railway News

 

GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - Cheltenham visit Cheltenham at Cheltenham

 

News | The East Lancashire Railway

 

 

 

Railway Engineering News

 

Sine waves inspire Riyadh metro station design - Railway Gazette

 

Kunming metro Line 1 opens - Railway Gazette

 

Reliability focus for Paris suburban network - Railway Gazette

 

 

 

 

 Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Station Opens....

 

 

 

20th May 2013.
 

The new Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway Station viewed from the A46, showing the Park & Ride facility to the left (in the bottom picture)....looking towards town...(C) P.S Lewis