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August 26, 2013

International & UK Railway News Monday 26th August 2013



International Railway Journal

THE European Union (EU) has agreed to contribute € 134m to Austrian TEN-T projects, including €106m for the Brenner base tunnel, €25.5m for the St. Pölten freight bypass, and € 1.5m towards the construction of a bridge on the Koralm line between Graz and Klagenfurt.



www.progressiverailroading.com US News

  • In memoriam: R. J. Corman Railroad Group founder Rick Corman
  • Canada needs to review and improve rail haz-mat safety, Senate energy committee report stresses
  • Caltrain seeks $20 million in TIGER V funds for electrification, PTC
  • BART awarded $12.8 million in homeland security funds
  • Genesis Energy to begin building BNSF-, UP-served crude unloading facility in Louisiana
  • KCSR's Responsible Care certification renewed for three years
  • VIA suspends service in eastern Quebec areas until short line completes repairs
  • Rail supplier news from Appalachian Railcar, Railway Interchange 2013 and Marquette Rail (Aug. 26)

  • www.railway-technology.com Updates...

    Desiro City is Siemens' new Desiro Class rolling stock specially designed for commuter and inter-urban services in the UK.
    The lightweight and high-performance commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) features design advancements over the Desiro UK fleet of trains that are already operating on the British railway network.
    More than one thousand Desiro City train sets are scheduled for operations on the Thameslink route, in London, from 2016 onwards.


    The Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed line, which is under construction, will connect Xiamen city in the Fujian Province with Shenzhen in the Guangdong Province of China.
    The 502.4km line forms the last and longest section of China's Southeast Coast High-Speed Rail Corridor, called the Hangzhou-Fuzhou-Shenzhen High-Speed Railway.
    The construction of Xiamen-Shenzhen high-speed railway was started in November 2007. The line is expected to be operational by the end of 2013 or by early 2014.



    Shedmaster Railway News

    World rail infrastructure market August 2013 - Railway Gazette


    World Heritage & Railway News

    Teddy Bears Picnic | The East Lancashire Railway

    The Lynton and Lynmouth Explorer « West Somerset Railway

    Dunster By Candlelight « West Somerset Railway



    Railway Engineering News

    HS2 has the power to inspire a generation - Telegraph

    HS2: Pop producer Pete Waterman hits back at critics of scheme - Telegraph

    Labour will scrap HS2 if it costs more than £50 billion - Telegraph






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