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September 28, 2013

International Railway Journal Friday 27th September 2013



International Railway Journal

CONSTRUCTION of Line 1 of the Panama metro is now 92% complete and test running is underway

BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail, has awarded a £140m contract to Signalling Solutions Ltd, a joint venture of Alstom and Balfour Beatty Rail, to resignal part of the Great Western Main Line.

THE battle between the Dutch and Belgian operators and the Italian supplier of the V250 electric trains for the aborted Amsterdam – Brussels Fyra service is intensifying.



www.progressiverailroading.com US News

  • CN to resume service on major portion of Kelowna Pacific's shuttered line
  • Maryland transit agency provides public more time to review Purple Line environmental document
  • UP garners veteran magazine and AAR honors, advances trackwork in two states
  • TriMet posted commuter-rail ridership increase in summer
  • AAR: Carloads rose in Canada, fell in U.S. and Mexico last week
  • Amtrak to begin trackwork in Michigan next week
  • Crossing projects a priority in North Carolina, Ohio and Oregon
  • Sound Transit to start charging fares for Tacoma light-rail service
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    www.railway-technology.com Updates

    Bombardier unveils first Omneo double-deck train in France
    Bombardier Transportation has unveiled its first Omneo double-deck train, the latest addition to the company's double-deck EMU range, at its site in Crespin, northern France.

    Strukton wins Netherlands-based Dynamic Passenger Information System contract
    Cityregion Eindhoven, in the Netherlands, has awarded Strukton Systems a contract to supply a dynamic passenger information system (DPIS) for the greater Eindhoven area.

    King's Cross railway station completes £550m redevelopment
    A £550m revamp of King's Cross railway station in London, UK, has concluded, with the official opening of the 7,500ft² King's Cross Square, the final part of the redevelopment scheme.

    Newcastle Light Rail project in NSW moves ahead
    The Newcastle Light Rail project in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has moved a step forward as the government awarded local firm GHD a contract for early scoping studies for the scheme.
     

    Shedmaster Railway News


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    Railway Engineering News

    Chinese DMUs for Buenos Aires commuters - Railway Gazette





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