International & UK Railway News Friday 20th December 2013

Late evening News Headlines....


Railway Engineering News

Siemens outsources signalling project design - Railway Gazette

Perth light rail project put back three years - Railway Gazette


www.railway-technology.com

Knorr-Bremse wins brake and bogie equipment supply order from China Railways
Germany-based Knorr-Bremse Group has won new orders worth €0.5bn to supply brake and bogie equipment for 435 eight-car high-speed trains, as well as door and HVAC systems for a series of China Railways car sets. 
       
Five construction firms seek bids for second phase of California high-speed rail            
The California High-Speed Rail Authority has received statements of qualifications to build the 60-mile second phase of high-speed rail construction from Fresno south to the Tulare-Kern County line near Bakersfield.        

Alstom secures metro infrastructure systems contract in Hong Kong
French transport group Alstom has secured a €41m contract from Hong Kong metro network operator MTR Corporation to build, install, test and commission a 22km-long track. 
       
Arriva to equip Energymiser DAS eco-technology in 580 train cabs
UK-based public transport group Arriva is planning to invest £4.5m to install the Energymiser Driver Advisory System (DAS) on more than 580 train cabs from 15 different DMU fleets of its Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Arriva Trains Wales, and Grand Central.



www.progressiverailroading.com US News..

NTSB issues track-worker safety recommendations

IDOT advances multi-state locomotive acquisition

AAR: U.S. rail traffic maintained up-and-down pattern in 50th week

Sound Transit adopts $1.1 billion budget for 2014

Cargill to expand rail capacity at Alberta grain facility

BLET, BMWED encourage members to back ATDA organizing effort at UP

Long Beach port's board elects officers

Rail supplier news from Ansaldo STS, Trinity, Alstom, Tiger Cool, Bombardier, RSI and Stantec (Dec. 20)

International Railway Journal

THE DUTCH house of representatives launched a parliamentary investigation commission on December 19 into the collapse of Fyra high-speed services between the Netherlands and Belgium and the subsequent cancellation of the contract for AnsaldoBreda V250...

GOLDLINQ, the consortium building the first light rail line in Gold Coast, Australia, confirmed on December 20 that it had laid the final section of track on the 13km link..

GERMAN infrastructure manager DB Networks and its Czech counterpart SŽDC announced on December 19 that all planning has been completed for the reinstatement of the short cross-border link between Selb, Germany, and Aš, Czech Republic..