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Mülheim orders Flexity Classic light rail vehicles.
Ile - de -France to fund Transilien train order.
Alliance plans hourly London-Edinburgh open access service.
LYON transport authority Sytral celebrated the completion of the second metro tunnel under the river Rhône on December 11 with the inauguration of the southern extension of Line B from Stade de Gerland to Oullins mainline station in the district of La Saulaie.
ITALIAN Rail Network (RFI) has awarded a consortium consisting of Alstom, Gemmo., M Pavani Segnalamento Ferroviario, Ricci and Politecnica a €120m contract to upgrade signalling and telecommunications networks on 200km of mixed traffic lines in Rome.
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US Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Railroad Administration Launches Operation Deep Dive: Inspectors to conduct 60-day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro-North
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced the launch of a 60-day comprehensive safety assessment of Metro-North Commuter Railroad in response to the December 1st crash. Operation Deep Dive, beginning December 16, 2013, will exhaustively review Metro-North’s compliance with federal regulations, its procedures and practices, and its safety culture.
“Safety is our top priority, and this in-depth investigation will help ensure that Metro-North is doing everything possible to improve its safety record,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Together with our other recent efforts, Operation Deep Dive will give travelers the peace of mind they deserve when traveling throughout the railroad’s region.”
On Monday, December 16, U.S. Department of Transportation technical and human factors experts will begin a comprehensive review and assessment of safety-critical procedures and processes at Metro-North. The rail safety team will look at:
- Track, signal and rolling stock maintenance, inspection and repair practices;
- Protection for employees working on rail infrastructure, locomotives and rail cars;
- Communication between mechanical and transportation departments at maintenance facilities;
- Operation control center procedures and rail traffic controller training;
- Compliance with federal Hours of Service regulations, including fatigue management programs;
- Evaluating results of operational data to measure efficiency of employees’ execution and comprehension of all applicable federal regulations;
- Locomotive engineer oversight;
- Engineer and conductor certification; and
- Operating crew medical requirements.
“Encouraging a safety stand-down with employees and issuing an Emergency Order and Safety Advisory after the recent Metro-North accident were all necessary first steps to immediately secure and improve safety, and we commend Governor Cuomo and MTA in taking those steps,” said Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph C. Szabo. “Operation Deep Dive allows FRA to further identify sources of risk and drive continuous safety improvement. This approach will help restore public confidence in Metro-North and is evidence of FRA’s safety program that has helped reduce train accidents nation-wide by 43 percent over the last decade.”
After Operation Deep Dive is complete, FRA will issue a report with findings and recommendations. FRA will further evaluate Metro-North’s compliance with the Emergency Order, its effectiveness in fulfilling the recommendations in the Safety Advisory, and then consider if additional actions are necessary to strengthen safety at Metro-North.
On December 11, FRA issued an industry-wide Safety Advisory to help ensure all railroads adhere to federal regulations and applicable railroad rules regarding maximum authorized train speed limits. For a description of FRA’s increased oversight and enforcement of Metro-North’s rail lines since May 2013, see our Safety Action Plan.
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Motorola, BAI Canada to install shared Wi-Fi network at two TTC stations
Motorola Solutions and wireless communications provider BAI Canada are partnering on installation of a shared Wi-Fi network at the underground subway stations of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC).
Alcatel-Lucent to deploy fibre-optic network for automated rail services in Brussels
Belgium's urban public transport operator STIB has selected Alcatel-Lucent to install a new fibre-optic communication network for automated rail services in Brussels, as part of the Pulsar project.
Hitachi Rail deploys PTC solution for global product development
Hitachi Rail Systems has deployed the global product development solution, from manufacturing technology provider PTC, as its single enterprise platform.
Vauxhall Tube station renovation to begin in January
Transport for London (TfL) has said that renovation work at Vauxhall Tube station will begin in January 2014 with an investment of £36m.
UK Office of Rail Regulation (ORR)
ORR data shows sustained growth in rail freight usage
12 December 2013
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today published a new statistical release which highlights growth in Britain’s rail freight sector.
The 'Freight Rail Usage' statistical release contains information on rail freight in Great Britain covering the period from 1999-00 to 30 September 2013. Freight usage data provides a useful barometer of economic activity and is closely linked to other industries such as manufacturing and imports/exports. The data for 2013-14 Q2 (1 July 2013 to 30 Sep 2013), when compared to the same period last year, shows:
Over the past decade ORR has supported an almost 10% increase in freight traffic on Britain’s rail network by allowing greater access for freight trains and by setting targets for Network Rail to deliver improved reliability. Plans for the railways between 2014 and 2019 include more than £12bn infrastructure investment which will help to bring further benefits for the rail freight industry.
transportgovuk
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has today published a new statistical release which highlights growth in Britain’s rail freight sector.
The 'Freight Rail Usage' statistical release contains information on rail freight in Great Britain covering the period from 1999-00 to 30 September 2013. Freight usage data provides a useful barometer of economic activity and is closely linked to other industries such as manufacturing and imports/exports. The data for 2013-14 Q2 (1 July 2013 to 30 Sep 2013), when compared to the same period last year, shows:
- Britain’s rail network carried a greater amount of freight, with an 8.9% rise in freight moved to a total of 5.7bn net tonne kilometres.
- The amount of coal moved increased by 15.6% to 2bn net tonne kilometres – accounting for 35.4% of total freight moved on the network.
- Oil and petroleum, international and metal moved increased by 11.8%, 7.9% and 2.8% respectively.
Over the past decade ORR has supported an almost 10% increase in freight traffic on Britain’s rail network by allowing greater access for freight trains and by setting targets for Network Rail to deliver improved reliability. Plans for the railways between 2014 and 2019 include more than £12bn infrastructure investment which will help to bring further benefits for the rail freight industry.
transportgovuk
What do you want to know about Transport Statistics across Great Britain? Transport Statistics Great Britain (TSGB) 2013 provides statistics on modal comparisons, aviation, energy and the environment, freight, maritime and shipping, public transport, roads and traffic, accidents and casualties, vehicles, walking and cycling, disabled transport and public expenditure on transport.
It is the Department for Transport's cross cutting publication which provides summary information on all its statistics, in one publication.
Get the latest statistics and read the full report at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publica... or search TSGB 2013 on Gov.uk
Read the transcript at: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeche...
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