International & UK Railway News Tuesday 17th June 2014

 Total Railway News




The main story today centres on the visit of the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to the UK,  and the signing of  £14bn in trade deals. The state owned China Development Bank is looking to invest in High Speed 2 and the next generation of nuclear power stations. Apparently, the CDB is looking for "sustainable returns" on investment, and not political influence.....


We shall see...


And in the other continuing major story, GE is making moves to beat off the rival bid from Siemens & Mitsubishi for Alstom......


Click on the links for the details behind the news....






Headlines




(UK) China wants to back High Speed 2 and new nuclear .(BBC News)

(China) China to consider British help on tunnel in exchange for role in rail and energy projects.(South China Morning Post)
www.chilternrailways.co.uk
Disruption to services - Tuesday 17 June.

Marylebone station is now open. We are running a normal service, however there may be minor delays as we get the service back to normal.  

(China) Foreign investment into China falls in May (BBC News)

...In April, the government said it would cut taxes on small firms and speed up the construction of railway lines across the country.

 

(UK) Derbyshire residents take first look at rail hub plans.(BBC News)

 

(UK)Redditch-Barnt Green railway line works closure 'needed'. (BBC News)

 

(UK) More than 30 new railway stations being considered across Merseyside(Liverpool Echo)

 

(UK) Lincoln MP Karl McCartney demands transparency over future of Network Rail.(Lincolnshire Echo)

 

(UK)Light rail or heritage ideas for old Cranleigh-Guildford line .(getsurrey.co.uk)

 

(USA/France) GE moves to fend off rival bid for Alstom. (FT.com)

(USA) www.progressiverailroading.com

 

California allocates $250 million for high-speed rail
 
APTA announces Rail Rodeo winners, recognizes Montreal agency's sustainability efforts
 
Long Beach port considers on-dock rail incentive
 
Gravel to succeed Brault as president of Genesee & Wyoming Canada
 
Twin Cities transit agency opens Central Corridor light-rail line
 
Review committee narrows list of Oregon multi-modal projects considered for state funding
 
San Francisco Muni completes Central Subway tunneling work
 
TCU members ratify Providence and Worcester agreement

 

 

 

 

(France) Rail strike hits first day of exams.(The Connexion)

(France) Tear gas fired at striking French train workers (UK Daily Mail)

 

 

(India) ‘Need for high-speed trains to link Mumbai with other cities’.(The Indian Express)

 

 

(Switzerland) Cross-city tunnel opening increases capacity in Zürich - Railway Gazette

 

 (Turkey)Istanbul driverless train contract signed - Railway Gazette

 

 

Other Railway Press

 

 

Future Rail Magazine

For nearly 150 years the Suez Canal has been an unrivalled freight artery between Europe and Asia, but this could soon change if Israel goes ahead with its proposed £2bn Red-Med rail link. We take a look at the project which aims to connect Eilat on the Red Sea and Ashdod on the Mediterranean and could break ground within the year.

 

We also find out how increasing passenger numbers and demand for more rail capacity in Britain could help revive lines that were scrapped by the Beeching Axe half a century ago, talk to Hitachi Rail’s new global CEO about the company’s future strategy and profile the ten countries with the biggest rail networks in the world.

 

Moreover, we learn how new technologies could help operators improve passenger services and speak to the developers of a new mobile app which aims to offer a real-time interactive travel guide to landmarks along Europe’s most popular rail routes.

 

 

 

 

www.railway-technology.com

 

 

EU Council adopts regulation to establish Shift2Rail joint undertaking - Railway Technology

 

 

  

 

SmartRail World

 

SmartRail Speaks: Joffrey Lauthier, Head of Sales, Asia-Pacific at Bombardier Transportation

By Luke Upton. Today SmartRail World focuses on Asia with an interview with Joffrey Lauthier of Bombardier Transportation, one of the world’s largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. In addition to manufacturing a wide variety of passenger rail vehicles and locomotives, Bombardier Transportation provides services for commuter train providers and employees over 34,000 staff worldwide. Joffrey has over sixteen years of system integration experience in rail transportation projects. And having led engineering teams and rain large-scale projects in Singapore and India has an extensive knowledge of the rail infrastructure market in Asia Pacific. Luke Upton (LU): Hello Joffrey, as means of an introduction, perhaps you could let the readers know what train control projects within Asia Bombardier are focusing on at the moment? Joffrey Lauthier (JL): Hi Luke, of course, we have been successfully delivering signalling projects featuring CBTC and ERTMS technologies. This year is not different, and our teams in Asia are busy delivering a number of key projects: Klang Valley MRT Line 1, Bangkok Purple Line, and Delhi Metro Line 7. We are also working on two large mainline signalling projects for Pakistan Railways and a collection of smaller projects for various rail authorities across the region. Read more »