World railway News Digest (Various, as indicated) 18th May 2012

Railway Gazette International

Experimental 430 km/h high speed train unveiled

SOUTH KOREA: An experimental high speed train designed for speeds up to 430 km/h was unveiled on May 17. The HEMU-430X (High Speed Electric Multiple-Unit 430...

 

18 May 2012

Riyadh metro project prequalification begins

SAUDI ARABIA: Arriyadh Development Authority invited expressions of interest in civil engineering, railway systems and rolling stock contracts for the proposed...

International Railway Journal

More than 60 suppliers respond to Prasa commuter train tender PASSENGER Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) says that more than 60 rolling stock manufacturers and their partner companies have bought tender documents for contracts to replace the Metrorail commuter emu fleet.

Australia to establish national rail regulator THE transport ministers of Australia's state and territory governments have agreed to replace the country's seven state-based railway regulators with a new National Rail Safety Regulator, which will be based in Adelaide and come into operation in January 2013. The move will also replace 46 pieces of state, territory and national legislation related to railway safety. Hitachi closing in on AnsaldoBreda stake? AN Italian union official says that Hitachi has completed a due diligence study of AnsaldoBreda and is hoping that a deal can be clinched with parent company Finmeccanica for a 50% stake in the Italian rolling stock manufacturer by June. Hedge fund wins battle to control Canadian Pacific FRED Green and five of his directors have lost the fight to stay at the helm of Canadian Pacific (CP) following a battle with hedge fund Pershing Square, which acquired a 14.2% stake in CP last October. As a result, Green has ended his 34-year career with CP by stepped down as president and CEO. In addition, CP's chairman Mr John Cleghorn, and four other directors have announced that they will not stand for re-election at today's annual shareholder meeting. Chinese double-unit locomotives arrive in Belarus BELARUSIAN Railways (BC) has taken delivery of the first of 12 double-unit 9.6MW electric locomotives from CNR Datong Locomotive Works. They are based on the Chinese HXD2 locomotives designed by CNR and Alstom.

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CP installs Tobias as interim CEO, Paquin as new chair

AAR: U.S. traffic follows intermodal up, carloads down trend

Central Manitoba Railway wins Canadian rail association's marketing award

PANYNJ to hire new security officer, centralize security operations

CSX's wellness programs recognized by northeast Florida group

TransLink to solicit public input on North Shore Transit Plan

PUCO OKs Wheeling & Lake Erie plan to upgrade crossing

LIRR to prohibit alcohol on weekends


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Bombardier opens people mover at Atlanta AirportCanadian rail car manufacturer Bombardier has opened its extended Innovia APM 100 automated people mover (APM) system at the new $1.4bn Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the US.       
                   
Parsons Brinckerhoff wins UK HS2 design contractsUS-based infrastructure firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has secured two contracts worth £8m for the design work on the UK's HS2 rail line, which will run between London Euston and Birmingham in the West Midlands.       
                   
European Investment Bank funds rail upgrade in PolandThe European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a PLN155m (€35.6m) loan to Warsaw's regional rail company (WKD) to buy new rolling stock and improve the light regional railway line that connects the south-western parts of Warsaw.       
                   
San Miguel awards Manila metro rail project to DMIC-Marubeni consortium
San Miguel has awarded a contract to a Marubeni and D M Consunji (DMCI) consortium for the $1.2bn expansion of the Metro Railway Transit System 7 (MRT-7) in Manila, Philippines.       

London 2012: How will the capital's railway stations handle Olympic traffic?With only three months to go, are London's train stations prepared for the 2012 Olympic Games? After extensive funding, rail and subway station upgrades and expansions to existing train terminals, Railway Technology finds out just how much has gone into preparing London's public railway system for an Olympic boom in passenger numbers.      HERE