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June 11, 2012

World Railway News....... 11th June 2012

International Railway Journal

PKP Intercity awards coach refurbishment contracts


PKP Intercity, Poland, has awarded five contracts worth a total of €40.5m to refurbish 68 long-distance coaches to three domestic suppliers. Pesa Bydgoszcz and its subsidiary ZNTK Mińsk Mazowiecki have secured three of the five contracts...
 

GERMAN Chancellor Dr Angela Merkel, Russian Railways (RZD) president Mr Vladimir Yakunin and German Rail CEO Dr Rüdiger Grube officially launched a new regular train ferry service between the German Baltic port of Sassnitz and...

THE outgoing Dutch minister of infrastructure and environment, Mrs Melanie Schulz van Haegen-Maas Geesteranus, has told the Dutch Parliament that ERTMS will be rolled out over the country's entire national railway network. The announcement follows the...

www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News.

House transportation appropriations bill would cut TIGER funding in FY2013

Surface Transportation Board seeks public input on proposed mediation rules

Metrolink's fare, service changes to take effect next month

Public hearing slated for Dulles Airport corridor project

Port of Los Angeles: Next fiscal year's budget a smidge smaller

MTA New York City Transit adds trips to ease L Line overcrowding

CSX, Schneider National forge pact to expand Ohio intermodal services

Virginia Port Authority, Army Corps of Engineers forge pact for Craney Island project



www.railway-technology.com Latest Headlines....

Alstom wins signalling contract with WSW mobil in GermanyAlstom has secured a €17m signalling contract with Wuppertal's transport agency WSW mobil for the supply of the Atlas 400 Level 2+ European rail traffic management system (ERTMS) control and command system for the Schwebebahn suspension monorail in Germany.       
                   
Besco secures order for 250 rail wagons from Indian RailwaysIndian railway equipment manufacturer Besco has won an order from Indian Railways (IR) for the supply of 250 G105-standard high-capacity wagons.       
                   
Adani seeks partners for $2bn Australian coal rail projectAdani is seeking potential partners to help finance a $2bn coal rail line from Galilee Basin, Australia, to the Pacific Ocean, after receiving state authorisation for the proposed route.       
                   
New high-speed rail link to Brussels Airport opens
Belgium has opened a €266m Diabolo rail link connecting Brussels Airport with the Paris, Amsterdam, London and Köln networks.
       

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