Railway Gazette International
08 June 2012
GERMANY: Wuppertal transport agency WSW Mobil has awarded Alstom a €17m contract to provide Atlas 400 ETCS Level 2+ signalling for the modernisation of the...
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07 June 2012
BELGIUM: The Diabolo connection to Brussels National airport was formally opened on June 7, when King Albert II drove the first train over the new line....
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07 June 2012
BRAZIL: Swiss manufacturer Stadler Rail unveiled what it says is 'by far the largest and most powerful rack and pinion locomotive ever built' on June 6. MRS...
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07 June 2012
SOUTH KOREA: President Lee Myung-bak attended a ceremony on June 1 to launch construction of a 120·3 km direct line to link Wonju, southeast of Seoul, with the...
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07 June 2012
USA: On June 4 leasing company CIT Rail announced it had placed orders with several manufacturers for 3 500 wagons to be delivered in 2012-13. The orders...
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International Railway Journal
The New South Wales state government has awarded John Holland the contract to design and build a 5.6km extension of Sydney's light rail line.
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THE PORTUGUESE government has postponed the sale of Potuguese Trains (CP) railfreight division CP Carga until next year as part of revisions to its privatisation timetable.
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LATIN American Logistics (ALL) officially opened its new 120km line from Alto Araguaia to Itiquira, in Brazil's Mato Grosso state on June 2. The railway will carry large volumes of grain, and agribusiness Seara inaugurated its new grain terminal at Itiquira on the same day.
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AFTER many months of delays, and uncertainty over the future of the contract, the Hungarian transport authority (NKH) finally issued the type authorisation document on June 4 for Alstom's Metropolis trains for Budapest metro Line 2.
www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News
Association of American Railroads: Weekly intermodal volume average reached record high in May
San Francisco transit agency ramps up subway construction, appoints head of capital programs
FTA allows Sacramento transit agency to begin light-rail extension's final design
Honolulu officials OK funding 'safeguard' for elevated rail project
Port of Coos Bay seeks bids for Oregon track rehabilitation project
Genesee & Wyoming: Brown to succeed Benz as COO
Fuller to lead North Carolina DOT's rail division
Rail supplier updates from Alstom, Parsons, Voith, Nomad Digital, STV, RailTerm and Railliance (June 8)
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Underground rail link to Brussels Airport opensRailway infrastructure manager Infrabel has opened the final link of the Belgian rail network that connects Brussels National Airport to major cities in France, the Netherlands and Germany.
HART gets additional funds for Honolulu elevated rail-transit projectThe Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART) has received final approval from the City Council to borrow $450m for the $5.27bn elevated rail-transit project.
Stadler Rail unveils powerful rack and pinion locomotiveSwiss rail car manufacturer Stadler Rail has unveiled a new locomotive for Brazilian firm MRS logistics that boasts the largest rack-and-pinion engine ever built.
Queensland Government approves two new rail corridors
The Queensland government of Australia has approved the development of two new rail corridors to serve the state's coal mines in the Galilee and Bowen basins.
Transnet: laying tracks for South Africa's rail futureSouth Africa's Transnet aims to revolutionise African rail and launch the country on to the international stage. Rowan Watt-Pringle reports on South Africa's ambitious plan to invest $36bn to create a world-class logistics hub and become a key crossroad for the region's emerging economies.
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