World Railway News...... 31st July 2012

International Railway Journal

NS Hispeed celebrated a long-awaited milestone on July 29, when one of its AnsaldoBreda V250 Fyra emus operated a scheduled passenger service for the first time.

CHINA's Ministry of Railways (MOR) has announced it will increase rail investment this year by 16% to Yuan 470bn ($US 73bn) as the country seeks to boost economic growth through infrastructure spending.

DALLAS Area Rapid Transit (Dart) celebrated the completion of the first phase of the 22.5km light rail Orange line on July 30, with the inauguration of the 7.2km section between Bachman and Irving.


www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News...

Economic Planning Associates drops 2012 rail-car deliveries projection from 58,000 to 55,300

Union Pacific ranks as top healthy lifestyle-promoting employer; Knight lands on top CFOs list

Twin Cities' Metro Transit to trim fares on Northstar commuter-rail line

Cold storage facility opens at New Orleans port

Norfolk Southern completes trackwork blitz on Pennsylvania coal line

Amtrak expands electronic ticketing to national network

BART contracting plan would boost small business opportunities

Rail updates from Siemens, CIT, Cubic, Mermec, ZETA-TECH, Burns Group and Duos Technologies (July 31)

www.railway-technology.com Latest News.....

Etihad Rail issues tenders for phase two of UAE rail network
UAE's Etihad Rail has floated tenders for the first three contracts of the country's national rail network's second design and construction phase.       
                   
ABB to buy RGM rail power business
Swiss power and automation technology firm ABB has agreed to acquire Italian company RGM's rail vehicle power business for an undisclosed sum.       
                   
Kone and Otis to install incline lifts and escalators at UK Crossrail stations
Crossrail and Transport for London (TfL) have awarded two separate contracts to Kone and Otis to install incline lifts and escalators at Crossrail stations in the UK.       
                   
EBRD to fund Dnepropetrovsk metro line extension in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €152m loan to Ukraine to finance the extension of the first metro line in the city of Dnepropetrovsk.