World Railway News 3rd July 2012

International Railway Journal

RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Evraz for a five-year contract to supply rails starting in 2013.The contract which will run until 2017

THE FRENCH city of Orléans inaugurated its second light rail line on June 29.

DANISH transport authority Trafikstyrelsen granted permission on July 2 for Danish State Railways (DSB) to return its AnsaldoBreda IC4 inter-city dmus to revenue service, although the future of the troubled fleet remains in the balance.

www.progressiverailroading.com US Railroad News

L.A. transit board OKs contract for Union Station's master plan

CTA debuts 5000-series rail cars on Green Line

Cloud Peak Energy acquires undeveloped Powder River Basin mine on BNSF line

TriMet begins second year of Portland-Milwaukie light-rail bridge construction

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to use centralized station at Savannah port

Hoglander to chair National Mediation Board for fourth time

Tacoma Rail to host National Railway Historical Society's 'RailCamp'

Rail supplier news from Alstom-Bombardier, Siemens, Greenbrier and Parsons Brinckerhoff (July 3)

www.railway-technology.com Latest Headlines

Wabtec to supply rail equipment for Denver Transit Partners' new rail line
US-based rail parts manufacturer Wabtec has won a $25m contract to supply rail components, including on-board positive train control (PTC) equipment, to 50 new transit cars for a rail line being built by Denver Transit Partners in the US.       
                   
Nokia Siemens Networks to supply equipment for Indian Railways
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has won a Rs2bn ($35.96m) contract from Indian Railways to supply train network equipment.       
                   
Alstom-Bombardier to supply 210 duplex trains for Paris commuter rail network
A consortium of Alstom and Bombardier has won a €1bn contract to supply an additional 210 double-deck train cars to the Greater Paris commuter rail network.       
                   
France finalises PPP contract with OC'VIA consortium for Nîmes-Montpellier rail project
French rail infrastructure manager Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) has finalised a public-private partnership (PPP) contract with OC'VIA, a consortium led by construction firm Bouygues, to build the €1.5bn Nîmes-Montpellier rail link.