Shedmaster Railway News
stltoday.com - The St. Louis-Chicago corridor took another step toward high-speed rail recently when the Federal Railroad Administration approved the plan to double-track the existing Union Pacific mainline.
World Heritage & Railway News
nrm.org.uk - This weekend only: fantastic FREE offers for YorkCard holders See the Residents Festival 2013 website for more information about the festival.
beamishtransportonline.co.uk
After all of these years, the staff at the Waggonway will now be able to answer one of the most common visitor questions with “Yes, this is Rocket!”… The locomotive will be visiting Beamish for two weekends operation as part of the GNFoT in April The National Railway Museum replica, recently reconstructed and incorporating many changes following extensive research of and into the original locomotive.
Railway Engineering News
railwaygazette.com - CHILE: The reopening of the 206 km railway between the port of Arica and the Bolivian border at Visviri moved a step closer this month with the operation of the first test train along the entire route...
gov.uk - New stations will be built in smaller towns bringing rail services closer to people’s doorsteps thanks to £20 million of government funding announced today by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin
CER welcomes IMCO Committee agreement on reform of public procurement policy for the utilities sectors
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On 24 January, the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) reached an agreement on MEP Marc Tarabella’s (S&D, BE) report on the European Commission’s proposal on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services (replacing Directive 2004/17/EC – the so-called “Utilities” Directive). The Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) congratulates the Rapporteur and his colleagues from the IMCO Committee to this important achievement.
CER is pleased to see that crucial aspects for the development of a competitive railway market in Europe have been taken into account by the IMCO Committee.
“In particular, CER is grateful that for the purpose of public service obligations, a level playing field is ensured between private and public undertakings,” said CER Executive Director Libor Lochman.
CER hopes that the Irish Presidency will evaluate again the general approach (reached in December 2012) in light of the latest elements brought forward by the Parliament’s IMCO Committee.
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www.railway-technology.com Updates
Crossrail responds to Unite's blacklisting claims Crossrail Limited (CRL) has rejected "unsubstantiated" claims made by UK trade union Unite that blacklisting has taken place on its massive rail project in London.
Stadler Rail and AnsaldoBreda deliver first FLIRT for Emilia Romagna
A consortium formed by Stadler Rail and AnsaldoBreda has delivered five fast light innovative regional train (FLIRT) multiple-units to Ferrovie Emilia Romagna (FER) in Bologna, Italy.
Downer EDI to upgrade rail infrastructure in New South Wales
Engineering firm Downer EDI has won a A$90m ($94.9m) contract from Transport for New South Wales in Australia to carry out rail infrastructure work in the state.
Balfour Beatty Rail wins Crossrail track upgrade contract in UK
Balfour Beatty Rail has secured a contract from Network Rail to upgrade a 12-mile stretch of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) between West Drayton and Maidenhead in the UK for future Crossrail operations.
International Railway Journal
A tripartite memorandum of understanding was signed in Yerevan on January 24 concerning the construction of the Southern Armenia Railway, which will form part of a new north-south corridor linking the Black Sea and the Persian Gulf.
DANISH infrastructure manager Banedanmark has commissioned Siemens to equip 840 rail vehicles with GSM-R technology in an order worth €20m.
BELARUSSIAN Railways (BC), in partnership with Russian Railways (RZD), has launched a pilot project to trial paperless processing of some cross-border railfreight services between the two countries
www.progressiverailroading.com US News
Union Pacific set four financial records in 4Q, including a 67 OR
Virginia governor recommends $1 billion for rail, transit
Capex: CSX's budget set at $2.3 billion, UP's at $3.6 billion for 2013
SEPTA schedules meetings on Norristown high-speed line, releases sustainability report
Norfolk Southern installs Hall as VP of intermodal operations, gains approval to upgrade crossings in Ohio
Minnesota Gov. Dayton proposes dedicated sales tax for transit funding
Florida East Coast Railway tabs Chinnici to head engineering, purchasing
Rail supplier updates from Vossloh, L.B. Foster, GE Transportation and TranSystems (Jan. 24)
US Department of Transportation -
FastLane-The Official Blog.
The news may not have made headlines, but two events last week marked a significant step forward in American high speed rail.
First, on Wednesday, the California High Speed Rail Authority announced that by the end of the week the state would receive final sealed bids for the first leg of the Golden State's high-speed rail project. On the following day, Amtrak and the California High-Speed Rail Authority jointly issued a "Request For Information" seeking to purchase high-speed rail locomotives and passenger cars currently being manufactured and in commercial service that are capable of operating safely at speeds up to 220 mph.
True to the CaHSRA announcement, on Friday five major firms submitted their final bids to build the first 29 miles of high speed train track in California's Central Valley. This brings the state's largest infrastructure undertaking in history one step closer to breaking ground later this year. And that means President Obama's vision of high speed rail in America is one step closer to reality.
Also last week, the state gave the CaHSRA permission to begin acquiring the necessary land for the Central Valley line, and that's even more good news. Given the increasing number of passengers on Amtrak routes in the Central Valley--up 6.4 percent in Bakersfield and 5.9 percent in Fresno for 2012--construction can't start soon enough.
Continue reading "High speed rail quietly crosses key milestones" »
Preservation News
From Australia
Restoration of Beyer Garratt steam locomotive 6029 in Canberra, ACT Australia.
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Diesel Traction Group - D1015 Western Champion
20th January 2013D1015 has been booked to work the diesel leg of Vintage Trains tour to Plymouth on the 27th April. Champion will work from Tyseley to Bristol on the outward and Bristol-Tyseley on the return. More details at Vintage Trains.
29/06/2013
D1015 is working Pathfinder's railtour The Mazey Day Cornishman throughout.
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Sir William McAlpine
invites entries for the first (and probably only)
FAWLEY HILL STEAM and VINTAGE TRANSPORT WEEKEND
Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2013
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