International & UK Railway News Monday 4th March 2013

International Railway Journal

SERBIAN Railways (ŽS) signed a contract with Stadler on March 4 for a fleet of 21 four-car Flirt emus, which will be used on suburban services in the Belgrade area.

ŠKODA Transportation has been awarded a contract worth around €104.7m to supply 60 low-floor LRVs to the Turkish city of Konya, beating off bids from Astra Arad, Bombardier, CAF, CNR Tangshan, and Pesa.

THE Danish government has announced plans to use North Sea oil revenues to finance a €3.7bn investment in the country's railway infrastructure over the next decade, which will reduce journey times between Denmark's five largest cities.

NEW South Wales transport minister Ms Gladys Berejiklian announced last week that three groups made up of 33 companies have been shortlisted for the surface and viaduct civil contract of Sydney's North West Rail Link project.


www.progressiverailroading.com US News

APTA issues 'Legislative Update' on sequester's impact on transit industry

Brookings report examines Amtrak strengths, weaknesses; recommends improvements

House bill seeks to extend short-line tax credit through 2016

Sound Transit closes land sale to pave way for Rainier Valley development

NS disputes OSHA's ruling on whistleblower violations

CSX to remove three New York rail bridges in spring, Sen. Schumer says

North Carolina DOT schedules more meetings on proposed crossing projects

Metrolink employee recognized for customer service

www.railway-technology.com Updates.

Webcor Builders wins contract for California light rail project Webcor Builders has won a $48.7m final design-build contract from the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority (Construction Authority) in California, US, for the Foothill Extension light rail project. 
      
Stadler to deliver 48 Flirt electric multiple-units in Hungary
Swiss train manufacturer Stadler Rail has won a tender from Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) and Austrian-Hungarian rail operator GySEV to deliver 48 electric multiple units. 
      
Bombardier delivers E464 locomotive to Trenitalia
Bombardier has delivered an E464 locomotive from its Vado Ligure manufacturing plant to Italian rail operator Trenitalia. 
      
Signalling system completed on London Underground in UK
Transport for London (TfL) in the UK has completed the installation of signalling systems between West Finchley and High Barnet under the Northern line upgrade of the London Underground.


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Watch BBC2 tonight (Monday) at 9pm for "The Flying Scotsman: A Rail Romance

Duration: 1 hour

As it celebrates its 90th birthday, Barbara Flynn narrates the story of the nation's love affair with the steam locomotive that symbolises all that was great about British engineering, the Flying Scotsman.
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railwaygazette.com reports from ITALY on the 2nd March opening of the 13·7 km Brescia automated metro....