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David Briginshaw "Sweden's Bothnia Line reaches halfway point; construction of the 190km Bothnia Line in northern Sweden has reached the halfway point. This is the largest railway project in the Nordic region, and could one day form the first phase of a new line all the way to the Finnish border". International Railway Journal. FindArticles.com. 02 Jan, 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_10_45/ai_n15756660/

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• US&S wins UP train dispatching contract
• First new MRS locomotives
• Channel Tunnel Rail Link builder, Union Railways
• The Indian government is examining railway links to major ports and future demand in a bid to handle growth
• Israel Railways
• Belgian National Railways has awarded a 3.2 million [euro] contract
• Trenitalia is to buy 300 mobile computers from Hand Held Products, Britain, to provide access to maintenance data about its trains
• Wabtec is to overhaul commuter locomotives for the Metro-North Commuter Railroad in New York
• Four consortia have been shortlisted to build an extension to the Athens Metro
• A consortium led by Systra, France, has been appointed to conduct a preliminary study for the first phase of an automatic light metro
• Wide range of equipment on show at Nordic Rail: this month's Nordic Rail exhibition is a major showcase for companies operating in the Nordic Countries
  by Andrew Roden
• LPA Group plc
• Equipping Belgian tunnel starts
• Fuel cell train to be developed
• Work started on the new 13.35km Wienerwald Tunnel, on the Vienna-St Polten line last month, which is being upgraded to increase capacity
• Electrification of the Hamburg-Lubeck-Travemunde line will start in 2006 after a 154 million [euro] contract was signed
• Production capacity at the Integral Coach Factory is to rise to 1250 vehicles
• Syrian Railways has completed studies for a new 110km link between the capital, Damascus, and the southern city of Daraa on the Jordanian border
• Mitsui Rail Capital Europe has bought six Bombardier Traxx locomotives from Swiss Federal Railways
• The Railways Ministry is to buy 100 passenger coaches from China in a bid to resolve a shortage of rolling stock
• Manila MRT-7 approved in principle
• Bids have been called in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, for construction of a 10.6km, 10-station elevated monorail linking Calle Colon in the city centre with Cota Cota
• SJ achieves a remarkable turnround; SJ, Sweden's state-owned national passenger operator, has achieved a remarkable turnaround during the last two years, going from the brink of bankruptcy to profit
  by David Briginshaw
• Vialis moving towards the future
• EMD signs 300-locomotive deal with China
• New Shinkansen alarm system
• A study paid for by Spain says that a fast train service linking Sao Paulo and Campinas would cost Reais 2.7 billion, and would be economically viable
• DB says it will focus on structural changes to its railfreight division, and internationalising traffic in a bid to return it to profit
• The transport ministers of the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and France have agreed an action plan for developing a freight corridor between Rotterdam and Lyon
• The Adrian & Blissfield Railroad has announced profit rises for its automotive and fertiliser freight trains, and passenger dining train services in the second quarter of 2005
• Stadler, Switzerland, is to supply 30 commuter trains to MAV in a deal worth around SFr 700 million
• Wabtec has won renewed contracts from Kansas City Southern and Norfolk Southern to implement wireless vehicle maintenance and billing systems this year
• DLR plans Olympics extension
• Cegelec has won a 8 million [euro] contract to supply 14 electrical substations for RandstadRail
• Franchising spreads across Nordic countries; franchising of passenger rail services is well established in Sweden. Norway has just started the process, and the first international franchise involving Denmark and Sweden is planned
  by David Briginshaw
• VTI is an independent, internationally established research institute which is engaged in the transport sector
• Thailand plans 200km/h line
• CN faces safety review
• Bus and rail operator Arriva saw profits in the first half of 2005 fall 2% to 50.3 million [pounds sterling], due to the loss of the Regional Railways North East passenger franchise last December
• A contract signed to expand Berlin's Brandenburg International airport
• A new grain terminal in Latvia will provide rail access to Kazakhstani grain
• Rehabilitation of 450km of track by Railway Systems of Zambia is set to start imminently, according to its general manager, Mr Babe Botana
• French National Railways is to build the northern part of the 2151km Trans-Sumatran Railway from Aceh to Medan
• Greenbrier is providing wagon hire payables processing services to Florida East Coast Railway
• Budapest calls metro car bids
• Work has started on the Fulton Street Transit Center that will link 11 subway lines
• SL prepares for smart cards and road charging; Greater Stockholm Local Transport is gearing up for the launch of a smart card fare collection system, the introduction of road transport congestion charging, and the construction of new lines
  by David Briginshaw
• Rail freight conference
• Network rail guilty over Hatfield derailment
• Committee against German separation
• Austrak
• French Rail Network officially started work on September 22 on a 107 million [euro] project to electrify the 103km Tours-Vierzon line
• Passengers should be able to buy rail tickets using prepaid "cash cards", according to a Parliamentary committee
• The Railways Ministry has agreed to fully rebuild the 160km coastal railway with financial assistance from India
• Via Rail has signed a three-year contract with Allstream, Canada, to provide a range of telecommunication services
• Private operator Bratislava Regional Railway has bought five three-car dmus from Dutch operator NS Reizigers
• Alstom scores again in Caracas
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• Sweden's Bothnia Line reaches halfway point; construction of the 190km Bothnia Line in northern Sweden has reached the halfway point. This is the largest railway project in the Nordic region, and could one day form the first phase of a new line all the wa
  by David Briginshaw
• Corrosion protection and finishing
• Toll NZ reports profit in first year
• The 58.3km Tsukuba Express linking Akihabara in Tokyo and Tsukuba City opened on August 24
• The Brazilian National Bank for Economic and Social Development has loaned Northeastern Railway Reais 144 million to improve its permanent way and signalling systems
• The first part of the line linking Munich with Muhldorf and Freilassing will be upgraded to double-track, with work starting in 2006
• Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan are expected to discuss a new line linking the three countries shortly
• RailComm has installed a wireless control and yard automation system for the Alton & Southern Railroad
• Hungarian State Railways has signed a Florints 108 million contract with Freesoft, Hungary
• Sersa Group, has acquired track maintenance machinery company J Muller
• Bombardier wins LRV orders
• Scott Wilson has won a 3.7 million [pounds sterling], two-year contract for the design of the London Underground Victoria Station upgrade
• DSB plans major expansion of services; Denmark's national passenger rail operator, Danish State Railways, is gearing itself up for a major expansion of services and the launch of a national smart card fare system in three years time
  by David Briginshaw
• Simply shining ahead
• First cross-border ETCS
• Transandine line a step closer
• Transport secretary Mr Alistair Darling opened a 20 million [pounds sterling] maintenance depot for Chiltern Railways in September
• RZD and DB sign agreement
• The Seibu Railway says its group balance became negative to the tune of Yen 4.1 billion in the three months from June
• Freight operator, Freightliner, has selected Spear 3i to help manage its 1962-vehicle fleet
• Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Nabtesco have renewed licencing agreements with Wabtec, United States
• Tel Aviv Red Line LRT alignment agreed

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