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Articles in Oct, 2008 issue of International Railway Journal

• Rail market growth set to continue
  by David Briginshaw
• Global rail market now worth 125.5 billion [euro]: the world market for railway equipment and services has achieved strong growth in the last two years, with the market for equipment recording growth of 11%. The overall market now has an annual volume of
• Air France and Veolia plan HS partnership
• Balfour Beatty wins NZ electrification contract
• RZD to hive-off inter-city routes
• LA crash claims 25 lives
• Fire damages Channel Tunnel
• Test operation began on September 9 on the northern section of HSL South between Hoofddorp and Rotterdam
• Germany and Denmark sign Fehmarn Bridge agreement
• German Rail subsidiary Railion Italia has been given the go-ahead to acquire a 49% stake in Italian railfreight operator NordCargo
• Globaltrans reports strong first-half growth
• The busy Sarmiento line in Buenos Aires is set to be placed underground
• The first pair of an additional 50 Bombardier Vlocity dmu cars has entered service with Victorian regional operator V/Line
• Australian minister for innovation, science and research, Senator Kim Carr, has launched the Co-operative Research Centre for rail innovation
• Australian Rail Track Corporation has finished laying concrete sleepers on its entire network between Sydney and Brisbane
• Construction of the 30km South Sydney freight line was approved by Australian environment minister, Mr Peter Garrett in August
• The 55 million [pounds sterling] resignalling of Lincoln station was completed on time in September
• China's state and private railways carried 1.93 billion tonnes of freight in the first seven months of the year
• France to set up rail regulator
• Argentine high-speed struggles against mounting opposition
• RZD starts Libyan line
• SBB buys more Flirts
• New Berlin airport rail links to open on time
• Wabtec buys SCT for $US 300 million
• DSB orders 10 emus from Bombardier
• EC to investigate "illegal" Danish subsidy
• British upgrade nears completion
• German Army to build Afghan railway?
• Construction of the 266km Xian Pinglian railway has been approved, and work will start before the end of the year
• Guangzhou Railway reported increased operating revenues of Yuan 620 million for the first half of the year
• CD Cargo made a profit of CKr 335 million in the first half of the year, with sales reaching CKr 9 billion
• Estonian Railways is to be restructured into infrastructure and freight sectors next year
• A group of four regional freight operators in the Ruhr called Maekas is expected to increase railfreight volumes in the region
• Rail.one, Germany, is to supply its Rheda 2000 slab track system for use in the City Tunnel in Leipzig, which is under construction
• The Latvian government says it does not plan to sell Latvian Railways
• Netherlands Railways is increasing the number of trains it runs by 3% from the December 14 timetable change
• The Slovakian operating authorities have granted approval for PKP Cargo, Poland, to operate its ET41 locomotives on the country's rail network
• The first class 19e dual-voltage locomotive began test running between Pienaars River and Keespoort at the end of August
• Freight operator Green Cargo reported profits of SKr 65 million for the second quarter of the year—a fall of SKr 16 million compared with the same period last year
• Swedish train operator group Tagoperatorerna says the government should pay for installation of European Rail Traffic Management System equipment on rolling stock for the new Bothnia railway
• Amtrak says it needs to add extra coaches to its high-speed Acela Express trains, which operate on the Northeast Corridor
• RDC sells Nacala Corridor stake
• Indian HS unlikely before 2015
• MAV Cargo takeover will go ahead, says OBB
• Tikhvin Railway Car Building Plant , Russia, has sent the first two prototypes of a new design of hopper wagon aimed at the lucrative domestic market for testing
• Green Train breaks Swedish speed record
• Bursa buys Bombardier Flexity Swift LRVs
• Guangzhou Airport extension approved
• Gold Coast study favours light rail
• Warsaw launches tender for LRVs
• Paris invites bids
• Veolia wins Bremen S-Bahn concession
• Mexico City concession launched
• SBB to lengthen Zurich trains
• Three companies or consortia have been invited to bid for the tender to operate Melbourne's suburban rail network and two for the tram system
• The opening of Texas Capital Metro's commuter rail line from Downtown Convention Center to Leander could be delayed until next March because two of the nine stations have not been completed.
• The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand is to issue a revised plan for the Metro Orange Line in an effort to speed up construction
• Ohio's Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority is considering the construction of a light rail loop line connecting the city centre with the University.
• The municipal government has invited tenders for the supply of 18 low-floor air-conditioned LRVs.
• The managing director of light rail concessionaire City-Pass, Mr Jakob Edri, has resigned, along with Mr Yekhiel Lavi, general manager of construction company Moriya
• Metro Lisbon has awarded a 58 million [euro] contract for construction works for the Blue Line extension from Amadora Este to Reboleira to a consortium of Portuguese companies including Tamega, Soares da Costa, Teixeira Duarte, and Zagope
• Construction will begin on metro line MRT7 in January, according to Bulacan mayor Mr Eduardo Roque
• The government says it will use sales tax proceeds to fund the 5.4km extension of MRT3 from North to Monumento
• Construction has begun on the 2.5km metro extension to Sabaneta.
• The municipal government is proposing the construction of a light rail line from Centro Historico to Buenavista as part of plans to celebrate the bi-centenary of Mexican independence in 2010
• Construction will begin on Line 3 of the Rio de Janeiro metro next month, according to state governor Mr Sergio Cabral
• Skoda says it is interested in bidding for Toronto Transit Commission's $US 1.25 billion low-floor LRV contract
• New South Wales Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation has invited proposals for alliances to deliver the Glenfield Junction project, a key part of the 13km South West Rail Link between Glenfield and Leppington via Edmonson Park in Sydney
• Grain marketer AWB has signed a five-year contract with Melbourne-based rail operator El Zorro to transport grain from storage sites on the Australian east coast
• Belgian National Railways has awarded Alstom a contract to fit the TBL1 + safety system on its locomotives and multiple units
• The Inter-American Development Bank has approved a $US 168 million loan for investment in the Sao Paulo metro and CPTM commuter rail network
• Balfour Beatty has won a 2.1 million [pounds sterling] contract to rehabilitate the 21km Old Dalby test track
• Poyry, Finland, has won two contracts from the Ministry of Transport to supply technical assistance for modernising
• A consortium of Bombardier and Site, Italy, has won a 16 million [euro] contract to supply and install Interflo 250 European Rail Traffic Management System Level 1 equipment on the 33.5km Vinkovci—Tovarnik line
• Egyptian National Railways intends to apply for financing from the World Bank to modernise signalling on the Cairo—High Dam corridor
• Estonian passenger operator Elekrtiraudtee is seeking to replace its current fleet of 12 electric trains with up to 18 four to five-car trains by 2013
• Property management company RKAS has signed a 19.81 million [euro] contract with VolkerRail to build the Koidula border station
• Leasing company VTG, Germany, saw operating profits rise by 26.7% in the first half of the year to 298.6 million [euro]
• Saft has won a contract from Bombardier to supply Matrics MRX nickel-cadmium batteries for 27 DT5 metro trains under construction for Hamburger Hochbahn
• Trelleborg Industrial, Britain, is to supply Metalastik UD bushes to SAN Engineering and Locomotive Company for use in the drive couplings of three-axle shunting

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