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- HSL South tests to start this month?
- Lucchini boosts wheel production
- Funding for Thai-Laos line
- Indian Railways plans to invest $US 140 million on modernising its workshops, and another $US 23.5 million on machines in the next year
- Israel Railways general manager Mr Yitzhak Harel has met Siemens Transportation bosses to discuss the late delivery of 87 passenger coaches and driving trailers
- Financial boost for Bogota metro
- Argentine president Mrs Christina Kirchner has suggested construction of the long-proposed 15.8km, two-line metro network could be kick-started using French loans.
- New South Wales Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation has invited requests for proposals from organisations interested in forming an alliance with it to double the 10kin line from Quakers Hill to Vineyard
- Romanian Railways has issued a tender for the supply of 90 passenger coaches, and the order could be worth up to 50 million [euro]
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Setting new standards for new rolling stock: the use of disparate and incompatible technology in rolling stock is seen as an issue that must be overcome if rail is to achieve true interoperability in Europe. Francis Delooz, senior advisor to the Internati
by Francis Delooz - Russia to invest $US 375 billion by 2015
- Oman to build first railway
- The first aluminium bogie cement wagons in Britain entered service at the end of March with Castle Cement
- Contract awarded for Trinidad and Tobago railway
- Finland and Estonia propose tunnel
- Union Pacific tracks in the centre of Sacramento are set to be realigned to make room for the expansion of Sacramento Valley station
- The Thai government has signed a loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Co-operation to finance the construction of the 23km metro Purple Line from Bang Yai to Bang Sue
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has awarded Hyundai-Rotem, Korea, a $US 170 million contract to supply 75 double-deck coaches for Boston commuter rail services
- Hungarian State Railways has awarded a Forints 4.5 billion contract to refurbish 46 commuter coaches between December 2008 and December 2009
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Breakthrough in Malmo as Citytunnel enters crucial phase: the boom in rail traffic between Denmark and Sweden has put a great strain on infrastructure in the Swedish city of Malmo. But as Keith Barrow reports, the construction of a cross-city tunnel is on
by Keith Barrow - Vale increases rail investment to $US 8.7 billion
- The contract for construction of the planned signing of the Buenos AiresRosarioCordoba TGV line has been delayed
- New British open-access operator Wrexham & Shropshire was expected to launch its Wrexham to London Marylebone service shortly after IRJ went to press in April
- The Betuwe freight line between the Netherlands and Germany carried its 1000th train on April 3
- PKP Cargo launched its first multi-system Bombardier Traxx locomotive in April
- Jordan renegotiates light rail contract
- A joint venture of Linder, Germany, and Depa, Dubai, has been awarded a Dirhams 375 million
- Infrastructure contractor Balfour Beatty
- Avery's new Railweight adds up
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Technology drives US train inspections: TTCI senior engineer Jim Robeda and vice-president of R&D, Semih Kalay, explain how new developments are automating freight train inspections across the United States
by Jim Robeda -
Taxing rail is fuelling climate change
by David Briginshaw - Eurotunnel moves into profit
- The Office of Rail Regulation has recently decided against awarding a 30-year track access contract for almost all train paths requested in conjunction with the London Crossrail project
- SNCF tests wi-fi internet access on TGV
- US plans 480km 'nuclear' railway
- The acquisition of logistics company Transfesa by German Rail has been cleared by the European Union
- Augsburg Transport Authority has exercised an option to buy an additional 14 Flexity Outlook LRVs from Bombardier at a cost of 39 million [euro]
- Dominican President Mr Leonel Fernandez says the government is hoping to use a public-private partnership to build the city's second metro line
- Veolia has ordered 30 Coradia Lint regional trains in an order worth 70 million [pounds sterling]
- Banner's sensor detects objects
- RZD to build Libyan line
- Mixed year for Swiss operators
- Netherlands plans linespeed upgrades
- Westinghouse Rail Systems, Britain, has commissioned a Westex GCP3000 level crossing predictor system for Finnish track authority RHK
- Russian freight operator reveals IPO
- Delhi Metro orders cars for Phase II expansion
- Construction was due to begin at the end of April on a Pesos 346 million extension of metro Line E from Bolivar to an interchange with Line C and the Puerto Madero light rail line at Retiro
- EMD is to supply 19 SD70Ace locomotives to BHP Billiton through Australian licensee Downer EDI
- Rotterdam Rail Feeding has been bought by Genessee & Wyoming, United States, for around $US 21.4 million
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High-speed: on the home straight: by the end of 2009, Italy will finally complete construction of a 630km high-speed railway from Turin and Milan to Naples, while construction of the next big project, the Brenner Base Tunnel, will also start next year
by David Briginshaw - Siemens trains for Brussels
- Britain starts Thameslink procurement
- China inks biggest train export deal
- French National Railways could spend up to 3 billion [euro] on investments in logistics company Geodis, in addition to 600 million [euro] on shares it does not already own
- The 70 million [pounds sterling], 21km Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine line reopened to freight trains on April 5, and passenger services are due to start on May 19
- Contracts awarded for Algerian lines
- The first light rail line in the state capital of Ohio could be operational in five years, if a plan backed by Mayor Michael Coleman comes to fruition.
- RailCorp has issued tenders for 15,000 and 30,000 hour overhauls of up to 22 Paxman VP185 diesel engines used in CountryLink's XPT
- Arcadis, Netherlands, has bought Polish infrastructure company Elekol
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Korea develops high-speed ambitions: a thorough programme of research and development will soon deliver results for Korea's rail industry in the form of the indigenous KTX II high-speed train. Dr Kihwan Kim of the Korea Railroad Research Institute explain
by Kihwan Kim - October opening?
- Muti-System locomotives owned by Mitsui Rail Capital Europe have become the first type to be granted an unconditional operating license to work on the Betuwe dedicated freight corridor in the Netherlands
- PKP stems losses
- Channel Tunnel passenger operator Eurostar saw passenger journeys rise by more than 21% during the first quarter of 2008
- The Dutch government is to invest 600 million [euro] on capacity enhancements on the Schiphol AirportAmsterdamLelystad corridor
- Sydney plans pioneering metro
- Serco, Britain, has been awarded a five-year contract to operate and maintain the Red and Green lines of the Dubai metro from 2009
- Network Rail has signed a 10 million [pounds sterling] contract with Kirow, Germany, to supply 28 tilting wagons to carry pre-assembled points to worksites
- Uruguayan State Railway will received 180 used flat wagons from Italy, which have been bought at a heavy discount
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Weathering the storm with climatic testing: climatic testing provides manufacturers with valuable information on the performance of rail vehicles and critical components before they are subjected to the rigours of service operation. Gabriel Haller, techni
by Gabriel Haller - Soaring costs scupper Munich airport maglev
- DB maintains steady growth
- The Ministry of Railways has invited foreign companies to participate in financing of the Shanghai-Beijing high-speed line
- Finnish Railways says its 2007 operating profits of 87.1 million [euro] were the best the company has achieved in the past 10 years, boosted by a record number of passenger journeys
- India to launch high-speed study
- St Petersburg invites bids for Nadzemny Express
- Metroman, a consortium of Siemens and Serveng, Brazil, has been awarded a Reais 63 million
- John Holland Rail is to build a $A 13.5 million bridge over Merri Creek
- British company Cameron McKenna will provide legal consulting services for Indian Railways' Rs 5 billion
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Italian Railways on the rocky road to recovery: Italian Railways is well on the way to recovery thanks to the efforts of its new management team following a disastrous period when losses topped 2 billion [euro]. The main uncertainty now, is the attitude o
by David Briginshaw
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