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Articles in July, 2008 issue of International Railway Journal

• Bombardier and Transmashholding joint venture
• Freight operator SCT Logistics operated the heaviest freight train ever on the interstate network
• Eurovia bids for Vossloh tracklaying division
• An 88km line between Sonepat and Jind via Gohana and Safidon has been approved by the Indian government
• Unife marks 30,000km of ERTMS tracks
• Manchester network to double
• Frankfurt Transport Authority has taken delivery of the first of 146 Flexity Swift LRVs from Bombardier
• Bouregreg Valley Development Agency has awarded Alstom a 90 million [euro] contract to supply 22 Citadis LRVs for the 19km Rabat-Sale light rail network
• EMD has delivered the first of its 710Eco Repower locomotives to Canadian Pacific Railway for evaluation
• Robel launches new power wrench
• Welcome to IRJ's InnopTrans preview
• Siemens unveils Desiro Mainline
• Up to 12,000 freight wagon wheelsets could still be in use in North America, even though they were supposed to have been recalled by July 2006
• Beijing South station is expected to open on August 1, in time for the Olympic Games
• US railways join forces
• Freight volumes carried by Latvian Railways rose by 18.6% in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2007
• The Spanish city of Zaragoza inaugurated its first commuter rail line on June 11, making it the twelfth Spanish city to operate regular-interval suburban train services
• The government of the state of Victoria plans to invest $A 320 million increasing capacity on commuter rail services in the city
• Bangladesh Railways is tendering for the complete renewal of large sections of its network
• Jonkopings Lanstrafic, the rail and bus operator in the Jdnkdping region, has ordered two four-car Coradia Nordic regional trains from Alstom at a cost of 12 million [euro]
• Ready to roll: construction is now in full swing on China's massive Beijing—Shanghai high-speed rail project. By 2020, China expects to have a network of eight high-speed lines totalling 10,000km
• France to build 4500km of new lines
• A new training centre for the International Union of Railways was opened in Korea in May
• SJ orders 20 intercity emus
• Hungarian State Railways plans to concession regional railways on 25-year terms, though precise details were not available as IRJ went to press
• MAV to buy multi-system locomotives
• Electrification and tram-trains for Adelaide
• The lengthening of Luas Red Line Alstom Citadis LRVs from 30m to 40m was completed in May
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority has appointed Mr Howard Permut as president
• All saw pre-tax earnings rise by 23% to Reais 240.2 million
• Trelleborg cuts Korea vibrations
• Are you sitting comfortably? Rail passengers expect to find a level of refinement and comfort in modern rail vehicles that they would find in their own car. Stephane Pottier of MBD Design, France, explains how passengers' individual preferences can be acc
  by Stephanie Pottier
• Driverless operation for Australian heavy-haul line
• The first 3.28MW diesel locomotive built in Brazil was delivered to MRS Logistics
• The Ministry of Railways says China's railways will carry more than 4.5 million
• South Caucasus Railways takes over in Armenia
• Dr Hans-Jorg Grundmann will be the new chairman of the Association of European Railway Industries
• Contrasting bids for Cordoba metro
• A consortium of DMC1, Philippines, and First Balfour has been awarded a Pesos 3.6 billion contract to design and build the 5.7km extension of light metro Line MRT3 from North to an interchange with Line LRT1 at Monumento
• Australian Rail Track Corporation has awarded a $A 74.8 million contract to Lockheed Martin, United States, for a new communications-based train control system for the country's national interstate freight network
• Romanian State Railways is calling for bids to supply 20 first-class coaches for domestic and international routes, another 20 for domestic routes only, 140 second-class coaches and 20 sleeping cars
• Exports surge ahead: this year will be a landmark for Hyundai Rotem as railway exports will exceed Korean domestic sales for the first time. The company expects exports to dominate from now on as it fights to win business in new markets around the world,
  by David Briginshaw
• DB on track for partial flotation in November: Hartmut Mehdorn, CEO of German Rail , spoke at the annual conference of Britain's Rail Freight Group in London on June 4, where he set out his views on the future development of rail transport in Europe and f
  by David Briginshaw
• Angel Trains sold to Australian-led consortium for 3.6 billion [pounds sterling]
• Work on a $A 500 million upgrade of the Jitalen marshalling yard and locomotive depot has started
• IRJ appoints Donna Edwards advertisement manager
• Moscow opens third airport rail link
• Spanish passenger operator Renfe has begun testing the first of 29 variable-gauge high-speed trains for use on services from Madrid to northern Spain
• Buenos Aires to upgrade suburban lines
• A study for the Gluas campaign group has suggested a 21km light rail network could be built in the city for 200 million [euro].
• GE has been awarded a 62 million [euro] contract to modernise signalling and communications systems on the Rotterdam metro
• Faiveley, France, is to supply braking systems for 170 metro cars for lines 6 and 8 of the Shanghai Metro
• ESAB upgrades tramway welding
• Compin meets new challenges: the railway seating market faces new challenges in terms of supply and meeting stringent specifications. Compin Group, France, outlines its views on the market
• Freightliner UK is sold
• The Brazilian government plans to auction a concession of the 1538km southern part of the North-South railway
• DSB issues ultimatum over late trains
• Adif tests Talgo in Sardinia
• The government is seeking bids for construction of the Jakarta—Soekarno-Hatta
• Chilean capital awards train and track contracts
• Belo Horizonte to build two more metro lines
• The government of New South Wales has invited expressions of interest to find a shadow operator for Australasia's first metro line
• Pakistan Railways is to buy 200 freight wagons at a cost of $US 25 million
• Korea's railways face a bright future: Korail, Korea's national train operator, has achieved a remarkable turnaround in its financial performance, while Korea Rail Network Authority is pushing ahead with a huge investment programme to expand the rail netw
  by David Briginshaw
• Rendezvous
• Oil surge is rail's golden opportunity
  by David Briginshaw
• New EU transport commissioner
• Jamaica plans rail revival
• The government of Guatemala could allow Guatemalan Railways to resume operation as part of a deal to stall a $US 65 million compensation claim by Railroad Development Corporation , United States, after it was forced to cease operations in the country
• Bombardier and Balfour Beatty sign Swedish ETRMS deal
• The Zambian government has cancelled permission for the North West Rail company
• Emaar Properties has unveiled plans to build a 5.7km light rail line to serve its Downtown Burj Dubai development
• Mumbai Metro One, the Special Purpose Vehicle constructing the city's first metro line, has awarded CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock company, China, a Rupees 6.04 billion contract to supply 16 four-car metro trains
• Roller bearing manufacturer Timken is opening a bearing reconditioning plant for Latin American Logistics at Sorocaba
• New saw/drill unit from AME
• Velaro shows eastern promise: Siemens' Velaro high-speed trains are set to enter service soon in China and Russia, but the requirements of the two countries are very different
• Wabtec acquires Italian brakes manufacturer
• ORR tells Network Rail to cut costs
• The Georgian foreign minister says the country will not challenge Russian moves
• Alstom unveils Prima II

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