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Articles in Sept, 2008 issue of International Railway Journal

• High speed U-turn shows rail's strength
  by David Briginshaw
• Funding approved for French HS line
• Stadler clinches NSB's largest train order
• China to build four new lines
• China's first 350km/h railway has played a key role in transport for the Beijing Olympics, carrying 513,700 passengers in the 10 days after its August 1 opening
• Sao Paulo Airport Express bidding starts
• Skoda unveils new electric locomotive
• Britain's rolling stock leasing market lacks competition
• India tests 7.45m-high electrification
• The metre-gauge Belgrano Railway is negotiating a $US 325 million loan from the Andean Development Corporation
• The Western Australian government has confirmed Okajee Port and Rail is the preferred developer for a deep water port and rail connection at Okajee
• The 65km Werris Creek-Gunnedah line in New South Wales was converted to centralised traffic control during July by Australian Rail Track Corporation
• British track authority Network Rail has started preparatory works on a 350 million [pounds sterling] upgrade of London Blackfriars station that will triple its capacity by 2012
• Four companies have been shortlisted for the South Central London commuter franchise
• Construction of the Edinburgh—Tweedbank Borders Railway is expected to begin in 2011
• High oil prices propel Amtrak to record ridership
• Brazil poised to invite high-speed bids
• DB 'ready for IPO' as profits increase again
• G&W buys Ohio Central
• The infrastructure managers of Italy, Germany and the Netherlands have formed an alliance with two Swiss railways to improve operations on one of Europe's busiest railfreight corridors
  by Maurizio Tolini
• EMD unveils 4.47MW Chinese diesel
• Iran to electrify Tehran—Mashhad line
• Pacific National breaks Queensland coal monopoly
• Toll to shore up embattled RVR
• The Ministry of Transport is to issue operating licences to three new freight operators at the end of the month
• Cuba is set to receive 40 diesel locomotives from China this year
• Ten people died and around 100 were injured when a Krakow, Poland, to Prague train hit a collapsed bridge near Studenka
• The first of 83 IC4 dmus in ordinary passenger service ran on August 7 between Aalborg and Copenhagen
• Southern Railway saw passenger numbers rise by 12%
• Passenger numbers between April and June rose by 14% to 8.8 million for Israel Railways
• Greek government toughens stance on OSE
• Dutch line to go underground
• DB and MTU test greener diesel
• First GE locos arrive in China
• Tests have been carried out in Denmark to establish the maximum trailing load that can safely operate on the Banedanmark network
• German operator orders Alstom emus
• Mozambique to reopen Sena Railway in 2010
• Wabtec forms South African joint ventures
• The government of the Australian state of Victoria is to order a further 28 Bombardier Vlocity dmu cars for regional services
• Higher depreciation charges and slowing demand saw operating profits at JR East fall by 3%
• Freight volumes on Lithuanian Railways , increased by 10% to 28.6 million tonnes during the first half of the year
• Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail is to upgrade the Dordrecht—Geldermalsen line at a cost of 45 million [euro]
• Pakistan Railways says its deficit has risen to Rs 26 billion
• Russian Railways spent Roubles 143 billion on investments in the first six months of the year, almost 5% more than the same period in 2007
• Class 1 railways have seen their return on investment rise in the year to June 30 from 8.56% in 2007 to 10.53% this year
• Bombardier wins dual-power locomotive contracts
• Hyderabad metro contract awarded
• Munich metro begins gearless bogie tests
• Study favours new Berlin S-Bahn line
• Rio to buy new trains
• Concession to be launched for Tyne & Wear Metro
• Japan's Railway Technical Research Institute has developed a hybrid light rail vehicle that is capable of running on an overhead power supply, an on-board battery, or a combination of both
• The Australian Capital Territory government is promoting a $A 1 billion light rail network for the city
• Denton County Transit Authority has appointed URS Corporation, United States, to carry out final design services for the $US 310 million commuter rail line from Denton and Lewisville to an interchange with Dallas light rail network at Carrolton
• A further six metro trains have been delivered from Kinki Sharyo, Japan, following successful trials with the first two trains
• The Indonesian government says it will contribute 42% of the cost of Jakarta's first metro line, which will run from the Lebak Bulas in the south to Duku Akas
• The state of Saxony-Anhalt has invited bids for the concession to operate the five-line Leipzig/Halle S-Bahn network
• Transport for London is to terminate its contract with the TranSys consortium for the Oyster contactless smart card system in 2010
• The Philippine Department of Transport and Communications has begun discussions with Metro Rail Transit Corporation on plans to increase capacity on light metro Line MRT3
• New Jersey Transit has approved the purchase of an additional 50 double-deck coaches from Bombardier
• The United States Federal Transportation Administration has given approval for Florida's Department of Transport to begin final design on the Central Florida Commuter Rail project
• The State government is to provide Reais 2 billion to begin construction of the second phase of Metro Line 5
• Alstom has been awarded a $US 413.7 million contract
• Two companies have been selected to build the first section of metro Line 2
• The South Australian government is investigating the purchase or lease of around six second-hand trams from Europe
• Interfleet Technology has been appointed shadow operator for Sydney's proposed north west metro project
• Valec, Brazil, says it will have to import around 850,000 tonnes of rail between now and 2013 to build new lines
• CVRD says it will buy 105,800 tonnes of rail this year
• Corporate investment bank Arcapita, Bahrain, has won clearance from the European Commission to acquire freight operator Freightliner
• China Railway Group has won a Yuan 7.6 billion
• Alstom has won a 9.4 million [euro] contract from Paris Transport Authority to supply video surveillance systems for 119 MI79 trains used on RER Line B
• Wagon leasing company VTG, Germany, is to acquire insolvent wagon builder Graaf Group, Germany, for an undisclosed sum
• Vossloh increased sales for the first six month of the year by almost 21% to 591 million [euro]
• The owner of MTU, Tognum Group, saw orders rise by 3% to 1.64 billion [euro] in the first half of the year, with revenues rising by 14% to 1.517 billion [euro]
• Indian Railways has received five bids for a proposed electric locomotive factory
• Larsen & Toubro, India, has won a Rs 104 million order from IR
• Arshiya International is to spend Rs 16 billion acquiring 3375 wagons, and building freight sidings and facilities for its Arshiya Rail Infrastructure business
• Central Japan Railway is to become a majority shareholder in Nippon Sharyo, the manufacturer of the new N700 bullet trains, at a cost of $US 238 million by raising its holding from 1.83% to 50.88%
• Kazakhstan Railway is ordering 15 new diesel locomotives
• Faiveley, France, is to supply brake control, bogie brakes and air generation equipment

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