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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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IN a report released on Monday, China's auditing authorities claim that Yuan 491m ($US 78m) was embezzled from the Beijing - Shanghai high-speed project. The audit of the line, which began operations last June, was conducted between June and September 2011 and found several irregular practices in the construction and management of the project.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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EUROCAREX achieved a milestone in its plans to launch a European high-speed railfreight network yesterday, when it operated a test train from Lyon to London.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 |
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SWEDISH transport authority Trafikverket has awarded Atkins the design contract for the four-tracking of the Barkaby - Kallhäll section of the Stockholm - Västerås line.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
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GUILLAUME Pepy, president of French National Railways (SNCF), today marked the completion of 10 years of work when he inaugurated the rebuilt St Lazare station in Paris. With 1600 trains and 450,000 passengers a day, St Lazare is the second busiest station in France.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
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THE European Investment Bank signed a €200m finance agreement with the Ile de France regional government on March 16, which will help to fund the expansion of the Paris light rail network.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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THE first of 28 Kiss double-deck emus for Swiss operator BLS was unveiled today in Erlen by Mr Peter Spuhler owner of Stadler and Mr Bernard Guillelmon, CEO of BLS. The first train is due to enter service on the Bern S-Bahn in December and delivery of the SFr 494m ($US 552m) contract will be completed in late 2014.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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A TOTAL of 15 major tenders and 25 contracts have now been awarded for works on Sydney's A$ 8bn ($US 8.4bn) North West Rail Link, including planning approvals, noise and vibration expertise and land surveys.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
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LATIN American Logistics (ALL) has announced plans to sell its two freight concessions in Argentina to the Italian-Argentine Techint group. Subject to government approval, the transaction will cover the 1676mm-gauge 5690km Central network connecting Buenos Aires with Mendoza and San Juan provinces and the plus 2704km Mesopotámico standard-gauge network which links the capital with the north eastern provinces of Entre Ríos, Corrientes and Misiones, with connections to Paraguay and Uruguay. ALL has operated both networks since 1999 under a 25-year concession.
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Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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INDIA's minister for railways Mr Dinesh Trivedi has resigned just days after he issued the country's railway budget which included plans for a controversial increase in train fares.
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Monday, March 19, 2012 |
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GERMANY's competition authority the Bundeskartellamt has approved the merger of the Cologne and Neuss-Düsseldorf ports and their associated railfreight companies.
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Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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SIEMENS has unveiled the new lighter weight 160km/h SF7000 bogies specifically designed for use under the new Desiro City emu.
The SF7000 is Siemens' new standard for British 20m-long vehicles - 23m vehicles will still use SF5000.
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Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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THE Dutch minister of infrastructure Mrs Melanie Schulz van Haegen-Maas Geesteranus, has decided to impose fines on both Netherlands Railways (NS) and infrastructure manager Prorail for failing to reach the level of performance stipulated in their concession agreements.
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Friday, March 16, 2012 |
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CHINA has injected Kwacha 344 billion ($US 66.2m) into Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) to rehabilitate infrastructure and improve operations. The funds will be delivered in the form of a grant amounting to Kwacha 123 billion for the renewal of the line and related infrastructure, and a Kwacha 223 billion interest-free loan to revive the operations.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
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THE first two of 10 nine-car inter-city emus being built for Ukrainian Railways (UZ) by Hyundai-Rotem, Korea, arrived in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine this week.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 |
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BRITISH Infrastructure manager Network Rail has unveiled the new western concourse at King's Cross station in London, the terminus of the East Coast Main Line, and a major hub for transport during this summer's Olympic Games.
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