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The foundation ceremony of rehabilitation and signalisation of the Irmak-Karabük-Zonguldak railway line was held on 15 May 2012.
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Suzhou Jinstar Enters World Market with Screw Spikes
Posted by Railway Technology
Since 2008, Suzhou Jinstar Railway Materials has been dedicated to high-speed railway construction; one of the main components of this is the screw spike.
Parsons Brinckerhoff wins UK HS2 design contracts
Posted by Railway Technology
US-based infrastructure firm Parsons Brinckerhoff has secured two contracts worth £8m for the design work on the UK's HS2 rail line, which will run between London Euston and Birmingham in the West Midlands.
European Investment Bank funds rail upgrade in Poland
Posted by Railway Technology
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a PLN155m (€35.6m) loan to Warsaw's regional rail company (WKD) to buy new rolling stock and improve the light regional railway line that connects the south-western parts of Warsaw.
New appeal for peace in pensions dispute
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
East Midlands Trains has promised to protect pension benefits for employees and called on drivers' union Aslef to work with the company to resolve the dispute, as passengers faced the last of six days of industrial action affecting the EMT network.
DfT gives green light to tram trains
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
Tram trains will be running in Britain in 2015, as the result of a decision by the Department for Transport to invest £58 million in a trial scheme in South Yorkshire. Transport minister Norman Baker has given the green light to a project which will link the present Sheffield tram network and Rotherham via a new 400m connection near Meadowhall.
BNSF to improve rail capacity in Kansas and Missouri
Posted by Railway Technology
BNSF Railway (BNSF) is planning to invest $242m in Kansas and $130m in Missouri for railway maintenance, capacity improvements and expansion projects over the course of 2012.
San Miguel awards Manila metro rail project to DMIC-Marubeni consortium
Posted by Railway Technology
San Miguel has awarded a contract to a Marubeni and D M Consunji (DMCI) consortium for the $1.2bn expansion of the Metro Railway Transit System 7 (MRT-7) in Manila, Philippines.
Fraudulent travel set to rise after ticket offices close
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
An increase in the number of passengers travelling without tickets is expected to cost London Midland more than £400,000 if proposals to close some ticket offices and reduce the hours at others go ahead. The figure comes from leaked documents which have been revealed by the RMT union, and follows a controversy last month when DfT emails seen by Railnews suggested that the decision to close some offices had already been made.
East Midlands MD condemns escalation of dispute
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
The Aslef pensions dispute which is disrupting East Midlands Trains again today is showing signs of worsening, because the RMT is now also balloting its EMT members for industrial action. The operator's managing director David Horne has described the development as 'extremely unhelpful'.
Major Northampton scheme gets green light
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
Northampton station is in line for a £20 million redevelopment after confirmation of funding from the Department for Transport.
New depot plans for Derby unveiled
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
Plans for a new maintenance centre in Derby employing 400 people have been submitted for planning approval by Network Rail, which said the scheme was 'central' to its plans.
Alstom set to secure Lille metro modernisation contract in France
Posted by Railway Technology
The Lille Métropole has selected Alstom as preferred bidder for a €250m project to modernise Line 1 of the city's metro.
TKH Security Solutions Upgrades Its Entire Line of Siqura XSNet Ethernet Switches
Posted by Railway Technology
TKH Security Solutions has announced the release of its new Siqura XSNet ethernet switch line. The XSNet 3000 and 4000 series provides a complete offering of managed and unmanaged switches and media convertors.
Zetica Commissioned to Carry Out RASC Surveys in Australia and USA
Posted by Railway Technology
Zetica Rail has won contracts to carry out railway asset scanning car (RASC) surveys in Australia and the USA in 2012. The RASC is a multi-sensor hy-rail vehicle-based inspection system, comprising one or more of the following capabilities:
Zetica’s Advanced Rail Radar
Posted by Railway Technology
ZARR utilises ground penetrating radar (GPR) and is a uniquely powerful desk study tool to continuously map changes in the thickness and quality of the ballast layer across a network.
RAIL.ONE Delivers Concrete Sleepers for Rail Line Upgrades in Hungary and Romania
Posted by Railway Technology
RAIL.ONE Group, the leading international manufacturer of concrete sleepers and systems provider for railtrack infrastructure, has further expanded its international business activities by signing three successful contracts for upgrading rail lines i…
New finance chief for FirstGroup
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
FIRSTGROUP has named its new finance director, who is expected to take up the reins towards the end of the summer.
Merseyrail unveils plans for new fleet
Posted by Railnews.co.uk
Merseytravel has launched a programme to replace the ageing fleet of Merseyrail electric multiple units, and says it will start the tendering process later this summer. The fleet running on local lines in and around Liverpool was built more than 30 years ago, and is coming to the end of its life.