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Publication: International Railway Journal

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Brockman Iron seeks access to Fortescue network

PILBARA region junior miner Brockman Iron is seeking track access rights to Fortescue Metals Group's (FMG) existing rail infrastructure under the provisions of the Western Australia Railways Access Code.The application applies to approximately 200km of ... [Published International Railway Journal - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Iron, Infrastructure, Atlas Iron Ltd, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Impregilo SpA

Contract signed for Doha metro Red Line

QATAR Rail has signed a design-build contract with a consortium led by Impregilo, Italy, for the Red Line North section of the Doha metro network.The contract covers the construction of the 13km stretch of the Red Line from Mushaireb to Education City, ... [Published International Railway Journal - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Impregilo SpA, Doha (Qatar), Consortium, Galfar Engineering & Contracting Co SAOG, Construction

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Blue Line International

Consultation begins on San Diego Mid-Coast LRT

SAN Diego Association of Governments (Sandag), the body responsible for public planning and transport in the San Diego area, launched public consultation on May 17 on the draft environmental report for the $US 1.7bn Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project, ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: San Diego (California, United States), Federal Transit Administration, Blue Line International

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

National Express Group PLC

National Express retains Essex Thameside

NATIONAL Express will continue to operate the Essex Thameside franchise until September 2014 after it was awarded a short-term contract by the Department for Transport (DfT), the first such contract to be concluded since the Inter-City West Coast (ICWC) ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: National Express Group PLC, Department For Transport, Franchising

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New Zealand increases KiwiRail funding

CNR Dalian class DL diesel locomotive for KiwiRail.KIWIRAIL has been allocated an extra $NZ 94m ($US 76m) as part of the New Zealand government's 2013-14 budget, which was announced on May 16.The money will be used to purchase additional new freight locomotives ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]

Entities: New Zealand, Gerry Brownlee, Dalian, Transportation, Resilience

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

West Coast Main Line

Report urges DfT to strengthen HS2 business case

A REPORT published today by Britain's National Audit Office (NAO) into the early stages of planning for High Speed 2 (HS2) suggests the Department for Transport (DfT) needs to strengthen the strategic business case for constructing the high-speed line ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]

Entities: Birmingham, West Coast Main Line, London

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Luas

Construction set to begin on Dublin Cross City LRT

IRELAND's transport minister Mr Leo Varadkar today signed the first construction contracts for the €368m project to connect the Luas light rail Red and Green Lines in Dublin City Centre.Enabling works will begin next month on the 5.6km Cross City Line, ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]

Entities: Dublin, Construction, Luas

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hupac revenues down but profits rise

SWISS intermodal operator Hupac achieved a small profit of SFr 4.4m ($US 4.5m) last year, up 65.6% on 2011, despite a drop of 7.8% in total revenues to SFr 454.5 million.Traffic declined 10.7% to 646,214 road units, equivalent to 1.3 million TEU, mainly ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]

Entities: Intermodal, Italy, Landslide

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Krakow receives final Flexity LRV

A HANDOVER ceremony has been held in Krakow to mark the delivery of the last of 74 Flexity Classic low-floor light rail vehicles to Krakow Transport Authority (MPK).The first order for 12 26m-long NGT6 vehicles was placed with Bombardier in 1998, and ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 15 2013]

Entities: Bombardier Inc, Vossloh AG, Handover

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Aurizon ponders partial infrastructure sell-off

FOLLOWING a review of its capital structure, Australia's largest railfreight operator Aurizon Holdings is to implement stand-alone debt facilities for both Aurizon and its subsidiary, Aurizon Network, and has also indicated that it would consider a partial ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 14 2013]

Entities: Aurizon Holdings Ltd, Infrastructure, Lance Hockridge, Rail Project

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Hitachi signs contract for British rolling stock plant

HITACHI has signed a turnkey contract with Merchant Place Developments for the construction and fitting out of its new £82m rolling stock assembly plant at Newton Aycliffe in northeast England.Construction will begin at the end of this year, and production ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 14 2013]

Entities: Hitachi Ltd, Network Rail, High-Speed Rail

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Contractors selected for Singapore – KL high-speed study

A CONSORTIUM of Aecom and Malaysian partner SA Architects has been awarded a $S 52.8m ($US 42.7m) contract to carry out architectural and engineering studies on the proposed high-speed line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. ... [Published International Railway Journal - May 14 2013]

Entities: Singapore, AECOM Technology Corporation, Kuala Lumpur

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However, Brownlee also indicated that the struggling state-owned railway is still some way from achieving financial viability. "KiwiRail will need to achieve challenging volume and revenue targets in the future, but the company has put the foundations in place to achieve these targets" he says

New Zealand increases KiwiRail funding [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]

...Hupac is lobbying hard for this, as board chairman Mr Hans-Jörg Bertschi points out: "Without this expansion of the line as far as the terminals in Italy, the benefit of the entire corridor will be practically null and void."

Hupac revenues down but profits rise [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]

Proceeds from the debt facilities will in part be used to repay debts which date from the QR National Initial Public Offering in November 2010. "As a regulated asset with stable long-term revenues, Aurizon Network is suited to bearing its own debt load" says Aurizon managing director & CEO Mr Lance Hockridge

Aurizon ponders partial infrastructure sell-off [Published International Railway Journal - May 14 2013]

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Danish national smartcard nears full coverage [Published International Railway Journal - May 13 2013]

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Consultation begins on San Diego Mid-Coast LRT [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]
National Express retains Essex Thameside [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]
New Zealand increases KiwiRail funding [Published International Railway Journal - May 17 2013]
Construction set to begin on Dublin Cross City LRT [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]
Report urges DfT to strengthen HS2 business case [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]
Hupac revenues down but profits rise [Published International Railway Journal - May 16 2013]
Krakow receives final Flexity LRV [Published International Railway Journal - May 15 2013]
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