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NDIAN Railways (IR) has announced it will invite bids in March 2013 for PPP contracts to establish electric and diesel locomotive production facilities at Madhepura and Marhoura in the state of Bihar. With an investment of some Rs 12.94bn ($US 238m), the Madhepura facility will assemble 8.94MW electric locomotives. Currently India’s sole electric manufacturing plant at Chittaranjan builds only 4.47MW units. The diesel factory planned at Marhoura will manufacture 3.73MW locomotives.
For the electric facility,
HE governor of the state of São Paulo Mr Geraldo Alckman has approved the launch of a Reais 153m ($US 75.4m) international tender for the design of the 47km express rail link between São Paulo and Jundiaí. The contract includes geotechnical and environmental analysis as well as engineering
Indian Railways seeks foreign partner for locomotive plants I
four suppliers have been shortlisted by the International Committee on Bidding (ICB): Siemens, Alstom, GE, and Bombardier.
GE and EMD have been shortlisted for the diesel factory, which is expected to cost around Rs 20.25bn. It is anticipated that the Madhepura plant will manufacture 800 electric locomotives per year, with performance guarantees based on international best practice. Additionally, the factory will also build 200 8.94MW electric locomotives for the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which are being financed
and technical studies. The Reais 3.2bn project will be implemented as a PPP and is being overseen by Paulista Metropolitan Trains Company (CPTM). The new line will diverge from the existing CPTM Line 7 at Agua Blanca, and will reduce the journey time between central São Paulo and Jundiaí, a city of
through a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). IR currently operates a fleet
of around 5400 diesel and 4300 electric locomotives. Around 600 locomotives are rolled out each year by the two existing production units at Varanasi and Chittaranjan, but the numbers have remained short of requirements. Undergoing a huge
expansion of its fixed assets, IR needs to urgently increase its locomotive manufacturing activities. IR says it needs to procure 2010 electric and 2000 diesel locomotives over the next five years.
São Paulo launches design tender for Jundiaí Express T
370,000 people, to just 25 minutes. Commercial services are due to start in 2016 or 2017, and the line is expected to carry around 20,000 passengers per day.
Alckman has also authorised a Reais 705m project to modernise Line 7 between Luz and Jundiaí, which will be completed in 2015.
Stadler delivers narrow- gauge dmus to Italy: Italy’s Appulo Lucane Railway (FAL) has taken delivery of the first of 17 950mm-gauge dmus from Stadler, which will be used on regional services in the Bari area. The fleet comprises 11 two-car trains, which accommodate up to 110 seated and 86 standing passengers, and six three-car sets seating 169 with a standing capacity of 151. All of the 120km/h dmus will be delivered by the end of next year and will be used on the Bari - Altamura - Matera and Bari - Avigliano - Potenza lines.
Union Pacific acquires key Oklahoma - Kansas link U
NION Pacific (UP) has taken complete ownership of an important north-south railway though Oklahoma, three decades after state officials saved it from closure. The agreement was
originally drafted 30 years ago when Chicago, Rock Island
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and Pacific Railroad filed for bankruptcy, potentially eliminating the 565km Enid - El Reno - Oklahoma City - Duncan - Lawton line, a critical rail connection linking Texas and Kansas through Oklahoma. The state of Oklahoma responded by
In brief
railway was due to cut 158 positions from its 714-strong infrastructure and engineering division by the end of October.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Railway Company (SAR) says it is evaluating bids for the contract to build the 115km Jubail - Dammam line, and expects to announce a winning bidder before the end of the year.
Slovenia
The Transport Ministry has signed a ƒ40m contract with Thales to install ETCS Level 1 on the 350km Slovenian section of Corridor D from the Hungarian border near Hodoš to Lubljana, Koper, and the Italian border. Thales is working in partnership with GH Holding, Slovenia, on the project which is due to be completed in 2015.
South Africa
In preparation for the opening of the new manganese export terminal at the Port of Ngqura, Transnet Freight Rail carried out a series of tests during September on the Hotazel to Port Elizabeth line evaluating the performance of 208-wagon trains with distributed traction. The introduction of 208-wagon trains would allow the payload to be increased from 6552 tonnes to 13,104 tonnes.
Spain
A new 2.4km-long, dual-gauge electrified single-track link to the Port of Barcelona opened at the end of September. The line connects the new Prat dock with Adif’s 1668mm-gauge network and the Barcelona - Figueres - Perpignan mixed- traffic 1435mm-gauge high- speed line through Can Tunis yard.
United States
purchasing the line, which was operated by the Oklahoma- Kansas-Texas Railroad through a 30-year-lease purchase agreement signed in 1982. Union Pacific acquired the line after several mergers and paid $US 35m plus accrued interest for the infrastructure.
California state governor Mr Jerry Brown has signed a bill authorising the transfer of management of the San Diego - Los Angeles - San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner service to a local joint powers authority (JPA). The JPA includes representatives of the infrastructure owners, regional transport planning bodies, and operator Amtrak. IRJ
IRJ November 2012
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