The joint venture of Alstom and Shanghai Rail Traffic Equipment Development Co., Ltd. (SRTED) – Shanghai Alstom Transport Co. (SATCO) – has been awarded a contract worth about €72 million by Shanghai Songjiang Tramway Investment and Operation Co. Ltd to provide 30 Citadis trams for the two first tramway lines of
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The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered fixed rail electric tram was presented at a ceremonial event held in March at the head office, production and testing facility of the Chinese rolling stock manufacturer CSR Qingdao Sifang Company (CSR Sifang), based in Qingdao, Shandong province. Ballard’s FCvelocity® fuel cell module is integrated into the
Russian Railways (RZD) signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand’s Banpu Public Company Limited on building a new railway line and marine coal terminal at Banpu’s mining concession in East Kalimantan (Borneo Island). The construction works are expected to start in 2016. The value of the project is estimated at USD 2.5 billion. In order
Russian Railways and Vietnam Railways have sign a memorandum of understanding, in the framework of the official visit of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. According to the document, the organisations will cooperate in the areas of logistics, infrastructure projects, experience exchange, scientific and technical information sharing. The
CNR Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company has presented two units of the country’s most powerful AC drive shunting locomotive. HXN3B shunting locomotive is a 4400 hp AC Drive Electric Locomotive, providing a maximum speed of 100km/h. The locomotive’s power is three times more compared to conventional DC locomotives, starting tractive effort was increased by 16%,
The Prime Minister of Vietnam has approved the technical assistance project preparation for Metro Line No.5 construction in Ho Chi Minh City. Financing for the first stage of the project to build a 8.8 km section is provided by the Asian Development Bank ($500 million), the EIB ($199 million), and Spain ($265.5 million). The
The transportation of containers by rail could grow substantially in China, especially if the nation continues adopting the kind of operating practices and regulatory reforms that have boosted the development of the North American rail network, according to a new World Bank research paper. Those measures include the ability of
Representatives of Rift Valley Railways, the concessionaire which operates the 1900 km metre-gauge network in Kenya and Uganda, and Russian rail freight cars producer Uralvagonzavod Corporation have discussed various collaboration opportunities, at Uralvagonzavod Plant in Nizhniy Tagil. Uralvagonzavod is considering bidding in the 480 meter-gauge railway platforms tender (more details available on the electronic trading platform www.b2b-export.com). Rift
China exported 26.77 billion yuan (USD4.36 billion) worth of railway equipment last year, surging 22.6 % year on year, according to data from the General Administration of Customs (GAC). In December alone, the export value came in at 2.81 billion yuan, a surge of 42.3 percent from the same period
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