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EVRAZ delivers newly launched wagon wheels to Turkey

Evraz NTMK will deliver 2000 newly-launched Type BA 002 wagon wheels to Turkish State Railways (TCDD) by the end of March. BA 002 type wheels (920 mm in diameter) are made of the ER7 steel grade and feature a high-precision boring of the wheel’s hub. This means that the tolerance

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    Turkey: New section of İzmir suburban railway to enter operation in 2015

Turkey: New section of İzmir suburban railway to enter operation in 2015

Izmir’s IZBAN Cumaovası -Tepeköy 30 km long railway section is expected to enter operation in May 2015. Currently, IZBAN rail system is 80 km long and consists of two main axis: Aliağa – Alsancak- Halkapinar (North Line) – 57 km, 21 stations –  and Halkapinar-Alsancak-Cumaovası (South Line) – 23 km, 10 stations. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and Turkish

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    TCDD key statistics 2011- 2013 Data Vizualisation

TCDD key statistics 2011- 2013 Data Vizualisation

Revenues&Losses Turkish State Railways (TCDD) posted a loss of TL 1.28 billion  (EUR 461 million) in 2013, the largest loss of all the State Economic Enterprises (KIT). TCDD’s losses increased by 45.9 % since 2012, from TL 877.5 million. The company’s total revenues reached TL 2.54 bn (EUR 214 million). [contentblock

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    MAFEX highlights EUR 10,000 million business opportunities in the Turkish railway market

MAFEX highlights EUR 10,000 million business opportunities in the Turkish railway market

From November 3rd to 7th, the Spanish Railway Association (MAFEX) organised a trade delegation to Turkey with the aim of strengthening the relations of the Spanish railway sector with this country and supporting the industry’s technological and professional offer facing the forthcoming tenders. During the week meetings were held with

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    Turkey: AZD Praha to deliver signalling equipment for Ankara high-speed train depot project

Turkey: AZD Praha to deliver signalling equipment for Ankara high-speed train depot project

AŽD Praha Co. has signed  a EUR 3.2 million contract for delivery and installation of signalling equipment for high-speed railway depot Ankara in Turkey. Turkish State Railways (TCDD) awarded the tender for Ankara depot signalling project to a consortium formed of two Turkish companies Gülermak – Kolin joint venture. AŽD Praha subsequently signed the contract

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Turkey: E1000 Type Electric Locomotive prototype on track starting with November

E1000 Type Electric Locomotive prototype developed by Turkish State Railways (TCDD) will begin operating in November, stated Turkey’s Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, Fikri Işık to the local press.  “We are planning to put 70 shunting locomotives and 110 high-speed trains on tracks by 2023. We have produced a prototype of

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    Alstom signs EUR 2.5 million maintenance contract for high speed trains with Turkish State Railways

Alstom signs EUR 2.5 million maintenance contract for high speed trains with Turkish State Railways

Alstom has just signed a EUR 2,5M contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) for the in-depth overhauls of 5 CAF high speed trains. As part of its ongoing full maintenance contract of the CAF trains operated by TCDD which started in November 2012, Alstom has already performed 5 contractual

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    Turkish State Railways awarded Indra a EUR 43 million contract to implement a planning system for its entire rail network

Turkish State Railways awarded Indra a EUR 43 million contract to implement a planning system for its entire rail network

Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has handed Indra a EUR 43 million contract to implement a planning system for its entire rail network, as well as a high-speed train management system.  Indra will set up a new control center in Ankara, equipped with cutting-edge technology, from which operational planning will take place for the country’s

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