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Heavy haul at the cutting edge.(COMMENT)
June 1, 2009... Later this month delegates from around the world will be converging on Shanghai for the 9th International Heavy Haul conference (p35). The three days of seminars will be followed by a technical visit to the Datong - Qinhuangdao line, which is amongst the busiest coal railways in the world....

[euro]5bn suburban spend.(MAIN LINE)
June 1, 2009... SPAIN: Development Minister Jose Blanco and President of the Madrid regional government Esperanza Aguirre unveiled a 2009-15 investment plan on May 20 that will see spending of [euro]5bn to improve suburban services in the Spanish capital. This includes 115 km of new lines and 25 new...

DB places ET 430 order.(MAIN LINE)
June 1, 2009... GERMANY: DB Regio has placed a [euro]452m order for 83 four-car ET 430 electric multiple-units, to be delivered between February and December 2012 for use on Stuttgart suburban services. The order announced on May 5 follows the signing of a contract on April 3 for DB Regio to operate the...

Commissioning begins in Cairo.(MAIN LINE)
June 1, 2009... EGYPT: Egyptian National Railways has begun commissioning the first 15 of 40 Electro-Motive Diesel JT42CWRM locomotives being supplied under the first order for the Class 66 family from outside Europe. The locomotives have 12N-710G3B engines, and EM2000 microprocessor controls which...

Upgrading contracts.(MAIN LINE)
June 1, 2009... CANADA: Industrial Rail Services has been awarded contracts to overhaul VIA Rail Canada's 98 LRC coaches and undertake accessibility improvements to 12 Renaissance cars. The work at IRSI's plant in Moncton, New Brunswick, will be supported by the government's Economic Action Plan to create...