Australia: Within a 2010 framework, Ansaldo STS has been awarded an A$80·2m contract to supply signalling, communications and train control equipment for the doubling of Rio Tinto’s 70 km single-track line from Emu Siding to Cape Lambert. Algeria: Anesrif has awarded the Estel joint venture of SNTF and Siemens a contract to supply ETCS Level 1 for a 108 km line which will run south from Djelfa to Laghouat. Siemens’ €68m share includes Trainguard 100 ETCS Level 1, Vicos operations control and Simis W interlockings for the six stations, along with GSM-R and RailCom Manager communications. Commissioning is scheduled for late 2015. China: Samsung/Hsin Chong JV has appointed Mott MacDonald to design two underground stations and 1·6 km of bored tunnel for Hong Kong’s Shatin to Central Link. France: TSO and Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires have awarded Vossloh a €60m contract to supply turnouts and rail fastenings for the Tours – Bordeaux high speed line. Germany: Balfour Beatty Rail has won a €20·7m contract to electrify DB’s 20 km Erzingen – Schaffhausen route. Furrer+Frey will supply rigid overhead for the 284 m Charlottenfels tunnel. Kazakhstan: The Tines Manufacture Railway KAZ joint venture of Magnetik and Polish firm Tines has begun production of concrete sleepers and ballastless track components. Malaysia: Contractor George Kent (Malaysia) has awarded Thales a contract to provide SelTrac CBTC for Kuala Lumpur’s Ampang metro line and Putra Heights extension. Netherlands: Strukton is expanding Amsterdam metro’s Diemen depot to accommodate new Alstom Series M5 trainsets, which at 116 m will be significantly longer than the current 80 m trains. Norway: Baneservice has won a NKr197m electrification renewal contract covering Jernbaneverket’s 62 km Jærbanen route between Egersund and Sandnes. Mott MacDonald is to provide detailed designs for a €90m workshop and depot with a capacity of 50 to 70 LRVs which will serve the Bergen tramway from 2015. Jernbaneverket has awarded Thales a framework contract covering the supply of non-ETCS signalling over the next 10 years, with maintenance for 25 years. Specific contracts worth NKr240m have been signed for the Sandnes – Stavanger line, Gandal freight yard and Høvik station. Poland: Budimex has won a 113m zloty two-year contract to modernise 6·5 km of the Kraków – Nowa Huta tram line to reduce journey times. PKP PLK has awarded FCC Cons-trucción a 537m z More...
