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Wabtec Unit Signs $40 Million Contract to Maintain Locomotives for HSBC Rail

August 14, 2007 Railfanning.org News Wire

WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Rail, a UK-based unit of Wabtec Corporation, has signed a $40 million, five-year contract to maintain 31 high-speed locomotives for HSBC Rail, a leading lessor of rail equipment in the UK. The Class 91 electric locomotives run on the UK’s East Coast Main Line at speeds of up to 125 mph. Wabtec Rail will be responsible for all maintenance and running repairs, and for improving equipment reliability. “For Wabtec, this contract is another example of the expansion of our aftermarket business globally,” said Albert J. Neupaver, Wabtec’s president and chief executive officer. “In addition, the project

Zimbabwe Railway Collision Leaves One Person Dead, 55 Injured

August 9, 2007 Voice of America

A commuter train collided with a freight train in Harare on Thursday morning, killing one person dead and injuring 55 others, with 17 of the casualties later reported to be in serious condition at hospitals in the Zimbabwean capital.

9 Missing in Flooded Chinese Railroad Tunnel

August 6, 2007 Voice of America

Nine workers are still reported missing in a flooded railroad tunnel in central China. The official Xinhua news agency said 52 people were at work building the tunnel early Sunday when water began pouring in.

Rotterdam Decides to Extend its Citadis Fleet with 53 More Tramway Train Sets from Alstom

July 20, 2007 Railfanning.org News Wire

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — RET, the public transport operator of Rotterdam in the Netherlands has selected Paris-based Alstom to supply 53 Citadis tramway train sets that will replace the current, 25-year-old fleet. The order is worth over $138 million. The contract is slated to be signed in October 2007, and delivery is scheduled for mid-2009 and will proceed at a rate of four train sets per month. The tramways will be manufactured at Alstom’s facility in La Rochelle, France. In 2000, Rotterdam was one of the first Citadis customers, ordering 60 tramway train sets for its “Tram-plus” network. The last tramway

Trains delayed by sabotage in south Thailand

June 6, 2007 Wikinews

Train service in south Thailand is suspended until Friday, while State Railway of Thailand officials inspect tracks after sabotage was discovered on Wednesday in Yala.

Ten Killed in Australian Crash

June 5, 2007 Wikinews

At least ten people have been killed, and more than 50 injured, when a V/Line passenger train and a semi trailer collided at a grade crossing on the Murray Valley Highway in northern Victoria, Australia.

Bombardier Transportation Signs $549 Million US Contract With Spanish National Railways

January 3, 2007 Railfanning.org News Wire

BERLIN – Bombardier Transportation signed a contract with Spanish National Railways (RENFE) for the supply of 100 TRAXX F140 DC locomotives for freight transportation. The total contract is valued at about $549 million US (416 million euros) and also includes a 14-year maintenance service agreement for this fleet of locomotives. Delivery of the first freight locomotives is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2008 and continue until 2010. Bombardier Transportation was selected to supply the new freight locomotives for RENFE on Nov. 7. Under the contract, a portion of the vehicles will be manufactured by Bombardier at RENFE’s

24 Dead After Mexican Train Wreck

December 29, 2006 Railfanning.org News Wire

MEXICO CITY – Nearly two dozen people were killed when a freight train crashed into a bus in a suburb of the Mexican capital city. More than a dozen other people were injured in the wreck at a grade crossing in Cuautitlan, located north of Mexico City. The exact cause of the wreck remained under investigation. There was some indication the driver of the bus tried to beat the train, The Associated Press reported. According to another account, the bus stalled on the grade crossing and in the path on an on-coming train. At the time of the crash, the

French Postal Service Back on Track

November 22, 2006 Wikinews

The French postal service La Poste has reached agreement with SNCF, the national rail company, to create a joint rail-based high-speed courier service.

India Train Blast Leave Six Dead

November 22, 2006 Railfanning.org News Wire

CALCUTTA, India — Six people were killed Monday, Nov. 20, and more than 80 people were injured when a bomb exploded on a passenger train. Authorities suspect terrorists planted a bomb in one of the train’s cars. The bomb denoted about 6:20 p.m. local time near Belacoba, a station located about 345 miles north of Calcutta, The Associated Press reported. The explosion blew the side and the roof off one of the cars, according to published reports. Local authorities believe either Maoist rebels or Assamese militants might be responsible for the attack, The Associated Press reported. — Railfanning.org News Wire