International Railway Journal - January 2008 - (Page 11) More MF2000 trains for Paris P ARIS Transport Authority (RATP) has placed a ƒ189 million order for an additional batch of 49 MF2000 metro trains. The trains are being supplied by a consortium of Bombardier, Alstom and Areva, and will enter service on Line 5 between 2010 and 2012. The order is the second in a framework agreement covering the purchase of 161 trains signed by RATP and the consortium in 2001. The first order for 45 trains was placed in January 2006 and these will enter service on Line 2 later this year. A prototype MF2000 has been on test on Line 2 since last January. The trains feature airconditioning and CCTV, both a first on the Paris Metro. Alstom will be responsible for overall project management, supply of components and subassemblies including traction and braking systems, assembly and testing. Bombardier will supply drivers’ cabs, bogies and painted car bodies, while Areva is providing IT systems. The delivery of the new trains will allow RATP to replace its MF67 fleet, which was delivered between 1967 and 1978 and currently makes up 40% of the metro train fleet. It is expected further MF2000s will be ordered for Line 9. R OTTERDAM public transport operator Rotterdam Electric Tram (RET) has awarded Bombardier a ƒ140 million contract to supply 43 Flexity Swift light rail vehicles (LRVs) for the Erasmus and Caland lines. The 42m-long three-car LRVs are of the same type as the 21 ordered in 1995 for the RandstadRail network, and will have capacity of up to 270 passengers. They will be delivered between June 2009 and February 2010. The contract includes options for an additional 21 vehicles, which may be ordered for use on the Hoekse Line. In brief Bangkok The Japanese Bank for International Co-operation is expected to conclude a Baht 31 billion ($US 1.03 billion) loan agreement this month which will finance 60% of the construction cost for the 23km Metro Purple Line from Bang Sue to Bang Yai. The Thai Office of Transport Policy and Planning has appointed a group of consultants led by Thai MM to conduct a feasibility study into the construction of another three metro lines. The Baht 90 million study will be completed in July. awarded a Rs 2.75 billion ($US 70 million) contract by Delihi Metro Rail Corporation to design and build the 2.4km twin-bore tunnel from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Dwarka Sector 21. São Paulo São Paulo Metropolitan Train Company (CPTM) has awarded two consortia fouryear contracts worth a total of $US 276 million to refurbish and maintain commuter trains. Comafer, a consortium including Bombardier, Alstom and CAF, will refurbish and maintain 48 three-car series 2100 emus, while a separate partnership called Cobraman II, which includes the same companies, will maintain 30 series 2000 four-car trains. million ($US 18.7 million) towards the construction of new metro lines. The city has ambitious plans to extend Line 1, and build lines 2 and 3. Sydney Downer Rail has awarded Knorr-Bremse a ƒ140 million contract to supply and maintain braking equipment and doors for 626 double-deck coaches being built by Downer EDI Rail and Hitachi, Japan, for Sydney commuter rail services. Delivery of the 78 trains will start in 2010 and the maintenance contract will run for 30 years. Hanoi The French government has offered Vietnam a ƒ280 million loan to build a metro line in the city. The Vietnamese government will contribute the remaining ƒ178 million of the project cost. Ho Chi Minh City The German government has approved a ƒ85 million financial aid package to support construction of the city’s first metro line. Shanghai A consortium of Alstom and Casco Signal has been awarded a ƒ43 million contract to design, supply and install automation equipment for metro Line 10 (see page 28). The 36km line from New Jiangwan Town to Hongqiao Airport will open in December 2010. Copenhagen Inmetro, a company formed by Milan Transport (ATM) and Ansaldo TSF, was due to take over management of the metro on January 1. Toronto Go Transit has awarded Siemens a ƒ140 million contract to upgrade the entire signalling and communications system around Union station. The project covers 42km of track with up to 2000 rights of way. Mexico City Infoglobal, Spain, has been awarded a $US 50 million contract to install CCTV systems on all 11 of the city’s metro lines. Curitiba (Brazil) Bids will be invited soon for preliminary design and environmental impact studies on the city’s first metro line. The 22km north-south line will cost around Reais 1.5 billion ($US 846 million) and take six to seven years to build. Porto Alegre An amendment to Brazil’s federal annual investment plan (PPA) means Reais 1 billion will be made available to start construction of metro Line 2. Further funding for the Reais 1.5 billion project could be allocated in the next PPA, which covers the period from 2012. Shenyang EADS Secure Networks has been selected to supply and install a digital Tetra-based radio communication system on Shenyang’s first metro line, which will open in the first half of 2010. United States The American Public Transport Association (APTA) says passenger numbers on the country’s light rail networks increased 8.9% in the third quarter of 2007, compared with the same period in 2006. Commuter rail journeys also increased by 5.4% and the number of metro passengers rose by 4%. IRJ Delhi A joint venture of Larsen & Toubro, India, and Shanghai Urban Construction has been Sofia The Bulgarian government has allocated an additional Lev 25 IRJ January 2008 11
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