IRJ Index 2013 INTERNATIONAL Africa Jul 2 railway market Jul 18 W. Africa heavy-haul freight Jan 16 Alstom Transport Dec 16 Black Sea train ferry Mar 7 Bombardier appointment Apr 8 Central Asian rail corridors Feb 16 China–Germany freight train Sep 14 diesel locomotive market Sep 10 EU Stage IIIA/IIIB emissions standards Dec 28 Europe Amsterdam–Brussels HS services Nov 6 Balfour Beatty Apr 14 Channel Tunnel Jul 6 DB Schenker Rail operations management Nov 7 EU transport infrastructure budget Nov 4 Fehmarnbelt project Nov 7, Dec 18 Fourth Railway Package Mar 4, Mar 48 Full Service Model ticketing Jul 9 Fyra HS service Feb 6, Mar 2, Jul 4, Dec 10 GSM-R May 56 The Hague–Brussels service Apr 7, Jun 8, Jul 5 Hitachi–TRE takeover Feb 14 Kosice–Vienna broad gauge link Dec 6 rail investment Dec 44 railfreight May 2 Siemens–Invensys Rail acquisition May 16 Smart Ticketing Alliance Aug 11 standardised rolling stock Jul 8 Thalys Aug 8 Thello Paris–Rome overnight service Nov 7 vertical separation Apr 5 VTG finance Jan 13 Xrail Jul 7 European Corridor 2 May 8 European Rail Congress Awards Dec 10 European Railway Agency Nov 10 Eurostar appointment Jun 7 London–Amsterdam service Nov 6 revenues Aug 17 Eurotunnel Mar 7, Jul 6 freight; DB Schenker common consignment note Jan 7 GE–Tülomsas partnership Feb 14 Kuehne & Nagel/VTG JV Jun 15 MTR Feb 48 Siemen acquires Invensys Rail Jan 4, Jun 6 training and recruitment Aug 43 UIC 90th anniversary Jan 48 UITP president Jul 12, Jul 52 urban rail investment Jul 52 Vossloh Aug 17 wayfinding in stations Sep 51

EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES Expo 1520 Oct 4 IAF track exhibition May 47, Jul 44 International Wheelset Congress (IWC) Sep 39 Railway Interchange 2013 Nov 6

UIC GSM-R conference Oct 33 UITP World Congress May 22, Jul 12, Aug 43

GEOGRAPHICAL ALGERIA Algiers metro Sep 18 Constantine LR Aug 12 Mostaganem LR Aug 13 Oran LR Jun 11 orders Jul 15 Oued Tlelat–Tlemcen line Jul 15 Setif LR Dec 13

ANGOLA Tchamutete–Namibia link Mar 5 UVZ rolling stock assembly Oct 15

ARGENTINA ALL Jul 8 Belgrano Cargas freight network Feb 15, Mar 9 Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur network Nov 17 emus order Jul 10 metro Aug 38, Sep 18 suburban lines Feb 10, Aug 41, Oct 10 FerroCentral Oct 9 Rio Colorado mine Apr 5

ARMENIA

Roy Hill mine project May 10, Oct 15 urban rail Sep 16

AUSTRIA CargoServ Sep 20 Gmunden tram-rail link Apr 12 Graz–Vienna–Brno–Prague line Apr 7 Hanze line Jan 4 Linz LR May 13 ÖBB Cityjet regional trains Oct 7 emus order Mar 14 finance Jun 15 level crossings Oct 5 TFT station monitors Dec 17 ÖBB–Westbahn train data case Jan 8 passenger traffic Aug 5 Salzburg–Köstendorf HS line Feb 8 Vienna EcoTram Sep 16 intermodal terminal Sep 11 LR Jul 11, Dec 14 Main Station Sep 44 metro May 33 U-Bahn Nov 12 Vienna–Kosice link Dec 6 Vienna–St Pölten HS line Jan 4, Jan 24 Ybbs–Amstetten HS line May 4

AZERBAIJAN Baku–Boyuk Kesik line Dec 7 Baku–Kars signalling Oct 15

Gavar–Iran border link Mar 5

BANGLADESH

AUSTRALIA

Dhaka metro Oct 12 Dhaka–Joydebpur dmu service Oct 5

Adelaide commuter rail Mar 15 ARTC investment Feb 5 Aurizon Feb 8, Jun 6 El Zorro Transport Aug 5 Genset Jun 7 HS plans May 4 Inland Rail project Nov 23 Melbourne LR Apr 12 Metro Trains Melbourne May 18 rail network development May 20 suburban network Jul 11 New South Wales coals to Newcastle Feb 8, Nov 5 locos order Aug 17 Perth rapid transit Nov 26 suburban fleet Jan 11 QR National (see Aurizon) QR restructuring May 7 Queensland Brisbane tunnel Dec 14 coal rail projects Dec 8 Moreton Bay Rail Link Sep 16 rail investment Aug 10 South Australia Port Augusta–Tarcoola ATMS Jun 5 Sydney ETTT project Apr 5 LR Feb 12, May 14, Nov 12 Metro LR Jun 10 North West Rail Link Jul 10, Aug 14 Victoria: dmus order Jan 12 W. Australia Brookfield Rail upgrade Jan 8 OPR projejct suspension Jan 8 Pilbara: Fortescue Jan 5, Mar 14, Jun 9, Aug 5 Rio Tinto Jun 15

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

BELARUS Bobruysk–Zhlobin electrification Nov 5 locos order Aug 17 Minsk–Kiev line May 5 railway vehicle manufacturing Jun 15

BELGIUM Antwerp Liefenshoek project Sep 9 Brussels airport link stake Nov 16 BZD emus order Feb 15 ETCS Mar 39 Fyra HS Feb 6, Mar 2, Jul 4, Dec 10 The Hague–Brussels services Apr 7, Jun 8, Jul 5 SNCB appointments Oct 5 SNCB logistics: tablet computers for drivers Oct 9

BOLIVIA Atlantic–Pacific rail link Dec 25

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA freight increase Apr 5

BOTSWANA coal exports May 5 coal to power revival? Jul 26 locos order Sep 21

BRAZIL Brado Logistics Mar 15 Carajás Serra Sul HH line Jun 7 Central West Integration Railway Apr 5 concessions Mar 7 Cosan Sep 21 Fortaleza metro Nov 12 freight investment May 5 Minas Gerais EMD loco plant Jan 9

MRS Logistics Dec 17 North–South Rail Aug 17 open-access project Aug 6 Rio de Janeiro emus Jan 11 Porto Maravilha LRT Jun 11 Queimados intermodal terminal Jun 5 SuperVia Aug 17 Rio de Janeiro–São Paulo–Campinas HS line Feb 6, Mar 15, Sep 9 Rio de Janeiro–Vila Velha line Jul 5 Salvador metro Nov 12 Santos LR Jul 11 São Paulo emus order Apr 15 Guarulhos Express Feb 9, Jun 9 metro Feb 10, Oct 12, Dec 12 rail investment Dec 12 trains tenders Aug 12 São Paulo–Sorocaba regional rail Aug 9 VAE turnout plant May 5

BRITAIN c2c ticketing Oct 5 Crewe–Shrewsbury pilot project Dec 7 Crossrail Mar 12, Apr 14, May 18, Nov 13 DB Schenker Rail UK Nov 5 Direct Rail Services Oct 15 Docklands Light Rail Feb 12, May 13 Eversholt Rail Dec 17 franchising Feb 2, Feb 4, Mar 8, Apr 5, May 8, Aug 48 Freightliner Jan 5, Jul 15 Hitachi train assembly Jun 14 Hitachi trains Aug 17 Hitchin flyover Aug 5 HS broadband on trains Nov 5 HS2 Mar 6, Apr 32, Nov 5 Intercity Express Jul 15, Sep 21 Knorr-Bremse/Railcare takeover Oct 15 London Overground Mar 11, Jun 11 London Underground Feb 12, Mar 11, Aug 13 Manchester Metrolink Mar 11, Apr 12, Nov 14 tram-trains Dec 13 Midland Metro LR Sep 18, Nov 13 National Express Jun 15 Network Rail appointments Oct 5 cable thefts May 5 contracts Feb 15, Nov 17 ERTMS Oct 26 finance Jan 13, Jul 14 five-year plan Dec 9 investment/modernisation Apr 18 switch replacement Jan 6 new stations Jun 5 Newport–Ebbw Vale line Jun 5 Nottingham LR Oct 12 NSARE rolling stock academy Nov 5 passenger traffic Sep 9 Porterbrook May 18 Rotherham LR Jul 10 Scotland Edinburgh LR Feb 12, Apr 10 Edinburgh–Glasgow electrification Aug 10 Glasgow Mar 15 HS plans Apr 26 investment plans Apr 24 ScotRail franchise shortlist Dec 17 Wi-Fi Jun 5

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Sheffield LR Jun 12, Jul 10 South West Trains Sep 9 Southern Jan 13, Aug 17 Thameslink Aug 4 Transport for London Aug 5, Sep 18 Virgin Trains contracts Jan 13, Nov 17 West Coast Main Line Jan 6, Apr 15, Jul 5

BULGARIA

Shuo Huang Railway Aug 24 SICC JV May 18 Skoda–CSR Qingdao Sifang agreement Jul 11 Wuhan metro Jul 11 Xi'an metro Oct 12 Xiangtan contracts May 7 Yuanping–Xi'an HS line Aug 17 Zhuhai LR Dec 14

BDZ bankruptcy Mar 15 privatisation Feb 5 BDZ Cargo privatisation Jan 5 Danube Bridge 2 Jul 7 Sofia metro Jan 11 Sofia–Plovdiv ERTMS Mar 15

COLOMBIA

CAMBODIA

COSTA RICA

Toll Royal Railway Feb 5

San Jose–Cartago line Jun 5, Jul 5

CAMEROON

CROATIA

heavy-haul freight Jan 23

HZ Putnicki Projevoz bids Jan 13 trains order Feb 15 HZ Cargo acquisition Aug 16 Moravice–Rijeka line Feb 5 Zagreb–Rijeka line Jan 5

CANADA CP Ackman stake Dec 16 finance Mar 14, Jun 15 Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Sep 9 Montreal metro Nov 14 oil production May 5 Ottawa LRT Jan 10, Mar 10 Toronto LRT Jan 11 metro Nov 14 rapid transit Sep 30 transit funding Oct 48 Transport Canada: one-person train crews banned Aug 6 Vancouver Evergreen Line Mar 12 Waterloo LR Aug 14

CHILE Arica–La Paz reopening Aug 9 Concepción commuter rail Apr 10 EFE appointment Apr 7 Santiago Almeda–Nós line Dec 16 metro Dec 13 suburban service Apr 10 Valparaíso commuter rail Apr 10

CHINA Beijing airport express metro link May 12 metro Feb 10, Jun 10 Changsha metro Sep 18 Chengdu metro Jul 10 China Railway Corp. Apr 4 China Railway Investment Corp. Dec 17 commuter rail Dec 20 Congqing metro Feb 12 freight recovery Dec 23 Fuzhou metro Jan 11 Fuzhou–Pintang PDL Dec 7 Guangzhou metro Oct 12 Hangzhou metro Jan 10 Harbin metro Apr 12, Nov 13 Harsco contracts Apr 15 Hong Kong Express rail link Dec 9 Hong Kong MTR contracts Jan 13, Feb 10, Feb 48, Dec 7 HS programme Jan 32 HSG service May 18 investment Feb 5 Liaoning: Senyang–Bohai line Jan 5 MOR abolished Apr 4 Nanchang metro Jan 11 Nanjing–Ningbo HS line Aug 4 Nanning metro Mar 11 rail investment Sep 8 railway reform Apr 2, Aug 18 Shanghai metro Oct 12, Nov 14 Shentong Bombardier Jan 11 Shenyang LR Jun 12, Sep 16 Shenzhen metro Jul 11, Aug 13

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Holdtrade Atlantico freight Aug 7

CONGO heavy-haul freight Jan 22 Myoko–Moussondji mine access Dec 7

CUBA dmus contract Oct 14

CZECH REPUBLIC AWT locos order Oct 15 CD emus order Jul 15 Graz–Vienna–Brno–Prague line Apr 7 Legios insolvency Dec 17 Leo Express Feb 5, May 7, Jul 5 Metrans container terminal Jun 7 Prague metro Nov 12 RegioJet–CD dispute Oct 6 Ukrainian/Czech JV Nov 16

DENMARK Banedanmark contracts Mar 15 DSB: IC4 Feb 9, Oct 5 Esberg port link Dec 7 Fehmarnbelt project Nov 7, Dec 18 investment Apr 6 journey times Oct 18 Lunderskov–Esberg line Dec 7 smartcards May 36

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Santo Domingo metro May 13

ECUADOR Cuenca LR Aug 13 Quito metro Jan 10, Apr 12, Sep 18

EGYPT Cairo metro Feb 12 financial losses Nov 17

EL SALVADOR rail revival May 6

FINLAND

Helsinki City Rail Loop Mar 5 LR Jul 11 metro May 13

FRANCE Avignon LR Jul 11 Bordeaux LR Aug 34 Caisse des Dépôts/Transdev takeover Nov 17 Corsican Railways Sep 21 derailment Aug 5 GSM-R Feb 7, Aug 7 Lille metro Jun 29 Lyon LR Jan 11 Nice LR May 12 Ouigo TGV Mar 4, May 5, Jun 24, Oct 5

Paris Grand Paris express metro Apr 10 LR Feb 12, Dec 12 metro Apr 12, May 14, Aug 12, Nov 14 RER Mar 10, Apr 12 tram-train extension Nov 14 Transilien network May 18 Paris–Freiburg-im-Breisgau service Oct 7 Pays d'Aubagne et de l'Etoile LRVs Dec 14 Perpignan–Figueras HS line Sep 9 rail restructuring Jun 20 Rennes metro Nov 14 RFF network modernisation Oct 7 train path applications Dec 7 Roissy–Picardy link Jun 8 SNCF anti-competition fine Feb 8 Comsa Rail Transport stake Jun 14 double-deck emus Nov 7 double-deck TGV fleet Aug 10, Sep 21 finance Apr 14, Sep 20 inter-city rolling stock Nov 10 passenger improvements Feb 6 SNCF/RFF reform Oct 7 TGV Est Dec 17 TGV Lyria Jun 48 TGV Paris–Barcelona Apr 4, Jun 6 TGV Sud Europe Atlantique Dec 17 Thello Paris–Rome overnight service Nov 7 Toulouse metro Apr 15 Tours LR Oct 10 Vossloh Cogifer Nov 5

GABON

heavy-haul freight Jan 23

GERMANY Aachen LR May 13 Abellio Rail contracts Feb 7 AKN dmus order Jun 15 Bavaria regional trains Jul 15 Berlin Ringbahn May 13 S-Bahn Jul 11, Nov 12 Berlin–Rostock line Dec 9 Braunschweig trains order Feb 15 DB Bombardier legal claims Apr 7 Channel Tunnel access Jul 6 coaches refurbishment Sep 11 contracts Apr 15, May 16, Jun 14, Oct 15 finance May 7 model for Europe's railways Jun 4 passenger traffic May 7 rail noise Oct 8 DB Networks Jan 7, Jul 5 DB Regio Leipzig S-Bahn Sep 11 Northwest Railway Oct 15 regional services Feb 7, Jun 7, Aug 7, Nov 17, Dec 9 Sauerland network Oct 15 DB Schenker Rail Mar 42 DLR Next Generation Train Jul 40 EBA: Gravita 15L May 8 Emmerich–Oberhausen upgrade Aug 5 European Cargo Logistics Oct 7 Fehmarnbelt project Nov 7, Dec 18 Freiburg LRVs Apr 10 Gera tram network May 13 Hamburg BoxXpress locos Sep 20 S-bahn May 14, Aug 14 U-Bahn extension Jan 11 Hanau–Würzburg/Fulda HS line Mar 5 Hannover LR Dec 14 Hohenzollern Railways Oct 7 hybrid shunter project Sep 12 Karlsruhe–Basle main line Sep 9 Katzenberg tunnel Jan 5

Knorr-Bremse Feb 15 Leipzig–Bad Lausick–Chemnitz line Aug 7 Lower Rhine Network Jul 15 Main–Neckar–Reid network Aug 17, Sep 21 Mainz trams Dec 13 Maschen–Denmark freight trains Jan 7 Munich airport northern rail link May 5 U-Bahn Jun 12 Munich–Mühldorf–Freilassing–Salzburg line Apr 7 National Express Jul 14, Nov 17 Paris–Freiburg-im-Breisgau service Oct 7 rail market Apr 16 railfreight Oct 7 RMV Jul 5 Saxony–Anhalt diesel network Sep 20 Vogtlandbahn regional services Dec 9 Vossloh finance Jan 12 VRR concessions Mar 15, May 7 orders Jul 15, Nov 16

GOLD COAST LR line Nov 14

GREECE Athens LR Feb 12 metro Sep 16 Ergose: Alexandroupli rail connection Oct 7 Macedonia cooperation agreement Sep 11, Sep 14 Neo Ikonio port line Apr 5 Toxotes Xanthi–Kavala line Dec 9 Trainose privatisation Aug 6, Oct 6, Dec 8

GUATEMALA Guatemala City commuter rail Aug 13

GUINEA heavy-haul freight Jan 20

HUNGARY Békéscsaba station Jan 5 Budapest contactless smartcards Sep 18 LRVs Mar 11, Oct 12 metro Apr 10, Jun 11 trams Dec 13 Budapest–Ferencváros–Lokösháza line Jan 5 Debrecen Airport line Jan 5 European Corridor IV Jul 15 fares cut Sep 11 Floyd railfreight Jul 15 Fox Rail Dec 9 MÁV finance Sep 21 restructuring Apr 8 MÁVStart/GySEV Jan 13, Feb 15 Szombathely–Hegyeshalom line Jun 4 Tatabánya–Cegléd line Apr 7 V0 railway Mar 5

INDIA Chennai metro Jun 10 Dedicated Freight Corridors Mar 18, Apr 52, Jul 15 Delhi metro Mar 22, May 13, Jun 11, Oct 12, Dec 13 Gurgaon metro Sep 18, Dec 13 HS plans Jan 36, Dec 6 Hyderabad metro Jan 10, Mar 26, May 13, Aug 17 Indore metro Jul 11 IR Jul 16 appointment Aug 7 innovation Mar 32 loco plants Jun 15 rolling stock efficiency Mar 28

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

TCAS Mar 35 Jaipur metro Jun 11 Kashmir valley railway Aug 31 Kerala rail coach factory Oct 14 Kochi metro Aug 12 Lucknow metro Oct 12 PCM–Rail.One acquisition May 16 Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority Sep 10 railways minister Jun 4, Jul 17 Titagarh Wagons Apr 52 Titagarh Wagons/FreightCar America JV Apr 15 Western Freight Corridor Sep 14

INDONESIA Jakarta metro Nov 13 Jakarta–Bandung HS line Nov 7 Krakatau Express Sep 11

IRAN cross-border connections Feb 23, Mar 5 Khoramshahr–Iraqi border line Sep 11

Tokyo level crossings May 7 metro–suburban lines May 14 Waterfront metro Sep 18

JORDAN national railway network Feb 18

KAZAKHSTAN Astana loco plants Jan 7 (2), Jan 14 Astana–Almaty HS line Apr 6, May 10 coaches order Aug 16 KTZ contracts Apr 15 KTZ/LKZ diesel locos Jan 7 Turkmenistan line Jun 5

KENYA Mombasa–Uganda standard gauge Aug 8 Nairobi–Embakasi line Jan 11

KOREA

Dublin Luas LR Jan 13, Jun 11 Galway–Limerick Western Rail Corridor Aug 9 IE finance Jan 12, Oct 8

Hyundai Rotem Dec 16 Korail appointment Nov 5 KTX-Sancheon HS trains Jan 9, Aug 4 performance Aug 32 Seoul metro Dec 14 Yongin light metro Jun 12 see also NORTH KOREA

ISRAEL

KYRGYZSTAN

IRAQ INRC contracts Feb 15

IRELAND

Eilat line Mar 7, Nov 8 finance Jun 5 freight equipment investment Feb 7 IR dmus maintenance contract Nov 16 electrification programme Sep 12, Dec 17 SNCF pact Dec 9 wagons contract Feb 15 Tel Aviv–Jerusalem line Nov 7

ITALY Adriatic service Apr 8 AnsaldoBreda court appeal Sep 12 Bari airport rail link Sep 11 Brescia metro Apr 12 Cagliari Elmas Airport station Jul 7 Freccia HS services Mar 7 FS finance Jul 14 open-access HS Dec 11 Genoa metro Feb 12 level crossings Jun 7 Lift timetable planning Apr 38 Milan metro driverless line Mar 11 NTV operations management Apr 35 passenger traffic Feb 4 Rome metro Jun 11 Salerno metro Dec 11 South Tyrol regional rail Nov 52 Thello Paris–Rome overnight service Nov 7 Trenitalia Jan 7, Aug 7 Trenord Jan 13 Treviglio–Brescia HS line Feb 15 Turin Line 1 Mar 12 Porta Susa station Feb 9 Valle d'Aosta trains order Nov 17

JAPAN JR Central Shinkansen N700A Mar 7 Tokyo–Nagoya maglev Oct 6 JR East Atacs in Tokyo Nov 6 Tohoku Shinkansen Apr 9 Mitsubishi test centre Jan 7 Sanriku Railway May 7

Tangiers–Kénitra HS line May 18

MOZAMBIQUE Casablanca LR Jan 10, Feb 26 ONCF May 18 Tangiers–Kénitra HS line May 18

MYANMAR Yangon–Mandalay line Jul 7

NAMIBIA Angola link Mar 5 TransNamib Jul 28

NETHERLANDS Amsterdam metro Jan 11, Mar 11 Amsterdam–Brussels HS services Nov 6 BlipTrack passenger flow May 6 EC investigation Nov 7 The Hague Apr 12 The Hague–Brussels services Apr 7, Jun 8, Jul 5 NS appointments Jul 4 finance Sep 20 Fyra HS Feb 6, Mar 2, Jul 4, Dec 10 Rotterdam concession Oct 12 Traxx locos Aug 8 Utrecht LR Aug 14 regional transport Jun 12 Veolia Transport Netherlands Mar 14

China–Gulf–Europe corridor Jan 8

NEW ZEALAND

LAOS

Auckland City Rail Loop Aug 13 suburban railway network Nov 32 KiwiRail appointments Jul 9 Capital Connection commuter service May 10 finance Jun 15, Oct 15 Temuka container terminal Nov 10 Track machines Sep 9

Vientiane–China link Jan 6

LATVIA Daugavpils LR May 13 electrification Apr 9

LIBERIA

heavy-haul freight Jan 18

LIBYA Sirt–Benghazi line Mar 9

NIGERIA

LIECHTENSTEIN

Lagos metro Jun 32 rail investment Jul 22

S-Bahn Flach project Jan 7, Jan 8

LITHUANIA

EIB loan Jul 15 LG/TMH JV Dec 17

MACEDONIA

Greece cooperation agreement Sep 11, Sep 14 Podgorica–Niksic services Jun 9

MALAYSIA Klang Valley commuter services Nov 17 KL–Singapore HS line Mar 5, Aug 11 Malacca LR Feb 12 Rail Centre of Excellence Sep 14 rail investment Oct 5

NORTH KOREA

Russia rail link Nov 7

NORWAY

Bergen LR Jul 11, Aug 14 Drammen–Skien line Jun 15 ERTMS Jan 4, Oct 9 metal theft Aug 11 NSB passenger traffic Apr 9, Dec 11 Oslo metro Jun 11 Raner Gruber Jul 15

OMAN national network plans Mar 5, Jul 9, Oct 4, Dec 9

PAKISTAN

MAURITANIA

PR finance Jan 6 locos contract Mar 15

National Industrial and Mining Company order Aug 17

PANAMA

MAURITIUS Port Louis–Curepipe LR Mar 11

MEXICO

metro May 13, Nov 13

PARAGUAY rail revival Dec 27

Celaya bypass Aug 9 investment Aug 16 passenger rail revival Feb 7

PERU

MOLDOVA

POLAND

Chisinau–Odessa line Jun 7 investment Mar 9

MOROCCO Casablanca LR Jan 10, Feb 26 ONCF May 18

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

Lima metro Feb 12 Yurimaguas–Iquitos link Sep 13 DB Schenker Rail Poland Jan 13 Gdansk–Gdynia airport line May 10 Krakow LR Sep 18 tram extension Oct 12 LKA emus contract Feb 15

Lower Silesian Railways Sep 21 Newag Dec 17 PKP Jan 13 PKP Cargo flotation Oct 15, Nov 16 ZSSK Cargo takeover? Mar 9 PKP Intercity emus order Oct 14 finance Jun 15 Pendolinos Jul 7, Sep 13 PKP PLK Balice Express rail link Jun 9 ERTMS Feb 14, Mar 15 Line E30 Jun 15 Warsaw–Radom line Nov 17 Poznan Fast Tram Oct 12 Regional Railways Sep 21 regions order emus Oct 14 Warsaw LRVs Jan 11, Jun 12 metro Feb 12, May 14, Nov 13 Okecie–Radom line May 10 Warsaw Tramways Dec 14

PORTUGAL CP Cargo May 18 CP finance Apr 14 freight sell-off delayed Aug 9 HS project Feb 7

QATAR Doha LR Mar 11 metro Jun 10

ROMANIA Bucharest–Budapest services Jan 9 CFR Marfa Jun 14, Nov 10 Danube Bridge 2 Jul 7

RUSSIA Amur–Yakutsk Mainline Sep 8 Evraz rails Dec 11 freight Feb 14 ITC/Freight One takeover Jan 12 Moscow Aeroexpress Mar 7 international HS rail/transport centre May 7 metro Oct 12, Dec 13 trams May 13 Moscow–Adler overnight service Dec 11 Moscow–Kazan HSL Jul 7 North Korea rail link Nov 7 Novosibirsk Switch Plant acquisition Dec 17 NTS IPO plans Feb 15 RZD 2014 winter Olympics services Nov 10 electric locos Jan 9, May 16 finance Feb 14 Gefco acquisition Feb 15 HS plans Oct 16 HS trains Jan 9 investment Dec 6 privatisation Oct 6 Sakhalin island link Mar 5 TR Trans traction equipment facility Jun 9 Transmashholding Apr 15 Tognum Russian JV Jul 14 UWC/Amsted Rail JV Oct 15 UWC/Tatravagonka JV Dec 16 Yakutia Railways–GE agreement Mar 15

SAUDI ARABIA HS Mecca–Medina HS line Jul 14, Nov 17 second line planned Dec 7 Jeddah light metro Mar 11, Apr 12 Jeddah–Riyadh landbridge Feb 9, Sep 11

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Mecca metro Aug 12, Dec 14 Riyadh metro Jul 10, Sep 6 university metro May 14

Madawachchi-Talaimannar line Jun 7

UGANDA

SWAZILAND

Rift Valley Railways Jul 9 Tororo–Gulu railway Dec 8

URUGUAY

SERBIA

SWEDEN

UKRAINE

EuskoTren–AFE alliance Feb 9 Montevideo–Minas passenger service Nov 10

South Africa link Aug 9

contracts May 14 Downtown Line Mar 12 metro expansion Feb 10 real-time monitoring Sep 13 Singapore–Kuala Lumpur HS line Mar 5, Aug 11 Thomson Line Jun 12

Gothenburg LR Mar 12 Hallandsås tunnel Oct 4 Hector Rail May 18 LKAB iron-ore mine Oct 22 Malmö–Katrineholm track maintenance Sep 21 SJ: tilting trains modernisation Sep 14 Stockholm City Line project Feb 30, Oct 15 LR Dec 14 metro Mar 12, Jul 11, Dec 13 Trafikverket freight May 10 Gothenburg Port connection Mar 9 Transport Plan projects Nov 18

SLOVAKIA

SWITZERLAND

emus order Apr 15 locos orders Mar 15 rail investment Jul 9

SIERRA LEONE heavy-haul freight Jan 20

SINGAPORE

Bratislava LR Aug 13, Sep 18 Kosice–Vienna link Dec 6 UWC/Tatravagonka JV Dec 16 ZSSK Cargo reform Aug 9 ZSSK dmus bids Jan 13

SLOVENIA GSM-R contract Jan 12

SOUTH AFRICA Boikarabelo–Transnet Freight Rail Aug 9 Cape Town airport link Sep 14 CTE–UCW acquisition Mar 15 DCD Rolling Stock Jika passive hydraulic steering Nov 8 Durban: MetroRail KwaZulu Natal contract May 18 Grindrod–RACEC Group shares Nov 17 HS lines Jul 8 Orkney–Vierfontein line Jan 9 Prasa commuter trains Jan 5, Sep 21, Nov 4 Swazilink Aug 9 SWIFAMBO Rail Leasing contract Nov 5 Transit Freight Rail locos Oct 9 Transnet Apr 15, May 16 Transnet Engineering May 18 Transnet Freight Rail Jul 15, Aug 16, Sep 12 Western Cape resignalling Jul 15

SPAIN Adif appointment Mar 9, Apr 9 property sell-off Feb 14 Alicante LR Oct 12 Barcelona–Figueres HS line Jan 9, Feb 5 Barcelona–Valencia dual gauge Feb 7 CAF finance Jun 15, Sep 21, Dec 17 CMA-CGM railfreight Jun 9 Ebitda finance Dec 17 Feve closedown Feb 9 HS network Jul 34 Jaen LR Mar 11 Madrid suburban line Dec 11 Paris–Barcelona TGV Apr 4, Jun 6 passenger traffic Apr 8 rail spending increase Nov 8 Renfe AVE ridership Jul 6 business units Aug 5 HS AVE fares cut Mar 9 Santiago disaster Sep 8 Zaragoza LR May 12

SRI LANKA Colombo–Galle–Matara line Apr 9 Madawachchi-Kankesanturai line Oct 5

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Ahaus Alstätter Eisenbahn freight wagons Jan 13 Basle LR Jul 11 rail hub Jun 16 Ceneri base tunnel Sep 14 emus order Apr 15 Frauenfeld-Wil emus Jun 9 Geneva Ceva project May 28 trams May 30 Gotthard base tunnel Sep 14, Dec 17 Gotthard gauge enhancement Jul 7 Rhaetian Railway Sep 21 SBB ETCS order Jan 12 finance May 18, Oct 15 Gotthard/Ceneri Base tunnels Dec 17 mobile reactive power compensation systems Aug 17 Re460 overhaul Aug 11 SBB Cargo: transalpine intermodal traffic May 6 SBB–Siemens control systems pact Oct 14 Stadler Rail Group May 18 TGV Lyria Jun 48

TAIWAN Kaohsiung–Taipei HS line Jan 9, Jul 15 Taipei LR Feb 12

THAILAND Bangkok metro Dec 12 Skytrain Mar 11 Bangkok–Chiang Mai HS line Mar 8 Bangkok–Chiang Mai line repairs Dec 11 Bangkok–Nakhon Ratchasima HS line Mar 8 rail investment body May 4 SRT national track-doubling Aug 7

TURKEY 300km/h trains Aug 4 Bursa metro Jan 11 Gaziantep trams Nov 13 GSM-R Aug 17, Sep 21 Istanbul Marmaray cross-Bosphorus project Aug 13, Sep 18, Dec 7 metro Jun 10 Karabük Iron & Steel orders Oct 15 Konya LR Apr 10, Dec 13 liberalisation bill Jun 6 reform programme Apr 7 TCDD trains order Nov 10

TURKMENISTAN coaches order Mar 15 Gyzlgaya–Bereket–Ertek line Mar 8 Kazakhstan line Jun 5

metro Jan 13

Crimea modernisation Apr 9 Dnepropetrovsk metro Dec 13 investment crisis Mar 16 Kiev metro Aug 13 locos order Jun 7 national budget Nov 17 Ukrainian/Czech JV Nov 16

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UZBEKISTAN Kamchik pass line Mar 7

VENEZUELA finance May 8

VIETNAM

Dubai Al Sufouh Tramway Jul 11, Oct 12 metro Dec 13 Etihad Rail Sep 21, Sep 60 locos order May 4 Shah–Habshan–Ruwais line Feb 9, Apr 15

Ho Chi Minh City metro Apr 10, Jul 10

UNITED STATES

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Amtrak California Capitol Corridor Jul 9 lightweight HS trains Feb 5 locos Jun 5 ridership May 10 Baltimore Red Line Oct 10 Boston MBTA trains Dec 13 BSNF investment Feb 4 Calgary LRVs order Oct 10 California Bart Jan 11 Capitol Corridor service Apr 9 HS rail Feb 7, May 6, Jun 15, Jul 8, Oct 5, Nov 10 LA Metrolink Jul 9 Charlotte LR Aug 13 Chicago metro Mar 10 Chicago–St Louis corridor Jan 28 CN–EJ&E merger Feb 9 Columbus–Chicago rail study Aug 6 CSX investment Mar 15 DART Jan 11 Denver North Metro Dec 12 Florida SunRail May 18 fracking boom Sep 22 Greenbrier May 18 Houston LR Feb 15 Kansas City LR Nov 13 Los Angeles International Gateway project Jun 9 LR Apr 10 Miami International Airport Nov 13 National Gateway coalition double-stack intermodal freight corridor Oct 6 New York MTA emus order Oct 8 Subway extension May 12 NJ Transit Jun 11, Sep 18 Norfolk Southern investment Mar 15 Lambert Point coal transfer facility Jan 9 Northeast Corridor May 10 passenger locos Sep 14 Positive Train Control Apr 9 railroad investment Mar 5 Salt Lake City Trax LR May 12 San Diego Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Jun 11 San Francisco LR Mar 11 Seattle LR Jun 11 Titagarh Wagons/FreightCar America JV Apr 15 transit funding Oct 48 transportation secretary Jun 8 Tucson streetcar line Feb 12 Tulsa–Oklahoma City passenger rail study Sep 12 Virginia: Lynchburg–Roanoke passenger services Sep 14 Washington LR Aug 14

ZAMBIA ZRL rail revival Jan 9

ZIMBABWE NRZ revival Mar 6 Africa Jul 2 Britain's franchise reform Feb 2 Chinese railway reform Apr 2 Cross-border links Jun 2 Embrace change Oct 2 European railfreight May 2 Expect the unexpected Sep 2 Fyra problems Mar 2 Infrastructure investment benefits Nov 2 New challenges for rail Dec 2 Railway champions Jan 2 Railways as informed buyers Aug 2

PRODUCT NEWS Arrowedge tapered containers Oct 9 fuel CleanER-D research Dec 28 LNG Dec 32 information and research cab radios Oct 34 eMaintenance Lab Nov 42 passenger information Apr 45 social media Apr 40 Spark online portal Nov 41 level crossing matting Jul 46 lifts Jul 46 locos ac electric loco Oct 4 Amtrak Cities Sprinter Sep 11 hybrid shunter project Sep 12 Jika passive hydraulic steering Nov 8 LNG turbine loco Oct 4 Siemens Cities Sprinter Jun 5 Traxx electro-diesel Mar 8 LRVs May 14 metro driverless trains Jul 12 modular light metro system Jul 12 trains May 14, Jul 12 noise and vibration hump yard noise Jun 43, Jul 9 Rivas project Jun 37 onboard services: catering Nov 45 operations management Apr 35, Apr 38 rapid transit CBTC Feb 37 Formula 1 technology Mar 12 traction choices Feb 34 signalling & telecoms GSM-R Oct 33 open-interface signalling Aug 4 silicon carbide power modules May 7 smart cards: mobile phone top-ups Jul 12 ticket machines Jul 12 track catenary measuring Jul 46 continuous rail turnouts May 39 New Matisa track machine Jul 44 road–rail grinding machine Jul 44 road–rail grinding metal remover Jul 46 road–rail rescue vehicle Jul 46

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

ToR friction management Nov 37 track stiffness Oct 39 Windhoff factory train Jul 44 track maintenance Feb 41 HS visual track detection Jul 46 onboard monitoring May 44 snow clearing machines Jul 46 traction & energy re-tractioning Dec 37 weathering steel Dec 40 train control: Alstrom CBTC Jun 29 train maintenance fault-finding Jan 38 market Jan 42 trains battery-powered emus Sep 10 HS trains Jul 30 wheelsets: steel sets Sep 39

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A Airtec International Oct 25 Alcatel Lucent Apr BC, May 27 Alstom May 11, Jun 13, Sep 15, Oct 11, Nov 15, Dec 19 Amsted Rail Mar 31, Sep 29 Arema (Railway Interchange 2013) Mar BC, May 32, Jul IFC AZD Praha Mar 38, Apr 29, Sep 47, Oct 36

B Bombardier Transportation May 25, Aug 47

AUTHORS Ash, Paul Jan 16, Jul 26 Barrow, Keith Jan 4, Jan 38, Feb 4, Feb 18, Feb 23, Feb 30, Mar 4, Mar 6, Mar 22, Mar 26, Apr 24, Apr 32, May 6, May 8, May 20, May 36, Jul 6, Jul 52, Aug 48, Sep 6, Sep 60, Oct 26, Dec 18, Dec 37 Berggren, Eric Oct 39 Berkeley, Lord Tony Mar 48 Bongini, Estelle Jun 37 Bowen, Douglas John Jan 28 Bowers, Denis Apr 6 Brice, David Feb 16 Briginshaw, David Jan 6, Feb 37, Apr 4, Apr 18, May 47, May 56, Jun 20, Jun 24, Jun 29, Jul 44, Oct 18, Oct 33, Oct 48, Nov 4, Nov 23, Nov 45, Dec 40, Dec 44 Carter, Mark May 4, Nov 26, Dec 8 Chiandoni, Marco Apr 8, Apr 38, Nov 52 Choudhury, Niren Apr 45 Diener, Markus Sep 39 Dowden, Malcolm Jul 22 Fender, Keith Mar 42 Ghidini, Andrea Sep 39 Green, Anitra Apr 35, May 28, Jun 16, Jun 48, Jul 40 Han Qiao Jan 32 Jimenez, Rafael May 39 Koppermann, Henry Jan 42 Kumar, Sanjay Mar 32 Lee, Min-cheor Aug 32 Leenen, Maria Jan 42, Apr 16 Loubinoux, Jean-Pierre Jan 48 Murphy, Enda Aug 38 Pesqueux, Lise Jun 37 Puente, Fernando Jun 6, Jul 34, Sep 8, Nov 8 Qi Zhongxi Aug 18 Reidinger, Erwin Jan 24, May 33, Sep 44 Smith, Kevin Jan 8, Jan 14, Jan 28, Feb 26, Feb 48, Mar 18, Mar 28, Mar 39, Apr 35, Apr 40, Apr 52, May 22, Jun 4, Jun 32, Jun 43, Jul 9, Jul 18, Jul 30, Jul 44, Aug 24, Aug 34, Aug 43, Sep 22, Oct 16, Oct 22, Nov 18, Nov 42, Dec 6, Dec 28, Dec 32 Stevens, Jeff May 44 Strang, Karl Apr 16 Thakur, Raghav Jan 36, Jul 16, Aug 31 Thomson-Newman, Ian Dec 20, Dec 25 Vantuono, William Dec 32 Vatyam, Madhu Mar 35 Vorotnikov, Vladislav Mar 16 Vosman, Quintus Feb 5, Jun 8, Jul 4, Aug 8 Watts, David Sep 51 Worrall, Richard Nov 32 Yadav, Anil Feb 34 Yang Jianxiang Aug 18

C CAF Power & Automation Feb 13, Mar 13, May 15, Jul 13, Sep 28, Nov FC & 25 Cetest Sep 27 China Academy of Rail Services (Metro China) Feb 25, Mar 45, May 53 China Decision Makers (9th Railworld Summit) Jul 49, Aug 29 Chromium Corp Jul 51, Oct 25, Nov 31, Dec 10 Contitech Mar 17 CP_Comboios de Portugal Sep 55 CSR Feb 3, Apr 11, Jun 3, Aug IFC, Oct 3, Dec IFC

D Desec May 41, Jul 47, Nov 25

E EECW Pty (CORE 14) Nov 19 Egis Rail Feb 36, Dec 24 Elektro-Thermit Sep 42 Ellwood Crankshaft Group Jan 23, Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 29, May 35, Jun 40, Jul 29, Aug 15, Sep 38, Oct 43, Nov 36, Dec 35 Elmia (Nordic Rail) Feb 33, Jun 28, Sep 35 EMD Electro-Motive Diesel Mar 21, Aug 27, Nov 22 European Rail Congress Feb*, Mar 25, Apr 34, Sep*

F Findlay Irvine Nov 30 Fira Barcelona (BCN Rail) Sep 37 FISA – Fabbrica Italiana Sedili Autoferroviari Jul 33 Frauscher Sensortechnik Mar 37, Oct 25

G Geatech Mar 27, Apr 22, Sep 40 Global Rail Tenders Jan 41, Feb IBC, Mar 34, Apr 47, May 51, Jun 31, Jul 43, Aug BC, Sep 54, Oct 37, Nov IBC, Dec 36 Global SKM Jan 3, Mar 3, Jul 37 Global Transport Forum (Signalling & Train Control) Feb 39 Global Transport Forum (Rail & Metro Russia/CIS) Mar IBC Global Transport Forum (CBTC) Apr 44 Global Transport Forum (Smartrail) Nov* GMT Gummi Metall Technik Jul 13, Sep 27, Dec 22

H Harsco Rail Feb 40, Jun 19, Jul 21, Nov 29 Hasler Rail Nov 31 Hitach Europe Oct IBC, Dec IBC HNZ Group (CRTS China 2014) Nov 47

INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL

Holdfast Apr 27 Holland Feb 21, Mar 24, May 31, Jul 29, Oct 30, Nov 36 Huawei Apr IFC, May BC, Jun IFC, Sep IFC, Oct IFC, Nov IFC Huber + Suhner Oct 31, Nov 40 Hyundai Rotem Jan 35

I IAF Messe Apr 43 Indian Ministry of Railways (International Heavy Haul Association) Jan 45 Informa (AusRail PLUS) Sep IBC Informa (World Congress on Railway Research) Sep 49 Ingeteam Sep 19 Invensys Rail Mar IFC IQPC (Saudi Rail Forum) Oct 45

K Kapsch Mar 41, Aug 21, Oct 29 KLW (International Wheelset Congress) Sep 43 Knorr Bremse Apr 23 Kranunion/Kirow May 43 Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Sep 24/25

L LEM International Oct 20 Liebherr Sep 33 Lloyds Register Jan 19, Apr 21, Jun 17 Lucchini RS Sep 13, Nov 9 Luhn & Pulvermacher, Dittmann + Neuhaus Jul 42, Sep 41

M Mack Brooks (Railtex) Feb 43, Mar*, Mar 33 Mack Brooks (Sifer) Feb 29 Mack Brooks (Exporail) Oct 44 Macquarie May 54 Malux Oy Mar 38, Sep 47 Man Engines Sep 48, Oct 13 Matisa May IFC, Oct FC Max Bögl May 43, Oct 43 Mechan Jan 40, Nov 31 Messe Berlin (Innotrans 2014) Sep 17 Messe Frankfurt Korea Jan IFC Moxa Europe Apr 43 MTU Friedrichshafen Jul 3, Dec 3

S Schwab May 17 & 19 Selectron May 26, Aug 45 Siemens Apr 3 Speno International May 49, Jul 39 Sphere Exhibits (Smart Passenger Rail Asia) Feb 24 SRS Rail System Feb 22, Apr 31, May 46, Jun 23 Strategic Communications (Rail Systems Asia) Sep 56 Systra Jun 27, Aug 37

T Tata Steel Oct 38 Teknoware Jun 35, Nov 19 Terrapinn (Metrorail 2013) Feb 45 Terrapinn (Asia Pasific Rail) Dec 31 Thales Transport Services Feb 11, Apr 13, May 9, Aug 3, Nov 11 Toshiba Corporation Aug Sep 4/5, Dec 4/5 TUC Rail Oct 35 Turkel Fair Organization (Eurasia Rail 2014) Sep 53, Nov 48

U UIC (GSM-R Conference) Jul 47 UIC (ERTMS Conference) Nov 49 UITP (60th World Congress) Feb 25 Mar 37, Apr 49, UKIP Media & Events (Railway Interiors Expo) Sep 37 Ultimate Europe Feb 28, May 34 Unicontrols Jan 31 United Metallurgical Co Jun 36

V VAE May 38, Aug 15, Dec 15 VEM Sachsenwerk Aug 22 Voestalpine Schienen May 41, Aug 29, Nov 43 Vossloh May 3, Jun IBC, Sep BC, Oct BC, Nov BC, Dec BC VTG Feb 42, May 37

W WaveTrain Systems Nov 35

N Nencki Feb 44, May 52, Jul 48, Sep 58, Oct 46 NetRail Sep 55 Network Rail Consulting Feb BC, Apr IBC, Jun BC NextSense Sep 38 & 56 NT Expo Sep 53 NYC Transit May 55

O Online Directory Jan IBC, Feb 44, Mar 44, Apr 48, May 52, Jun 45, Jul 48, Aug IBC

P Padeco May 54 Pandrol Jun 41, Oct 21 Penn Machine (Locomotive Gears) Jul 27, Dec 26 Plasser & Theurer Jan 21, Feb IFC, May FC, Jul 45, Sep 3, Oct 41, Nov 3 Platform Basket May 15, Oct 13

R Rail Training International (RTI) Jan 27 Renk Test System Sep 41 Robel Bahnbaumaschinen Jan BC, May IBC, Jul BC Rosehill Rail Aug 30, Sep 50, Oct 32, Nov 44, Dec 39

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