December 2006 in rail transport

December 2006 in rail transport
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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in December 2006.

Contents

Events

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December 1–2

December 3–9

December 6
  • United States – City officials in Auburn, Maine, announce the new High Street Crossing project to renovate and cosmetically restore the former station. The building was originally constructed in the early 1900s for Burham and Morrill, a canned goods company. The renovation is expected to be completed in 2007 when the structure will host several retail stores and restaurants.[1]
December 7
  • Sri Lanka – Officials in Colombo, Sri Lanka, begin work on a feasibility study, which is expected to be completed in June 2007, for a new underground system in the city. Financing for the project is expected to come primarily from a multinational consortium of Siemens AG, OPUS (Malaysia), NEB Infrastructure (India) and Axis Bank. The first phase of the project is planned as a 22 km (14 mi) section built in the median of the city's main road.[2]
December 8
  • United Kingdom – The Allerdale council in northern England passes its final approval on a plan to demolish the remaining structure of Silloth railway station which last saw passenger trains in 1964; the line was closed for passenger service as a result of the Beeching Axe. The development firm James Morgan Ltd. was awarded a contract to build new single-family housing on the property. Stuart Hinchliffe, director of the development firm also stated "We will be reinstating as much of the old railway platform as we can, to maintain Silloth’s Victorian history."[3]
  • Russia – Kuibyshev Railway is named the Company of the Year in the Samara Oblast of Russia for the second year in a row. The railway beat about 2000 other companies for the title. Sergey Sychev presented the award to Vyacheslav Lemeshko, the head of the railway, at a ceremony in Samara. The railway also was listed at the top of the Master 2006 category, an award which was accepted by the Rodionovs family; the Rodionovs have been working for the railway for the last century and have accumulated 611 man years of service on the railway.[4]
December 9
  • TurkeyBinali Yıldırım, Transportation Minister of Turkey, and Wolfgang Tiefensee, Minister for Transportation, Construction and Housing of Germany (Turkey's largest trade partner), sign an agreement of cooperation at a meeting in Istanbul between the two nations on rail technology and construction. Both ministers expressed their optimism that the agreement will help bolster Turkey's application to join the European Union.[5]

December 10–16,

December 12
December 15
  • Cambodia – Officials in Cambodia announce a plan to restore service on the nation's rail system and to reestablish rail connections with neighboring Thailand. Financing for the $73 million project to rebuild almost all of the system's 603 km (375 mi) of track will be supplied through a combination of loans including a $42 million loan from the Asian Development Bank and a $13 million loan from OPEC's Fund for International Development. Cambodia's Ministry of Public Works and Transport estimates that the project will be complete in 2009.[9]
  • United KingdomBritain's Department for Transport announces that it is set to dissolve GNER's franchise to operate the East Coast Main Line connecting London and Edinburgh. The existing franchise contract was established in 2005 and was originally intended to last for 10 years. The reconsideration is due in part at least to lower than expected revenue figures by GNER; in October 2006, Bermuda-based Sea Containers Ltd, GNER's parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Although a new franchisee will not be selected for some time, Virgin Trains, Stagecoach Group and FirstGroup plc are all expected to bid. GNER will continue operating the line until a new franchise is established.[10][11]

December 17–23

December 18
  • Australia – A federal court in Sydney, Australia, rules that BHP Billiton should not be the exclusive operator of two railway lines to carry ore from a lucrative iron mining region. The ruling opens the possibility of other mining companies, such as Fortescue Metals Group Ltd which brought suit in June 2006, to operate trains on BHP's Mount Newman Railway and Goldsworthy Railway lines in Western Australia's Pilbara region. BHP is appealing the decision.[12][13][14]
December 19
  • Pakistan – Speaking at a ceremony for the beginning of a project to double track the connection between Khanewal and Raiwind, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf asserts the importance of rail transport to Pakistan's future. During his speech, Musharraf mentioned initiatives to increase train speeds, install more lengths of double track and to convert the country's railways to standard gauge and establish direct rail connections with China.[15] UN Map

December 24–30

December 31

References

  1. ^ Facchini, Chris (December 6, 2006). "Auburn Railway Building To Be Restored". WCSH. http://www.wcsh6.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=46982. Retrieved December 6, 2006. [dead link]
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka capital to have an underground railway". Colombo Page. December 7, 2006. http://www.colombopage.com/archive/December7142738SL.html. Retrieved December 10, 2006. 
  3. ^ "Housing bid for town’s derelict railway station". The Cumberland News. December 8, 2006. http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=443775. Retrieved December 10, 2006. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Kuibyshev Railway is the best in 2006". TLT News. December 8, 2006. http://www.tltnews.net/2006/12/08/kuibyshev-railway-is-the-best-in-2006. Retrieved December 10, 2006. 
  5. ^ "Turkey, Germany sign protocol for railway cooperation". People's Daily Online. December 10, 2006. http://english.people.com.cn/200612/10/eng20061210_330649.html. Retrieved December 10, 2006. 
  6. ^ "Network Rail chief set to retire". BBC. December 12, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6171791.stm. Retrieved December 12, 2006. 
  7. ^ "John Armitt to retire as Chief Executive. Iain Coucher to succeed him" (Press release). Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/3833.aspx. Retrieved December 12, 2006. 
  8. ^ "Four in hospital as Ghan train in crash". The Age. December 12, 2006. http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/four-in-hospital-as-ghan-train-in-crash/2006/12/12/1165685684841.html. Retrieved December 12, 2006. 
  9. ^ "Restoration of Cambodia Railway". Infrasite.net. December 15, 2006. http://www.infrasite.nl/news/news_article.php?ID_nieuwsberichten=6075&language=en. Retrieved December 15, 2006. 
  10. ^ Pagnamenta, Robin (December 15, 2006). "GNER to lose £1.3bn East Coast railway franchise". London: Times Online. http://business.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,9077-2505706,00.html. Retrieved December 15, 2006. 
  11. ^ "GNER to surrender top train route". BBC. December 15, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6182027.stm. Retrieved December 15, 2006. 
  12. ^ Reuters (December 19, 2006). "BHP loses railway line's exclusive rights". GulfNews. http://www.gulfnews.com/business/Commodities/10090702.html. Retrieved December 19, 2006. 
  13. ^ "Federal Court finds in favour of Fortescue" (PDF) (Press release). Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. December 18, 2006. http://www.fmgl.com.au/pdf/investors/announcements/2006/December_18_2006_Federal_Court_Ruling.pdf. Retrieved December 19, 2006. 
  14. ^ "Federal Court Decision Threatens Australian Exports" (Press release). BHP Billiton. December 18, 2006. http://www.bhpbilliton.com/bb/investorsMedia/news/2006/federalCourtDecisionThreatensAustralianExports.jsp. Retrieved December 19, 2006. 
  15. ^ "Railway track be laid between Pakistan and China: Musharraf". PakTribune. December 19, 2006. http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.shtml?163506. Retrieved December 19, 2006. 

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