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David Briginshaw

David Briginshaw joined IRJ in 1982 as associate editor, and was appointed editor-in-chief in 2001. He has travelled the world extensively interviewing many of the CEOs and senior managers of the world's railways and transit systems which has given him an in-depth knowledge of the global railway industry. David Briginshaw is currently consulting editor and associate publisher of IRJ.

July 5, 2013 | Financial

Thameslink train order PPP funding deal revealed

THE funding arrangements have been announced for the PPP deal for Siemens to supply 1140 emu cars for Britain's Thameslink project.

July 4, 2013 | Metros

Singapore chooses permanent magnet synchronous motors

SINGAPORE Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (SMRT) has awarded a contract worth more than Yen 8bn ($US 80.5m) to Toshiba, Japan, to re-equip a fleet of 66 six-car metro trains with permanent-magnet synchronous traction motors.

July 4, 2013 | Locomotives

Chinese locomotives enter service in Argentina

THE first of 20 locomotives supplied by CNR's Dalian Locomotive & Rolling Stock subsidiary have entered service in Argentina.

July 4, 2013 | Policy

EU recommends more railway R&D

A report by the European Commission's Directorate General for Enterprise and Industry into the competitiveness of the European railway supply industry says that more coordinated, long-term R&D is needed so that the European Union (EU) can maintain its competitiveness in the global railway supply industry.

July 4, 2013 | Light Rail

Warsaw invites bids for LRV fleet

WARSAW Tramways invites bids by July 22 for a fleet of 30 low-floor unidirectional LRVs, with ac traction equipment and microprocessor control.

July 1, 2013 | Main line

Network Rail invites bids for Scottish electrification

BRITAIN's infrastructure manager, Network Rail (NR), has invited bids by September for the £400m project to electrify the Edinburgh – Falkirk – Glasgow main line, which is part of the Scottish government's £650m Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme.

June 28, 2013 | High-speed

Korea drops plans to privatise KTX line

KOREA's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has dropped plans announced earlier this month to allow a private company to operate high-speed services from the new Suseo station is southeastern Seoul which is due to open in 2015.

June 28, 2013 | David Briginshaw

It’s time to take Africa more seriously

THIS is the third issue of IRJ this year to include feature articles on rail projects in Africa. It is not a coincidence, but reflects the growing rail revival taking place not just in Morocco and Algeria in the north and South Africa, which itself is developing rapidly, but in many other countries across this large continent.

June 28, 2013 | Signalling

RFF starts work on Lorraine control centre

FRENCH Rail Network (RFF) has started construction of a new train control centre in Pagny-sur-Moselle covering the rail network in Lorraine.

June 27, 2013 | Commuter Rail

Thameslink train deal finalised

BRITAIN's Department of Transport has finalised the £1.6bn contract with a consortium of Siemens and Cross London Trains for 1140 emu cars for the cross-London Thameslink network. The complex deal has taken two years to conclude.