July 2010 in rail transport

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This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in July 2010.

Events

July 1
July 20
  • India The government of Andhra Pradesh announces that among the eight companies that submitted proposals, Larsen & Toubro is the preferred bidder for construction of the Hyderabad Metro in India, costing a proposed Rs122 billion. The state and federal governments will each finance 20% of the project while Larsen & Toubro will finance the remaining 60%. The project is expected to be completed in 2014.[2]
July 27
  • Netherlands The Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstaat (IVW) in the Netherlands issues a decree that railgrinders manufactured by Speno cannot be operated in the country until they can be proven to the IVW's satisfaction to be safe. The decree follows an accident on July 25 when such a train traveling at approximately 70 km/h (43 mph) crashed through a barrier and a watersports supply store in Stavoren.[3]

References

  1. "China's Shanghai-Nanjing intercity railway starts operation". Xinhua. July 1, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
  2. "Hyderabad metro bids announced". Railway Gazette. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  3. "Verbod Spenotreinen na 'Stavoren'". DePers.nl (in Dutch). July 27, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
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