July 2010 in rail transport

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

Events

July 1

• – The Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway opens in China. Construction on the 301-kilometre (187 mi) long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing began in July 2008. The line is designed for train speeds up to 350 km/h (217 mph) in regular service.^[1]

July 20

• – 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

• – 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]

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