patria plc ( finnish : patria oyj , swedish : patria abp ) is a finnish provider of defence , security and aviation life-cycle support services and technology solutions .

patria is owned 50.1 % by the finnish government and 49.9 % by kongsberg defense & aerospace following a deal in 2016 .

the total value of the company was 283.5 million euros when the transaction closed in the second quarter of 2016 .

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patria offers cost - effective training solutions for patria amv vehicle and patria nemo mortar systems . the company has expertise in the networking of several simulators . at dsei patria will also showcase patria amv part task trainer networked with patria nemo training simulator .
global law firm white & case llp is advising airbus group , a european multinational aerospace and defence company , on the sale of its 26 . 8 percent minority stake in patria oyj , a finnish defence company , to the company .
the patria amv ( armoured modular vehicle ) was developed by the finnish company patria vehicles in close cooperation with the finnish defence forces .
the accumulated experience of maintenance at patria helicopters is more than 2 million man hours over the last decades . the patria group bought the company 1999 , as of patria helicopters ab has been an integrated part of patria aviation business unit .
helsinki — finnish state - owned defense manufacturer patria on wednesday announced a plan to privatize a portion of the company by selling it to kongsberg , a partially state - owned defense company in norway .
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finnish company patria and the american company s & k logistic services have teamed up to offer landing gear overhaul to f / a - 18 customers . the teaming agreement between the two companies was signed in february 2017 .
the company has managed to recover from the reputational damage it suffered as a result , but in 2014 finland ' s government decided to seek a new minority owner to the company .
patria nemo training simulator provides an authentic training environment for all firing procedures enabled by patria nemo .
according to evidence found in police investigation it was the slovenian side . patria had a local company in slovenia before . its name is ac intercar . but after pressures from janša’s men patria canceled the cooperation with this company , owned by european aerospace and defence systems ( eads ) who is also owner of the finnish patria , and signed a contract with little known rotis company , owned by ivan črnkovič . in this way they created the second channel of bribes , which has been independent of patria .
the competition authorities have granted their approval concerning sale by state of finland of 49 . 9 percent of the defense company patria oyj to kongsberg defence & aerospace as ,
patria said in a statement .
reference is made to the stock market announcement on 17 march 2016 on kongsberg’s purchase of 49 . 9 % of the shares in the finnish company patria oyj .
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patria vehicles , part of the patria defense and aerospace group , makes and supports medium weight armored wheeled vehicles .
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patria attends dsei 2017 event held on 12 - 15th september at excel in london , showcasing patria amvxp armoured wheeled vehicle integrated with kongsberg protector dual rws . patria will also highlight its know - how in simulation technology by demonstrating patria amv part task trainer networked with patria nemo training simulator . patria’s stand is located at exhibition lot n6 - 160 .
during the last weeks patria has been increasingly contacted about the possibility that patria’s nemo 120 mm mortar system or patria hägglunds’ amos 120 mm mortar system would have been used in misurata , libya to fire 120 mm cluster ammunition ( mat - 120 ) produced by a spanish company instalaza s . a .
patria attends dsei 2017 event held on 12 - 15 th september at excel in london , showcasing patria amv xp armoured wheeled vehicle integrated with kongsberg protector dual rws . patria will also highlight its know - how in simulation technology by demonstrating patria amv part task trainer networked with patria nemo training simulator . patria’s stand is located at exhibition lot n6 - 160 .
the public prosecutor has decided to request corporate criminal liability for patria’s subsidiary , patria land & armament oy in the context of charges brought against the subsidiary’s former manager and three other officials for aggravated bribery . the request relates to a howitzer project in egypt of the former patria subsidiary patria vammas oy in 1998 – 2004 . the company regards the request as being unfounded .
the training simulator utilizes patria ' s cross - cutting expertise to meet the growing training needs of current and future patria nemo customers . it also combines patria ' s long - term experience of aviation training simulators with the company ' s know - how related to fire control systems and patria nemo weapons system . the simulator provides all needed features for efficient gunner - commander training .
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the patria amv 8×8 apc version is fitted with the patria pml 127 ows turret for a 12 . 7mm heavy machine gun .
“the patria amv 8×8 apc version is fitted with the patria pml 127 ows turret for 12 . 7mm heavy machine gun . ”
helsinki , december 19 , 2016 – fujitsu today announces that it will continue to support patria , a finnish company in the field of defense , security and aviation lifecycle support services and technology solutions , by providing a selection of managed infrastructure and end user services to support the company’s network of more than 2 , 500 users .
to make sure that this solution was used optimally as soon as possible , patria vehicles developed a certification program that tested designers’ and main users’ knowledge of the new system . the company also extended the certification program to subcontractors . this approach accelerated learning . after designers and engineers had been using nx , the company surveyed them twice about their experiences and the effectiveness of the training . the company used the results to organize additional training in design and modeling methods .
finnish government company patria paid bribes in slovenia - finnish broadcasting co . yle , tv1 , mot september 1st , 2008 . reporter magnus berglund ( intro , with music : patria amv armoured personnel carrier moving towards camera . artist jure cekuta in his studio . at the amv factory . patria ceo jorma wiitakorpi . slovenia . )
patria pilot training operates a very modern fleet of training aircraft and flight training devices with concentration on high quality of training whereas the parent company patria group is a trusted provider of defence , security and aviation life - cycle support services , pilot training services and technology solutions . patria’s shareholders are the state of finland ( 73 . 2 % ) and the european aeronautic defence and space company ( eads n . v . ) ( 26 . 8 % ) .
patria ' s main product , an armored vehicle , was a profitable business until 2008 , when the company was linked to bribing scandals in sales to slovenia , egypt and croatia . eventually , after seven years , all charges were dropped against patria and its bosses .
in december 2006 , slovenia placed an order for 135 patria amv vehicles in four variants . one of the variants is fitted with patria’s new nemo 120mm smoothbore turreted advanced mortar system . other variants include one armed with the rafael spike anti - armour missile . the first 13 vehicles were manufactured by patria in finland , the remainder by a joint venture company set up by patria and slovenian companies gorenje and rotis .
in december 2002 , the polish ministry of national defence announced the selection of the patria amv to meet their requirement for 690 armoured vehicles . poland’s state - owned military production company , wojskowe zaklady mechaniczne ( wzm ) , is prime contractor and patria a major contractor for the basic vehicle .
swedish armor specialist akers krutbruk has been chosen by patria land systems to provide protection suites for the patria ' s amv 8x8 wheeled armored vehicles .
patria hägglunds has a licensing agreement with a us company , aai corporation , concerning amos . however , under this agreement , no amos mortar systems have been produced by aai . the export of patria hägglunds know - how or components related to amos are also under the finnish export control mechanisms .
patria’s owners , the state of finland and eads , have expressed their support for the changes and their confidence in the continued development of patria’s operations .
one of the company’s competitive advantages is its ability to respond to customer requirements quickly . one way of doing this has been to develop the patria amv family with as many modular components as possible , providing adaptability between versions without changes in basic vehicle systems . another way the company ensures a fast response is through its use of product lifecycle management ( plm ) software from siemens plm software .
the twin 120mm amos mortar system can be fitted to the patria amv . patria has signed a contract with the finnish defence force for 24 amos versions .
“the twin 120mm amos mortar system can be fitted to the patria amv . ”
earlier this year patria pilot training received excellent results in the audit by osm aviation .
patria develops , markets and manufactures armoured wheeled vehicles and provides life cycle support for them . key product is patria amv product family . patria is the undisputed market leader in the product segment of modern armoured wheeled 8x8 vehicles with deliveries to seven different customer nations .
patria is a defense and aerospace group based in finland with international operations . it is owned by the state of finland ( 73 . 2 percent ) and the european aeronautic defense and space company eads n . v . ( 26 . 8 percent ) . patria vehicles’ expertise is based on more than 60 years of experience and a profound understanding of customer needs . this supports the company’s commitment to strong and continuous product development . its latest successes , such as the fourth - generation patria armored modular vehicle ( amv ) and the amos double - barreled mortar system , are remarkable evidence of successful concepts resulting in european solutions for global markets .
the patria amv 8x8 amos advanced mortar system which has been selected by the finnish army .
the sisu xa - 188 is a finnish made six - wheeled armoured personnel carrier originally used by the dutch army . the xa - 188 is based to the wheeled armoured vehicle xa - 180 . the first version of xa - 180 was produced in 1983 and serial production began in 1984 . the basic design was based on easy usage , simple basic structure and low cost maintenance . the xa - 180 was originally manufactured and marketed by the finnish company sisu auto but later variants were marketed by the finnish company patria and are known as patria xa series .
nearly 1 , 600 patria amv vehicles have already been ordered . they are used in challenging conditions by customers in seven countries . amv products are under continuous development and are fitted with the latest technology . patria amv’s structural solutions enable a high payload capacity , a high level of protection and the integration of heavy weapons systems . the vehicle has received excellent feedback from customers for its performance in combat and crisis management operations in afghanistan and chad . patria amvxp provides further strength to the company’s product range . the name patria amvxp links the product strongly to patria amv product family and the abbreviation xp stands for extra payload , extra performance and extra protection .
nearly 1 , 600 patria amv vehicles have already been ordered . they are used in challenging conditions by customers in seven countries . amv products are under continuous development and are fitted with the latest technology . patria amv’s structural solutions enable a high payload capacity , a high level of protection and the integration of heavy weapons systems . the vehicle has received excellent feedback from customers for its performance in combat and crisis management operations in afghanistan and chad . patria amv xp provides further strength to the company’s product range . the name patria amv xp links the product strongly to patria amv product family and the abbreviation xp stands for extra payload , extra performance and extra protection .
patria is finland’s leading defence supplier and owns 50 % of the shares in the norwegian company nammo . the partnership will be a leading defence supplier in the nordics , and a considerable supplier on the european defence market , with total gross revenues of nok 13 . 4 billion in 2015 .
the armoured wheeled vehicles and mortar systems developed by patria represent the latest technology in the industry . patria’s expertise is based on decades of experience and major investment in product development . patria works in close cooperation with its customers and its extensive network of international industrial partners . patria’s products and services are nato - compatible and are customised on an individual , customer - by - customer basis .
risto virrankoski , chairman of the board , patria oyj , tel . + 358 40 875 2899
patria amv 8x8 has been developed to provide optimal modularity of components and to be adaptable for a wide range of versions without changing basic vehicle systems . patria amv is available in three different models :
patria said the value of the deal was 283 . 5 million euros ( $ 316 million ) .
mr . wiitakorpi will be released from his duties with immediate effect but will remain in patria’s employment as a senior advisor to the new ceo until spring 2009 . mr . wiitakorpi assumed his post in 2001 . during his period as the ceo patria’s business experienced strong growth and patria became one of the leading companies in the industry . patria will extend mr . wiitakorpi a severance pay equaling one year’s wages .
pro patria fans’ racism prompts a . c . milan walkout , and outrage - the new york times
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the government said that what dr busuttil asked the court to investigate was not relevant to the
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that the prime minister and his relatives had anything to do with the secret panama company egrant .
there were two channels of bribes . the first one is connected to patria company . finnish arms contractor planned 12 . 1 million euros for bribes , but the receivers requested 30 % of this sum as prepayment one month after signing the contract . they got caught by the anti - money - laundering office in austria .
sweden ' s military , with its contract with patria , has an option to order 113 supplementary vehicles .
“patria specializes in aviation life cycle support and the company has over 20 years of experience in hornet maintenance , repair and overhaul . s & k logistic services is an experienced expert in logistics and supply chain management . the cooperation of the two companies combines the key competencies of them both . this way we have built an efficient service from the customer point of view“ , says tuure hakavuori , director , business development of patria’s aircraft unit .
patria has cooperated with the national bureau of investigation during the preliminary investigation in order to clarify the matter . patria’s management takes this matter very seriously and does not accept any wrongdoing in any form in its business activities .
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directors of patria systems ( india ) private limited are manisha jitendra karape , sandhya herambprasad gandhe and shrinivas raghunath deshingkar .
patria nemo training simulator enables faster and more cost - effective training , resulting in more capable nemo gunner - commanders .
the cornerstones of the international success of patria are , in addition to competitive solutions , its reputation and customers’ confidence in the group and its staff . two of patria’s former subsidiaries , patria vammas oy and patria vehicles oy , are suspected of illegal activities in relation to the artillery project in egypt ( from 1995 onwards ) and the vehicle project in slovenia ( from 2004 onwards ) . the investigations by the national bureau of investigation ( nbi ) are likely to take months . i was patria’s president and ceo when the customer made the decision regarding the slovenian project in 2006 . neither patria’s internal investigation nor the investigations by the nbi have brought up any written or oral evidence that would connect me to the suspected criminal activities . the ceo is , however , a significant aspect of the image of a company and the ceo is responsible for the firm’s entire operations . at the moment various patria units are negotiating new , significant projects in many different countries . at the same time our competitors are taking advantage of the situation to arouse suspicions among our customers . in these negotiations it is of vital importance that our customers have full confidence in patria’s way of doing business also in the future . i have agreed with patria’s board of directors that i renounce my position with immediate effect . i am pleased that patria’s board has quickly found a successor who is both an able and experienced business leader . i wish mr . heikki allonen all the best in his new position as patria’s president and ceo . the board has requested me to continue our collaboration as senior advisor to the new president and ceo as he acquaints himself with patria’s business . ( ends )
armored vehicles represent significant investments for customers , and their development poses a number of challenges for patria . for example , even though some customization is always necessary , delivery times are extremely short . typically , the first vehicles are delivered within 12 months of the initial order . it is critical that projects are started quickly because some of the required components have long delivery times . another challenge facing the company is compliance with a variety of international military standards . also , although the company is a niche provider , now that it has entered the international arena , its competition has become global as well .
patria helicopters ab ( earlier named ostermans aero ab ) has been a key player in the helicopter maintenance business since 1947 . for the first ten years patria helicopters was the only helicopter operator in europe with a gradual expansion of the maintenance business .
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jukka holkeri , chief strategy officer , patria , phone + 358 40 869 2008 , jukka . holkeri @ urltoken www . urltoken
this week osm avation , a specialist in aircrew managment services , has tested cadets from patria pilot training for recruitment to norwegian .
wzm and patria signed a new licence agreement in july 2013 , under which wzm will have licence rights to manufacture rosomaks until 2023 and maintenance rights up to 2052 . patria will still hold the full rights and continue to provide the most critical vehicle components .
osm aviation has specialist expertise in offering top - qualified flight personnel worldwide . the company offers total crew management plus a full range of services , including the employment and management of both flight deck and cabin crew . osm aviation is responsible for the entire crew management process , from recruitment and training to planning and execution . for its employees , the company is an attractive employer offering permanent employment on competitive terms . osm aviation’s pilots work in the service of the following airlines : norwegian , tui , trans avia and turkish airlines .
patria strongly rejects this possibility . none of amos or nemo mortar systems are in use of the parties in libya . and patria does not develop , produce or sell cluster ammunition products . the suspicion has likely been created by a misinterpretation of publicly available information .
the latest version of amv product family is patria amv xp , which is built on the success of patria amv and sets a new standard for the future 8x8 armoured wheeled vehicles . spacious interior and high payload carrying capability provide a platform for future customer variants , allowing the simultaneous integration of weapon systems , protection and crew equipment . patria amv xp is also available as 40 cm stretched vehicle .
airbus group served for many years as a minority industrial partner for patria ,
said helsinki - based white & case partner timo airisto , who is leading the team advising on the transaction .
we ' re pleased to be advising airbus group on the sale of its minority stake in the company , a deal which supports the implementation of the group ' s more focused business plan .
patria nemo training simulator provides an authentic training environment for all firing procedures enabled by patria nemo . the simulator combines virtual training with actual nemo hardware and software that is installed in a cabin simulating the nemo commander ' s or gunner ' s position in the vehicle .
m’baye niang , left , was one of four a . c . milan players harassed by fans in a match against pro patria .
overall , adopting nx and teamcenter has standardized operations , improved the ability to respond to customer requirements and market challenges , and allowed for more flexibility across the company . the company plans to extend the current use of siemens plm software technology to include , for example , requirements management , cam , data exchange and more simulation . harmaala notes , “we wanted a single design and engineering solution , with many modules , so that we can increase its use over time as requirements change . this is a real benefit of siemens plm software technology . ”
deploying siemens plm software has allowed patria vehicles to have a single design system throughout the company . a central platform permits internal and subcontracting designers to access designs through the central repository , reducing the need to edit models and improving end - product functionality with fewer errors and better quality . more importantly , it has accelerated the product development process by an estimated 20 to 25 percent , helping the company to keep to its delivery schedule . the time saving is due to daily tasks being completed quicker as well as a greater re - use of existing product data . additional time is saved in the creation of instruction manuals , which previously required digital photographs but now use nx 3d models .
the agreement represents a two - year contract extension of the existing long - standing relationship between fujitsu and patria which started in 2008 . the collaboration has already seen a significant reduction in lead times for patria’s it support requests as well as additional benefits derived from streamlined it processes .
the electric power generation system aboard the patria amvxp is designed to serve the future requirements for c4i , battlefield management and situational awareness systems .
patria pilot training is a leading european aviation academy that has trained hundreds of commercial pilots since being founded in 1998 . in addition to finnish students , patria pilot training has trained cadet pilots from the saint petersburg state university of civil aviation and the kazakhstan civil aviation academy , who graduated with excellent results . the specialised offering of patria ' s pilot training organisation includes the multi - crew pilot license ( mpl ) for airline companies , along with other tailored solutions for corporate customers . patria pilot training uses state - of - the - art training aircraft and flight training equipment .
the first 23 students which were trained according to patria´s and finnair flight academy´s multi - crew pilot license ( mpl ) training have now . . .
patria’s aviation business unit has been granted two supplementary type certificates ( stc’s ) by the european aviation safety agency ( easa ) . these . . .
patria is a trusted provider of defence , security and aviation life cycle support services and technology solutions . besides finland , the group has operations in sweden , norway , estonia , poland , the united arab emirates , the united states , and south africa . patria employs 2 , 800 professionals . patria is owned by the state of finland ( 50 . 1 % ) and norwegian kongsberg defence & aerospace as ( 49 . 9 % ) . urltoken
the patria amvxp 8×8 is the latest version incorporating an integrated terrain control system ( itcs ) and a powerful engine with a rated power of 450kw .
patria systems ( india ) private limited is a private incorporated on 21 june 2016 . it is classified as non - govt company and is registered at registrar of companies , pune . its authorized share capital is rs . 1 , 000 , 000 and its paid up capital is rs . 105 , 000 . it is inolved in other computer related activities [ for example maintenance of websites of other firms / creation of multimedia presentations for other firms etc . ]
the helsinki court of appeal has today 25th of june 2018 ruled in a case in which patria land services oy´s former contract party has demanded . . .
kevin - prince boateng , left , of a . c . milan left the field during a match with pro patria because of racist chants from fans .
patria pilot training is a leading european flight training organisation operating under the european joint aviation authority and having trained hundreds of professional pilots since its formation in 1998 . the students also include russian cadet pilots for the st petersburg state university of civil aviation who graduated with excellent results . patria is also one of the few flight training organisations to provide modern multi - crew pilot license ( mpl ) training on top of other tailor - made training solutions for patria´s corporate customers .
patria is a trusted provider of defense , security and aviation life - cycle support services and technology solutions . versatile duties employ today some 2 800 skilled professionals . patria is owned by the state of finland ( 50 . 1 % ) and norwegian kongsberg defence & aerospace as ( 49 . 9 % ) . urltoken
it’s unfortunate that we have had to make this decision . during the past two years as the chairman of the board i have come to know jorma wiitakorpi as an industry expert as well as a leader who’s willing to stick his neck out . a good reputation is essential to patria as a technology company . by taking this step mr . wiitakorpi and the board want to show that the suspicions of illegal activities are taken seriously . heikki allonen is an experienced ceo and i believe he will win the support of customers and other stakeholders . especially important is the support of every patria employee” , says chairman of the board risto virrankoski .
patria and the kazakhstan civil aviation academy have as a result of the previous visits entered into discussions regarding pilot training services with an aim to initiate pilot training in helsinki , finland possibly even during this year .
the signing of the mou is of great importance to patria´s intentions to expand pilot training services . kazakhstan will be the first country in central asia for patria to cooperate with and we are excited about this opportunity to get to work together with the civil aviation academy in this important project
, says patria´s president and ceo , heikki allonen . the mou was signed by mr allonen and rector of kaa , mukhtar baizhumanov .
following the transaction , patria will cancel a part of the shares and , for the time being , will be under full control of the state of finland .
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in 2015 , patria ' s operating profit was 46 . 8 million euros ( $ 52 . 1 million ) , down some 16 percent from a year before .
in march this year kongsberg entered into an agreement with the finnish state for the purchase of 49 . 9 % of the shares in patria for eur 272 million .
the vehicles are part of an order for armored vehicles from sweden ' s defense procurement agency . the monetary value of the order from patria wasn ' t disclosed .
at dsei patria will showcase patria amvxp armoured wheeled vehicle as an apc variant integrated with kongsberg protector dual rws equipped with 12 . 7 mm hmg and javelin at missile . the vehicle offers modular ballistic , mine and ied - protection system according to customers ' requirements . it also has the readiness for future protection technologies as well as future soldier equipment .
at dsei patria will showcase patria amv xp armoured wheeled vehicle as an apc variant integrated with kongsberg protector dual rws equipped with 12 . 7 mm hmg and javelin at missile . the vehicle offers modular ballistic , mine and ied - protection system according to customers ' requirements . it also has the readiness for future protection technologies as well as future soldier equipment .
an exhibition match between a . c . milan and pro patria , a lower division club , was abruptly abandoned on thursday after kevin - prince boateng , a ghanaian - german midfielder , responded to racist chants by kicking a ball into the stands where some pro patria supporters were howling like monkeys and then walked off the field , followed by his teammates .
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in august 2010 , the swedish defence materiel administration ( fmv ) ordered 113 patria amv for the swedish army . the skr2 . 5bn contract includes an option of additional 113 vehicles .
patria amv product family combines high payload capacity with the latest technology . these features enable simultaneous integration of a high level of protection with heavy weapon systems without compromising mobility of the vehicle .
a finnish journalist magnus berglund started investigating the patria case in 2007 : he examined the company’s corrupt practices in egypt . he contacted me in may 2008 when we established crossborder collaboration , and exchange of information . we first met in august , and in september 2008 we published our stories simultaneously , in the same hour . his documentary was broadcasted by the finnish public television and mine was published by a small , now defunct alternative website in slovenia . none of the major slovenian media dared to publish the story . even two most critical newspapers towards the government refused to publish it .
patria’s ceo mr . jorma wiitakorpi has submitted his resignation to the board of directors . mr . wiitakorpi and the board have agreed that mr . wiitakorpi renounces his position with immediate effect . the ongoing criminal investigation of the activities of patria’s certain subsidiaries has led to a situation which could substantially reduce the outward credibility of mr . wiitakorpi and therefore his ability to act as the ceo .
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patria land solutions business unit is divided among armored wheeled vehicles , mortar systems and ammunition products . patria vehicles develops and delivers medium - weight armored wheeled vehicles and supports their lifecycles . patria vehicles’ new amv 8x8 is designed to meet the most demanding military multi - role vehicle requirements . this vehicle extends off - road mobility very close to that of tracked vehicles while maintaining excellent on - road mobility and low lifecycle costs . due to its high payload of up to 10 tons , the amv 8x8 offers excellent ballistic / mine protection in addition to serving as a platform for modern heavy weapon systems .
the production of the xa - series wheeled armoured personnel carriers started in 1984 . since then patria vehicles has manufactured uninterruptedly more than 1 , 200 xa - series armoured wheeled vehicles in many different versions .
vo : when patria manages to sell these vehicles abroad , it is always good news to the finnish defence forces . so far , the army has received five million euros in royalties . the amv is patria ' s most important export product . competition for the big deals around the world is fierce . ( interview with heikki hulkkonen , director of patria ' s amv - division until july 1st , 2008 ) heikki hulkkonen :
almost in every public tender we ' ve taken part in , we have bid against products of general dynamics from the usa . they have two subsidiaries , one in switzerland and one in austria , and it is the products of either one of these that we are practically always competing against .
( graphics screen : a globe , patria deals – successful in green , lost in red )
in october 2007 , croatia placed an order for 84 patria amv vehicles . the vehicles are manufactured by patria in finland and djuro djakovic special vehicles ( ddsv ) in croatia . ddsv is responsible for the provision of special mission equipment and final integration . an additional 42 vehicles were ordered in january 2009 . all vehicle deliveries began in 2009 with completion in 2012 . an additional 42 vehicles were ordered in january 2009 .
patria vehicles chose this solution in part because siemens plm software is highly regarded and well known globally . “we wanted a global provider such as siemens plm software which , together with ideal product data oy , has a strong understanding of our needs and is capable of fulfilling our technical requirements to carry out a successful deployment to our full satisfaction , ” says rami harmaala , director , business process development at patria vehicles .
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the patria amv is in serial production and more than 1 , 400 vehicles have been ordered . it has been selected by croatia , finland , poland , slovenia , south africa , united arab emirates and slovakia .
in november 2017 , the government of slovakia selected patria to deliver a new prototype version of amvxp vehicle . the nation intends to acquire 81 vehicles between 2018 and 2024 , under a joint development programme with finland .
the finnish defence forces ordered 24 amv 8×8 advanced mortar system ( amos ) versions , to be delivered from 2006 to 2009 , and signed a letter of intent in the first quarter of 2003 for the purchase of 100 patria amv 8×8 apc versions . in december 2004 , patria received an order for the first 62 apc vehicles , fitted with kongsberg heavy machine gun turrets . the first two amos vehicles were delivered in march 2006 .
patria’s ceo mr . jorma wiitakorpi has submitted his resignation to the board of directors . mr . wiitakorpi and the board have agreed that mr . wiitakorpi renounces his position with immediate effect . the ongoing criminal investigation of the activities of patria’s certain subsidiaries has led to a situation which substantially reduces the outward credibility of mr . wiitakorpi and therefore his ability to act as the ceo . - - who is the new ceo ? the new ceo is mr . heikki allonen . his previous employers include wärtsilä , the srv group and fiskars . mr . allonen has also acted as a member of the board at patria since 2008 , in which position he has already had the opportunity to familiarize himself with patria’s business . upon becoming the ceo , mr . allonen steps down from his position on the board . - - when does the new ceo start ? the appointment is effective immediately . mr . allonen will inform the personnel of his visiting schedule to patria’s units . his intention is to visit all units in the coming weeks . mr . wiitakorpi will act as mr . allonen’s senior advisor until spring 2009 . - - how are the criminal investigations proceeding and what can patria do ? the national bureau of investigation is in charge of the investigations and has published a press release about the investigations on may 14 , 2008 . some patria employees have been interviewed by the authorities and patria fully co - operates with the nbi . the investigations continue , so no indictments have been issued . that is all we know and it is best to let the nbi to continue their work undisturbed and refrain from speculating on the issue . in accordance with its duties , the board of directors has investigated the events subject to criminal investigations with the assistance of external advisors . the board is following the developments closely . the nbi is in charge of the investigations and will publish information regarding the investigations at their discretion . - - what will happen to patria ? work at patria will continue as usual . it’s the best way to ensure success in the future , too . - - is this going to cause capacity reductions ? at the moment we are not aware of any facts that would lead to capacity reductions . - ends -
a small quantity ( 305 pcs live plus 230 pcs of inert ammuntitions ) of mat - 120 rounds were imported to finland in 2005 - 2007 for for the program for the finnish defence forces . patria and the finnish defence forces terminated that program in 2009 . the left - over ammunitions ( 136 pcs live ) are owned and stored by the finnish defence forces . no mat - 120 ammunition imported by patria has been exported out from finland .
voice over ( magnus berglund , mot ) : vienna , january 2007 . an agitated group of men meet at an office in the center of the city . among them is wolfgang riedl , patria ' s austrian agent . the guests from slovenia are nervous : where ' s the money patria promised ? have they been swindled ? the men are under pressure , and the agent feels like he is caught between the devil and the deep sea . ( graphic screen : money transfers )
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patria is also developing a lighter version , a 6×6 configuration of the armoured modular vehicle , which would use subsystems and components of the heavier 8×8 vehicle . the 6×6 amv would carry a 6t payload and the combat weight is up to 18t .
patria and s & k logistic services were showcasing their f / a - 18 landing gear overhaul as well as their other services at the naval international aviation logistics process improvement team ( lpit ) workshop 9 - 11 may in louisville , kentucky , usa .
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the contract between slovene ministry of defence and local representative of patria was signed on 19 december 2006 and 3 . 6 million euros were transferred from patria as prepayment on 6th february 2007 . austrian middleman hans wolfgang riedl received this money and immediately attempted to forward 2 . 3 million euros to other middleman walter wolf . but they were prevented due to careful and professional bank official who informed anti - money laundering office . austrian prosecutors found that despite this event reidl managed to took 900 000 euros in cash to slovenia on 15th february 2007 by car .
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the east coast state railway was a railway company operating in india .

it was a guaranteed company formed in 1890 .

it had a brief existence .

the southern part of the east coast state railway ( from waltair to vijayawada ) was taken over by madras railway in 1901 .

the northern part of the line was merged with bengal nagpur railway in 1902 .

during the period 1893 to 1896 , 1,287 km ( 800 mi ) of the east coast state railway , from vijayawada to cuttack was built and opened to traffic .

it included the line to puri .

east coast state railway

robert richard gales , between 1895 - 1900 , east coast state railway assistant manager [ 11 ] .
florida east coast railway is featured in this month ' s railway age issue . the article , cooking with . . .
east indian railway company taken over by the state on january 1 ; great indian peninsular railway taken over on june 30 .
the florida east coast railway was recently featured on seatrade cruise news . the article shares . . .
jacksonville , fl – florida east coast ( fec ) railway recently offered a unique training experience . . .
the state - owned east coast railway paid £225m to the government in the year to march 2014 , the last financial year before it is reprivatised .
soam said the railway can shorten the time and cost of shipping from east coast region to ports in china .
jodhpur bikaner rly . split into jodhpur state rly . and bikaner state rly .
east bengal state rly . ' s line to siliguri is converted to bg .
the east coast state railway ( ecsr ) was a guaranteed company formed in 1890 to undertake the construction and working of a railway line on the from bezwada ( vijaywada ) junction point of southern mahratta railway and to join the nizam ' s guaranteed state railway at cuttack . it also provided an interchange with the metre gauge ( mg ) bellary - kistna state railway at kistna south of the river kistna .
a train on the east coast mainline near doncaster . photograph : christopher thomond for the guardian
an rmt union member protests at kings cross station over the re - privatisation of the east coast railway . photograph : keith wells / demotix / corbis
bnr takes over part of the east coast rly . lines ( cuttack - vizianagaram , branch line to puri ) .
the railways is keen on reviving the proposal on building a railway line along the east coast from chennai via mamallapuram and puducherry to kanniyakumari and the state government should join hands with it to execute the project and other pending proposals , said union railway minister suresh prabhu here on saturday .
indian railway standards renamed indian government railway standards . locomotive classification codes updated to include diesels and electrics .
this is set to be changed by the 688 - km east coast rail link ( ecrl ) . after longing for years , residents in malaysian state of kelantan , terengganu , pahang on the east coast region can soon see the first train running from the country ' s northern border with thailand to malaysia ' s busiest port klang on the strait of malacca , connecting the east coast to the more developed region centered on the capital of kuala lumpur .
east coast trains have been rebranded as virgin trains east coast . under the management of a joint venture between stagecoach and sir richard branson’s virgin , an eight - year franchise began with the 7 . 55 am service leaving newcastle for london king’s cross on sunday .
kaunia - dharlla mg line of east bengal railway extended to amingaon , where a ferry across the brahmaputra connected to the rail system of the assam bengal railway through guwahati .
an east coast train at london ' s king ' s cross station . the state - owned firm has paid £1bn to the government over the past five years . photograph : martin keene / pa
ng lines : gitaldaha - jainti ( cooch behar state rly . ) ; nawshera - dargai state rly . ( later nwr ) .
the success of east coast led to calls from unions and labour to keep the line in state hands , especially after the 2012 west coast franchising fiasco meant many scheduled bidding competitions were postponed . however , the coalition ensured its return to the private sector ahead of the election .
three shortlisted groups are contenders to take over east coast , with the award expected late this year : a stagecoach - virgin joint venture ; first group ; and a joint venture between keolis and eurostar , subsidiaries of france ' s state - owned railway company , sncf .
in 1901 the southern section was transferred to the madras railway ( mr ) in 1901 ; subsequently renamed madras ( north - east ) railway ; becoming the madras - waltair ne mainline of the madras and southern mahratta railway ( m & smr ) in 1908 .
we are the sole rail provider operating along the east coast of florida offering intermodal and carload logistics solutions to customers in a safe , efficient and reliable manner .
bowringpet - kolar 2 ' 6
line extended to chintamani / chikkaballapur ( forming the kolar district rly . ) by the mysore state railway .
diesel railcars from ganz are tried out on the nizam ' s state railways .
the answer from the current transport secretary , patrick mcloughlin , launching the privatisation on friday , was that he wanted to see a
revitalised east coast railway , one that both rekindles the spirit of competition for customers on this great route to scotland and competes with the west coast on speed , quality and customer service
.
the malaysian government has estimated that ecrl will contribute an additional 1 . 5 percent of gross domestic product ( gdp ) growth annually in the east coast region over the next 50 years .
shoranur - cochin line is built , owned by the state but operated by the sir .
ijm corp , one of malaysia ' s leading construction companies , sees the building of ecrl timely with the ongoing expansion of kuantan port on the east coast to be connected to the ecrl .
bnr ' s satpura railway complete ' s gondia - nainpur - jabalpur link .
two bg diesel shunters from william beardmore in use on the north western railway .
jointly launched by malaysian prime minister najib razak and chinese state councilor wang yong earlier this month , the railway will be built by china communications construction company ltd , a leading transportation infrastructure group that also built a landmark bridge in the country ' s northwestern state of penang .
rajputana - malwa rly . taken over by state and made part of bb & ci rly .
patiala state monorail obtains the four famed orenstein and koppel monorail locomotives for some of its lines .
apr . 1 : jacobabad - kashmore line taken over by state ( now in pakistan ) .
mick cash , the acting general secretary of the rmt rail union , said :
reprivatisation of the east coast mainline defies all economic logic and is nothing less than an act of industrial vandalism .
kuala lumpur - though rail infrastructure has always played an important role in a country ' s economic development , unfortunately , it is nowhere to be seen in the scenic east coast region of peninsula malaysia .
the centre was keen on taking up large - scale development of the railway network in tamil nadu and the state government should partner the railways to execute infrastructure projects , he said .
saharanpur marshalling yard under construction by the north western state rly . and the oudh and rohilkhund rly .
in 1899 the survey of rail line was ordered by the government of madras and undertaken by the the public works department ( pwd ) . the construction of this broad gauge ( bg ) line , and named the east coast railway , was sanctioned in 1889 - 90 - see ' personnel ' .
train services on the mainline between london and edinburgh are once again being operated by a private firm after more than five years under state control , reigniting the row over ownership of the railway .
gipr network becomes state property on july 1 , but the company is allowed to continue operating the services .
april : msmr merged with the lines worked by the sir company , and taken over by the state .
july 11 : a flash flood washes out portions of the tracks on the chappar rift of the sind peshin state railway ( now in pakistan ) , and through running never resumes on this line .
powers of the railway board are formalized under lord curzon . the board is under the department of commerce and industry , and has government railway official serving as chairman , and a railway manager from england and an agent of one of the company railways as the other two members .
bengal and north - western railway is taken over by the state , after being merged with the rohilkund and kumaon rly . , the mashrak - thane extension rly . , the lucknow - bareilly rly . , and the tirhut rly . the new railway is known as the oudh and tirhut rly .
south india rly . ' s contract is renewed despite widespread support for appropriation by the state among local interests .
kanpur - chachran line opened by princely state of bahawalpur ( now in pakistan , closed in the 1980s ) .
brahmaputra - sultanpur branch rly . opens mg line from santahar east ( with a ferry section ) to mymensingh .
22 march : matheran light railway opens , with 4 articulated 0 - 6 - 0t locomotives .
bangalore - chikkaballapur light railway ( 2 ' 6
) opens the bangalore - yeshwantpur section .
railway finances separated from general finances in the general government budget after the first railway ' convention ' . railway board expanded to have a financial commissioner , a member in charge of ways , works , stores and projects , and a member in charge of administration , staff , and traffic .
bahawalnagar - fort abbas line opened by princely state of bahawalpur ( now in pakistan , closed in the 1990s ) .
world war ii . railways under strain again . locomotives , wagons , and track material are taken from india to the middle east ; 28 branch lines were completely cannibalized for this . railway workshops are used to manufacture shells and other military equipment . the entire railway system is in poor shape by the end of the war .
sirhind - morinda section of the patiala state monorail is opened , powered by oxen and army mules from 1907 until 1927 .
ecrl would link all the key economic and industrial areas with the east coast economic region such as the malaysia - china kuantan industrial park ,
said ijm corp ' s chief executive officer and managing director soam heng choon in an email to xinhua .
the jamnagar and dwarka railway procures a single mg diesel loco for its saurashtra passenger service , from brookville .
bowringpet - kolar 2 ' 6
line ( part of the kolar district rly . ) opened by the mysore state railways .
total trackage at 37 , 000 miles ( about 15 % privately - held ) . the east india railway committee ( chaired by sir william acworth , hence also known as the acworth committee ) points out the need for unified management of the entire railway system . on the recommendations of this committee , the government takes over the actual management of all railways , and also separates railway finances from the general governmental finances ( the latter step led to the practice , followed to this day , of presenting the railway budget separately from the general budget every year ) .
railway board decides that lavatories will be provided in all lower class carriages for trains running more than 50 miles .
retrenchment committee under lord inchcape recommends drastic cuts in working expenses and other measures designed to produce a fixed annual profit for the state .
doug sutherland , chairman of dor , said :
during the year , we continued to make further good progress with the business turnaround of east coast , and at 91 % , we were able to achieve the top customer satisfaction result for a long - distance franchised rail operator .
the railway board is reorganized with a chief commissioner of railways having overriding powers on technical matters . ( 1921 ? )
in 1902 the ecsr was divided with the northern section being transferred to the bengal - nagpur railway ( bnr ) .
the rail link is set to shorten the travelling time between east and west , from seven to 12 hours to less than four hours .
world war i places heavy strain on the railways . railway production is diverted to meet the needs of british forces outside india . at the end of the war indian railways are in a total state of dilapidation and disrepair . all services are downgraded or restricted .
“tamil nadu is an important state with big tourism potential , industries and the population which needs investments to improve the infrastructure , ” he said .
the tuc general secretary , frances o’grady , said it would be a “costly mistake” . she said : “by taking the east coast out of public ownership the government is passing the profits to stagecoach and virgin shareholders , instead of using the cash to reduce rail fares and improve services for passengers . ”
the 17 . 30 east coast mainline service from london to newcastle was late and packed . sharon pitchford , martyn smith , tracy sowersby and terry adams , all returning home from work in the capital , were squeezed in by the toilets , along with 25 other standing passengers in the oppressively warm no man ' s land between coaches e and d . cue another round of complaints about the state of britain ' s railways ? not at all .
in its five years as east coast , the state - run firm returned a little more than £1bn in premiums , as well as several million in profits , to the treasury . detailed financial analysis from the office of rail regulation shows it was one of two firms to make a net contribution to government coffers over the last two years , paying in more than it received in subsidy or indirect grants , along with southwest trains ( run by stagecoach ) .
that kind of popular approval explains why the government ' s decision to formally launch the privatisation of the east coast mainline by offering it to tender is causing such bewilderment , confusion and anger among many regular travellers on the london - to - edinburgh route . on thursday , a posting by the government in the official journal of the european union in effect told interested private operators , rumoured to include eurostar and virgin , to come and get it . the question being asked by campaigners – and the 23 , 000 people who have signed a petition demanding that the east coast service stay in public ownership – is why ?
a petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 0 loco from kerr stuart is in use by the morvi railway and tramways company .
the spur from the north - west territories into afghanistan , the only railway line in afghanistan at this time , is dismantled .
khyber railway ' s last section from landi kotal to landi khana , 2km short of the frontier with afghanistan , is opened .
mr . prabhu told presspersons here that there had been a large backlog of railway projects in tamil nadu over the past several years because of poor financial allocation to the state under the previous united progressive alliance government . the bjp government , the minister said , had reversed this trend .
it ' s a suspicion shared , perhaps unsurprisingly , by the rmt union , which has leaked what it believes is a draft prospectus for the east coast rail service ' s sale with handwritten notes and revisions in the margin . it was , the prospectus says , intended for
investment professionals only
and not for wider circulation .
the firm also made pre - tax profits of £8 . 4m – a rise of 40 % – which were paid as a dividend to the department for transport . just under 20 million passenger journeys were made with east coast during the year , generating revenues of £720m . the line will be put back into private hands in march 2015 .
nov . 9 : kalka - shimla railway line opened , built at 2 ' 0
gauge ( but relaid later , see below ) .
south india rly . is engaged in ultimately abandoned attempt to build a direct railway between india and ceylon with a viaduct over the panban viaduct .
ng lines opened : parlakimedi light rly . from navpada ( bnr ) ; rajpur - dhamtari ( bnr ) . planning begun for matheran light railway .
kalka - shimla railway regauged to 2 ' 6
gauge under guidelines from the war department seeking to ensure uniformity in all imperial narrow gauge systems .
“i have requested the state government to form a joint venture with the railways to implement such infrastructure projects . this will benefit tamil nadu in a big way , ” he said .
the jodhpur railway becomes the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures . ( electric lighting had been tried by other railways starting in the 1890s . )
ng lines : nainpur - chhindwara ( bnr ) ; howrah - tribeni ( bengal provincial rly . co . , connecting to katwa line ) ; gwalior light railway sections : gwalior - jora alapur ( jan . 1 ) , jora alapur - sabalgarh ( dec . 1 ) . construction begun on matheran light railway .
madras mg suburban railway line completed . ( ( april 2 ? ) may 11 : tambaram - beach has electric traction ) . the first mg emu service .
the post of minister for transport and communications is created ; the minister was a civil servant , and could decide on matters dealt with by the railway board .
ng lines : purulia - ranchi ( bnr ) ; tuna - anjar extended to bhuj ( cutch state rly . ) ; shahdara - saharanpur light rly . ( martin & co . ) .
the east coast in public hands has paid more money back to the government than any of the private operators . the evidence shows taxpayers are getting better value for money and passengers are getting a better experience as a result of it being in public hands . the fact that the government is so willing to ignore the evidence demonstrates what we have already said : their position is driven by ideology .
sir thomas robertson committee submits recommendations on administration and working of the railways . an early version of the railway board is constituted , with three members serving on it at first .
there had been demand for providing important connectivity between chennai and kanniyakumari and there had been a proposal on laying a new line along the east coast , which would connect important tourism centres such as mamallapuram and the union territory of puducherry . “i want to revive this and request the tamil nadu government to join us , ” he said . it would bring about rail connectivity to ports , which was vital for economic growth , he further added .
paul salveson , author of a new book on the future of the railways , railpolitik , is equally perplexed . he suggests that , rather than being ignored , the successes of the nationalised east coast service could be a model from which to learn . salveson wants fresh thinking freed from the market ideology that has governed policy since
sid
was advised to buy shares in british gas in the 1980s . many of the passengers on the delayed 17 . 30 to newcastle would agree .
the shadow transport secretary , michael dugher , said the ending of the state - run east coast company was “a hammer blow for passengers , taxpayers and employees alike” . he added : “david cameron’s ideological selloff has ended a public sector service which has delivered over £1bn to the treasury , kept fares down , had record passenger satisfaction and engaged the workforce with unparalleled success . “it is clear that when it comes to transport , people have a straight choice – the status quo or labour’s better plan . labour will start the process of legislating in the first 100 days of a new parliament to allow a public sector operator to be able to take on lines and challenge the private sector on a genuinely level playing field . ”
the success of the line in state hands , since national express gave up its franchise in 2009 , has made its ownership a totemic issue with unions and political parties as the future of the rail industry is debated ahead of the next election .
a petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 9 loco is supplied to morvi railway and tramways by nasmyth wilson . a couple of thornycroft petrol - driven parcel delivery vehicles are also in use by the eir .
the first half of this year has seen levels of punctuality not achieved by any operator of the east coast mainline
since records in their current form began
, although poor weather affected the latter part of last year . the company has won 13 industry awards since april 2012 , including that of being britain ' s top employer . there has been a 4 . 2 % increase in ticket sales year - on - year , £208 . 7m returned to the taxpayer during the year in premium and dividend payments , and a record level of customer satisfaction .
pointing out that proposals on laying new lines on the karaikal - mayiladuthurai - tranquebar , ramananathapuram - tuticorin - kanniyakumari and other sections in the state had been shelved as not feasible , mr . prabhu said he was trying to find ways to execute them over the next few years .
railway mileage now at about 24 , 750 miles in india , of which 14 , 000 miles are bg , and most of the rest mg ( with only a few hundred miles of 2 ' and 2 ' 6
gauge lines ) .
as the 17 . 30 service pulled into peterborough , in the great northern hotel opposite the station , patrick brooks , 64 , was putting his case forcefully at a passengers ' forum hosted by east coast rail . his ire was directed at the local tory mp , stewart jackson , sitting opposite him across an oval boardroom table .
you sit there praising the staff and the service , but you talk with a forked tongue ,
brooks told a clearly affronted jackson .
you can ' t explain ,
brooks added ,
why it is a good idea to hand it over to a private provider .
manuel cortes , leader of the tssa rail union , said :
this firm will have paid £1bn to the treasury by the time it is sold off . this is all about tory dogma rather than running a social railway for the benefit of the public .
mr . prabhu commissioned a 16 - km electrified double line stretch between villupuram junction and tiruvennainallur road and a new waiting hall and a vip lounge at vriddhachalam railway junction through video conference from here . he announced the extension of the tiruchi - tirunelveli intercity express up to thiruvananthapuram .
ng lines : barsi light railway extended until latur ; champaner - shivrajpuri light rly . ( later part of bb & ci ) ; dehri - on - sone - rohtas ( dehri - rohtas light rly . ) ; bukhtiarpur - bihar rly . ( martin & co . ) .
two new branches of the darjeeling himalayan railway opened to traffic . the kalimpong road ( now gelkhola ) branch followed the teesta valley ( hence known as the teesta valley line ) and the kishanganj branch ( built in the preceding year , 1914 ) ran west - southwest of siliguri .
ng lines : wadhwan - rajkot line of morvi rly . converted to bg ; rupsa - barapada line of mourbhang ( mayurbhanj ) rly . opens ( bnr ) ; tirupattur - krishnagiri ; gondia - nainpur line extended to jabalpur ( bnr ) ; tuna - anjar by the maharaja of cutch , later part of the cutch state rly .
ceylon government railway extends the line from polgahawela to talaimannar at the northern tip of ceylon ( now sri lanka ) , to enable connecting services with sir trains with a ferry crossing across the palk strait . steamer services from dhanushkodi ( india ) to talaimannar ( ceylon ) start on march 1 .
and while virgin , on the west coast , has received £179 . 6m in revenue support from the government since 2009 and a £1 . 2bn network grant , dor has had no revenue support and a lesser , £980m network grant . back on the 17 . 30 service , tracy sowersby put it succinctly :
if it ain ' t broke , why fix it ?
the ecrl will be an electric railway line crossing kelantan , terengganu , pahang and selangor states . it will accommodate passenger trains at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour and goods trains at a maximum speed of 80 km per hour . construction of the rail link is expected to be completed by 2024 .
india ' s first electric locos ( two of them ) are delivered to the mysore gold fields by bagnalls ( stafford ) with overhead electrical equipment by siemens . also among the earliest electric vehicles , electrically operated rail trolleys (
white ' s patented rail motor trolleys
) are brought into use ( by eir ' s carriage & wagon workshops , by the oudh and rohilkhund rly . , by the eastern bengal state rly . , etc . ) .
february 3 : first electric railway operates on harbour branch of the gipr from victoria terminus to kurla ( 16 km ) , using 1500v dc overhead traction . the section is designated as a suburban section . emus from cammell laird and uerdingenwagonfabrik are used . in the same year electrification of vt - bandra is also completed and emu services begin there as well , with an elevated platform at sandhurst road . the gipr suburban line is later electrified up to kalyan .
earlier , speaking at a function to mark the commissioning of a 2 . 13 - km bypass line connecting the main and the chord lines at golden rock in tiruchi and other projects here , mr . prabhu said the average annual allocation for railway projects in tamil nadu was only ₹878 crore in 10 years prior to the bjp coming to power at the centre in 2014 . during 2015 - 16 and 2016 - 17 , the allocation was more than doubled and in 2017 - 18 it was scaled up to ₹2 , 300 crore .
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upper sone bridge built , the longest in india at 10 , 052 feet .
calcutta tramways ' electrification and conversion to standard gauge from meter gauge begins . total system size is at 30km .
the railways also start returning some modest profits ; for the last 40 years they had been making large losses .
eir ' s
grand chord
section finished connecting sitarampur - gaya - mughalsarai .
mg lines : kaunia - dharlla rly . lines converted to mg ; jodhpur - hyderabad ( by jodhpur bikaner rly . , after a section near hyderabad is converted from bg to mg ) .
a monorail of the ewing system ( double - flanged wheels and an outrigger wheel for balance ) powered by ponies is installed for transporting tea and other light goods at the high range near keranganie .
the luni - shadipalli line is completed in the thar desert . the shadipalli - hyderabad ( now pakistan ) line is regauged to mg .
the robertson report recommends re - laying all bg and mg lines to standard gauge , but this report seems to have been completely ignored .
the first bogie - mounted coaches appear , including bogie dining cars on some railways .
assam - bengal rly . joins dibru - sadiya rly . at tinsukia from chittagong via lumding ( mg ) .
gipr appoints its first signal engineer ( following belatedly in eir ' s footsteps ) , mr i w stokes .
interlocking introduced for 9 stations ( 3 on bombay - thane section , 6 on thane - kalyan section ) - - including bombay vt .
ng lines : gondia - nainpur ( bnr ) ; kohat - thal ( later nwr ) .
the moghulpura workshops near lahore build six 0 - 6 - 2t
st
class locos by using parts from other locos , making them the only works other than ajmer to build locomotives in ( british ) india .
the visit of the prince and princess of wales gives eir a chance to build a special train with coaches rivalling the luxury saloons used by nobility in europe .
f
class 0 - 6 - 0 mg locomotives are introduced , soon to be among the most widely - used in india for just about all kinds of duties . dubs & co . of glasgow built the first few .
entire calcutta tram network is now electrified and converted to standard gauge . the howrah station to bandhaghat line opens in june .
construction begins on a new , larger howrah terminus station with six platforms and provision for four more , to replace the older howrah station in use from 1854 .
bb & ci rly . starts a weekend special from bombay to surat , the forerunner of the flying ranee .
dec . 6 : the grand chord via gaya , which significantly shortens the distance between delhi and calcutta , opens on the eir ' s calcutta - delhi trunk route ( inaugurated by the earl of minto , the viceroy and governor - general of india .
indian standard time ( ist ) comes into force for timekeeping in british india ( except for calcutta and some other regions ) .
the government purchases all major lines and re - leases them to private operators , with the exception of rohilkhund & kumaon rly . and bengal & north - western rly .
by now , toilets are standard in most lower class carriages , except for short suburban lines .
india ' s first internal combustion locomotive , a petrol - driven mg loco , is delivered to the assam oil co . by mcewan pratt & co . of wickford , essex .
ng lines : gwalior - sheopur kalan ( 2 ' gauge , gwalior light rly . ) , sabalgarh - birpur ( nov . 1 ) .
23 - ton bg bogie hopper wagons brought into use by bengal nagpur rly . for transporting iron to the tata iron and steel works .
the harbour line opens from kurla to reay road as the terminus ( double track ) .
syke ' s lock and block system of interlocking introduced on the bb & ci rly . and other railways .
ng lines : gwalior light rly . : birpur - sheopur ( jun . 15 )
cabin interlocking completed for the entire length of the bombay - delhi route ( gipr ) .
ng lines : bb & ci lines to godhra , nadiad ; jessore - jhenidah ( mcleod ' s ) .
ng lines : kalabagh - bannu ( trans - indus rly . ; later nwr ) .
in the mumbai area , suburban terminals are opened at kurla , kalyan , thane , and one at the bb & ci station at bandra for gipr trains .
rbs standards for rails adopted ( 90lb / yd for bg , 60lb / yd for mg ) .
ng lines : dholpur - bari line extended to tantpur ; dhond - baramati ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) ; murtazapur - achalpur / yavatmal ; arrah - sasaram , baraset - basirhat ( martin & co . ) ; larkana - jacobabad and jacobabad - kashmore ( nwr , now in pakistan after conversion to bg ) .
lower ganges bridge ( hardinge bridge ) opened on the trunk route to siliguri on the eir .
mandra - bhaun and sialkot - narowal lines opened ( both now in pakistan ; the former was closed in the 1990s ) .
first ever diesel locomotive in india , a 2 ' 6
gauge unit from avonside ( bristol ) is supplied to the india office for use on a tea plantation ( in assam ? ? ) .
ng lines : yeshwantpur - devanahalli - chikaballapur section of what would become the bangalore chikaballapur light rly . opens ( 2 ' 6
) ; ellichpur - yeotmal ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) ; burdwan - katwa ( mcleod ' s ) .
yeshwantpur - yelahanka mg line is made mixed gauge to allow ng 2 ' 6
traffic .
ng lines : pulgaon - arvi ( central provinces rly . , later gipr ) ; khanai - hindubagh ( zhob valley rly . ; later nwr ) ; bankura - damodar , kalighat - falta , and ahmadpur - katwa ( mcleod ' s ) .
nushki extension rly . towards iran opened till dalbandin , from spezand on the sibi - quetta line .
wagon pooling comes into wide use among the various regional railways as a result of war - time necessities .
oct . 1 : mysore darbar takes over nanjangud - mysore - bangalore and birur - shimoga lines .
ng lines : pachora - jamner ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) .
bhusawal loco shed set up by gipr ; at the time the largest loco shed in asia and the third largest in the world .
a 2 ' gauge diesel loco is delivered to bengal by baugleys of burton - on - trent . ( 1921 ? )
the peninsular locomotive company is founded at jamshedpur for the purpose of building locomotives ; this would have been the third loco manufacturing plant in india after ajmer and jamlpur , but unfortunately it failed even before it manufactured a single loco .
an electric loco with overhead power collection is delivered to the naysmyth patent press co . at calcutta , by british electric vehicles .
locomotive standards committee publishes a paper with details of proposed standardization of locomotive classes .
jamnagar - kuranga mg line opened by the jamnagar & dwarka rly . , and the kuranga - okha mg line by the okhamandal rly .
ng lines : larkana - jacobabad ( nwr ) ; futwah - islampur ( martin & co . ) .
uniform system of loco classification codes based on an initial letter for the gauge comes into use .
rajkot - morvi 2 ' 6
line of morvi rly . converted to bg .
feb . 3 : the ef / 1 ( later wcg - 1 )
crocodile
loco is introduced .
irca reviews experiments with wagon pooling and establishes it as a policy for all bg railways .
ex - gipr suburban line is electrified up to kalyan . main line electrified up to poona and igatpuri over the bhore and thal ghats ( 1500 v dc ) .
order placed with vulcan foundry for the new classes of locos ( xa , xb , xc , etc . ) .
aug . 27 : nanjangud - chamarajanagar section opened , completing the link from mysore .
the bb & ci suburban lines extended to borivili and virar . in the bombay area tracks in some places are doubled and even tripled or quadrupled ( e . g . , between bandra and borivili ) .
ng lines : line from barsi road jn . to pandharpur is extended to miraj ; dehri - rohtas extended to rohtas fort . in nepal , the raxaul - amlekhganj line is opened ( martin & co . ) .
8 - coach emu rakes are introduced on the main line in mumbai and 4 - coach rakes on the harbour line .
jan 5 : colaba - borivili section electrification completed by bb & ci rly .
two suburban tracks of the bombay - borivli section are electrified , but the two mainline tracks are left for steam traction . the first batch of electric emus for bombay arrive ( made by british thompson houston / cammell laird ) .
sep . 1 : the frontier mail is flagged off from colaba terminus , with peshawar as its destination .
first automatic colour - light signals in india , on gipr ' s lines between bombay vt and byculla .
railways build more than 1 , 000 miles of tracks each year . general period of prosperity for the railways - - generous provisions are made for passenger amenities ( waiting rooms , etc . ) .
railways ( like everything else ! ) hit by the 1929 wall street crash and the ensuing global depression ; severe economy measures undertaken .
kalyan - igatpuri - pune section is now completely electrified , and the quadruple line between bombay and kalyan is also electrified .
a 2 ' gauge diesel loco from maffei is supplied to c k andrew and co . ( probably used on a plantation ? )
chola power house near thakurli built by the gipr for supplying power for the newly electrified kalyan - igatpuri - pune section .
punjab limited express begins to run between mumbai and lahore , leaving mumbai on thursdays .
bombay ' s victoria terminus undergoes some reconstruction work so that it gets 14 platforms .
ng lines : bb & ci line to piplod ; kangra valley rly . ( nwr ) .
the times ( london ) nominates the frontier mail
the most famous express train in the british empire
.
june 1 : the deccan queen begins running , hauled by a wcp - 1 ( no . 20024 , old number ea / 1 4006 ) and with 7 coaches , on the gipr ' s newly electrified route to poona ( pune ) .
the route of the grand trunk exp . is changed to delhi - madras .
samdari - raniwara section opens as the first phase of a rail connection between jodhpur - bikaner and gujarat . phalodi - jodhpur section opens .
total trackage in india at about 43 , 000 miles . hardly any new construction until after world war ii .
ng lines : darwha - pusad ( central provinces rly ; later gipr ) .
msmr ' s workshops at perambur split into the carriage and wagon workshops and the locomotive workshops .
nwr procures two 1200hp diesel - electric locos from armstrong - whitworth with the intention of using them for a new bombay - karachi route . they were deployed on the karachi - lahore mail route , but then were withdrawn soon afterwards , having manifested many problems as they were not designed for indian conditions .
borivli - virar electrification complete . the two mainline tracks on the bombay - borivli section are also electrified .
air - conditioning introduced in some ( first - class ) passenger coaches . matunga workshops manufacture 5 air - conditioned coaches , the first such to be made locally .
jodhpur rly . acquires two drewry railcars , one for the maharaja and the other an inspection car .
wedgwood committee makes recommendations for public relations , advertising , etc . which until then had been neglected . also recommends faster and more reliable passenger services and expansion of freight activities , for the railways to compete with road transport .
the infamous bihta accident , in which the excessive oscillations of an xb class loco caused the derailment of the punjab - howrah mail , killing 154 persons .
ng lines : in nepal , the nepal jaynagar - janakpur rly . opens .
may 1 : the flying queen ( predecessor of flying ranee ) is introduced between bombay and surat , hauled by an h class 4 - 6 - 0 and making her run in 4 hours .
all lines of the msmr in mysore are taken over by the mysore darbar .
a light railcar built at bikaner is used on the minor lines around there .
the power systems of the chola power house and the tata hydroelectric plant are combined for supplying traction power to bombay - area suburban trains as well as for long - distance trains across the ghats .
large numbers of american and canadian locos are imported ( awd , cwd , along with awc , awe , and mawd classes ) .
the ' following trains ' system of train working is introduced as an emergency measure in some areas out of necessity because of wartime requirements .
nok kundi - zahidan section of the nushki extension rly . is re - opened .
the opening of the howrah bridge in february allows the calcutta routes of trams to be connected to the howrah routes ; total system is at 67km .
fifteen diesel locos from ge supplied by usatc and deployed on wr , among the first diesel locos to be successfully used in many locations in india . most of these were classified as wds - 1 .
a skelton system monorail ( locomotive with rubber tires guided by a rail , and wagons carried on the rail with outrigger wheels for stability ) is installed for the 18km section from bhanvad to khambalia in gujarat , powered by a modified diesel loco .
the chronology continues in part 4 , listing events from 1947 - 1970 . part 5 - 1970 to 1995 & part 6 - 1995 to present day .
the chronology begins in part 1 ( 1832 - 1870 ) . part 2 covers 1870 - 1899 . part 4 covers 1947 to 1970 . part 5 covers 1970 to 1995 , and part 6 covers 1995 to 1999 , while part 7 covers 2000 to the present
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results published by directly operated railways ( dor ) , the company established in july 2009 to take over the running of the london - to - edinburgh route from the loss - making national express , showed that its premium payments to the government had risen from £202m to £216 . 8m in 2014 , making a total of more than £1bn over its five - year lifespan .
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more services and a new fleet have been promised for the line over the next few years , bringing a 50 % increase in capacity and faster journeys to the capital .
stagecoach has pledged to invest about £140m to deliver what it calls “an improved service and a more personalised travel experience for customers” , and is scheduled to pay £3 . 3bn in premiums to the government .
the previous two private operators failed to meet their financial commitments . a small government - owned company , directly operated railways , stepped in to run trains on the mainline in late 2009 after the last franchisee , national express , walked away when revenues fell during the financial crisis .
the rmt union staged protests on saturday at stations along the route to mark its final day in public ownership . mick cash , the general secretary , said the public sector had not only “rescued this vital rail link from total meltdown but turn [ ed ] around its performance” . he said the re - privatisation was “an act of industrial vandalism that will smash apart britain’s most successful rail company for just one reason – it is publicly owned . ”
dugher added : “labour will also hold a speedy review of rail franchising to replace it with a system fit for purpose and create a strong passenger voice within a new strategic body for running the railways . ”
public ownership has transformed the service and on the 17 . 30 to newcastle , many regulars can ' t see the point of privatising it
it ' s pretty good normally ,
said adams , 51 , an engineer for bp based in newark , nottinghamshire .
i find it a lot more reliable and cheaper than the other lines ,
added pitchford , 51 , a civil servant from doncaster , as she was thrown into a wall by the train ' s sudden swerve .
it ' s very good ,
agreed sowersby , 47 , and smith , 55 , both nhs executives returning from a conference to their homes near hull , dodging a swinging handbag as its owner repositioned herself .
not only did the paying passengers praise britain ' s only high - profile publicly owned rail service , they assumed that the difficulties that day were unavoidable ( they were right : the behaviour of a passenger on an earlier train had prompted the involvement of the british transport police , delaying every subsequent service ) . they also approved of being able to buy £10 one - way tickets and the availability of £24 tickets to london during the olympics .
in november 2009 , the then labour government took the line under public control because its private operator , national express , could not afford to run it on the terms it had rashly promised back in 2007 . back then it had beaten off opposition from competitors , agreeing to pay the treasury an increased £1 . 4bn to operate the franchise until the end of march 2015 .
the previous owner of the franchise , gner , had been stripped of the route after its us parent firm was struck by financial troubles . national express , a seemingly solid company , was saving the day , and promising to inject £7 . 4m into upgrading stations , including the creation of 2 , 000 car park spaces , while the number of weekday trains would rise from 136 to 161 and a new london - to - lincoln service would be added .
it was , according to then transport minister tom harris , very good news . within two years , national express realised it was losing money hand over fist – but the government was not willing to renegotiate . lord adonis , then transport secretary , set up directly operated railways , a not - for - dividend subsidiary of the department for transport , to manage the service . the last four years , according to dor ' s own accounts , published this month , have been an extraordinary success .
for green mp caroline lucas , who is championing a private member ' s bill due for its second reading in the commons in february that would renationalise the entire rail network , it sounds like a strange goal . because , she said , such a revitalisation is already afoot .
the union claims that a paragraph noting that the line was
three percentage points ahead of the long - distance train operator average
in the 2012 national passenger survey was in the draft but struck out for the final prospectus . it believes the service ' s successes are being talked down to avoid controversy . the government accuses the union of scaremongering .
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the route included the construction of the kistna bridge at bezwada to cross the river kistna . this bridge was designed by sir alexander rendel with f j e spring as engineer - in - chief and ernest ifill shadbolt as executive engineer on construction .
the ecsr opened the first section from vizianagaram to waltair , 38 miles in 1893 in 1893 ; extended northwards to reach cuttack in 1897 via naupada , berhampur , ganjam and kurdha to cuttack . total length 294 miles ( 470km ) . [ 1 ]
’naupada salt branch’ , a short line 2 . 4 miles ( 3 . 8km ) from parlakimedi road ( naupada ) ] ] [ 1 ] .
’puri branch’ , opened 1897 , 27 miles ( 43km ) from khurda to puri ] ] . [ 1 ] .
the ecsr opened the section southwards from waltair to rajahmundry in 1893 . also in 1893 from bezwada northwards to kovvur . the line was completed in 1900 with the opening of the havelock bridge over the godavari river connecting rajahmundry to kovvur . the line length was 217 miles ( 436km ) [ 2 ]
henry wilkins clift , 1889 , ecsr survey , executive enginner [ 5 ] .
frank haman walford morse , 1890 , ecsr survey , executive engineer and in 1894 , executive engineer on open sections of line [ 8 ] .
alfred brereton , 1893 , ecsr manager and engineer - in - chief [ 10 ] .
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analysts and business communities see the 55 - billion ringgit ( $ 13 billion ) mega project as a new spur to the region ' s economy .
the immediate economic growth is fairly positive ,
said standard chartered bank ' s asean economic research head edward lee .
in the short term , chinese contractors may put forward competition in malaysia ' s construction sector , but this may raise the overall productivity in the long run , he said .
furthermore , chinese companies have the technology and management know - how on infrastructure projects as they have rich experience handling projects locally and overseas , he said .
construction firms are the immediate beneficiary of the mega project , prompting analysts to upgrade the outlook of the sector . local contractors and engineering consulting firms are expected to benefit from the subcontracts totaling 16 . 5 billion ringgit .
the construction of ecrl will spur construction gdp growth between 2018 and 2024 . the multiplier effect will also support overall gdp growth ,
affin hwang capital research analyst loong chee wei told xinhua , adding that building material suppliers will also be benefited .
last week , bmi research of fitch group has upgraded its five - year forecast for malaysia ' s construction industry annual growth to 6 . 3 percent .
currently , malaysia has more than 83 on - going construction projects worth $ 100 billion . rail projects account 19 percent of the total value .
the development of malaysia - china kuantan industrial park ( mckip ) , a flagship cooperation between malaysia and china , will also be boosted .
currently , the group and its chinese partner guangxi beibu gulf group aims to double the capacity of the kuantan port to 52 million in handling freight weight tons upon completion of its upgrading plan .
meanwhile , wz satu ' s executive chairman and chief executive officer uzir bin ubaidullah believed that the improvement of transport infrastructure will spur the economic activities in the area , and eventually enhance property values in the region .
inter - connectivity is the greatest advantage provided by ecrl ,
the kuantan - born entrepreneur told xinhua over the phone .
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