All Railway Gazette International articles in April 2008 – Page 5
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High speed co-operation
EUROPE: Bombardier Transportation and Finmeccanica's rail subsidiary AnsaldoBreda announced on April 1 that they had signed an agreement to jointly develop, bid and manufacture a high speed train capable of travelling at more than 300 km/h which will eliminate 'shortcomings of existing concepts.' Bombardier said the train would offer 'improved ...
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Mitsui restructures Dispolok
MITSUI: The locomotive leasing activities of Mitsui Rail Capital Europe and the Displok business which the Japanese group acquired from Siemens in 2006 will be integrated with effect from April 1. Mitsui's shares in Dispolok will be transferred to MRCE, which was established as a European loco leasing subsidiary in ...
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NewsPointers April 2008
This month is expected to see the start of operations across the Friendship Bridge linking Thailand and Laos. A ceremony was held on February 20 to mark completion of the 3·5 km link between the SRT railhead at Nong Khai and a Laotian terminal near Vientiane. Faced with losses of ...
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Kaohsiung Red Line launched
TAIWAN: Public services began running on the island's second metro network on March 9, following the formal opening of Kaohsiung's 28 km Red Line the preceding day. Heading the list of VIPs riding the inaugural train were Premier Chang Chen-Hsiung and Mayor Chen Chu. Outgoing President Chen Shui-Bien had visited ...
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Software aids timetable architects
CAPACITY: While planning software and simulation tools continue to facilitate the train pathing and dispatching process, delegates at the IT08.rail conference were told that integration and preparation are essential for a successful timetable. Nick Kingsley reports from Zürich.
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