All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2008 – Page 6
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NewsPKP Intercity takes over inter-regional services
POLAND: Responsibility for operating 381 Polish inter-regional services was transferred from the state railway's regional business unit PKP PR to PKP Intercity on December 1. The move is a part of the process of transferring ownership of PKP PR to the voivodships. A total of 1 908 coaches, 51 ...
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Dieter - December 2008
SWITZERLAND: Verdi’s opera La Traviata was performed at Zürich’s main station on September 30, in a co-operation between Swiss Federal Railways, the Zürich opera house and television companies. Televised and streamed onto the internet, the opera was performed amidst the normal traffic at the station. ‘If we reach people ...
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People in the News - December 2008
Swiss Federal Railways will adopt a new management structure with effect from January 1 2009. The main change is the establishment of an independent property business with the same status as the passenger, freight and infrastructure divisions. SBB’s management board has been changed and expanded to reflect the change, with ...
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NewsAnkara awards
TURKEY: The city of Ankara has selected a consortium of Ansaldo Segnalamento Ferroviario and Alsim Alarko Sanayi Tesisleri Ve Ticaret as preferred bidder for a €175m contract to design, supply and commission signalling for metro lines M1, M2, M3 and M4 and to undertake electromechanical works on lines M1 and ...
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NewsEIB funds for Sofia Line 2
BULGARIA: The European Investment Bank has announced a €105m loan to the city of Sofia to co-finance the construction of metro extensions totalling 12·8 km and the acquisition of an additional 15 trainsets. As part of the city's development master plan metro Line 1 is to be extended a ...
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NewsHoon backs electrification strategy
UK: There are signs that the long drought in railway electrification since privatisation may soon be over. Around a third of Network Rail's 15 810 route-km is currently electrified, including 3 220 km at 25 kV 50 Hz and 1 995 km using 750 V DC third rail. Much of ...