All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2011 – Page 4
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NewsSão Paulo metro cars modernised
BRAZIL: The first of 26 modernised trainsets for Line 1 of the São Paulo Metro was unveiled on December 8. The 30-year-old six-car sets are being refurbished at Bombardier's Hortolândia plant near São Paulo by a Bombardier-led consortium including Tejofran and Temoinsa. São Paulo metro operator CMSP awarded Bombardier a ...
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NewsNarrow gauge ballast regulator
MALAYSIA: Knox Kershaw has delivered a metre-gauge KNG 800 Ballast Regulator to Malaysia. The US firm has previously built standard and broad gauge machines, but this is its first designed specifically for narrow gauge railways. Available for 914, 1000, and 1067 mm gauges, the 18 tonne KNG 800 ...
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NewsListening carefully
UK: Spanish firm Ingeniería para el Control del Ruido has carried out an acoustic study of the C4000 diesel multiple-units which CAF has supplied to Northern Ireland Railways. ICR’s involvement began before the trains were built, with studies to predict the acoustic features of the proposed design and ensure behaviour ...
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NewsLoan supports wagon component supplier
UKRAINE: EBRD is providing a senior loan of up to US$13m to Lugcentrokuz, a privately-owned manufacturer of wagon and locomotive components including shock absorbers, axles, wheelsets and springs. The bank said the loan will be used to improve LCK's product range, strengthen its position in its traditional CIS market and ...
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NewsRail win drives Siemens growth
SIEMENS: Hailing the €3·7bn order from Deutsche Bahn for ICx inter-city trainsets as 'the biggest order in the company's history', Siemens AG reported a 24% year-on-year increase in orders at its Industry Sector during the financial year to September 30 2011. Revenue grew 9% to €32·9bn, contributing to a sector ...
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NewsBART to test vinyl seat covers
USA: PreVail vinyl cushioned seat covers made by Omnova are to be tested in place of wool-based fabric on San Francisco's BART metro trains from April to June 2012. Laboratory tests found a passenger preference for vinyl, and the PreFixx Extreme coating is expected to make the seats easier to ...
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NewsVision 2020 to expand Montreal's public transport
CANADA: Metro expansion and the electrification of commuter routes lie at the heart of a C$168bn strategic plan to improve Montréal’s public transport which has been announced by Agence Métropolitaine de Transport. Vision 2020 contains three metro projects; a Blue Line extension east towards Anjou, a northern extension of the ...
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