All Railway Gazette International articles in December 2011 – Page 4
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NewsDelhi regional express planned
INDIA: Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath has given approval in principle for a Regional Rapid Transit System in the National Capital Region surrounding Delhi. Due to be integrated with the Delhi Metro, RRTS will serve the Delhi - Gurgaon - Alwar, Delhi - Sonepat - Panipat and Delhi - Ghaziabad ...
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NewsAlmaty metro opens and Phase 2 funded
KAZAKHSTAN: President Nursultan Nazarbayev opened the first section of the Almaty metro on December 1, and the Ministry of Transport & Communications has announced that funding has been secured to construct the second phase. The 8·5 km Phase 1 from Alatau to Rayimbeka has seven stations. Phase 2 will extend ...
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NewsSpeaking your language
INFORMATION: A computer module which can be attached to passenger information systems to give text-to-speech capabilities in an extensive range of languages is offered by US firm TextSpeak. The devices are intended for installation wherever a multi-language capability is required, and can play preset messages or real-time messages generated by ...
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NewsHS1 open to Eurotunnel
UK: Eurotunnel announced on December 1 that its Europorte Channel subsidiary had been granted approval to operate its fleet of Class 92 locomotives on High Speed 1. Driver training is now in progress with the expectation that commercial freight services will be launched early in 2012. Europorte Channel currently operates ...
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NewsFGC plans metre to standard conversion
SPAIN: Catalan regional operator FGC is to take forward design studies for converting its metre-gauge Manresa - Martorell route to dual 1000 mm/1435 mm gauge, following the signature of an agreement with Iberpotash SA. At Martorell, 1435 mm gauge freight trains would join the Mediterranean Corridor, one of the 10 ...
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NewsVTG doubles North American fleet
USA: Wagon leasing company VTG announced on December 1 that it has doubled the size of its North American fleet following the acquisition of SC Rail Leasing America Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed. Formerly a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corp of America, SCRL owns over 2 000 wagons, primarily used ...
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NewsRussian Railways looks lean
RUSSIA: Alstom Transport is to provide Russian Railways specialists with training in the implementation of lean manufacturing technology under a memorandum of co-operation which was signed during the Second Railway Congress in Moscow on November 19. Alstom and RZD are planning joint engineering centres for the development and implementation of ...
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