Features & Analysis – Page 56
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Football fever fuels DB traffic boom
Buoyed up by booming business, DB AG's passenger operations are on a roll in the afterglow of the football World Cup. Board Member for Passenger Operations Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch briefs Murray Hughes in Berlin
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Air cargo trial will pioneer hub-and-spoke operation
Andrew Sharp, Director General of the International Air-Rail Organisation, looks at plans to operate high speed freight services to and from Leipzig/Halle airport
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Improving rail's competitive position to serve the Belgian ports
To boost rail's share of the growing traffic using the ports of Antwerpen, Gent and Zeebrugge, Infrabel has unveiled a package of investment projects totalling nearly €1·2bn over the next six years. Harry Hondius reports
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Airport rail links must focus on service
Germany is world leader in terms of connecting its major airports to the national rail network, but Dr-Ing Edmund Krieger argues that the investment in hardware is not yet being matched by 'software' improvements in terms of services and passenger handling
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First part of Kashmir line on course to open next year
One of India's most ambitious civil engineering projects takes a US$2·5bn railway deep into the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir
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Railroads invest in extra capacity to move Asian import windfall
Unprecedented volumes of Asian import traffic arriving at ports along the Pacific coast are putting pressure on North American railroads, but the welcome boost to their profitability is helping to fund the much-needed investment in additional capacity, explains David Lustig
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Iris 320 casts an expert eye over the French network
SNCF has completed a €33·5m programme to convert a TGV Réseau trainset for inspecting track, overhead electrification, signalling and telecommunications systems at speeds up to 320 km/h. Laurent Charlier reports
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Siemens bets on Desiro Main Line
Two new EMU designs are being developed for use by independent operators bidding to run regional concessions in Europe. Harry Hondius reports
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UltraCaps win out in energy storage
Richard Hope explains how double-layer capacitors have broken through the economic barriers to capturing braking energy on a Mannheim light rail vehicle
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Ralf Roman Rossberg reports on the opening ceremony for Berlin Hauptbahnhof, where east-west and north-south services meet at the geographical centre of the German capital
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Climbing the Andes with dual-fuel power
Following successful trials at an altitude of 4781 m above sea level, Ferrocarril Central Andino of Peru is converting seven locomotives to run on compressed natural gas and diesel fuel, reducing both emissions and the fuel bill
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A procurement strategy to transform Russia's motive power
A programme has been launched to develop modern motive power to replace Russia’s ageing traction fleet. Boris Lukov reports on a strategic agreement between Russian Railways and Transmash Holding Group that will see hundreds of new locomotives of up to 14 types delivered over the next five years
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IRIS sets the quality standard
Dipl-Ing Guido Huke, Managing Director of Railistics GmbHDipl-Ing Jörg Friedel is responsible for quality management consultancy MAY 18 saw the formal introduction of a new set of international standards for the rail industry, allowing equipment manufacturers to apply to a certification body of their choice rather than go through direct ...
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European diesel rivals revive electric versus hydraulic contest
Demonstration diesel locos aimed at the heavy freight market in Europe are taking to the rails this summer
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Swedish freight operator Green Cargo has enshrined sustainable development as a core value, seeing profitability as the path to ensuring that the environmental benefits of moving goods by rail are not lost to society
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US loco market still a two-horse race
As the domestic market booms, North American locomotive builders Electro-Motive Diesel and General Electric are striving to meet their customers' demands for ever-higher availability and reliability with a relatively narrow range of rugged, standardised products. David Lustig reports
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Track engineers look to get more from materials and possessions
As well as giving exposure to the latest technologies, the triennial exhibition of track maintenance equipment organised by the Association of German Railway Engineers (VDEI) provides an opportunity to reflect on industry trends. Exhibits focus on getting the most out of material and track possessions, finds David Burns
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I-Trans railway research projects authorised
Interoperability This category embraces the high speed inter-city train project and a new track design. The train would run at more than 200 km/h and the project is aimed at developing new technologies or equipment needed for a train to run on existing lines at high speed. So far three ...
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Plasser & Theurer’s technical advances to keep ahead
THREE THOUSAND active patents lie at the core of Plasser & Theurer’s track maintenance machinery business, giving it a good foundation to develop new technologies. More than 13 000 machines have been supplied to 103 countries in the 53 years since the firm was founded. A privately-owned company, Plasser & ...