All Railway Gazette International articles in February 1999 – Page 4

  • News

    NEWS

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    CAPTION: French National Railways has largely completed the fitting out of Magenta station on the first phase of Paris RER Line E. Services from the eastern suburbs are due to begin running through éole to St Lazare-Condorcet on June 26

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    Product NEWS

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    Pandrol has developed a lifting collar to speed handling of concrete sleepers fitted with the Fastclip fastening system. Fitted on the shoulder without disturbing pre-fitted Fastclip pads or insulators, the welded steel collar self-locks as the sleeper is lifted.Pandrol UK LtdReader Enquiry Number 144

  • News

    PEOPLE

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    On December 21, Amtrak’s Board of Directors named George Warrington as President & Chief Executive Officer, a post he had held on an acting basis since December 1997. Mr Warrington graduated from Syracuse University in 1974 and received his Masters in Public Administration there in 1975. He joined New Jersey ...

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    Trams to Portland

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    The city of Portland, Oregon, has ordered five narrow-bodied trams from Skoda Inekon for US$12m to operate its Central City Streetcar line. The L-shaped route will connect a large hospital complex northwest of the city with Portland State University to the southwest. The Streetcar is not part of the MAX ...

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    Publications

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    Railway Directory 1999& CD ROMAll maps in the 1999 edition of Railway Directory are in full colour, and this edition adds a new portfolio of city maps, showing all modes of rail-based transport. They include metro, light rail and tramway networks in 40 cities worldwide, large and small. Main line ...

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    ScanWays trial

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    JANUARY 12 saw the departure from København of the first block train to use the Nordic Freight Freeways. Carrying traffic from exporters in Denmark, Norway and Sweden bound for Milano, the trial train was chartered by Aargau-based Hangartner AG, which provided the swap bodies. Traction and wagons were arranged by ...

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    Sidetrack

    1999-02-01T11:00:00Z

    Mouse about townTo celebrate the 70th birthday of ’the world’s most famous mouse’, German Railway has teamed up with model manufacturer Märklin AG to decorate one of its Class 120 electric locos with Mickey Mouse motifs. The ’art loco’ will display its commemorative livery on InterCity and InterRegio services throughout ...

  • News

    KVG ownership

    1999-02-01T12:35:00Z

    Letter to the Editor