All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2005 – Page 2
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Evergreen II to boost Chiltern
WORK STARTS this month to double peak-hour capacity at London’s Marylebone station, as part of the first investment package to be funded by a UK train operating franchisee through a privately-financed special purpose vehicle.Chiltern Railways’ Evergreen II project was launched on December 20 by Transport Secretary Alistair Darling and Laing ...
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Wagon builders co-operate in China
THE Greenbrier Companies and Zhuzhou Rolling Stock Works announced the signing of two long-term co-operation agreements on December 15. The US company is to use Chinese-made parts in its North American and European wagons, and will identify design and commercial opportunities in China and elsewhere. Greenbrier also plans to examine ...
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European Bulls charge into the ring
JANUARY 13 saw the launch in Rotterdam of an alliance of private rail freight operators known as European Bulls. The alliance is modelled on airline groupings such as the Star Alliance, which the Chairman of European Bulls Matthias Raith cited in his address as guaranteeing 'high quality over the entire ...
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Skoda cleared to buy CKD
ON January 4 the Czech Republic’s Office for the Protection of Economic Competition decided to allow Skoda Holding to buy 100% of the shares of CKD Vagónka from 11 Fite Group, owner of the residual CKD Holding businesses. CKD Vagónka, which employs 300 people and has annual sales of KC1·5bn, ...
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Catastrophe on the coast
NEVER BEFORE have so many people perished in an accident on a railway as on December 26 2004. We will never know how many died because of the Indian Ocean tsunami, nor is it likely that we shall learn how many passengers lost their lives on Sri Lanka Railways’ Train ...
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JR Central to go fully private
FACED with a yawning gap in the state budget, the Japanese government is looking to sell off its remaining 39·56% stake in Central Japan Railway during the financial year starting in April.If the sale goes ahead, it will complete the process of privatising the three JR companies on Honshu: JR ...
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Eastleigh to close
ALSTOM announced in December that it is to close its ex-BR workshops at Eastleigh near Southampton by the end of 2005. The company blamed the closure on excess capacity at its three UK refurbishment plants, caused by falling orders following the delivery of new trains, competition, and uncertainties associated with ...
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Where the passengers come from
PRIOR to the announcement that Eurostar would transfer all operations from London Waterloo to St Pancras when Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link opens in 2007, Arthur D Little and FaberMaunsell conducted research into the perceived journey times by public transport to the two stations.FaberMaunsell’s South East Regional ...
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Common man goes mobile
MINISTER for Railways Laloo Prasad launched Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corp’s mobile telephone booking service on September 9.Reservations can be made over the telephone using Hindi and English voice-recognition technology developed by Hutchison Essar Telecom. Once registered, users provide their origin and destination stations, the number of passengers, class, ...
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Delay compensation standardised
MINIMUM levels of compensation for passengers delayed during international journeys within the European Union, Switzerland and Norway came into force with the December 12 timetable change. The compensation scheme was drawn up by UIC and CER, and specifies that passengers holding tickets for cross-border journeys costing more than €50 will ...
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Nacala concession completed
ON JANUARY 10 private-sector operators took over Mozambique's Northern Railway and the port of Nacala, with the start of a long-awaited 15-year concession. The handover marks the completion of the second phase of the Nacala Corridor concessioning process. It also paves the way for the start of upgrading on the ...
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GM-EMD sale confirmed
GENERAL Motors Corp announced on January 12 that it had reached a definitive agreement to sell Electro-Motive Division to an investor group led by Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners. Transaction terms will not be disclosed. The manufacturing facilities at LaGrange, Illinois, and London, Ontario, are included in the agreement, ...
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Contactless Taipei
THALES has been selected by Alstom Transport and CTCI Corp to update ticketing on the Taipei metro. The Transport & Energy business will be working with local partners Mitac and ACS on the €40m contract announced towards the end of last year.The metro’s existing ticketing equipment was supplied by Thales ...
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Madrid lets light metro contracts
MADRID regional government has awarded two contracts worth €131m for construction of a 5·3 km ’light metro’ from Pinar de Chamartín to Las Tablas. Expected to take 20 months to complete, construction will be undertaken by a consortium of Comsa and Ortiz and a second grouping of Comsa and Corviam. ...
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More gauge conversion in Spain
SPANISH Development Minister Magdalena Álvarez has unveiled a Strategic Infrastructure & Transport Plan (PEIT) for the period from 2005 to 2020.The plan anticipates total investment of €241·4bn, of which €103·4bn would be spent on rail. From the 1031 km of high speed infrastructure currently in service, PEIT aims to create ...
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Cross-city tunnel holds the key to Leipzig S-Bahn project
INTRO: After many years of delay, the long-planned cross-city tunnel in Leipzig is finally under construction. The 4·3 km twin bores serving four stations will be used by S-Bahn and regional express services. Ralf Roman Rossberg reportsIT HAS BEEN a long wait. But now, after more than a century of ...
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Dropper tool to cut delays
CORROSION failure of the droppers supporting 25 kV 50Hz contact wires has been a cause of delays to trains on Network Rail’s East Coast Main Line. The engineers responsible for overhead line maintenance are now using a tool that allows a man standing on the track to replace droppers ...
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DB tightens the screws
GERMAN RAILWAY has not given up its ambition for a stock market listing in 2007 or later, but turning in the necessary robust financial performance looks certain to mean a sustained policy of strict cost control for the next few years, with ambitious investment plans kept on hold.DB management reached ...
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Siemens signs Russian deal
DECEMBER 21 saw the signing of a formal agreement between Russian Railways, Siemens Transportation Systems and New Transport Technologies setting up a joint venture to build high speed trains for the RZD network (RG 12.04 p812).RZD President Gennady Fadeyev and NTT President Alexei Lamanov participated in the discussions with Siemens ...
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The freight debate
THE GOVERNMENT agency responsible for renegotiating Argentina's freight railway concessions, Uniren, is pushing ahead with the process. A public hearing was due to be held last month to consider the latest proposals for Fepsa, and Uniren also expected to sign letters of understanding with NCA and ALL by the ...
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