All Railway Gazette International articles in February 2020 – Page 11
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NewsPandrol launches redesigned rail clamp
COMPONENTS: Pandrol has launched a redesigned rail clamp for use as a temporary joint prior to welding and to safeguard defects before repair. The supplier said its updated design offers a reduction in installation time and enhanced performance, with wider contact points to reduce friction and rail ...
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Rail Business UKMerseyrail Class 777 arrives in Liverpool
The first of the Stadler Class 777 EMUs to renew the Merseyrail suburban fleet is now on test. Tony Miles reports from Kirkdale.
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Digital archiveAustria: Brenner Base Tunnel passes the halfway mark
Dott-Ing Gilberto Cardola and Dipl-Ing Martin Gradnitzer, joint CEOs of the Brenner Base Tunnel company, briefed Toma Bačić in Innsbruck on progress with construction.
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NewsWorld rail freight news round-up
New Zealand’s government has allocated NZ$109·7m from the Provincial Growth Fund for track lowering and tunnel works to enable hi-cube containers to be transported between Swanson and Whangarei, reopening of the 60 km mothballed route between Kauri and Otiria, building a container terminal at Otiria yard and ...
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Rail Business UKHuw Merriman elected Chair of the Transport Select Committee
Source: (CC BY 3.0) UK: Members of Parliament elected Conservative MP for Bexhill & Battle Huw Merriman as Chair of the Transport Select Committee for this parliament on January 29. He will formally take up the position once the remaining members of the Committee are named, ...
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NewsPoland to Luxembourg rail motorway launched
EUROPE: A rail motorway service linking Bettembourg-Dudelange in Luxembourg with Poznan-Swarzędz in Poland has been launched by Clip Group and CFL Multimodal. The first train left Bettembourg on January 28. There will initially be four round trips per week, but the operators expect ...
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NewsMoscow suburban EMU order
RUSSIA: Transmashholding’s Demikhovo plans is to supply a further 10 EP2D 11-car DC electric multiple-units to Moscow operator Central Suburban Passenger Co between February and May this year. The manufacturer said the EMUs would combine modern looks and high performance with passenger comfort and safety. The driving ...