All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2006 – Page 5

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    Intelligence January 2006

    2006-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Australia: QR's pre-tax profit for the year to June was up from A$191m to A$287m. Freight traffic was up 8·4% to 175 million tonnes, with QR winning all the coal contracts it bid for in Queensland, and taking 13% of the market in NSW. Brazil: A pre-feasibility study by the ...

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    Railway Directory 2006

    2006-01-01T11:00:00Z

    WITH the addition of maps of the networks in Madagascar, the Philippines and Venezuela, we are pleased to announce that Railway Directory now offers a complete suite of four-colour geographical maps of the world’s main line railways.Compiled and edited by Chris Bushell, with maps drawn by Andy Hellawell, the 111th ...

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    T1 to meet Line 13

    2006-01-01T11:00:00Z

    A PUBLIC enquiry began on December 12 for the planned extension of Paris tram route T1 from Saint-Denis to Asnières-sur-Seine, as part of the process leading to the Declaration of Public Utility. Due to enter service in 2010, the 4·9 km orbital extension running west from Saint-Denis will serve the ...

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    Emissions laws drive diesel innovations

    2006-01-01T10:36:00Z

    EUROPEAN Union regulations setting stringent limits on exhaust emissions from diesel engines used in rail traction will start to come into force on January 1. From now on engines fitted to new diesel railcars or multiple-units must meet Stage 3A of the European emissions limits for off-highway vehicles, while new ...