All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2007 – Page 3

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    Creditors approve Eurotunnel debt restructuring

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    CRUCIAL VOTES which took place on November 27 and December 14 have secured approval from a majority of investors holding Eurotunnel’s ?6?2bn of loans, bonds and other debt to a Safeguard Restructuring Plan put forward by the Channel Tunnel operator on October 26. This would see ?3?36bn written off by ...

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    Reform is not the answer

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    ZIMBABWE: ’The Zimbabwe railway continues to be critical for the growth of regional and international trade’, reports the World Bank following a recent study of the country’s transport infrastructure. At the centre of international routes linking the DRC and Zambia with Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa, National Railways of Zimbabwe ...

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    Ottawa off again

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    FOLLOWING AN emotional debate, Ottawa city council voted 13:11 on December 14 to scrap its 29?7?km north-south light rail scheme, risking a legal challenge by the Ottawa LRT Corp consortium.The council had approved the C$880m link between Barrhaven and the University of Ottawa on July 12, and signed a DBOM ...

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    High speed advances in Spain

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Jos

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    Renfe must break even by 2010

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    UNDER THE terms of a 2006-10 contract-programme signed with the government on November 28, Spanish national operator Renfe has been set the challenge of ensuring that all of its divisions are breaking even within five years. From 2010 it is intended that Renfe will sign separate agreements with local authorities ...

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    Railway Directory 2007

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    TRACKING the twists and turns of the world railway industry month after month remains a constant challenge. One publication that we find invaluable in this task is Railway Directory. This month sees the publication of the 112th edition, with more than 4 000 entries covering railway, metro and light rail ...

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    Market January 2007

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Argentina: Tenders are to be called for the supply of four locomotives and 100 wagons for the Río Turbio - Río Gallegos route operated by mining company YCRT, and the refurbishment of 190 existing wagons. This follows the award of a 108·2m pesos track renewals contract (RG 2.06 p65) which ...

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    Metros January 2007

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Canada: Greater Vancouver transport authority TransLink has awarded Bombardier a US$99m contract for 34 MkII SkyTrain light metro cars, with options for a further 38 cars totalling US$92m. The linear induction trainsets will be manufactured in Sahagun, Mexico, and assembled in Thunder Bay for delivery in the first half of ...

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    Pointers January 2007

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Responsible for developing transport infrastructure in El Salvador, port authority CEPA has presented the legislative assembly with a pilot scheme for reviving the national rail network. Commuter services could be introduced this year over the 12·5 km between San Salvador and Apopa, requiring investment of 208 000 colones in track ...

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    Level 2 switchover delayed to April

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    SWISS Federal Railways confirmed on November 28 that it would not, after all, switch the operation of all trains on the Mattstetten - Rothrist line to ETCS Level 2 in December. Target date is now April.Another step towards the changeover came on December 10, when freight trains running on the ...

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    1520 partners debate co-operation

    2007-01-01T11:00:00Z

    Common technical specifications and improved border procedures will help the railways of Central Asia to work closer with their Russian neighbours to capture growing international business. Chris Jackson reports from Almaty