All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2008 – Page 4
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Sarmiento goes underground
WITH A BID OF 3·38bn pesos, on January 23 a consortium of Iecsa, Odebrecht, Comsa and Ghella was named as the preferred bidder for the first phase of a project to place underground the 32·6 km section between Caballito and Moreno of the Sarmiento commuter route in Buenos Aires. ...
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Work begins on Beijing - Shanghai line
CEREMONIES on January 18 marked the start of work on the 1 318 km Beijing - Shanghai high speed line. Construction is expected to take five years, with work proceeding from 40 sites. The Ministry of Railways had announced the results of bidding for the civil works on January 3: ...
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Train tests Eurasian Landbridge
A CONTAINER train arrived in Hamburg on the morning of January 24 after a 15-day, 9 954 km journey from Beijing through Mongolia, Russia, Belarus and Poland. The train was a demonstration for the 'Eurasian Landbridge' proposed by the six national rail operators, which have agreed to develop a ...
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Opening up Afghan trade route to Iran
Construction of a 191 km railway from Iran to Herat in Afghanistan, with the prospect of an extension across Afghan territory to Sher Khan Bandar, promises to stimulate trade with Central Asia. Murray Hughes reports
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NewsBergen signs Variobahn order
THE CITY of Bergen has signed a previously-announced €35m contract ordering 12 Variobahn trams from Stadler Pankow, with an option for a further 20. Closure of the deal was confirmed on January 29 by Stadler, which will be responsible for maintaining the cars for eight years. Similar to ...
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Chinese trains for Buenos Aires
A DECREE SIGNED BY President Fernández of Argentina on January 15 confirmed an order worth US$121·6m that will see Chinese suppliers build 24 diesel-electric locomotives and 160 passenger cars for the San Martín commuter network in Buenos Aires. The new rolling stock is to be supplied by builders China South, ...
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Optimising contact wire life on the Hanze Line
Computer modelling studies aimed at optimising life-cycle costs led to modification of the design of the 1·5 kV DC catenary for the Hanze Line between Lelystad and Zwolle, permitting the maximum speed to be increased from 160 to 200 km/h
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Strong leadership must focus on project management and costs
WHAT ARE we to make of the veritable shambles which engulfed the UK rail network over the Christmas and New Year period? Three of Network Rail's major engineering projects over-ran, causing disruption and confusion for hundreds of thousands of passengers. The Office of Rail Regulation announced on January 2 that ...
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Tracklayers arrive in Ukraine
UKRAINIAN Railways took delivery of two Desec TL 70UZ switch and crossing laying machines at the end of 2007. They have been supplied under UZ’s second contract with the Finnish manufacturer, which followed an international tender backed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development. The Tracklayers will be ...
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