All Railway Gazette International articles in January 2009 – Page 5
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Dieter - January 2009
CHINA: Redundant DK16 metro cars which ran on Line 2 in Beijing until they were replaced before the Olympic Games have been converted into student dormitories in Guangyuan, a town in China’s Sichuan province which was badly damaged by an earthquake on May 12. The seats have been replaced ...
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Underfloor composite tank
WATER TANK: Roof-mounted air-conditioning units can limit the space available for overhead water tanks on passenger cars, so Goa-based Kineco has developed a filament-wound composite under-floor tank which is now in service with Indian Railways. The non-corroding composite tank is designed as a single piece with semi-ellipsoidal dish ends and ...
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See how they run
UK: The Association of Train Operating Companies has announced plans to roll out real-time mapping on the nationalrail.co.uk travel information website. ATOC has been working with Microsoft and Conchango to improve the visual interface of the National Rail Enquiries website’s ‘live departure boards’ feature, which provides details of train running ...
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New Delhi to pilot station renewal programme
INDIA: Faced with rapidly-increasing traffic, Indian Railways needs to augment or rebuild many of its 7 000 stations to accommodate the growing business. PPP financing and commercial development are envisaged to fund the reconstruction of 26 of the country’s busiest stations, reports Raghu Dayal.
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