All Railway Gazette International articles in July 1998 – Page 2
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INSIDE INDUSTRY
Brazil: CBTU has called tenders for the supply of an automatic fare collection system for the Belo Horizonte metro. Procurement funding is to be provided by the World Bank. China: Guangzhou Railway has ordered 360 LF-310 two litre flush toilets from Microphor of the USA for cars being built by ...
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ILTIS to set routes at Vinh
VIETNAM: The third largest city, Vinh, is getting the latest in network management systems under a contract with Siemens Integra Verkehrstechnik to install power signalling covering the station area. Vinh is 319 km south of Hanoi on the main coastal trunk line. ILTIS provides supervision from computer workstations of all ...
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TAV funding released
THE EUROPEAN INVESTMENT Bank has awarded a loan of 700bn lire to the Italian high-speed project company TAV SpA as the first tranche of an agreed total of 3 200bn lire. Repayable over 25 years with interest at 5·44%, the money will speed construction of the Roma - Napoli and ...
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Private sector to fund HSL Zuid
JULY 13 is the deadline for anyone interested in financing the development and construction of the proposed Amsterdam - Antwerpen high speed line to respond to a consultation document issued by the Dutch government at the beginning of June. The Ministry of Transport’s high-speed line office has appointed Cameron McKenna ...
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Maintenance focus at Strasbourg expo
Organised by the Union of European Railway Engineer Associations (UEEIV) in conjunction with the French Railways Engineers & Executives Association (AFFI), the Rail 21 congress and exhibition took place in Strasbourg between May 19 and 22.Rolling stock and other vehicles on display at SNCF’s Cronenbourg freight terminal included infrastructure maintenance ...
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Vacuum excavator
Clearing drains and cleaning ballast following tracklaying on Norway’s Gardermobanen is the latest task to be completed by the innovative vacuum excavator developed by Disab.With only two operators, Railvac 16000 can move along the line to its required position and within 2min be ready to work. Because Railvac uses powerful ...
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Embedded rails for quieter running
Next month will see the first installation of Infundo¨ resilient embedded track on a ferro-concrete bridge, over the River Ammer near Herrenberg in southern Germany. This summer will also see the system used on the first track laid for Britain’s newest tramway in Croydon. On München’s existing tram network, Line ...
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In search of a market economy
INTRO: Kazakstan’s Transport Minister Erkin Kaliyev believes freight and long distance passenger operations can reward private investment, but replacing bureaucratic controls with a commercially-minded management is not going to be easyTHERE IS a long way to go, but the direction has been set. ’The railways of Kazakstan have embarked on ...
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Focus on quick depot turnround
Throughput is what it’s all about. And for minimal cost. Manufacturers of equipment for passenger rolling stock depots are being asked to provide installations capable of processing a fleet of trains quickly, typically overnight, using less energy and manpower, but delivering a higher quality end finish.Meeting these demands is a ...
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Enhanced Railtracker keeps customers informed
INTRO: Bangladesh Railways is the Asian launch customer for an upgraded version of the RailTracker Advance Cargo Information System that allows shippers and forwarders to keep track of their cargoesFRAU Renate Schmidt, Chief Executive of a major international forwarding company dealing with Asia and Africa, sat at her office desk ...
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Prescott deal rescues CTRL
An ingenious rescue package unveiled by Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on June 3 could see the Channel Tunnel Rail Link completed to London St Pancras by 2007. Provided the European Commission approves the package by September 30, work will begin in October on the 68 km Phase 1 ...
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Crime wave targeted
THE FREEDOM that followed the demise of the Soviet empire in eastern Europe has brought unwelcome fellow travellers. Crime and corruption have become rampant, with unscrupulous groups and individuals perceiving rail freight and passengers as easy targets. Statistics released by Hungarian State Railways show that the incidence of theft from ...
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CR raises top speeds
CHINESE Railways is to increase the maximum speeds on its five trunk routes with effect from July 1, paving the way for the introduction of a new national timetable in October. The three main lines from Beijing to Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenyang, currently limited to 120 or 140 km/h, will ...
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Eschede: questions and consequences
THE German ICE tragedy (p449) has shattered the excellent safety record of high speed rail travel. To date the only two serious accidents involving high speed trains both occurred last year. One was a collision in September at about 160 km/h between an IC125 and a freight train at Southall ...
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Tests confirm PTC viability
TRIALS concluded towards the end of April in the states of Washington and Oregon have confirmed the full range of capabilities of Positive Train Separation equipment being developed by GE Harris in conjunction with Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (RG 8.97 p539). This should lead to the formal ...
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Strasbourg completes Line A
ACCOMPANIED by police, press, local TV and technical staff, the first test car inched along the Strasbourg Line A extension from Baggersee to Illkirch on May 25 (right). Due to open on July 4, the extension adds 2·8 km and four stations. The route crosses the Rhone-Rhine canal on a ...
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VIA schedules earlier Toronto commuter runs
Improved morning services from Sarnia, Kitchener/Waterloo, Stratford and Guelph were introduced on Monday June 15 giving arrivals in Toronto before 09.00, returning mid-evening.Train 82 now departs Sarnia one hour earlier at 05.35, arriving in London at 06.45 and continuing on VIA’s south main line with stops at Woodstock at 07.11, ...
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TGV sports new colours
All over advertising took to France’s TGV network with a Réseau set painted in a scheme to promote Sony video game equipment.SNCF has contributed to World Cup celebrations by applying the football tournament’s logos to 1000 of its trains, including TGVs and Paris regional EMUs. During June and early July ...
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Railway closure error recognised
JAMAICA’S government in 1992 suspended all rail services on its 147 year old network. At the time only 206 of the 330 route-km was in use, and that was suffering badly from neglect and lack of maintenance. Inevitably, this was the cue for vandals to damage or destroy many of ...
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Manchester may get first Network Management Centre
INTRO: The Railtrack board will shortly receive the business case for concentrating operational control of Britain’s 16600 route-km in about nine Network Management Centres. Richard Hope asked Andrew McNaughton to explain the strategyCSX TRANSPORTATION was the first major railway to exploit the almost limitless capacity of modern communications technology by ...
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