All Railway Gazette International articles in July 1998 – Page 4

  • News

    SL takes C20 option

    1998-07-01T10:00:00Z

    STORSTOCKHOLMS Lokaltrafik has decided to order a further 75 Series C20 metro cars from Adtranz Sweden at a cost of SKr1·6bn. The move exercises an option in SL’s 1995 order for 75 cars, and lifts the value of the contract to SKr3·4bn. The three-section articulated units are destined to replace ...

  • News

    RATP opens Line 13 extension

    1998-07-01T10:00:00Z

    ON MAY 20 Paris Transport Authority opened a 1·3 km extension of metro Line 13 to St Denis-Université. The terminus is designed as a multi-modal interchange with a bus terminal, bicycle storage, and a 300-space car park.The extension from St Denis-Basilique is expected to attract around 14000 passengers a day. ...

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    DB grounds ICE1 fleet after Eschede disaster

    1998-07-01T10:00:00Z

    GERMAN Railway's carefully cultivated image of speed, safety and luxury built up since it launched IC-Express services on June 2 1991 is in tatters. The derailment at 10.59 on June 3 of ICE884 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen at Eschede on the Hannover - Hamburg main line and its disastrous aftermath shocked ...