All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2002
All articles published this month.
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News
Sidetrack
It’s a bug’s lifeVirgin Cross-Country’s highly-successful Voyager DEMU fleet has been found to be carrying some unexpected passengers. A layer of micro-organisms, called a biofilm, frequently forms in the air filters of diesel engines. These microbes are sensitive to their environment, and in the past some strains were killed off ...
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SBB updates
SWISS Federal Railways is to modernise 619 regional stations in a SFr340m investment programme. Working with the cantonal governments, 80 stations will be refurbished by the end of this year, and the rest by 2006. The first station to be completed is Muntelier, near Murten, which was done in June. ...
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Publications
2002 Public Transportation Fact Book The 53rd edition of this annual APTA publication contains statistical data on all aspects of the public transport industry in the United States, with additional information covering Canada. This 204 page book includes details of financial information, operating statistics, safety and crime, modes of travel, ...
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Pointers
n South African Transport Minister Dullah Omar announced on June 7 that design work for the 4·4 km extension of Cape Town’s suburban rail service to Baden-Powell Drive is to be completed this year; construction will begin in 2003.n Government officials are now preparing legislation to privatise AFE, according to ...
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People
Following last month's general election in France, Gilles de Robien has been confirmed as Minister of Public Works, Transport, Housing, Tourism & the Sea. Dominique Bussereau is Secretary of State for Transport & the Sea. Radwan Bounasserdin has taken over as President & General Manager of Lebanon State ...
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NRC reform plan
NIGERIA’s Federal Executive Council has selected the Canadian consultancy Canac to provide technical and managerial assistance for the reform of Nigeria Railways Corp. The consultants were due to start work in June on an initial 10-month study phase valued at US$4m, which will be followed by a five-year oversight programme. ...
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And so to Nice?
THERE was plenty for SNCF to celebrate last month when TGV Méditerranée reached its first birthday. Since opening on June 10 last year, when the best Paris - Marseille journey time was cut to just 3h (RG 7.01 p449), the line has carried 18million passengers and has increased traffic by ...
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Metros
Australia: The Victorian government has reached a settlement with OneLink, supplier of Melbourne’s troubled automated ticketing system, under which the company will receive up to A$65m towards claims of A$360m relating to alleged late changes in the initial contract. A revised contract based on performance is to be signed.Belgium: Tenders ...
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Relaying mechanised in Shanghai
INTRO: Among the latest track renewal machines delivered by Matisa is a P95LS for use in ChinaBYLINE: Jo
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Market
Australia: Global Technology is to supply Queensland Rail with its Metify business cost management software.The Queensland government has called for expressions of interest to operate the weekly Savannahlander railcar service between Cairns and Forsayth currently run by Queensland Rail.Belgium: Thales e-Transactions has been awarded a €4·5m contract to supply fleet ...
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SL picks Lirex
STOCKHOLM public transport operator Storstockholms Lokaltrafik and rolling stock leasing company AB Transitio have ordered 55 low-floor EMUs from Alstom Transport to replace the ageing suburban fleet in the Swedish capital. The €380m deal includes options for up to 50 additional units. To be manufactured in Germany, Belgium and France, ...
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Letters
SJ still exclusiveSir - In your article ’Mixed signals at Paris conference’ (RG 4.02 p177), you report that ’Sweden now contracts out all local services and subsidised long-distance corridors; with the disappearance next year of the exclusive right for state-owned SJ AB to run profitable inter-city routes, there will effectively ...
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Metro Report International
Jerusalem LRT shortlist
DETAILS of the two competing bids to build and operate the initial light rail line in Jerusalem were unveiled by the Municipality and the Israeli ministries of Transport and Finance on June 4, which were presented to the inter-ministerial committee that day. Analysis of the tenders is expected to take ...
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INTELLIGENCE
Albania: The Railway Directorate expected to start work last month on the reconstruction of the Shkoder - Hani I Hotit line, which was damaged during riots in 1997. A contract has been awarded to the Alba Via company following the allocation of 200m leks for the work in the government ...
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Interior suppliers integrate
FINTEN, a marketing and product development alliance of six Finnish railway suppliers, is planning to boost its members’ order books by seeking international contracts for integrated passenger carriage interiors. Members produced components for 92 double-deck vehicles built for VR by Talgo, the last of which rolled off the production line ...
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Turn up the heat
CKS Holdings Ltd is supplying rugged industrial computers to control gas-powered point heaters made by Netherlands-based Pintsch Aben BV.Burning natural gas or propane, the heaters are being used by railways in Switzerland, Russia and the Netherlands. Each computer can control up to 10240 burner pipes. Because they are mounted in ...
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Mott joins Franklin
ENGINEERING consultancies Mott MacDonald and Franklin + Andrews announced a merger on May 16. The companies will trade under their own names within the Mott MacDonald group.Franklin + Andrews is focused on consultancy and project management. Mott MacDonald’s skills include design engineering and experience with privately-financed projects. The two companies ...
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Frame-sleeper track promises a longer life
INTRO: Tests at three sites have confirmed that frame-sleeper track has high lateral resistance and a lower ballast settlement rate than conventional sleepers, but more work is needed to confirm the predicted reduction in maintenance costsBYLINE: Dipl-Ing Dr Techn Klaus RiessbergerHead of Railway Department, Technical University of GrazFIRST DEVELOPED in ...
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Finance
Chile: Investment bank IM Trust has been commissioned by Grupo CB to examine options for raising up to US$15m of investment funding for freight operator Fepasa. This may involve CB selling all or part of its controlling interest in the company.Czech Republic: CD recorded a loss of KC4bn in 2001, ...