All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2007
All articles published this month.
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NewsStadler beats Škoda in Slovak EMU tender
SLOVAKIA: National operator ZSSK has selected Stadler Rail for a €77m EU co-funded contract to supply double-deck electric multiple-units to operate regional services around Bratislava. The four six-car 25 kV 50 Hz EMUs are to be built by Stadler’s Polish plant at Siedlce. Around 4% of ...
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Stadler established in tram sector
STADLER Rail Group has reported a 2006 turnover of SFr787m, up 30% on 2005’s figure of SFr604m. Incoming orders for the year totalled SFr1·4bn. Production capacity was increased to meet demand, with the number of staff increasing from 1430 to 1990. The company believes it has firmly established its place ...
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Afghan rebuild underway
AFGHANISTAN: Ceremonies were held at Towraghondi in Afghanistan and Serhetabat in Turkmenistan on July 11, marking the start of work to rehabilitate 2 km of cross-border railway. The cost of the reconstruction is put at US$550 000, which Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov told Afghan President Hamid Karzai his country will ...
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Railway Gazette moves to new office
Following its transfer to the DVV Media Group, the Railway Gazette group has moved to new offices with effect from Monday June 9. All editorial, advertising and subscription enquiries should now be addressed to: Railway Gazette InternationalDVV Media UK LtdNINE, Sutton Court RoadSutton, SurreySM1 4SZGreat Britain Tel: +44 20 8652 ...
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SNCF confirms Duplex order
Meeting on June 27 the SNCF board approved the award to Alstom Transport of a €2·1bn order for a further 80 double-deck TGV Duplex trainsets, which will bring the Duplex fleet to 212 units. The contract also includes an option for up to 40 additional sets. Due for delivery ...
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News100% regeneration at c2c
TO EMPHASISE its claim as the only UK train operating company to have 100% of its fleet capable of regenerative braking, c2c unveiled Electrostar No 357 010 in a distinctive green livery at London Fenchurch Street station on June 4. The fleet of 74 Class 357s is now exceeding ...
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Wayside and on-board storage can capture more regenerated energy
Japan's railways are demonstrating how lithium-ion batteries and double-layer capacitors can save energy, reduce diesel emissions, and even keep electric trains moving where there is no power source
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NewsThrusting forward in a changing diesel market
VOITH AG is committed to a strategy of steadily increasing its role in the worldwide traction market. At its 'Fit for the Future' customer day in Würzburg, Voith Turbo set out its ambition to deliver all components needed for propulsion, including drive shafts and axle gears. The company is seeking ...
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NewsRegenerative braking boosts green credentials
Amid a growing focus on environmental issues, British operators are embracing regenerative braking as a means of saving energy and reducing maintenance costs. Roger Ford explains the benefits of the technology, and acknowledges the challenges standing in the way of wholesale adoption
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NewsOrbita shows the way to optimised maintenance
Focused and dynamic performance data is helping operators to improve rolling stock reliability and optimise predictive maintenance.
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NewsDuoTrack cuts cabling costs
'THIS IS a cost-efficient solution, not a cheap solution', notes Harald Büthe, Nexans' Product Development Engineer, of the DuoTrack cabling application that Nexans is introducing on the Odenwaldbahn in Hesse, Germany. DuoTrack is a trunk cabling installation process that incorporates not only a cable, but also all the related ...
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Economic growth drives Indian Railways spending
With India's economy growing at more than 8% per year, demand for both freight and passenger transport is rising rapidly. Outgoing IR Chairman J P Batra tells Chris Jackson that the biggest challenge is to absorb growth on the existing network and add capacity as quickly as possible
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NewsBetuwe Route opens for business
The dedicated freight route running for 160 km between the port of Rotterdam and the German border finally welcomed its first commercial services on June 18.
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NewsGE unveils hybrid locomotive
GENERAL Electric officially unveiled its prototype hybrid road switcher at Los Angeles Union Station on May 24, one of the first outings of a locomotive which GE says has taken five years and $250m to develop. Numbered 2010 to indicate the year when GE plans to roll out its first ...
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Dualis extends the reach of the Citadis family
Alstom's latest design of tram-train vehicle builds on its successful modular tram family
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Pointers July 2007
The month a six-member committee of transport officials appointed by Bangladesh's caretaker government will complete a report recommending strategies for improving passenger transport and accelerating the development of the railway network. A consultants' report has advised double tracking the Dhaka - Chittagong route and constructing a more direct line to ...
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Serco preferred bidder for Dubai metro operations contract
DUBAI'S Roads & Transport Authority named Serco as preferred bidder for the contract to operate and maintain the first two lines of the Dubai Metro on June 19. The contract is valued at more than £400m over 12½ years, and begins this summer with a pre-launch consultancy and planning ...
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Level crossings pose the widest risk
THE DEATH of 11 people in a collision between an inter-city DMU and a lorry at Kerang in Victoria on June 5 is another regrettable addition to the growing list of fatal level crossing accidents. In the Australian state alone, 65 people have died in level crossing incidents over the ...
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Egis Rail launched
FRENCH rail and public transport engineering consultancy Semaly was officially relaunched as Egis Rail on June 1, following a restructuring of the rail activities within the Egis group. Since the former Lyon transport engineering arm was privatised in 1992, Semaly has been 77% owned by Egis - which is itself ...
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Thales consolidation takes shape
'GROUND Transportation is a core activity at the heart of Thales' strategy', confirmed Senior Vice-President Jean-Paul Lepeytre on May 23, during a presentation in Helsinki to outline developments since the company took over the Alcatel Transportation Systems business in January (RG 6.06 p361). Identifying the company's role as a ...