All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 11
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Country profile
Thailand - country profile
Network upgrades including double-tracking have aimed at increasing capacity and reducing freight transit times. High speed plans remain at the development stage. Bangkok’s urban network is expanding.
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Turkey - country profile
Renewal and expansion has included high speed lines from Ankara to Eskisehir in 2009, and to Konya in 2011. Istanbul’s metro has expanded greatly, and a dozen cities have built light rail lines.
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India - country profile
India is pushing ahead with network-wide electrification, together with construction of high-performance freight and passenger lines.
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United Kingdom - country profile
Since restructuring and privatisation in the 1990s, infrastructure has now returned to public ownership. An electrification programme has stalled, and a planned high-speed cut back to a single route. Renationalisation of passenger operations has begun.
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Poland - country profile
EU funding has been refocused on maintenance and renewals of the previously underfunded legacy network, with upgrading for higher speeds and some ETCS Level 1 signalling.
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Organisations
HS2 Ltd
This government-owned company was established in 2009 to develop plans for a high speed line between London and Birmingham, and later extensions to Manchester and Leeds. See the project map of High Speed 2 for route details. The government requested a review of the project during 2019, with the Oakervee ...
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Dortmunder Stadtwerke AG (DSW21)
Network of eight Stadtbahn lines (20·5 km in tunnel), together with two conventional tramway routes, largely on reserved track, and 124 stops. See Dortmund network on the Rhein-Ruhr region map. Also operates the short “H-Bahn 21” suspended monorail at Dortmund University (3·16 km, 5 stops), opened in 1984. AddressDeggingstraße 4044141 ...
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Greengauge 21
Greengauge 21 aims to carry out research and strategic planning that supports the improvement and extension of the UK’s existing rail network, as well as a national high-speed rail network that is fully integrated with today’s rail system. Address28 Lower Teddington RoadKingston upon Thames KT1 4HJUKPhone+44 7984 647367Emailco-ordinator@greengauge21.netWebsitewww.greengauge21.net
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Addis Abeba Light Rail Transit (AA-LRT)
Light rail network first opened 2015, serving 41 stops. Work on a 2-line network began in 2009, with the north-south route (16·9 km, 22 stops) between Menelik Square and Kaliti opening on September 20 2015. The east-west line from Ayat west to Tor Hailoch opened on November 9 2015, (17·4 ...
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American Association of Private Railroad Car Owners (AAPRCO)
Represents the interests of its members, who own and operate passenger rolling stock. Its mission is to promote the operation, ownership, and enjoyment of the private passenger rolling stock. Address311 East Main StreetSuite 512Galesburg, IL 61401USAPhone+1 706 326 6262E-mailexecdirector@aaprco.comWebsitewww.aaprco.com
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Association of American Railroads (AAR)
The AAR is a national organisation formed to promote adequate and efficient railroad service and to enable the railroads better to contribute to the accomplishment of the purposes of national transport policy. MxV Rail is a subsidiary of AAR providing research, testing and training services from a campus 25 km ...
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AustralAsia Railway Corp (AARC)
AARC, a statutory corporation, was established in 1997 as a joint initiative of the Northern Territory and South Australia governments to manage the process for awarding a 50-year concession for construction and operation of the Adelaide–Darwin line. This comprises the Tarcoola – Alice Springs route opened in 1980 and the ...
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Aare Seeland mobil AG
Four undertakings were merged in 1999 to form Aare Seeland mobil AG: Biel-Täuffelen-Ins Bahn (BTI), Regionalverkehr Oberaargau (RVO), Solothurn-Niederbipp-Bahn (SNB) and Oberaargauische Automobilkurse (OAK). Lines run from Langenthal to St Urban, Niederbipp and Solothurn, and Biel to Ins. AddressGrubenstrasse 124900 LangenthalSwitzerlandPhone+41 62 919 1911Fax+41 62 919 1912Emailinfo@asmobil.chWebsitewww.asmobil.ch Traffic ...
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Aarhus Letbane
Work on Denmark’s first modern light rail line began in 2013, with the first section from Aarhus H to AU Hospital opened on December 21 2017 (6·4 km, 12 stops); extensions north to Lystrup and Lisbjergskolen completed the new light rail sections (total 12 km, 18 stops). On August 25 ...
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American Association of Railroad Superintendents (AARS)
AARS was founded in 1881. It provides networking, education and professional development for management of Class I, regional and short lines, and passenger railroads, as well as representatives of government and regulatory agencies. AddressPO Box 200LaFox, IL 60147USAPhone+1 331 643 3369Emailaars@supt.orgWebsitesupt.org
