All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 14

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    European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC)

    Established in 2001, ERRAC is an advisory body to the European Union, representing member states, the railway manufacturing and supply industry, rail operators and infrastructure managers, users, academia and other bodies. The council comprises 45 representatives. Its mission is to establish a strategic rail research agenda to influence members in ...

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    Asociación de Empresas Ferroviarias Privadas (AEFP)

    Spanish Association of Private Railway Companies

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    Albany & Eastern Railroad (AERC)

    AERC operates a ’Y’-shaped network radiating east from Albany, Oregon. AERC began operating the 27 km Lebanon – Sweet Home – Foster Dam line in 1998, and in 2003 took over the 58 km branch from Lebanon to Lyons and Mill City, together with the 18 km main line to ...

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    AERS Rail Services Deutschland GmbH

    Established in 2003, AERS provides administration processing for rail operation, together with arranging haulage and staffing. It operates wagonload and combined traffic (containers, swap bodies and semi-trailers) freight logistics. AddressObereckstraße 979539 LörrachGermanyPhone+49 7621 915 28 0Emailrail-services-gmbh@stepnet.deWebsitewww.aers-rail-services.com   Network data Employees14  

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    Association for European Transport (AET)

    AET was founded in 1998 to advance transport planning through discussion and debate amongst professionals, organising the annual European Transport Conferences. Members of the Association are currently drawn from more than 35 countries and about 200 Organisation and Individual Members. AddressForrester HouseDoctors LaneHenley-in-Arden B95 5AWUKPhone+44 1564 793552Emailinfo@aetransport.orgWebsiteaetransport.org

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    Autoritatea Feroviara Romana (AFER)

    AFER is the technical body of the Ministry of Transport, responsible for ensuring inspection and safety control of railways and metros. Activities include licensing of railway undertakings, authorisation and technical survey of domestic and foreign suppliers of products and services in the railway industry, examination and certification, and investigation of ...

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    Association Ferroviaire Française des Ingénieurs et Cadres (AFFI)

    French Railway Engineers & Executives Association

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    Afghanistan Railway Authority

    First substantial railway opened 2011; see Afghanistan network map. In 2011 a 1524 mm gauge freight line was completed from the Uzbek border at Hairatan running for 75 km to the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. It is operated by the Uzbek state railway UTY. Turkmenistan Railways serves a freight terminal at ...

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    Agence de Financement des Infrastructures de Transport de France (AFIT France)

    The agency, established in 2005, allocates to transport infrastructure projects funding derived from taxation and royalties from motorway concession and road transport companies, and from government grants. AddressLa Grande ArcheParoi Sud92055 La DéfenseFrancePhone+33 1 40 81 10 61Fax+33 1 40 81 14 98Emailcontact@afit-france.frWebsitewww.afit-france.fr

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    Association Française du Rail (AFRA)

    French Rail Association

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    Department of Transport, South Africa

    The Minister oversees eight commercialised organisations, amongst them Transnet Freight Rail and passenger transport operations through Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA). The Department also supervises civil aviation, marine, national roads and other civil transport matters. Railway safety is supervised by the independent Railway Safety Regulator. AddressPrivate Bag X193Forum ...

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    Central East African Railways (CEAR)

    Operates the railway linking the Mozambique rail system at Nayuci on the eastern border to Mchinji in the west, and across the Zambian border to Chipata. In 1999 a 20-year operating concession was given to a consortium which included Railroad Development Corp (USA) and Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de ...

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    Conference of African Rail Transport Ministers

    Ministers responsible for transport in 27 countries agreed to set up this forum in 2006, and to establish an investment fund to promote development of railway infrastructure. AddressAfrican Union HeadquartersPO Box 3243Addis Ababa W21K19EthiopiaTel+251 11 551 77 00Fax+251 11 551 78 44Websiteau.int/en/directorates/transport-and-mobility

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    AKN Eisenbahn AG

    AKN is owned by the Federal States of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg. Lines operated are: Neumünster–Eidelstedt (A1), Elmshorn–Ulzburg Süd (A3) and also over VGN’s Norderstedt Mitte–Ulzburg Süd line (A2). Jointly with BeNEX GmbH it formed NBE Nordbahn Eisenbahn GmbH & Co KG to run the lines from Neumünster to Büsum (RB ...

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    BLS AG

    Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon-Bahn (BLS)

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    BLS Cargo AG

    Provides freight transport services on the central north-south axis through Switzerland. Also operates between the North Sea and the Mediterranean. In July 2017 SNCF Logistics acquired a 45% holding; Ambrogio Group holds 3% with BLS AG retaining 52%. AddressBollwerk 273001 BernSwitzerlandPhone+41 31 327 2844Fax+41 31 327 2860Emailfreight@bls.chWebsitewww.blscargo.ch Traffic ...

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    BLT Baselland Transport AG

    Operates four suburban tram and light rail routes, which gain access to central Basel over tracks of Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe. Since 2015 BLT has also operated the 13·1 km Waldenburgerbahn (WB, details listed separately), which is isolated from the main BLT network. This line closed for regauging from 750mm to metre ...

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    Bochum-Gelsenkirchener Straßenbahnen AG (Bogestra)

    First tram lines opened in 1890s. The network now comprises 2 Stadtbahn light metro and nine tram routes. See Bochum-Gelsenkirchen network on the Rhein-Ruhr region map. The original network of street-running tram routes has seen some upgrading to segregated light rail, and a single route (U35) runs as ‘Stadtbahn’ light ...

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    Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG)

    First line opened 1876. Network of conventional tramways with eight operating routes serving 163 stops. See Bremen network map. Bremen’s tram extensive network includes sections of segregated light rail, some constructed as part of original plans to develop a metro. An extension to Falkenberg (Niedersachsen) opened on August 1 2014 ...

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    DB Fernverkehr AG

    This subsidiary of DBAG operates long-distance passenger trains; subsidiary companies are DB AutoZug GmbH, DB Reise & Touristik Suisse SA, Ameropa-Reisen GmbH, Bayern Express & P Kühn Berlin GmbH and Rheinalp GmbH. AddressStephensonstraße 160326 Frankfurt am MainGermanyPhone+49 69 265 62220Fax+49 69 265 7100Websitewww.db.de Traffic Passenger journeys131·9 millionPassenger-km36 975 ...