All Railway Gazette International articles in July 2019 – Page 147

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    Toronto Terminals Railway

    TTR operates Toronto Union station and the Union Station Rail Corridor for their owners, the city of Toronto and GO Transit. Address 50 Bay St, 14/f Suite 1400ON M5J 3A5 TorontoCanadaPhone +1 416 864 3440Fax +1 416 864 3487 Email info@ttrly.com Website www.ttrly.com

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    Rift Valley Railways

    The original line in Kenya opened from Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Victoria in 1901. East African Railways & Harbours Administration was set up in 1948; it was divided into national railways for Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in 1977. A concession awarded in 2005 to Rift Valley Railways to operate ...

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    Royal Railways

    The 30-year concession from 2009 aims to rehabilitate and expand the country's rail network. Services were restored to the Phnom Penh -- Sihanoukville line at the end of 2012. Initially ownership was shared: Royal Group (45%), Toll Group (55%). At the end of 2014 Toll Group divested its stake, and ...

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    Supreme Railways

    In December 2016, SR began operating high-speed services from Busan and Mokpo as an open-access operator, before using the Sudokwon high-speed branch to a new terminal at Suseo in southeast Seoul. It is owned 41% by Korail. Address 281 Suseo Hyosung BldgGwangpyeong-roGangnam-GuSeoulKorea (South)Phone +82 42 719 4271Fax +82 ...

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    Tajik Railways

    Created on 1 October 1994, the railway comprises part of the former Soviet Railways Central Asian network. A line from Uzbekistan reaches the capital, Dushanbe, while the Uzbek main line from Samarkand to Andizhan passes through the northern part of the country. TDJ carries more than 90% of international traffic. ...

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    Regiotrans SRL

    Runs services on a number of routes radiating from Brasov, from Arad and Timisoara, along with Bistrita -- Luduş and Blaj - Praid and some long-distance routes including Brasov -- Bucuresti -- Constanta and the Dorohoi -- Iasi -- Ploesti corridor. Address Str Oltului 2500283 BrasovRomaniaPhone +40 368 ...

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    Željeznice Republike Srpske

    The first railway in what is now Bosnia-Herzegovina opened in 1872. Following the civil war (1991-95) and as a result of the Dayton peace agreement, two entities were created within Bosnia-Herzegovina -- the Federation and Republika Srpska. ŽRS operates the railways in Republika Srpska, comprising the east-west line from Novi ...

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    STK SA

    Specialises in movement of out-of-gauge loads using large flat wagons, primarily between Upper and Lower Silesia, or to Poland's Baltic Sea ports or the Czech and Ukraine borders. Address ul Fabryczna 10budynek B253-609 WroclawPolandPhone +48 71 798 7615Fax +48 71 798 7617 Email stk@stk.wroc.pl Website www.stk.wroc.pl ...

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    SC Softrans SRL

    Originally operating from Bucuresti to Brasov, in April 2017 it extended services to Constanta and to Craiova and Motru. Address Calea Severinului 40200609 CraiovaRomaniaPhone +40 351 40 9153Fax +40 351 17 8949 Email office@softrans.ro Website www.softrans.ro Gauge: 1435 mm

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    Transport Scotland

    The agency is responsible for delivering Scotland's major transport infrastructure and improvement schemes. Amongst other activities, it is responsible for advising Scottish Ministers on the investment priorities for the rail network and developing investment strategies for the future, leading policy development for Scotland's railways, managing the ScotRail franchise, engaging with ...

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    Sistemi Territoriali SpA

    The former Venete Railways (FV) is now part of Sistemi Territoriale SpA, the Veneto regional transport operator. Runs the local line Ferrovia Adria--Mestre linking Venezia Mestre with Adria, and the RFI line from Rovigo to Chioggia. Address Piazza Giacomo Zanellato 535131 PadovaItalyPhone +39 049 774999Fax +39 049 774399 ...

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    Sitarail

    First line opened 1905. The former Abidjan--Niger railway links Abidjan with Nangoloko on the Burkina Faso border, and runs thence to Ouagadougou and Kaya. The railway was operated as a single entity until 1989, when separate national administrations were formed. In 1994 a new mixed public/private company Sitarail (a subsidiary ...

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    Uzbekiston Temir Yollari

    Established as an independent entity in 1991 following break-up of the former Soviet Railways (SZD) organisation, the railway became a state-controlled joint stock company in 1994. It comprises the former Central Asian Railway division of SZD. A 75 km line into Afghanistan opened in 2011, initially being operated by UTY. ...

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    Thamshavnbanen

    Norway's first electric railway, the oldest AC-powered railway in the world, links Løkken Verk and Thamshavn; now runs tourist trains between Løkken Verk and Bårdshaug (22 km). Address Torfinn Bjornaas Plass 27332 Lokken VerkNorwayPhone +47 72 49 91 00Fax +47 72 49 91 01 Email post@oi.no Website www.oi.no ...

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    Trafikverket

    In 1988, Swedish State Railways (SJ) was divided into a utility responsible for provision of train services on commercial terms, and a national authority (Banverket) responsible for the state-owned rail infrastructure. In late 2009, the Swedish government confirmed plans to separate the maintenance arm Banverket Production as a separate company, ...

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    TransContainer

    This subsidiary of Russian Railways handles intermodal freight and is Russia's largest container operator. Address 6/2 Kalanchevskaya ul107174 MoskvaRussiaPhone +7 499 262 8506Fax +7 499 262 7578 Email trcont@trcont.ru Website www.trcont.ru Company size No. of employees: 5,000

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    Transfesa

    Moves freight in private wagons with variable-gauge interchangeable axles for through running between 1 435 mm and 1 668 mm gauges; also offers warehousing and distribution and now licensed to operate throughout Spain. The company was purchased by DB AG in 2007. Address Calle de Musgo 1Aravaca28023 MadridSpainPhone ...

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    Travys

    Travys runs three lines: from SBB's station at Yverdon on Lake Neuchâtel to Ste Croix in the Jura mountains (YSteC, opened 1893), from SBB at Vallorbe to Le Brassus (PBr, opened 1899), and from SBB at Chavornay to Orbe, (opened 1894). Address Quai de la Thièle 321401 Yverdon-les-BainsSwitzerlandPhone ...

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    Turkmendemirjollari

    First line opened 1886. Established as an independent entity in 1991 following the break-up of the former Soviet Railways, TPK was reorganised as a state undertaking in 1993 and officially abolished in 2003 when the new Ministry of Railway Transport took responsibility for operations. The Serhetyaka – Bereket – Etrek ...

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    Unifertrans

    This open-access operator handles bulk freight, including oil products and minerals over eight routes. Address Str Nicolae Caramfil 63A016146 Bucureşti Sector 1RomaniaPhone +40 21 232 9887Fax +40 21 233 3328 Email office@unicom-group.ro Website www.unicom-group.ro Traffic Gauge: 1435 mm