All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2001 – Page 4
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Adtranz takeover completed
BOMBARDIER completed its acquisition of DaimlerChrysler Rail Systems GmbH (Adtranz) on May 1, following the approval by the European Commission’s competition authorities (RG 5.01 p349) of the sale and purchase agreement with DaimlerChrysler AG announced last August. The purchase was completed for a cash consideration of C$1·1bn (k790m), subject ...
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Open access denied
AN APPLICATION by two operators seeking access to Canadian National’s tracks (RG 4.01 p210) was rejected by the Canadian Transportation Agency on May 3. Hudson Bay Railway, owned by US short line operator Omnitrax, sought authority to collect grain from silos and haul it over 2400 km of CN track ...
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Connex launches 375s at last
CAPTION: British Transport Minister Keith Hill (left of inset) and Connex Managing Director Olivier Brousse (right) were among the dignitaries present at London Victoria on April 30 to welcome the first scheduled service into the capital worked by Class 375 EMUs (RG 6.00 p351). Adtranz is supplying a total of ...
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30 tonnes on the Malmbanan
SWEDISH heavy-haul iron ore operator MTAB held ceremonies on March 7 to mark the start of regular operations with 30 tonne axleloads on the Luleå - Kiruna - Narvik corridor. The opening celebrations also marked the entry into revenue service of MTAB's first new trainset, funded by iron ore mining ...
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Pointers June 2001
The New South Wales Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union has said it will not oppose the privatisation of FreightCorp as long as it is sold with National Rail Corp. Secretary Nick Lewocki said the union is not pro-privatisation, but has to be pragmatic. It hopes to persuade the Commonwealth ...
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SWT confirms £1bn train deal
STAGECOACH Holdings announced on April 24 that it was to lease 785 Siemens Desiro UK 750V DC electric multiple-unit cars for its South West Trains franchise (RG 3.01 p161). Options would take the total to 1201 vehicles. Around one-third of the £1bn contract value covers maintenance of the fleet at ...
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