All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2003 – Page 3
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Finding leaks
PULLMAN AC is using Spectroline refrigerant leak detection in the air-conditioning units of 110 suburban coaches operating in the UK. An ultraviolet fluorescent additive is mixed with the 18 kg of refrigerant in each vehicle. When viewed under a high-intensity UV lamp, any traces of leaks can be identified from ...
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Knowledge loss follows fragmentation
NEARLY A DECADE has passed since the Railways Act 1993 instigated the world’s most dramatic break-up of a national railway. Having witnessed at first hand the chain of events that followed the destruction of British Rail, we believe it is important that other railways heed the lessons learnt so painfully.The ...
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Slovak regional railway formed
BRATISLAVA regional authority BSK has formed a local railway company to provide services on two lines from which ZSSK has withdrawn passenger trains. BSK plans to run the 14 km Zohor - Z
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Standard gauge switch
PROPOSALS for a second stage of rail restructuring in Switzerland are being drawn up for discussion by the Bundesrat later this year, with a view to placing draft legislation before Parliament in 2004. Dr Max Friedli, Director of the Ministry of Transport, has proposed that ownership of 1 435 mm ...
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NSW's largest tunnelling project gets underway
This month sees the launch of the first tunnel boring machine for the orbital Chatswood - Epping - Parramatta rail link connecting the northern and western suburbs of Sydney
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Glass roof in the wilderness
HOLLAND America Line has taken delivery of four double-deck coaches from Colorado Railcar. They were expected to enter service on McKinley Explorer land cruise operations on May 16, attached to regular Alaska Railroad passenger train services.The vehicles are 27·1m long and 5·5m high, and will operate in two pairs. Cars1050 ...
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LA Gold line ready to open
NEXT MONTH is due to see the opening of the 22 km Gold line between Los Angeles Union Station and Sierra Madre Villa in Pasadena. The line is now substantially complete, and was handed over to operator Los Angeles MTA on April 18 for test running and driver training. Delivery ...
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Metra grants
LAST MONTH the US Federal Transit Administration awarded grants totalling more than $50m to Chicago commuter rail operator Metra under a November 2001 agreement to provide 60% funding for three projects costing $558m.The awards include $24m for double-tracking of the North Central line between Antioch and Franklin Park, which will ...
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Tellier targets profit growth
INTRO: Four months after taking over as President of Bombardier Inc, Paul Tellier outlines his objectives to Chris Jackson’OUR AIM is to be the low-cost, high-quality producer, and we will move in that direction over the next few years. Even if we don’t grow our revenues, I am determined to ...
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Holdings swap
CVRD of Brazil has announced that it is to transfer its 32·4% holding in the loss-making Nordeste Railway (CFN) to steel producer CSN and Taquari Participaç
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Hypersonic rail tests
On April 30 a rocket-powered sled set a speed record for a rail-mounted vehicle, travelling the length of a 5 km test track in 6·04 sec at a maximum speed of Mach 8·5, about 10300 km/h. The Holloman High Speed Test Track in New Mexico is used by the US ...
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Indian private line opened
VISITING the state of Gujarat on May 11, India’s Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani inaugurated a 271 km broad-gauge line in Saurashtra region, which is being built as a public-private partnership. Due to be completed next year at a cost of Rs3·7bn, the line from Surendranagar to the new ...
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RCF still an issue in infrastructure policies
TWO RECENT conferences in London put the spotlight on the importance of effective inspection and management of infrastructure. Debate in this field continues to be dominated by the need to deal with the complex problem of rolling contact fatigue - now a serious issue in a number of European countries, ...
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INTELLIGENCE
Austria: The 936m Birgl tunnel was holed through on April 28, as part of a project to double-track the 208 km Tauern line from Salzburg to Rosenbach.China: On May 9 work began in Lhasa on a 919m bridge required for the Qinghai - Tibet railway scheme.Europe: This month Logistica Mediterranea ...
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Researchers on the track of wheel-rail interaction
INTRO: A better understanding of the many phenomena which have their roots in the small contact patch between wheel and rail offers a huge potential for savings, in terms of maintenance, reliability, safety and environmental costsBYLINE: Dr Anders Ekberg, Dr Elena Kabo, Dr Jens Nielsen and Dr Jonas RingsbergCharmec*THIS MONTH ...
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Pyrenees line retendered
A NEW INVITATION to tender has been published for the concession to fund, build and operate the 45 km Perpignan - Figueres cross-border route, with bids due back by September 30. The French and Spanish governments hope to award a contract by the end of this year, so that work ...
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Missing link in place
AT THE START OF 2004, Portuguese infrastructure authority Refer expects to complete the second phase of its North-South link programme, which will see routes either side of the Tagus finally connected via the 25 de Abril bridge in Lisboa (RG 4.98 p258). Although passengers have been crossing the Tagus by ...
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Luzern S-Bahn
A THREE-STAGE project to develop an S-Bahn network in the Swiss city of Luzern was officially unveiled on May 7 by the head of the city’s transport and works department Max Pfister. The project forms part of the second phase of the Bahn 2000 programme, which is due to be ...
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Metrotrén projects make progress
SPANISH Development Minister Francisco Álvarez-Cascos joined Feve President Eugenio Damboriena in Asturias on May 10 to mark the completion of track renewal work between Ribadesella and Llanes, and electrification between Nava and Infiesto. Both projects on Feve’s Oviedo - Santander route have been undertaken as part of the Metrotrén Asturias ...
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Market
Chile: Under a contract worth €16m, EFE is acquiring reconditioned traction and rolling stock from Renfe of Spain for daytime Santiago - Temuco services. This includes four Class 269 electric locomotives, 23 coaches and four car-transporter wagons.France:IER and Thales e-Transactions have been awarded a €20m contract to replace by late ...
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