All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2004 – Page 4
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Pointers
The Netherlands government has invited proposals for the long-planned Zuiderzee line. To be built with private-sector funding as a maglev or high speed line, the 180 km route is intended to halve the present 2h 30min Amsterdam - Groningen journey time.A consortium of six Japanese firms - Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy ...
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PUBLICATIONS
A Dream RevisitedSubtitled an Archival Journey into the Making of the Delhi Metro Rail, this book gives an account of the history, planning, routes and technology of the Indian capital’s metro from its inception to the opening ceremony. The trials and tribulations of the project are described, from the controversy ...
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Radar sleeper tests
GROUND-penetrating radar and ultrasonic testing are being combined to allow non-destructive testing firm Aperio to assess the condition of concrete sleepers. The radar can rapidly provide a detailed picture of the extent of any erosion on the underside of the sleepers on a graduated scale. The slower ultrasonic testing is ...
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Sidetrack
CAPTION: On May 10 Austrian Federal Railways unveiled its 200th multi-system Siemens-built Taurus locomotive. No 1116 200 has been painted in a special livery to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Semmering Railway. Sponsored by model railway manufacturer Roco, which has produced a limited edition replica, the loco features paintings ...
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Simpler trains wanted
MINISTER for Transport Services in New South Wales Michael Costa announced on May 3 that the state government had deferred indefinitely a decision to buy a planned third tranche of 60 Millennium EMU cars from EDI Rail (RG 9.03 p525).An entirely new ’simpler and cheaper’ design is apparently in prospect, ...
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Smart ticketing
ASCOM is to supply ticketing equipment for use across regional rail, light metro and local bus services in Rennes.The French city will launch an integrated multimodal ticketing scheme in mid-2005, with contactless smart cards replacing the existing paper tickets on services forming part of the local transport network. A single ...
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A tough year for Talgo
SPANISH rolling stock manufacturer Grupo Talgo has announced a net loss of €18·5m for 2003, compared with a loss of €8·8m in 2002. Turnover in 2003 was up at €282m from €177m the year before.The loss on ordinary activities in 2003 was €13·7m, due largely to the negative impact of ...
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