All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2007 – Page 3
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Netherlands: Landmark station enhances Amsterdam
Linking two districts which are currently divided by the railway, Bijlmer-Arena will be one of the largest stations in the Netherlands and form a major interchange with metro and bus routes Rob Steenhuis, Managing Director, Arcadis Architecten FUNDAMENTAL to the architect's brief for rebuilding the station at Amsterdam Bijlmer-Arena was ...
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European Commission must act to liberalise rail freight
The European Union must enforce the spirit of its First Railway Package if the revitalisation of rail freight is to be achieved, argues Tony Berkeley, Chairman of the Rail Freight Group UK and a Board Member of the European Rail Freight Customer PlatformTHERE WAS a chilling reminder at the CEE ...
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Netherlands: Sweating assets now ProRail's priority
As major projects come to fruition, infrastructure manager ProRail is now concentrating on making the best use of its existing rail network. The ?1·1bn that the government has allocated to enhancements in 2006-12 will be spent on easing bottlenecks rather than new infrastructure, explains Peter Badcock PRORAIL's Infra Operations Manager ...
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Freight reforms make progress
Following the creation of new passenger businesses earlier this year, Russian Railways is preparing to transfer the bulk of its freight operations to a new operating company at the beginning of 2007 THIS MONTH the Russian government is expected to authorise the setting up of a new company to take ...
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CPR is ready to extend 100% Effective Friction Management
Michael RoneyGeneral Manager, Technical Services Canadian Pacific Railway Trials with electronic gauge face lubrication and top-of-rail friction management were delivering good results until deep seated shelling appeared on the gauge corner. This has now been successfully resolved by modifying grinders to work at a 60º angle THERE ARE few ways ...
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Yakutsk Railway heads for the Lena
Construction work is pressing ahead on the new line through Russia's Sakha Republic, which is in on course to reach Yakutsk in 2010 MORE THAN 20 years since tracklaying began on the railway to serve the remote Siberian city of Yakutsk, the Yakutiya Railway Co is within sight of completing ...
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Dedicated freight corridors will boost rail productivity
A network of high-performance freight corridors is to be developed with public-private participation through a special purpose vehicle owned by IR A GROUP OF Ministers appointed by the Indian government confirmed on August 27 that a Special Purpose Vehicle is to be created to facilitate the development of the country's ...
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Porto Metro moves into second phase
Opening of the 1·5 km airport branch on May 27 saw the completion of the first phase of the Porto metro. Detailed design work has been completed for a 12·5 km extension of Line A, and planning has started for three more routes THE PLACING of an order earlier ...
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Speed records are tumbling
While the events in Germany hogged last month's headlines, speed records have been established in other countries too. Of special interest is the 404 km/h attained by one of Renfe's 16 AVE S103 trainsets on July 16 on a section of the Madrid - Lleida high speed line. To date ...
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Mokpo high speed line moves ahead
Construction of South Korea's second high speed line starts this year, underlining the government's commitment to invest in the national network. The 230 km line will put the port city of Mokpo less than 2 h away from Seoul
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VR faces the challenge of growth
Last year Finnish Railways reported record levels of passenger traffic, and growth is continuing in 2006. President & CEO Henri Kuitunen explains to Chris Jackson that a new timetable will boost the level of service, but VR must now face the arrival of open-access competition in the freight sector THE ...
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CM2006 to examine the wheel-rail interface
The Seventh International Conference on Contact Mechanics and Wear of Rail/Wheel Systems in Brisbane on September 25 - 27 will look at the latest research and best practice relating to the crucial interface between wheel and rail Peter Mutton is Associate Director of the Institute of Railway Technology at Monash ...
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Wheel-rail contact technologies: the Australian experience
CONSIDERABLE advances have been made in wheel-rail contact technologies over the last 20 years. Detailed research has led to a much deeper understanding of wheel-rail contact phenomena, paving the way for operational, safety and economic improvements.Rail and wheel lives are longer, operating speeds and axleloads are higher, track components deteriorate ...
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Mehdorn awaits the politicians' verdict
The debate about privatising Deutsche Bahn AG will reach a climax in the next few weeks. In the run-up to a decision on a stock market listing, Chris Jackson sought the views of Chairman Hartmut MehdornJackson: Herr Mehdorn, why do you want to float Deutsche Bahn AG on the stock ...
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Sendai airport line nears completion
EAST JAPAN Railway plans to open the 7·1 km rail link to Sendai airport early in 2007 - before the end of the current financial year. Seen as a key element in plans to open up the Tohoku region, the scheme takes the form of a public-private partnership which is ...
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France's biggest renewals project
RELAYING the 80 km of double-track main line between Les Aubrais and Vierzon constitutes 'the biggest regeneration worksite ever undertaken in France', according to RFF.When Transport Minister Dominique Perben visited Saint-Jean-le-Blanc on May 22, the work was nearly finished. Completion was planned for June, and a programme of improvements along ...
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Higher productivity to help fund rising renewals spend
French Transport Minister Dominique Perben has authorised higher government spending on track renewals, and is putting in place a performance contract with RFF to ensure the money is spent effectively. Murray Hughes reports from OrléansHISTORY was made in 1967 on the Les Aubrais - Vierzon section of the Paris - ...
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Reinventing Greater København's local railways
Tom Noach Project ManagerGreater København Authority Greater København Authority has started modernising six regional lines in Sjæland. Speeds and frequencies are being increased and new trains ordered to provide a more attractive service and grow passenger traffic RESPONSIBILITY for six run-down independent railways in the Danish capital's hinterland was ...