All Railway Gazette International articles in June 2007 – Page 6
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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: 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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WCRR debates capacity and sustainability
Roy Allen is President of Transportation Technology Center Inc, the research subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads, and Chairman of the WCRR organising committee. As Vice-President, Operations & Regulatory Affairs, at the Railway Association of Canada, Mike Lowenger is Chairman of the WCRR Montréal planning committeeTaking place in Montréal ...
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US safety in the spotlight
PROPOSALS for a radical reform of railway safety legislation were introduced into the US Congress on May 1 by James Oberstar, Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee. The Railroad Safety Improvement Act envisages redesignating the FRA as the Federal Railroad Safety Adminstration, with a specific objective to reduce ...
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News in Brief
Central Japan Railway President Masayuki Matsumoto confirmed on April 27 that the company hopes to launch revenue services on the first phase of the Chuo maglev line between Tokyo and Nagoya by 2025, with the planned Nagoya - Osaka section to follow. JR Central has allocated ¥6bn in its 2007 ...
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Israeli national resignalling
ISRAEL Railways suspended all train services on May 11-12 to permit the commissioning of a new national signalling and train control system.ISR has adopted the Command 900 Safe Desk technology supplied by Thales from Germany. Formerly marketed by Alcatel as NetTrac 6653, this is a vital remote control system for ...
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Philippine Main Line South upgrade
WORK IS expected to start this month on upgrading of a 60 km section of Philippine National Railways' Main Line South, permitting the expansion of suburban services to the south of Manila.PNR General Manager Jose Maria Sarasola announced on May 2 that track strengthening, bridge reconstruction, station works and the ...
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Fortress buys Florida East Coast
FLORIDA EAST COAST Industries announced on May 8 that it had agreed a $3·5bn merger with the private equity Fortress Investment Group, which recently acquired RailAmerica. Unanimously approved by the FECI board, the deal is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2007. The 565 km Florida East ...
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Protectionist instinct dies hard
AS WE HAVE reported, rail freight traffic through the Channel Tunnel has fallen sharply since the end of the Minimum Usage Charge agreement between Eurotunnel and the British and French governments on November 31 2006. One shipper still using the route revealed last month that SNCF had announced an ...
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Metros June 2007
France: Test running of Alstom Citadis trams began on the first phase of Nice tram Line 1 in early May. Opening of the 8·7 km line between Pont-Michel and Comte-de-Falicon is planned for September. Hungary: On May 4 Siemens delivered the last of 40 Combino Plus 54 m long trams ...
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Market June 2007
Brazil: CVRD has ordered a 96-stone rail grinder from Harsco Track Technologies for the 1 600 mm gauge Carajás iron ore line. The deal includes two years of training and support after delivery early next year. China: On May 21 the Ministry of Railways and Harsco Track Technologies signed two ...