Main line rail industry news – Page 1164
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Lime mix
LARGE SCALE and commercially viable production of lime mortar to an 1860s specification is being undertaken as part of the renovation of London’s St Pancras station, which will form the terminus of Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from 2007.Lime Technology, CPI EuroMix and Castle Cement have developed ...
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Kenya-Uganda bids in
BIDDING documentation for the 25-year concession to operate the rail networks in Kenya and Uganda was issued on August 30, after the submission deadline was extended at the request of the bidders.Final offers were due by September 30, and the two governments now expect to name the preferred bidder on ...
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Three-stage programme puts Combino trams back on track
When higher than expected torsion forces caused cracking in some of the bolted aluminium bodyshells of the Combino fleet in 2002-03, Siemens decided to modify more than 450 trams. Harry Hondius MSc reports on progress with a three-stage programme to deal with the defects
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Light rail arrives in Charlotte
INTRO: Construction began earlier this year on the 15·5 km South Corridor route in Charlotte, the first light rail project in this rapidly-growing city in North Carolina. William D Middleton reportsLIGHT RAIL has a key role to play in Charlotte, North Carolina, where an initial line is now under ...
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RZD reform makes good progress
INTRO: The process of reforming Russian Railways to meet the needs of a market-based economy is well advanced, with institutional separation complete, growing private investment in rolling stock and significant competition in the freight marketBYLINE: Anna G BelovaVice-President, Russian RailwaysLouis S ThompsonPrincipal, Thompson, Galenson & AssociatesRUSSIA is a country of ...
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Two first classes
EUROSTAR restructured its provision of first class accommodation with effect from September 1, to provide separate services to suit business and leisure passengers. First class has been split into Business Premier and Leisure Select categories. The more expensive Business Premier offers shorter check-in times, access to lounges, a ...
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Intelligence
China: Work began on August 26 to add a fourth track on the 147 km line between Guangzhou and Shenzhen at a cost of 4·74bn yuan. This will allow services to be increased from 100 to 137 per day, and it is expected that traffic will rise from 27million to ...
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Nordic Rail highlights northern Europe
JÖNKÖPING is once again hosting the Nordic Rail exhibition, and on October 4-6, eyes will turn to developments in the rail industries of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.The region’s suppliers will be present to highlight their products and services, while exhibitors from further afield will be heading to southern Sweden ...
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Two contracts and one competition
A contractual structure that separates infrastructre and operating risks has been developed for the Metro Mondego light rail project in Coimbra, on which work is expected to resume after municipal elections this month
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RandstadRail to get sneltram cars
INTRO: For the first time in Europe LRVs are being built to withstand an end loading of 800 kN. Harry Hondius reportsROTTERDAM operator RET has ordered 21 articulated LRVs from Bombardier Transportation for the RandstadRail project (RG 4.05 p209), with an option for a further 27 cars. Destined to work ...
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Tenerife’s PPP tram moves ahead
INTRO: Now being built under a Public-Private Partnership, the first phase of Tenerife’s planned light rail network is expected to open in March 2007WORKIS now underway on a 12·4 km light rail route in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which is being built under a Public-Private Partnership between the island authority ...
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Network Rail found guilty over Hatfield
FINES totalling millions of pounds may be imposed on Network Rail and Balfour Beatty this month, after the jury in the eight-month Hatfield trial found NR guilty of offences under Section 37 of the Health & Safety at Work Act on September 6.At the same time, the jury found three ...
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CBM supports the Powder River fleet
INTRO: Chris Jackson reports from NebraskaREPRESENTATIVES from Alstom Transport and BNSF Railway inaugurated a locomotive test shop at Alliance, Nebraska, on August 24. The event marked the successful introduction of condition-based maintenance to BNSF’s fleet of AC-motored diesel locos used on coal trains from Wyoming’s Powder River basin.Alstom is responsible ...
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Pacific National could break up
PATRICK CORP Chief Executive Chris Corrigan said last month that his company’s Pacific National joint venture with Toll Holdings is ’totally dysfunctional’ and likely to be broken up.This could be the dramatic outcome of a bitter row between the two Australian freight and logistics groups that began with Toll announcing ...
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International focus on the value of speed
INTRO: eurailSpeed 2005 will examine the latest developments and the future outlook for high speed railways, focusing on the main theme of High Speed Rail - Railways’ Leading Asset for Customers and SocietyEurailspeed 2005, the 5th World High Speed Rail Congress, will be held in Milano, Italy, on November 7-9. ...
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João Pessoa upgrades too
WORK is expected to start shortly on upgrading tracks for passenger services in the Brazilian city of João Pessoa. A limited diesel-hauled suburban service has been operating for some time over the 28 km between Cabedelo on the coast and the inland suburb of Santa Rita, serving seven intermediate ...
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Access charges pose grave threat to the future of Dutch freight
THE FUTURE viability of Railion Nederland NV has been thrown into question since Transport Minister Karla Peijs announced earlier this year that track access charges are to rise substantially in 2006, and could double again within the following two or three years.At the same time, parliament is insisting that charges ...