Main line rail industry news – Page 1324
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Fleet management software
SWISS consultancy Enotrac was to launch an English-language version of its VIS-Carsis fleet management software at the UITP’s Mobility & City Transport exhibition in May. Available on both local area network and over the internet, the software is designed for use by any size of railway. Lifetime data collection for ...
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Publications
Noise and vibration from high-speed trainsEdited by Victor V KrylovA comprehensive general reference work for engineers, scientists and consultants interested in the technical aspects of the noise and vibration effects of high-speed railway operation. Aimed at a technical reader with a background in engineering or physics, chapters cover the theoretical ...
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Industry News
Germany: Voith Turbo opened a service centre in Heidenheim on May 9. It stocks 19000 spare parts, and will provide 24h service to locomotive hire pools.South Africa: Austrian track materials manufacturer VAE AG has acquired 65% of Transwert Perway (Pty) Ltd.USA: Harris Corp announced on May 9 that it had ...
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Pointers June 2001
The New South Wales Rail, Tram & Bus Industry Union has said it will not oppose the privatisation of FreightCorp as long as it is sold with National Rail Corp. Secretary Nick Lewocki said the union is not pro-privatisation, but has to be pragmatic. It hopes to persuade the Commonwealth ...
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Dear Sir - The Hatfield rail was not unique...
INTRO: Fred Mau* points out that rails have shattered before on the scale observed after last October’s derailment, and points to the interaction of rolling contact fatigue cracks with residual stresses in the railTHE PICTURE of the rail recovered from Hatfield in RG 3.01 (p157) prompts me to write. The ...
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Queensland welcomes IHHA and AusRAIL delegates
BYLINE: Bob ScheuberChief Executive, QROn behalf of QR, I would like to welcome delegates from around the world to the 7th International Heavy Haul Conference and AusRAIL 2001, the biennial business conference of the Australasian Railway Association. Both events are being held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, the ...
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The deficits have gone - now we need the investment
INTRO: Apart from Queensland, privatisation of rail freight in Australia could be completed this year. Operational efficiency has improved and trains are now moving more tonne-km than trucks, but publicly-owned interstate routes are still not getting the investment required to boost asset productivity and performanceBYLINE: John KirkExecutive DirectorAustralasian Railway AssociationAUSTRALIA’s ...
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NewsTechnology transfer - from heavy haul to passenger and back
With privatisation sweeping the world, passenger carriers are increasingly subject to the same pressures as those affecting freight railways. Heavy haul operators have invested considerable time and effort learning how to run the world's most efficient rail businesses, and their experiences should be of interest to all railway managers, including ...
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Control centre back up
Rotterdam metro operator RET has bought a Cummins CS400-5 400 kVA generating set to provide back up power for its metro traffic control centre in the event of a mains failure. Installed in a soundproofed 20ft container, the set comprises a NTA855G4 engine coupled to a Stamford Newage alternator.Microprocessor-based monitoring ...
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PEOPLE
P Rajagopalan has taken over as Financial Commissioner, Railways, and ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India.Rüdiger vorm Walde is to become Director General of Austrian Federal Railways with effect from August 1. Currently Chairman of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, he will succeed Helmut Draxler on a three-year contract.John Robinson joins the ...
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INTELLIGENCE
Australia: An audit of the interstate rail network carried out for Australian Rail Track Corp by Booz·Allen & Hamilton suggests that A$507m needs to be spent over the next five to six years to attract more freight to rail (p397). A$398m would go on the Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane ...
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30 tonnes on the Malmbanan
SWEDISH heavy-haul iron ore operator MTAB held ceremonies on March 7 to mark the start of regular operations with 30 tonne axleloads on the Luleå - Kiruna - Narvik corridor. The opening celebrations also marked the entry into revenue service of MTAB's first new trainset, funded by iron ore mining ...
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Australian dream is close to take-off
WORK was expected to get under way last month on the 1420 km rail link between Alice Springs and Darwin, following the assembly of a financing package for the project on April 20 (RG 5.00 p282). First proposed in 1858, a north-south rail link became a federal commitment in 1911. ...
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T’Trans steps up refurbishment business
OVER THE NEXT five years T’Trans estimates that the refurbishment market for passenger and freight rolling stock in Brazil may be worth up to US$3bn. This explains why the company is investing R$10m in a factory formerly owned by Federal Railways of Brazil in Tres Rios, converting it into a ...
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Wheel-rail interface must be managed
’WEAR IS HEALTHY, but uncontrolled wear is not.’ Richard Keefe, Infrastructure Engineering Manager for MTR Corp in Hong Kong, was referring to the management of rail deterioration on one of the world’s busiest metros. Intriguingly, the model developed for rail management on Hong Kong’s MTR had been prescribed by BHP, ...
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Infraspeed wins HSL-Zuid PPP
ON MAY 11 Dutch Transport Minister Tineke Netelenbos and Finance Minister Gunnar Zalm announced that a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed for provision and maintenance of track, signalling, power supplies, noise barriers and communication systems on HSL-Zuid between Amsterdam and the Belgian border.The Infraspeed BV consortium has been selected ...
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Airtrain inaugurated
QUEENSLAND’s Premier Peter Beattie and Transport Minister Steve Bredhauer joined celebrations at Brisbane Airport’s Domestic station on May 7 to mark the opening of the state capital’s privately-promoted airport rail link. After an arriving train broke though a banner, the Premier and Airtrain Chairman Martin Kriewaldt unveiled a commemorative plaque.The ...
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Freight strategy unveiled
A £4bn investment package to boost rail freight traffic in Britain was announced on May 3 by the Strategic Rail Authority’s Freight Director Julia Clarke. Intended to form part of the SRA’s Strategic Plan due later this year, the freight strategy is designed to deliver the 80% increase in tonne-km ...
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Intrastate revival
THE VICTORIA state government has confirmed plans to reinstate a number of regional passenger services radiating from Melbourne. Under the previous state administration, several services were replaced by buses. Trains are due to begin running again to Mildura, Ararat and Bairnsdale in 2003, and to Leongatha in 2004. Extensive work ...
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Sagrera station
SPANISH Development Minister Francisco Álvarez-Cascos and the Mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos have signed an agreement to build a station at Sagrera for the high speed line between Madrid and the French border. The Ministry of Development will be responsible for the railway infrastructure component of the Pts77bn scheme, with ...