Main line rail industry news – Page 1363
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Albania: HSH is negotiating with Czech companies for supply of spare parts to put back into service the bulk of the main line fleet of 62 Type T669.1 Co-Cos supplied by CKD Praha in 1968-70.Australia: Alstom Engines’ Paxman Division is to supply 21 diesel engines to SRANSW for repowering its ...
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JV completes track doubling on time
BYLINE: Eric Chemineau and Kenneth Herring*ON MARCH 10, State Railway of Thailand officially inaugurated the third track on a key section of its Northern main line (RG 2.00 p72). The line had been formally opened on December 5 1999 to mark the Sixth Cycle Anniversary Birthday of HM King Bhumipol ...
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Chinese Railways tests 200 km/h EMU power car
Trials are under way in China with a 200 km/h EMU power car developed by Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Works and Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute
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Rolling stock policy changes direction
INTRO: Roland Bonnepart, Director of Traction & Rolling Stock at French National Railways, sets out his policy for fleet modernisation to Murray Hughes. Around 50 more TGVs will be needed for TGV Est, but the TGV Nouvelle Génération prototype will not be builtBYLINE: Roland BonnepartDirector of Traction & ...
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Save the CityThis video from the International of Public Transport argues that ’without mobility, a city is no longer a city’. Aimed at increasing awareness of the role of public transport amongst decision makers and opinion formers, it highlights examples of good practice in land use and transport planning from ...
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Compact DC-DC converter
LIGHT rail vehicles require a stabilised low voltage DC power supply for on-board equipment. This auxiliary supply must not be affected by fluctuations in the traction power supply, and it must also be isolated from the medium voltage potential to earth. Typically, this will nominally be 600 to 750V DC, ...
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Good EMC management gets trains in service on time
INTRO: Failure to establish clear contractual standards for electromagnetic compatibility is leading to costly delays in commissioning rolling stock and electrification schemes. Differing national requirements still present barriers to European procurement in an open marketBYLINE: Dr Phil Dixon, PhD SenMIEEE *ELECTROMAGNETIC compatibility is achieved when electrical and electronic systems designed ...
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NEL to break the high-speed logjam
INTRO: This spring will see the completion of a lightweight Non-Electric Locomotive being developed jointly by the US Federal Railroad Administration and Bombardier Transportation. Powered by a 5000hp gas turbine, the 240 km/h NEL is expected to spearhead an incremental approach to the development of high-speed inter-city services on non-electrified ...
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Fervour continues in Asian gateway
With Hong Kong's population set to break through the 7 million barrier this year, Tim Runnacles* reports on progress on a raft of expansion projects. The government has confirmed plans for partial privatisation of metro operator MTR Corp, but further rail proposals await the publication of the second Railway Development ...
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Restructuring hits Adtranz
ON FEBRUARY 28 DaimlerChrysler AG presented its results for 1999, the first year with fully consolidated results from Adtranz after ABB sold its 50% stake in the business. Operating profit at DaimlerChrysler was up 20% at 10·3bn euros, after adjustment for one-time effects including restructuring expenses at Adtranz, where revenue ...
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Sifang JV launches coach production
A Chinese-Canadian joint venture isto design and manufacture a fleet of 300 long-distance coaches for China's Ministry of Railways at a new factory now being built in Qingdao
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Re-franchising progress
CHIEF EXECUTIVE of Britain’s Shadow Strategic Rail Authority Mike Grant announced on March 14 the six shortlisted bidders to negotiate for the first three replacement franchises. Both incumbents have been selected for the two London commuter franchises. Connex will be competing with Thameslink franchisee GOVIA for Network South Central, while ...
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Auto-sanding tackles low adhesion
TRANSYS Projects Ltd has started work at Cambridge depot to fit sanding equipment to a batch of Class 158 DMUs operated by Central Trains of Great Britain, following successful installation last year on six Class 158s and a batch of Class 323 EMUs (below). The equipment operates automatically in braking ...
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On-board condition monitoring keeps down Series E231 costs
BYLINE: Yoshihiko SatoGeneral Manager, Transport & Rolling Stock Department East Japan Railway CoEast Japan Railway’s Series 209 broke fresh ground in 1992 when it was launched as a train designed to halve costs. The idea was to achieve major savings in manufacturing and operating costs through a shorter life cycle ...
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Amtrak turns to growth
REVERSING a 25-year policy of cutting costs, US national passenger operator Amtrak announced an aggressive expansion plan on February 29. President & CEO George Warrington admitted that the previous policy had backfired: ’the amount of revenue we lost exceeded the amount we saved.’ Intended to boost profits by $65m a ...
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Davies backs Railtrack’s ATP strategy
TWO MAJOR collisions on the approaches to London’s Paddington terminus, both involving 200 km/h diesel trains operated by Great Western Trains, raised political concerns about rail safety to fever pitch after the Ladbroke Grove disaster on October 5 1999 (RG 11.99 p703). The next day, Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott ...
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Chinese focus moves west
TWO international links between China and Central Asia are to be developed as part of a five-year programme which will see 100bn yuan invested by 2005. Minister of Railways Fu Zhihuan says over 3000 km will be added to the existing 14860route-km in western China, much of which will be ...
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Bucuresti branch opens
March 1 saw the start of revenue services on the long-awaited Bucuresti metro extension from Gara de Nord to 1 Mai. The 3·3 km branch of Line 3 has intermediate stations at Basarab and Grivita, bringing the network to 63route-km and 43 stations. Participating at the opening ceremonies were ...
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Amsterdam picks Combinos
ON MARCH 8 Amsterdam's metro operator GVB confirmed that it was to order a fleet of 95 Combino 100% low-floor cars from Siemens Verkehrstechnik, making it the eighth city to adopt the modular design. Placed after a Europe-wide tendering process, the 138bn euros contract works out at 1·45bn euros per ...
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Freight Victoria spreads its wings
WITH EFFECT from March 1, Rail America’s Australian rail freight franchisee Freight Victoria has been renamed Freight Australia. The change reflects an expanding sphere of operations, with the start of a second contract operation in New South Wales at the end of February. Freight Australia has deployed two locos and ...