Main line rail industry news – Page 1402
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Talgo accord
A DUAL-VOLTAGE gauge-convertible tilting trainset is to be developed by Adtranz and Talgo under an agreement signed on December 21. The President of Patentes Talgo signed the deal with Adtranz Executive Vice-President Heinz Cronimund within the framework of the two companies’ high speed trainset co-operation agreement reached in April 1998 ...
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Uzbek investment starts
JAPANESE trading group Marubeni Corp has ordered 25 inter-city coaches from Bombardier’s DWA Ammendorf plant at a cost of DM40m. The order is the first step in a programme to renew the Uzbek Railways fleet, which includes over 500 vehicles supplied by DWA prior to the break-up of the Comecon ...
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PEOPLE
On December 21, Amtrak’s Board of Directors named George Warrington as President & Chief Executive Officer, a post he had held on an acting basis since December 1997. Mr Warrington graduated from Syracuse University in 1974 and received his Masters in Public Administration there in 1975. He joined New Jersey ...
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Microfelt oil filters
BTR Environmental Ltd is supplying oil filters for 90 6DZC-1000/144A diesel engines being built by Anglo-Belgian Corp. The six-cylinder units each rated at 1150 kW are being supplied for diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives ordered from Siemens by Belgian National Railways (RG 8.97 p499).Incorporating Vokes Microfelt cartridges in synthetic, positively spaced and ...
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Product NEWS
Pandrol has developed a lifting collar to speed handling of concrete sleepers fitted with the Fastclip fastening system. Fitted on the shoulder without disturbing pre-fitted Fastclip pads or insulators, the welded steel collar self-locks as the sleeper is lifted.Pandrol UK LtdReader Enquiry Number 144
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Scissor table eases engine handling
To handle 3m long combined engine and transmission units weighing 3 tonnes which power the Class 168 DMUs, Adtranz has installed a twin scissor lifting table from Wilmat Handling at Aylesbury depot. Adtranz built the trains for Chiltern Railways and is also responsible for maintenance.The electrically-powered lift runs on ...
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Turf track for a greener ride
As part of the ongoing modernisation of tram routes in Dresden, turf track supplied by Sedra Asphalt Technik is being installed in several locations. The Sedra¨ Turf Track system is based on surrounding the rail with Sedrapur¨ filler blocks, made of a mixture of materials including polyurethane and recycled matter ...
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Amtrak joins loyalty scheme
Alaska Airlines has extended its frequent flyer programme benefits to allow air-miles to be redeemed against rail tickets for the Coast Starlight and local trains in Amtrak’s Pacific Northwest region. Mileage is accumulated by flying Alaska or using partner airlines Northwest, TWA and KLM.While a first class return ticket for ...
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Riding the ICT
ON DECEMBER 17 Railway Gazette International was invited to sample the ICT high speed tilting train on a special trip from Frankfurt Airport station. This was the first time that passengers had been carried on the five-car ICT test formation.Speed on the run to Darmstadt and Mainz was limited with ...
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Poles upgrade IC
Polish State Railways is planning to introduce a range of improved long-distance trains under the banner Inter City Plus. PKP is to launch the first train, the Kilinski, between Warszawa and Poznan at the request of the Poznan Trade Fair company. Two more services (the Lech and Warta) will also ...
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Seat suppliers gear up to meet demand
WITH numerous builds of rolling stock reaching the delivery stage in Germany, Italy, Britain and elsewhere, it is a busy time for Europe’s seating manufacturers. All types of seat are in demand, the key issues being low weight and resistance to vandalism. Several suppliers have developed modular designs to suit ...
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Star airlines offer HK package
Passengers using airlines forming part of the Star Alliance are now able to have travel on MTR Corp’s Airport Express included in their ticketing package. Participating airlines are Air New Zealand, Ansett Australia, Thai Airways, Air Canada, SAS, United, Varig, and Lufthansa. If air travellers choose to include the Hong ...
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Historic US stations revitalised
On December 11 Florida’s Ocala station was formally reopened after a $2m refurbishment as a multi-modal transport hub with rail, bus and taxi services. The 1917-built structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and was restored using funding from state, local and federal sources to become the ...
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Publications
Railway Directory 1999& CD ROMAll maps in the 1999 edition of Railway Directory are in full colour, and this edition adds a new portfolio of city maps, showing all modes of rail-based transport. They include metro, light rail and tramway networks in 40 cities worldwide, large and small. Main line ...
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Sidetrack
Mouse about townTo celebrate the 70th birthday of ’the world’s most famous mouse’, German Railway has teamed up with model manufacturer Märklin AG to decorate one of its Class 120 electric locos with Mickey Mouse motifs. The ’art loco’ will display its commemorative livery on InterCity and InterRegio services throughout ...
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Cross-London plans delay Underground sell-off
UK: A proposal to join up suburban services east and west of London through existing metro tunnels, which has been put forward by Railtrack, owner of Britain’s national rail network, has caused the process of privatising London Underground’s physical assets to be put on hold for several weeks. In March ...
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'I don't want to privatise, and I don't believe we need it'
Etienne Schouppe, Managing Director of Belgian National Railways, is treading a delicate path of reform in a country where performance of the national railway is a deeply political issue. The restructured company lends itself to privatisation, but Schouppe told Murray Hughes in Brussels that the changes were needed to put ...
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NSW to spend A$3bn on rail projects
A 10-YEAR construction plan that could see several new lines built in and around Sydney was announced by New South Wales Premier Bob Carr on November 23. He said Action for Transport 2010 commits the government to a statewide transport package which includes the expansion of the State’s rail network ...
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West African concession
DEADLINE for preselection bids to operate international services over the metre gauge route between Dakar and Bamako is January 8. By the end of the month CPCS Transcom Ltd, which is helping the governments of Mali and Senegal set up an independent company to run passenger and freight trains over ...
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Frozen fortune
LAST MONTH we reported on problems affecting Russian Railways’ Trans-Siberian main line and proposals to rejuvenate its role as a landbridge. At the 7th conference of the Co-Ordinating Council on Trans Siberian Transport in Bremen, concern was expressed about the drastic fall in container traffic from 120000 units a year ...