Main line rail industry news – Page 1406
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Rival trains cut Kowloon-Guangzhou timings
August 28 saw the introduction of faster trains between Kowloon and Guangzhou, cutting journey times for the 174 km non-stop journey from 105 to 90min and bringing the promise of increased capacity on this busy route.Five round trips were providing the through service between the two cities up to that ...
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INTELLIGENCE
CAPTION: Korean National Railroad is testing two 25 kV 60 Hz locos developed from German Railway’s Class 152 by Daewoo Heavy Industries and Siemens. With a continuous rating of 5 200 kW and a tractive effort of 330 kN, the 140 km/h units are forerunners of a fleet of mixed-traffic ...
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SIDETRACK
DieterCAPTION: Japan’s Ground Effect Transportation System plans to start trials in 2002 with a proposed ’aero train’ using solar and wind power. Dieter calculates the likely energy requirements for operating a high-speed train from wind turbines Blotto on the landscapeIn order to advertise Beck’s beer to thirsty passengers on Britain’s ...
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Malmbanen locomotives ordered
SWEDEN: iron-ore mining group LKAB announced on September 16 that it had selected the Adtranz modular Octeon design for the nine twin-unit locos it is to buy for the Luleå - Narvik Malmbanen corridor (RG 9.98 p585).
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Products In Brief
English Welsh & Scottish Railway has granted full engineering approval for use of the MP96 series of remote control systems supplied by Cattron (UK) Ltd with Class 08 shunting locomotives. Available in radio or infra-red configurations, the MP96 series features a pneumatic interface with locomotive controls.Four 16350litre LSG tank containers ...
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Wagon side bearings
W H Miner Division has introduced an improved version of its TecsPak¨ range of constant contact side bearings. They have tighter tolerances and larger wear areas giving extended lifeW H Miner Division, Geneva, Illinois, USA Reader Enquiry Number 137
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High speed rail reaches maturity
BYLINE: Philippe RoumeguèreDirector GeneralInternational Union of RailwaysMORE THAN three decades have passed since Japan’s pioneering bullet trains carried their first passengers. Over 5·5 billion people have since ridden the trains whose performance surpassed the previous limits of conventional railway technology. Around 700 million people have experienced high speed rail travel ...
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Travel pass lasts 180 days
Tranz Rail has launched the Best of New Zealand Pass for use by tourists. In addition to the company’s long distance trains and inter-island ferries, it is valid on some heritage railways and coach services. However, it cannot be used on the subsidised commuter services around Wellington and Auckland.Cards with ...
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Alkmaar rebuild ends
SEPTEMBER 10 saw the official opening of Alkmaar’s reconstructed inter-city station, following completion of a major rebuild.The station has been fitted with escalators between the platforms and concourse to help handling of the 25 000 daily passengers. Platform canopies have been lengthened to provide better protection.Additional retail space has been ...
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Transportable vehicle washer
FOR smaller sites or low-volume applications, BWI Dawson has developed a compact vehicle washing system that can be moved to another location. Installed within a week depending on site conditions and without concrete foundations, the washer is available for lease during the erection of permanent systems.The fully-automatic single- direction ...
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ARTC investment plans
proposals for upgrading Australia’s inter-state rail network have been unveiled by the Australian Rail Track Corp, which took control of the routes on July 1. With the Commonwealth government allocating A$250m over four years, ARTC has sought suggestions from operators, track owners and the state and federal transport departments.The package ...
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Metro simulation
LS Transit Systems is to supply Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority with operations simulation software, under subcontract from Alstom Signalling. WMATA has a licence for company-wide use of Railsim¨ to create a PC-based metro simulation of Washington’s 152route-km and 76 stations, including train performance and control, passenger flow and ...
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Frankfurt offers seamless transfer
From September 21 Lufthansa passengers travelling through Frankfurt from Düsseldorf, K
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Amtrak and DoTs plan Midwest speed-up
A report released on September 1 by Amtrak and nine state transport departments proposes the creation of a 5000 km network of fast inter-city services radiating from Chicago. Many of the routes already carry passengers, but frequencies and speeds would be increased through an investment programme to be completed by ...
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Pilz progress
CEREMONIES were held in Berlin on September 9 to mark the start of work on the German capital’s future central station. Transport Minister Matthias Wissmann, Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen, DB Chairman Dr Johannes Ludewig and Thyssen AG Chairman Dr Ekkehard Schulz laid the foundation stone for the new Lehrter Bahnhof.Costed ...
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Berlin triple promises bumper crop
INTRO: From October 28 to 30 Berlin’s exhibition grounds will be hosting the InnoTrans and Railway Construction events, as well as the third Eurailspeed world congress on high-speed railEXHIBITORS FROM 20 countries and visitors from over 60 are expected in Berlin at the end of October. InnoTrans ’98, the International ...
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Parcels carriers forge open access network
INTRO: Express Shuttle GmbH is close to ordering 12 freight multiple-units with both diesel and electric propulsion; each will carry 10 or 12 swap bodies belonging to UPS or Deutsche Post Transport. Richard Hope reports on plans for a national network requiring around 70 of these 160 km/h unitsBYLINE: Can ...
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IC2000 arrives next year
INTRO: Through the introduction of tilting trainsets, Renfe’s Long Distance Business Unit is looking to cut its best journey time on the Madrid - Valencia route to 3h 30min and increase traffic by 11% BYLINE: Enrique Fern