All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2001 – Page 4
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PPP structure to be revised
DISCUSSIONS were under way between the British government and Transport for London last month over the structure of the London Underground Public-Private Partnership. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced on February 2 that he had asked TfL’s Commissioner for Transport Bob Kiley ’to take the lead in working up proposals ...
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Publications
Trans-Siberian HandbookBryn ThomasThe fifth edition of this travellers’ guide has been updated to take advantage of the removal, for the first time in Russian history, of most restrictions on tourist travel in Siberia. This pocket-sized volume contains new and updated maps, and the 432 pages have been fully re-researched since ...
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Tunnel safety standards
SAFETY in rail tunnels is greater than on open line because of the absence of level crossings and restricted access, and rail travel is about 45 times safer than road. These are among the conclusions of a report on the safety of rail tunnels commissioned by the Swiss Ministry of ...
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Sidetrack
Wedding with a differencePakistan Railways has rehabilitated one of its Hitachi-built Master railcars, dating from the 1960s, as a special train for charter to wedding parties. The Shadi (Marriage) train can accommodate up to 150 guests and comes complete with on-board kitchen facilities. Fares are 20 to 25% higher than ...
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Thalys traffic up
FRANCO-Belgian high-speed operator Thalys International reported on February 1 a 10% increase in patronage in 2000 compared to 1999. Traffic reached 5·5 million passenger journeys, with revenue jumping 20·5% to 265m euros. The principal Paris - Brussels route, which handles just over half of all Thalys traffic, recorded an increase ...
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