All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2004 – Page 4
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Mytishchi link accelerated
CEREMONIES on February 14 marked the inauguration of Russian Railways’ first express commuter service, between Moscow and Mytishchi. Attending the event were RZD President Gennady Fadeyev, Moscow Mayor Jury Luzhkov, Vice-Premier Boris Alyuoshin, Transport Minister Sergei Frank and Minister of Work Alexander Pochinok.The Moscow - Mytishchi line accounts for most ...
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Addis Abeba plans interurban light rail
PROPOSALS are being developed for a 100 km rapid transit link between Addis Abeba and Nazareth to relieve transport problems in the Ethiopian capital. Public transport patronage has increased by 43% since 1986, with local buses now handling more than 600000 passengers a day. Although described as light rail, the ...
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Taiwan's first 700T cars rolled out
OVER 200 guests attended ceremonies at Kawasaki's Hyogo works in Kobe on January 30 to mark the roll-out of the first Series 700T trainset for Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. Among the VIPs were THSRC Chairman Nita Ing, Taiwan's Transport Minister Lin Ling-san and former Japanese Transport Minister Chikage ...
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460 locos ordered
FRENCH National Railways awarded a €836m contract for 400 diesel-electric freight locomotives to a consortium of Alstom and Siemens Transportation Systems on February 11, two days after placing a separate €170m order with Alstom for 60 Prima electric locos. As consortium leader, Alstom will supply mechanical parts for the 1600 ...
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Line 3 upgrade
LAST MONTH Madrid Metro was due to call tenders for work to increase capacity at five stations on Line 3, including the lengthening of platforms to 90m, installation of lifts and the construction of new ticket halls. Tendering for the second phase of the €120m programme, comprising a further five ...
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X2000 sets will be refurbished
Swedish national operator SJ AB announced in January that it to refurbish its fleet of 36 X2000 trainsets, at an estimated cost of SKr 500 000. The work had been postponed for financial reasons. The seven sets operated by SJ-NSB joint venture Linx were refurbished last year. To be ...
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CPR boosts adhesion with 100% Effective Friction Control
INTRO: Canadian Pacific is introducing electronically-controlled application of liquid friction modifiers to the rail top, which lowers damaging wheel/rail forces and improves adhesion when the rails are wetBYLINE: Michael RoneyGeneral Manager, Track Maintenance Canadian Pacific RailwayCANADIAN PACIFIC Railway operates across Canada and the US Northeast and Midwest through some difficult ...
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