All Railway Gazette International articles in March 2006 – Page 3
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Contactless phone
EAST JAPAN Railway passengers began using their mobile telephones as contactless smart card tickets from January 28. Owners of certain models of telephone handset and JR East’s View credit card can install software from the railway’s website. This allows passengers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and ...
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Metro consulting in Shanghai and Shenzhen
BYLINE: Louis Lee and Ka Ho LiParsons Brinckerhoff (Asia) LtdDESPITE MORE than 100 years of railway construction, the rapid growth of China’s rail and metro sectors means that the market is still in need of professionals to support the development of the industry in terms of a systems approach.Parsons Brinckerhoff ...
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Crossing closures
ON FEBRUARY 7 Israel Railways awarded a US$12m contract for grade separation of three level crossings on the Kiryat Gat - Be'er Sheva line by the end of 2007. This marked the start of a US$530m programme to eliminate most of ISR's level crossings within three years, approved by ...
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Coal line closer
AFTER EIGHT years of vigorous lobbying, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad received 'final approval' from the US Surface Transportation Board on February 15 for its ambitious plan to build a 450 km extension into Wyoming's lucrative Powder River Basin coalfields. The STB approved the scheme in 2002 (RG 3.02 ...
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Civils takeover
CIVILS and mining construction firm Macmahon is being incorporated into Grupo Comsa’s Australian subsidiary MVM Rail under an agreement signed on January 20. The deal consolidates MVM’s position in the rail construction sector in Asia and Australasia, and it ’expects a sales increase from the present €30m to €100m in ...
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The virtuous circle remains elusive
’CURRENT market prices are not compatible with an economically sound roll-out.’ Not only that, but they are ’much too high to encourage a rapid migration’. Taken from a UIC-CER-EIM declaration, these phrases leave little doubt over the scale of the problem facing Europe’s railways and their suppliers as they grapple ...
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Tide of technology pours into China
More than 1000 locomotives are being built under technology transfer deals to augment Chinese Railways' fleet of high-horsepower traction. Murray Hughes finds that both North American and European companies are reaping the rewards - although Chinese products may soon be rolling west
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Meeting the high-altitude challenge
The first of 361 passenger cars Bombardier Sifang Power is building for the new line to Lhasa was dispatched to Tibet for trials in February. Designed to operate at altitudes up to 5000m, they have special equipment to cope with ultra-violet radiation, low oxygen levels and reduced atmospheric pressure
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NewsUK gives a cautious welcome to ERTMS
ERTMS remains the great hope for train control in the future, but costs must come down. Richard Hope talked to Clive Kessell, who believes that current trends which compromise true interoperability must be challenged if the real benefits are to be achieved
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Capitol streetcars
PLANS are taking shape for a light rail line in the heart of Washington DC as work forges ahead on a 4·3 km pilot project in the suburb of Anacostia. Director of the District of Columbia's Department of Transportation Dan Tangherlini expects to have light rail services running between ...
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Doing business in the Chinese metro market
Over the next decade 55 new metro lines totalling more than 1000 km are due to be built in 20 Chinese cities. The scale of work and the demand for advanced technology are opening up many opportunities for western suppliers and their local partners
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Passenger News in Brief
Netherlands Railways is to re-organise its service patterns in December, eliminating semi-fast regional trains to reduce conflicting train paths and enable more services to operate. There will generally be four inter-city and four stopping services in each direction per hour in the Randstad area, with two inter-city and two stopping ...
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Industry News in Brief
Industry News in BriefIndustry News in BriefSteel Authority of India and the Ministry of Railways’ Lucknow-based Research Design & Standards Organisation are co-operating in the development of micro-alloyed rails for high axleloads and corrosion-resistant rails for coastal areas.On January 20 China Railway Construction subsidiary 20th Bureau Group formed a joint ...
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Products in Brief
Metronet is carrying out a three-month trial of Scotchguard Protector Graphic Film 8050 on the doors of trains on London Underground’s Metropolitan Line. The graffiti-resistant film is coloured to match existing paintwork, and can be replaced quickly without repainting.3M, UK EuroMaint has awarded Trelleborg Industrial a €2m contract to supply ...
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BNSF spends on capacity expansion
UNVEILING a $2·4bn capital programme for 2006 on January 24, BNSF Chairman, President & CEO Matthew K Rose said the railway was planning to invest 10% more than it did in 2005. 'We are increasing our capital investment programme to meet anticipated future volumes because we are confident that our ...
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Tunnel bids invited
EXPRESSIONS of Interest have been called for design teams to undertake engineering services on the proposed Trans-Hudson Express tunnel. New Jersey Transit hopes to have preliminary engineering completed during 2007, with the aim of having the link ready for revenue service in 2015. The winning bidder may also be ...
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Belgrano investment proposal
A CONSORTIUM of motorway concessionaire Sideco and Sanhe Hopeful Grain & Oil Group of China has submitted to the Argentinian government a proposal for reviving the 1000mm gauge Belgrano Cargas network. The plan involves a total investment of 2·46bn pesos over a period of 24 years. Taking a 73% stake ...
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Push-pull ban
A LEGISLATIVE committee in California investigating the January 26 2005 level crossing collision at Glendale, near Los Angeles, that killed 11 people and injured 200 has called for an end to push-pull working in the state. A sports utility vehicle had been deliberately driven onto the track, triggering a triple ...
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Bush budget backs new rail starts
TRANSPORT funding totalling $65·6bn is included in the Bush administration’s budget proposals for the 2007 fiscal year, which were announced on February 6.The budget allocates $8·9bn for the Federal Transit Administration, including $1·5bn for work on 23 existing projects and five more approved for federal funding in the annual New ...
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QR moves on Western Australia
JOINT venture partners Genesee & Wyoming Inc and Wesfarmers announced on February 14 that they had 'entered into a definitive agreement' for the sale of Australia Railroad Group's operations in Western Australia to Queensland Rail and Babcock & Brown for A$1·3bn. Under the deal, which has been under negotiation since ...
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