All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2004 – Page 2
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Blast in Ryongchon
MYSTERY surrounds a huge explosion at Ryongchon in North Korea on April 22. Initial reports said that it had been caused by the collision of two fuel trains, but later accounts blamed the explosion on the ignition of ammonium nitrate from contact with overhead power cables.Reports suggesting that 3000 people ...
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Full order book at Matisa
HAVING delivered two B41 tamping machines to GrantRail for use on the UK’s East Coast Main Line, Swiss track machine specialist Matisa is now building a giant track renewal train for Network Rail.The 138m long machine is designed to allow trains to run on adjacent tracks while it is working, ...
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Bosporus tunnel construction to start
TURKEY: Construction of the long-planned rail tunnel under the Bosporus is expected to start in June, following the signing of a turnkey construction contract in early April. This was due to be followed by ratification of the financing package before the end of the month. Japan Bank for International Co-operation ...
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Component maker bought
GLOBAL Railway Industries Ltd has completed its US$2m acquisition of the manufacturing assets of wagon component maker YSD Industries Inc. Based in Youngstown, Ohio, YSD is a major supplier of wagon doors and side panels, hopper doors, van roofs, autorack side screens and stamped gratings. In the last financial year ...
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Measuring in Korea and Brazil
MER MEC has completed factory acceptance testing of a Roger 1000K self-propelled measuring vehicle which is being supplied to Korea Rail Network Authority for use on the Seoul - Pusan high speed route (p266).The vehicle is based on a design supplied to Norwegian infrastructure authority Jernbaneverket. As well as video ...
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Passenger News in Brief
Scheidt & Bachmann is to use Trintech’s OpenPay 3000 outdoor payment terminal and PayWare card authorisation software to accept chip and PIN card payments at unattended ticket vending machines.Three air-conditioned ticket offices have opened in Shanghai dedicated to selling soft class sleeper tickets. From April 18 the number of daily ...
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Products in Brief
Saft Power Systems has secured a five-year contract with Network Rail to provide SMC2200 uninterruptible power supplies for fixed telecommunication infrastructure supplied by Alcatel.Saft Power Systems Ltd, UKReader Enquiry Number: 138On March 9 US&S India inaugurated a solid-state interlocking at Kalaikunda, completing the installation of Microlok II at eight South ...
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Industry News in Brief
Pfleiderer AG and Secunderabad Patil Rail Infrastructure Ltd have founded a joint venture called Patil-Pfleiderer Track Systems PL to market Rheda 2000 ballastless track in India.Fare collection equipment maker Ascom Monétel was renamed Ascom SA on March 31, when the Monétel trade name was transferred to Sagem Group.Sanitec Corp ...
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Trambaix opens for business
ON APRIL 3 the 12 km Trambaix light rail network in Barcelona carried its first passengers. The new system is operated as three services, all running between Francesc Macià and Montesa where they diverge to serve Bon Viatge (T1) and Sant Martí de l’Erm (T2). Route T3 also runs to ...
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Please handle with care!
Picking up on comparisons published in our January 2004 issue, Fred Mau and David Ashmore from Booz Allen Hamilton in Sydney debate the pros and cons of benchmarking in the railway sector
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CD orders tri-voltage locos
CZECH Railways has ordered a batch of 20 three-voltage Bo-Bo electric locos from Skoda, designed to haul freight and passenger services at up to 230 km/h. Selected in preference to a Taurus derivative from Siemens, they are the first Skoda locos ordered by CD for 15 years. Rated at 6000 ...
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Low-floor coaches refurbished
Trenitalia has started a programme to renovate its extensive fleet of piano ribassato cars with low-floor centre sections. Used on local and short-distance regional services, the cars are being stripped and refitted with new interiors and vandal-resistant seating similar to that provided in the TAF double-deck EMUs (below left). The ...
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Trenitalia tastes commercial success
INTRO: Both freight and passenger traffic on the Italian network have suffered because of a weak economy, but Trenitalia has made rapid strides in its drive to become a commercial business. Murray Hughes met Corporate Strategy Director Paolo Celentani in RomaIN THE two years since its launch Trenitalia has made ...
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Two-way communications
METRO and tram cars can exchange data with lineside equipment using the HCS-V communications system from Hanning & Kahl. Applications include route setting and the provision of real-time passenger information at stops or onboard.Unlimited quantities of data can be transferred to and from the HCS-V at a rate of 100kB/sec, ...
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Modular vehicle concepts will pave the way to European integration
Major railway operators and suppliers have embarked on a challenging journey to develop together the first European modular high speed train capable of operating at speeds over 200 km/h
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Concession sought
OPERATION of the 781 km metre gauge Djibouti-Ethiopian Railway linking Djibouti with Addis Abeba is to be transferred to the private sector. The two governments decided last month to call for expressions of interest, and prequalification documents must be submitted by May 30.The concessionaire must set up a private joint ...
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Concessionaires on notice
THE ARGENTINIAN government has warned the Buenos Aires suburban operators that they must provide the level of service required by their concession agreements, or face sanctions that might go as far as revocation. On April 17 the Head of the Cabinet Dr Alberto Fern
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North-south corridor ready
CONTAINER TRAINS between Berlin and Tehran will start running in August, according to the President of Russian Railways Gennadi Fadeyev. That month will see the formal launch of the North-South corridor linking Europe with Central Asia and shipping routes from the Gulf to India. Fadeyev visited Germany at the beginning ...
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Torino show highlights industry developments
EXHIBITORS from 17 different countries will be attending the Expo Ferroviaria event in Torino on May 25-27, where they will present the latest developments in railway technology.The theme of the exhibition is the future of rail transport, covering the whole railway sector from high speed lines to metro and tram ...
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Eurotunnel directors ejected
THE BATTLE was lost before the three meetings in Paris began on April 7 (RG 4.04 p181). Eurotunnel revealed on April 6 that proxy votes placed with the Chairman and his fellow directors were far fewer than the mandates held by Nicholas Miguet, who inspired this astonishing rebellion among 1·1 ...
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