All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2004 – Page 4
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Yarra Trams takes over
At 03.01 on April 18 Yarra Trams became the new name for Melbourne’s entire privatised tram network when the company assumed responsibility for the former National Express Swanston Trams franchise operated under the M>Tram brand.Yarra Trams Chief Executive Hubert Guyot drove the first tram, a Siemens Combino low-floor car, from ...
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PEOPLE
Magdalena Álvarez Arza has been named as Secretary of State for Transport in the new Spanish government.A government reshuffle in France sees François Goulard appointed as Secretary of State for Transport under Gilles de Robien. who remains as Transport Minister.RFF Director-General Jean-Marie Bertrand was elected Chairman of the European Rail ...
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Pointers
Phillippine National Railways and Siemens are to carry out a 100m peso feasibility study for the Mindanao railway project, which would link Butan, Davao and General Santos.A consortium of local industries and broad gauge operator Nuevo Central Argentino is reported to have expressed interest in acquiring a stake in Belgrano ...
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Praha refurbishment
A CONSORTIUM including ING Real Estate Development, Supod Praha and Moravka Centrum is to refurbish Praha’s Masarykovo station at a cost of up to KC8m.CD has taken an initial 51% stake in the consortium, in exchange for providing the buildings and land. As the other partners fund the refurbishment, the ...
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Profits up
ENGINEERING company Balfour Beatty reported a 10% increase in pre-tax profits to £130m for the year to December 31 2003, including provision for anticipated costs arising from the ’surprising and disappointing’ termination of its three Network Rail maintenance contracts.The order book grew 14% to £5·8bn.Balfour Beatty’s share in two of ...
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Upgrading programme
AN INFRASTRUCTURE improvement programme for the Montréal metro costing C$309·4m was announced on March 22 following approval by the federal, provincial and city governments.Forming part of the Infrastructure Canada-Québec 2000 Programme, the work includes replacing 41 escalators and two moving walkways in the initial 26-station network. Other elements in the ...
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PUBLICATIONS
Transport Projects, Programmes & PoliciesEvaluation needs and capabilitiesEditors: Alan Pearman, Peter Mackie and John NellthorpForming part of the Contemporary Trends in European Social Sciences series, this volume collects together selected papers from international specialists in the application of economic evaluation to the transport sector. These were presented at a workshop ...
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Septa retenders
AMID charges of favouritism and political interference, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority on March 19 cancelled a $236m order for 104 stainless steel commuter cars from the Rotem-led United Transit Systems consortium.Septa board Chairman Pasquale Deon blamed the potential cost of defending a lawsuit brought by Kawasaki Rail Car, one of ...
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A satisfactory start
INITIAL results have been published for Metronet Rail’s performance during the first year of the London Underground PPP. In April 2003 the firm assumed responsibility for maintaining and upgrading the infrastructure and rolling stock on nine of LU’s 12 lines. Bonuses and penalties are payable for good or poor performance.Metronet ...
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Sitram starts tracklaying
JEAN-MARIE Bockel, Mayor of Mulhouse, took part in a ceremony on March 16 to weld one of the first rails on the city’s tram network. The event was staged at La Porte Jeune, site of the future interchange between the two lines of the planned 19·75 km network.Work on the ...
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