All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2006 – Page 4
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Belgians to install interim ATP
PENDING the long-term introduction of ETCS, Belgian infrastructure company Infrabel is to fit interim automatic train protection equipment across its 3500 route-km network to prevent drivers passing red signals. The programme will cost €306m.Starting next year, the company will install the TBL1+ system at all main line signals on its ...
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NewsDouble-deck multiple-units arrive on Zürich's S-Bahn network
Due to enter service on S-Bahn routes in Zürich this summer are the first of 35 double-deck commuter EMUs ordered from Siemens in 2003, which offer a high rate of acceleration for rapid journeys between the closely-spaced stops and level boarding from the station platforms
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Arica - La Paz changes hands
RESPONSIBILITY for the Chilean section of the Arica - La Paz Railway (RG 2.06 p65) is to be taken over by EPA, the state-owned company which manages the port of Arica. According to EPA General Manager Mario Moya, major investment in track repairs will be required before tenders are called ...
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Display area sets new record
INTRO: Four extra halls will be needed to accommodate all the exhibitorsFive months before the start of InnoTrans 2006, the Berlin show is on course to be bigger than ever. The international trade fair has been expanding steadily since the first event 10 years ago, and this year it will ...
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Comfortable cars approved
TVER Carriage Works completed acceptance testing of three models of ’high comfort’ coaches at the end of March. Series production is to begin shortly, with the first of the 160 km/h vehicles to be used on Red Arrow expresses between Moscow and St Petersburg.The 61-4452 sleeping car has eight two-berth ...
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Ansaldo IPO
FINMECCANICA SpA’s initial public offering of the Ansaldo STS SpA business was fully exercised in March, with the sale of 60 million shares at €7·80 each. Trading on the Milano exchange began on March 29. The IPO comprised 52·17 million shares, representing a 52·17% stake in the rail unit, plus ...
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Anchors don’t weigh
DEBRIS control netting on embankments and cuttings requires anchoring on thrust blocks. These are conventionally made from heavy pre-cast concrete, but are difficult to install when steep slopes and inaccessible locations make the use of appropriate plant difficult. Expanded polystyrene maker Cordek and specialist access contractor CAN Geotechnical have developed ...
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Stadler wins Alger contract
ALGERIAN national railway SNTF announced on March 18 that Stadler Bussnang AG had won an international tender called last summer for the supply of EMUs to operate suburban services around the capital. The Swiss manufacturer is to supply 64 four-car Flirt electric multiple-units between the second half of 2008 ...
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More suburban spend in Buenos Aires
THE GOVERNMENT of Argentina was expected to begin tendering last month for a programme of electrification, resignalling, track renewals and station refurbishment on the Roca suburban network in Buenos Aires.Due to take two years to complete at a cost of 1·42bn pesos, the work will be funded by the state. ...
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Merger agreed in Hong Kong
MTR Corp signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 11, setting out terms for the proposed merger with Kowloon-Canton Railway Corp.The deal provides for MTR to make an upfront payment of HK$4·25bn for a Service Concession ’to acquire certain ...
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African concessions make progress
ETHIOPIAN Transport Minister Juneidi Sado confirmed on March 29 that Comazar of South Africa had been selected as preferred bidder for a concession to operate the Ethio-Djibouti Railway, ahead of a rival tender from Rites of India. Following discussions with his counterpart from Djibouti Esmael Ibrahim, the minister ...
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NewsRisks inherent in open access
TO MARK the opening up of the domestic rail freight market on March 31, six French transport unions declared a 'day of action' on May 5 to protest against 'the European project to deregulate passenger transport by road and rail'. Experience since the Trans-European Rail Freight Network was opened up ...
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Delhi aims for 400route-km
ON APRIL 1 Delhi Metro Rail Corp began commercial operation on the 6·5 km extension of Line 3 to Dwarka Sub-City, completing the 62 km Phase I network. Built in just 22 months at a cost of Rs3·2bn, the extension adds six stations to Line 3. The metro viaduct was ...
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Fastech 360 twins herald speed-up to the north
JR East's six-car small-profile Fastech 360 Z began dynamic tests on March 26 at the Shinkansen General Rolling Stock Centre in northern Japan. Murray Hughes reports from Sendai
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Series E331 takes ACT concept forward
INTRO: Building upon experience with its Advanced Commuter Train prototype, East Japan Railway has decided to adopt articulation for its latest Tokyo suburban EMUsWHEN the cherry blossom blooms in Tokyo, local residents flock to the parks and green spaces to hold hanami parties under the cherry trees. This year the ...
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Intelligence May 2006
Argentina: ALL Mesopotamica has received the first of four General Motors GT18MC locomotives which will be put into service this year. The ex-Spoornet locos are being transferred from ALL's 1000mm gauge operation in Brazil. Canada: RailAmerica transferred ownership of the right of way of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway to ...
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NewsBahn 2000 follow-on programme agreed
SWISS Federal Railways and the Federal Transport Ministry have agreed a further programme of enhancements to the national rail network (RG 12.05 p771). Details were announced by a government-SBB planning committee on April 7. Known as ZEB (Zukünftige Entwicklung der Bahnprojekte - Future Development of Rail Projects), the plan envisages ...
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Confidence grows as ETCS Level 2 beds in on Roma - Napoli line
ETCS Level 2 worked faultlessly when Murray Hughes rode Train 9607 from Roma to Napoli over the 205 km high speed line that opened last December. The number of services was stepped up in March, and more will be added in June
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SNCF to order 120 TGV Duplex sets
FRENCH National Railways has called tenders for 120 double-deck TGV sets. Bids for the contract, which covers a firm order for 40 trainsets and options for 80 more, are due to be submitted by the end of this month.SNCF confirmed on April 19 that the order could be placed this ...
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