All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2011 – Page 5
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NewsAlstom completes purchase of 25% stake in Transmashholding
RUSSIA: Alstom completed the purchase of a 25% plus one share stake in Russia's largest locomotive and rolling stock manufacturer on May 27. The deal was closed at the Amsterdam head office of Transmashholding's parent company The Breakers Investments BV following clearance by Russia's Federal Antimonopoly Service and ...
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NewsFirst freight on High Speed 1
UK: Containers being moved from Hams Hall near Birmingham to Novara in Italy formed DB Schenker Rail's first loaded freight service over High Speed 1 during the early hours of May 27. DB Schenker is to undertake five loaded trials on the high speed line between London and the Channel ...
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NewsProducts & Technology in Brief
Period ticket holders on Denmark's Nordvestbanen and Sydbanen routes can now upgrade to first class using SMS. ‘Some days you have a need to relax or have peace to immerse yourself in work, and an SMS upgrade makes it easy and affordable to choose how you want to travel', said ...
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NewsPresidential opening for Praha Hlavní
CZECH REPUBLIC: The rebuilt entrance hall at Praha Hlavní station was formally opened by the Czech and Italian presidents on April 14. A KC1·15bn modernisation of the city's main station has been undertaken by Grandi Stazioni, an FS Group company which has leased the commercial and retail spaces for 30 ...
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NewsDesign your own ticket
SWEDEN: Passengers on Stockholm's local transport network can now design a personalised smart card ticket featuring their own choice of image, using Gemalto's AllAboutMe service on Storstockholms Lokaltrafik's website. Passengers ordering a smart card can upload a personal photo from their home computer, or select a picture from a gallery. ...
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NewsTZV Gredelj delivers Riversdale coal locomotives
MOZAMBIQUE: Riversdale Mining is taking delivery of six 1 067 mm gauge GT26CW diesel locomotives for the Benga coal project, 65:35 joint venture with Tata Steel which is expected to begin producing coal in Tete province during the second half of this year. The 3 300 hp locomotives with EMD ...
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NewsTracking cost savings
UK: Road-rail vehicle convertor Swedish Rail Systems is to install Navman Wireless tracking systems on 62 vehicles, with the aim of improving asset management and cost control as well as deterring theft. Combining vehicle tracking with Navman Wireless' CoNex power take-off monitoring module enables SRS to monitor when a vehicle ...
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NewsPKP Intercity signs Pendolino contract
POLAND: PKP Intercity and Alstom Transport signed a €665m contract on May 30 for the supply and maintenance of 20 New Pendolino trainsets. They are to be delivered from Alstom's Savigliano plant in Italy from 2014, and along with ongoing infrastructure upgrades will cut the fastest Warszawa - Gdansk ...
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NewsFirst Stadler Variobahn arrives in Potsdam
GERMANY: The first Stadler Variobahn for the Potsdam tram network was officially presented to transport operator ViP on May 13. The vehicle will now be tested and certified prior to entering commercial service, which is provisionally set for September 17. ViP placed a €25m order for 10 Variobahn low-floor trams ...
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