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Polish takeover
ZIELONA Gora-based wagon builder and component supplier Zastal Wagony SA has been purchased by Tabor Szynowy Opole SA. Zastal Wagony SA became a Tabor subsidiary in May, with Robert Siwulski as General Director, Janusz Kapala as Technical Director and Janina Krol as Commercial Director. In addition to new general and ...
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TENs programme is revised
FORMER Transport Commissioner Karel van Miert presented a report on the future development of the Trans-European Transport Networks to the European Commission on June 30. Compiled by a group of experts appointed by transport ministers of the 15 current and the 12 future member states, the report includes recommendations on ...
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Pyrenean project progress
MEETING on July 11, the Spanish cabinet approved bids from four consortia seeking pre-qualification for the concession to build and operate the 45 km route from Figueres to Perpignan in France. A second tender was issued after the intergovernmental commission announced on April 16 that no further progress could be ...
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Visualisation software
MADRID Metro has begun using ILOG’s Solver software for its staff scheduling, and the same company’s Views package to display network data to aid the real-time supervision of depots and lines. In May French National Railways deployed ILOG Views to create visual displays which are used to show the location ...
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Class 104 debut in September
THE FIRST OF 20 trainsets for high-speed regional services in Spain is due to begin dynamic trials in September, with deliveries of two series trains each month expected to start in February 2004. Ordered at a cost of €227·8m, the Class 104 will operate at up to 250 km/h on ...
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Barcelona backs Line 12
THE CATALUNYA regional government is planning to start construction of Barcelona’s next metro line at the end of 2004. Line 12 would run for 26·2 km to the west of the city centre from Castelldefels to Sarrià, serving a total of 23 stations of which five would be interchanges with ...
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UFM160 assesses network quality
INTRO: This summer Eurailscout GB Ltd launches the UFM160 high speed infrastructure measuring train on the UK network. The two-car unit is due to inspect most of Network Rail’s Southern Region later this yearBYLINE: Nick OversierTechnical Director, Eurailscout GB LtdEURAILSCOUT GB is a newly-formed joint venture of Carillion Rail and ...
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Rail Business Intelligence reaches 200
ON JUNE 19 we published the 200th edition of Rail Business Intelligence, our fortnightly newsletter for the UK railway industry. Rail Regulator Tom Winsor described RBI in a congratulatory message as 'authoritative, opinionated and always right' - other comments were 'incisive, insightful and easily digestible', 'well-read and respected across the ...
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Intelligence July 2003
Croatia: Transport Minister Roland Zuvanic has introduced a bill into parliament paving the way for restructuring HZ and permitting open access in line with European Union directives, with effect from January 1 2005. Czech Republic: Lostr has completed a prototype Kils 120 km/h high-capacity two-axle covered wagon with 22·5 tonne ...
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Upgrade on the way to 230 km/h
WITH plans to build a high speed maglev route between Berlin and Hamburg now forgotten, German Railway is forging ahead with upgrading of its main line between the two cities to allow 230 km/h running. Work during 2003 alone is costing €220m. From July 14 to September 27 the main ...
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Line 3 launched
INDIAN Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani laid a foundation stone for Delhi Metro Line 3 at a ceremony on June 3. The 22·8 km third line forms part of Phase 1 of the city’s metro network, and will link Barakhamba with Dwarka, serving 22 stations. The first section between ...
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DB orders ET423s
GERMAN Railway confirmed on May 28 that it had ordered a further build of Class ET423 EMUs for S-Bahn operations in various cities. The batch of 60 four-car articulated trainsets will bring the total fleet ordered to 456 sets, of which over 300 have already been delivered. Deliveries of the ...
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Landbridge planning moves ahead
INTRO: A tri-national commission is finalising plans for the Trans-Asian rail link between Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China, with the aim of signing a formal accord later this year and starting construction by 2005. Sergey Krivoruchko reviews the state of progress and the economic prospects for the new corridorGROWING COMPETITION between ...
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Airport links will go ahead
TAIWAN’S government has decided to take responsibility for building three long-planned rail links to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport near Taipei. The change from promoting them as build-operate-transfer concessions was announced by President Chen Shui-bian on May 24 as part of an effort to boost the economy, which has been hit ...
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Rail ’buoyant’ at troubled Alstom
ALSTOM’S full-year results showed orders received for the year to March 31 2003 as €19·1bn, down 4% from the previous fiscal year. Sales totalled €21·4bn, up 1% on a comparable basis. Operating margin before exceptional items was 4·1%, up from 4·0%.According to Chairman & CEO Patrick Kron, ’our profitability is ...
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Government backs integrated DB
GERMAN Railway has won its battle to keep vertical integration of train operations and management of the infrastructure, at least under the umbrella of the holding company. The need to retain a structure like that introduced in 1999 - which sees five subsidiaries responsible for long-distance passengers, regional and local ...
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Optimising Banestyrelsen’s renewals and maintenance strategy
A consortium led by Atkins Rail has completed a strategic review for the Danish national railway infrastructure agency Banestyrelsen, setting the forecast investment budget for 2003-15. A more proactive approach to managing railway assets should make a real difference to the bottom line
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Tranz Rail battle rages on
SINCE we reported last month (RG 6.03 p343) that Toll Holdings had bought a 6·1% stake in New Zealand’s Tranz Rail, the bidding battle has been fought fast and furiously. On May 23 RailAmerica withdrew its bid for Tranz Rail following due diligence investigations, at which point Toll decided to ...
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Bearing services
SKF has acquired Rolling Stock Supply & Service Pty Ltd, supplier of new and reconditioned wheelset bearings and axle boxes in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.Established in 1988, RSSS has workshops in Western Australia and Victoria, with annual sales of around £4·5m. Mobile on-site technical services include bearing removals, staff ...
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Luas lags behind
DUBLIN'S Luas light rail network is running seriously behind schedule, and the cost is spiralling out of control. When preliminary design began in 1994, the project was to have been completed in 2001 at a cost of €279m. The bill is now put at €800m, and there are suggestions that ...