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Palmetto extension opens
THE FIRST extension of Miami’s heavy metro line since Metrorail began operations in 1984 was officially opened on May 30. Passengers were allowed to ride free on the 2·3 km Palmetto extension serving the town of Medley in northwest Dade County until June 29.Miami-Dade Transit began work on the $87·8m ...
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Finance
Australia: Queensland Rail is to spend A$20m upgrading the Rosewood - Helidon main line, and A$14m on the Toowomba - Goondiwindi route.China: Hong Kong MTR Corp has sold HK$500m of 10-year fixed rate bonds, and KCRC is selling the retail portion of its HK$1bn debt issue, intending to raise HK$500m ...
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Projects hinge on funding gap
SPEAKING on June 3 during a debate on the ’audit’ of major transport infrastructure projects (RG 4.03 p179), French Minister of Transport Gilles de Robien identified a funding gap of at least €1·bn a year for the next 20 years if the government is to meet its commitments. Options include ...
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GO gets more
TWO MONTHS after the Canadian government allocated C$385m for expansion of the GO Transit commuter rail network in Toronto (RG 5.03 p251), the province of Ontario has agreed to provide another C$453m. Announced by Premier Ernie Eves on June 4, the money forms part of a C$645m transport spending package ...
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GIF tenders signalling work
SPANISH HIGH SPEED construction authority GIF is to call tenders for supply and maintenance of signalling and telecommunications equipment on the 183 km Puigverd de Lleida - Barcelona Sants section of the new line between Madrid and the French border. A budget of €302·3m has been set for the work, ...
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Rotterdam grows
ROTTERDAM metro and light rail operator RET has started work on the extension of TramPlus route 23 from Feijenoord stadium through IJsselmonde to Beverwaarde, and on the first stage of the planned 12 km southern route to Carnisselande. Construction of the two routes has been delayed compared to the original ...
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High speed noses
COMBINED nose and coupling assemblies for the Talgo 350 trainsets to work Spain’s Madrid - Barcelona line are being supplied by the Scharfenberg subsidiary of Voith Turbo. The contract reflects a move by the main suppliers to contract out the supply of components as complete sub-assemblies, minimising interface issues.The power ...
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Intensive inspection at high speed
Last month Network Rail launched a 200 km/h infrastructure measuring train designed to record the condition of the UK's busiest main lines at two-weekly intervals. The ultimate aim is to give track engineers data that is never more than 48h old
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Zürich - Thalwil inaugurated
WITH THE summer timetable change on June 15, Swiss Federal Railways began revenue operations on the second biggest project to be completed as part of the Bahn 2000 programme. A week earlier Transport Minister Moritz Leuenberger, SBB President Thierry Lalive d’Epinay and CEO Benedikt Weibel participated in celebrations on June ...
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Products inBrief
Voith Turbo has started series production of 180 power packs being supplied to Alstom for use in Trenitalia’s Minuetto multiple-unit fleet. The pre-assembled modules incorporate an Iveco V8 diesel engine, Voith T212bre transmission, cooling system, auxiliary generator and drive control equipment mounted in a Flexframe structure that can be bolted ...
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Knowledge of the wheel-rail interface incomplete
MYSTERY still shrouds what really goes on at the wheel-rail interface. What else could explain the enthusiasm and depth of debate by over 200 contact mechanics specialists from 25 countries at the CM2003 conference at Chalmers University of Technology in G
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Indian SPV
GAUGE conversion work on the Bangalore - Hassan - Mangalore corridor in southern India is to be completed by December 2004, following the decision to form a Special Purpose Vehicle to fund and manage the Rs1·5bn project. Indian Railways signed an accord in June with Karnataka’s state-owned infrastructure development corporation ...
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Interfleet in Sweden
A SWEDISH subsidiary has been established by railway consultancy Interfleet Technology. Incorporated in early May, Interfleet Technology AB is based at the Stureplan complex in central Stockholm. The new office is headed by Hans Svensson, who joins the company as Regional Adviser. According to Interfleet’s Managing Director, David Rollin, the ...
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MFV keeps NEL under surveillance
INTRO: A twin-unit multi-function vehicle will undertake regular inspection of Singapore’s automated North East LineFACED with stringent requirements on availability and performance, Singapore’s Land Transport Authority decided to adopt advanced monitoring and infrastructure maintenance technology for the automated North East Line which was due to open in June (Metro Report ...
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Letters
Piling problemsSir - We regret that your Product News report ’Drains become piles’ (RG 5.03 p325) has mixed up two of Cofra’s range of soil consolidation and foundation technologies. MebraDrain has nothing to do with our new AuGeo system.Cofra’s AuGeo system consists of concrete piles formed in the ground to ...
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Modular point machine
CURRENTLY undergoing endurance testing at Chippenham is a prototype Surelock MW21 point machine developed by Westinghouse Rail Systems. Intended for the Metronet contract to resignal much of the London Underground, the MW21 is also compatible with RT60 requirements on the UK national rail network.The low-profile machine is designed for mounting ...
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Market
Australia: BHP Billiton has awarded Valdunes of France a €3m contract to supply wheels and axles for its wagon fleet. They are being supplied by TRIsource, established by Valdunes to market its products in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region.Canada: Canadian Pacific Railway is acquiring 600 ...
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Metros
Canada: A three-week upgrade of Ottawa’s O-Train diesel light rail line began on June 7, including installation of continuous welded rail. In recent months ridership on the 8 km route (RG 11.02 p702) has been steady at 6300 passengers/day.China: The first fully-integrated joint station for Kowloon-Canton Railway and MTR Corp ...
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Vinck vows to overhaul SNCB
ON JUNE 6 Managing Director of Belgian National Railways Karel Vinck laid out his plans to rescue the national railway from what he believes will ultimately be financial disaster. Called ’Move 2007’, the proposal was well received by the board, but Vinck has yet to persuade the as-yet unformed government ...
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PEOPLE
V Kornienko and N Luhanin have become Deputy Directors General at Ukrainian Railways. S Alenichev is named Director, Commercial; I Malyshko, Director, Power Supply; V Korobenko, Director, Statistics; I Shyber, Director, Rolling Stock; A Fedorchenko, Director, Procurement; G Klucherov, Director, Press & Public Relations; and A Krivopishin, Director, South Western ...