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WC technology develops
Microphor has introduced a water-saving, air-assisted flush toilet for applications where water conservation is important. Microflush models LF-810 and LF-820 require less water per flush than other designs available from Microphor. This extends the time interval between servicing, thus allowing the vehicle to be in operation longer.A cost-effective alternative to ...
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Swazi downsizing
TROUBLE is brewing on Swaziland Railway, which operates 301 km of 1067mm gauge line between Golela and Goba, providing a key link between South Africa and Mozambique. Our correspondent reports that SR wants to halve its 600-strong workforce to improve its financial performance. Early retirement is being offered to employees ...
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EDI sales at record high
ON August 26 Australia’s Downer EDI announced record revenue of A$2·4bn for the year ended on June 30, with profits after tax up at A$56·4m compared with A$45·5m in 2001. Turnover for the rail division soared by 145% to A$428·4m; this represented 16·5% of the business.Downer EDI Managing Director Stephen ...
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Engineering sale
SCOTTISH-based rail infrastructure maintenance contractor First Engineering Holdings Ltd is to be acquired by Peterhouse Group for £65·3m, subject to approval by Peterhouse shareholders at an Extraordinary General Meeting on October 4. The only remaining independent rail infrastructure maintenance contractor in the UK, First Engineering was formed in February 1996 ...
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Steel range expands
CORUS Rail marked 125 years of rail production at its Workington site in northwest England during September. The company has also launched a new website at www.corusrail.com to provide technical information on its rail and other products, and to raise awareness that the Corus Rail family now also includes sleeper, ...
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Parcels express
DHL is working up plans to operate 300 km/h trains moving standard air-freight containers between Brussels, Amsterdam, K
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Roma restores Line G
ON SEPTEMBER 23 Roma metro operator Met.Ro. restored passenger services on interurban Line G between Torrenova and Grotte Celoni. The 7·7 km Torrenova - Pantano section has been closed for several years to allow double-tracking and upgrading. Met.Ro. began test running on the completed section to Grotte Celoni on September ...
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Govia gets seven years
BRITAIN’s Strategic Rail Authority announced on August 29 that it had decided not to award a 20-year franchise for Govia to operate the South Central suburban network. Instead, the consortium of The Go-Ahead Group and Keolis will get a franchise running for up to seven years from January 1 2003. ...
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Line H slips
THE ECONOMIC crisis in Argentina may have delayed the project, but the city government is confident that the latest addition to the Buenos Aires metro network will be completed. Touring worksites on the first 3·34 km section of Line H between Incl
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High speed is on the right track
BYLINE: Philippe RoumeguèreChief ExecutiveInternational Union of Railways (UIC)INTRO: Over 1500 delegates will assemble in Madrid for the fifth EurailSpeed congress on October 23 - 25HIGH SPEED RAIL is enjoying phenomenal success in Europe, expressed in terms of network length, traffic growth and market share. New lines are under construction in ...
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Jerusalem light rail works start
PREPARATORY works have started along the route of Jerusalem's first light rail line. This follows approval in June by the National Council for Design & Construction of an overall plan that would see eight lines totalling 54 km built in the city. The rights-of-way required for the LRT network are ...
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Lyon launches Lea and Leslys
PUBLIC CONSULTATION began on September 2 for the planned conversion of the former Est de Lyon railway into a high-capacity interurban light rail line. The President of Rh
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Nürnberg - Leipzig restarts
GERMAN Transport Minister Kurt Bodewig launched work on the Erfurt West section of the Nürnberg - Leipzig high speed route on September 11. One of several major investment schemes designated as a national reunification project, the line ran into funding difficulties that led to work being halted in 1999 (RG ...
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Real-time train management
Ponta de Madeira. GPS is used to establish train location, with differential ground stations at strategic locations to provide automatic corrections. The computerised control centre uses workstations with touch-screen graphics consoles, whilst ruggedised processors have been supplied for on-train equipment. The system is designed to integrate legacy equipment such as ...
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Real-time train management
BRAZILIAN iron-ore mining company CVRD has put into service a real-time Rail Management System on its 900 km heavy haul Caraj
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Market
Australia: The Smartpos consortium of Cubic Transportation System, EDS, Philips, Delairco and Commonwealth Bank has been selected as preferred bidder for a 10-year contract to supply and operate a contactless smartcard system for the greater Brisbane area. ERG has been selected to upgrade existing equipment before the new system is ...
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Merseyrail train refurbishment
A DEAL worth £32m has been signed to refurbish the 59 three-car Class 507 and 508 electric multiple-units leased to Arriva Trains Merseyside by Angel Trains. The vehicle interiors will be improved and engineering modifications carried out to improve performance.Alstom Transport is to undertake the refit at Eastleigh, in conjunction ...
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Rolling motorway suffering
AUSTRIAN Federal Railways has reported record results for 2001, with tonnes carried up from 84·7 million in 2000 to 86·4 million and the number of passengers higher at 183·3 million compared with 182·7 million. Grants from federal government were up by 1·7% at €1·14bn, with operating profit down by nearly ...
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NJ triple opening
NEW JERSEY Transit was due to launch a through service from its Boonton line to New York’s Penn Station on September 30, with the completion of the Montclair Connection. As well as the 457m link connecting the Boonton and Montclair lines, the project included 8 km of electrification and construction ...