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Australia: The Northern Territory government has called tenders for construction of a A$30m intermodal terminal at Darwin’s East Arm port, including a rail link to the Alice - Darwin line (p386).Bangladesh: Trelleborg Industrial is supplying rubber chevron springs for use on 700 freight wagon bogies.Brazil: MRS Logística took delivery last ...
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Metros
France: With fares income up 3·5% at Fr15·7bn, RATP has reported a profit of Fr143m for 2000, up from Fr27m in 1999. A new record of 2·6billion passengers were carried in 2000 across all modes, with metro traffic up 4·8%, RER 5·1% and light rail 10·3%.Toulouse transport authority SMTC signed ...
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Submerged monorail proposed for Stonehenge
UK: Appointed to design a new visitor centre at the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, Melbourne-based architects Denton Corker Marshall suggested building 'a submerged monorail' in a trench to carry visitors around the stone age monument. The suggestion drew cries of derision from residents of Sydney, who have been blessed ...
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P Rajagopalan has taken over as Financial Commissioner, Railways, and ex-Officio Secretary to the Government of India.Rüdiger vorm Walde is to become Director General of Austrian Federal Railways with effect from August 1. Currently Chairman of Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, he will succeed Helmut Draxler on a three-year contract.John Robinson joins the ...
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Spoornet progress
THIS MONTH is due to see the start of electric operation between De Aar and Kimberley, completing the wiring of Spoornet’s Cape Town - Johannesburg corridor. The 25 kV electrification work will be completed on June 11, when the substations are switched on, allowing test running to start. Revenue services ...
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Publications
Noise and vibration from high-speed trainsEdited by Victor V KrylovA comprehensive general reference work for engineers, scientists and consultants interested in the technical aspects of the noise and vibration effects of high-speed railway operation. Aimed at a technical reader with a background in engineering or physics, chapters cover the theoretical ...
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Sagrera station
SPANISH Development Minister Francisco Álvarez-Cascos and the Mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos have signed an agreement to build a station at Sagrera for the high speed line between Madrid and the French border. The Ministry of Development will be responsible for the railway infrastructure component of the Pts77bn scheme, with ...
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Sidetrack
A fragrant blastEUROSTAR passengers will enjoy an enhanced ambience following the award of a contract to fit air fresheners in the toilet compartments. Tonbridge-based Initial Healthcare was given the task of designing a system that met stringent Channel Tunnel safety regulations, which prohibited the use of aerosols, batteries or any ...
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Uninterrupted signalling supply
CHLORIDE Power Protection has developed an uninterruptable power supply for signalling that uses a 25 kV traction supply and the electricity grid to remove the need for a diesel generator back up.Railtrack is currently reviewing the performance of a first installation, under test near Crewe on Britain’s West Coast Main ...
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NewsPilots go live as 11 railways commit to ETCS
After a decade of development, the European Train Control System and European Rail Traffic Management System are being tested under live conditions on Italy's direttissima. An International Union of Railways conference in Firenze in March pinpointed progress
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Over 200 exhibitors at UITP show
THIS MONTH sees the 54th International Union of Public Transport Congress take place at London’s Earls Court exhibition centre from May 20 to 25. In conjunction with the Congress and the technical visits, well over 200 companies from across the world will be participating in the Mobility & City Transport ...
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West Rail will come in under budget in 2003
INTRO: The largest expansion programme ever undertaken by Kowloon - Canton Railway Corp is well under way, with West Rail Phase 1 now 40% complete. Construction of two extensions to the East Rail route from Kowloon to Lo Wu began in FebruaryBYLINE: James BlakeSenior Director, Capital ProjectsKowloon - Canton Railway ...
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Bogie builders tackle European 25 tonne challenge
FACING pressure to improve productivity and increase the competitiveness of their rail freight operations, several European railways are looking at the scope to raise axleloads beyond the classic 22·5 tonnes laid down in the current UIC standards. British Rail adopted a 25·5 tonne limit many years ago for its then-isolated ...
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ICE and Talgo 350 share high-speed order
SPANISH National Railways announced on March 24 that it was awarding two contracts totalling Pts123bn for the supply of 32 high-speed trainsets to operate on the Madrid - Barcelona line. The 350 km/h sets are intended to cut the journey time from 6h 30min to under 2h 30min.Siemens is to ...
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ETCS/ERTMS test sites across Europe
THERE are 12 locations where ETCS/ERTMS components and systems are being tested, and 10 countries have made a commitment to implement it at Levels 1 and 2. No railway is as yet committed to Level 3, although it is expected to be rolled out for application on high speed lines ...
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Halving intermodal times across the Brenner
INTRO: Acting on the initiative of a customer, the national railways of Germany, Austria and Italy aim to halve transit times for intermodal traffic between München and Verona. Until a few years ago swap bodies took 12 h to make the trip, but timings have been cut to 8h, with ...
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SBB Cargo acts to secure a European future
BYLINE: Daniel NordmannDirector, SBB CargoON AUGUST 1 SBB Cargo moves its headquarters from Bern to Basel. Pulling out of the Swiss capital to start afresh in a new venue symbolises a programme of major change for SBB Cargo. The programme was announced on April 4 and followed a strategic review ...
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Ads move underground
MOVING advertising images are to be projected onto the walls of London Underground stations, following the signing of a contract on April 6. Cross Track Projection (XTP) digital projection equipment will be installed in some central stations this autumn, and across the network within five years.XTP makes it possible ...
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Bombardier cleared to buy Adtranz
ON APRIL 3 the European Commission approved the acquisition of DaimlerChrysler subsidiary Adtranz by Bombardier of Canada. The transaction is expected to be complete by May 1.As part of the approval process Bombardier Transportation was required to meet several conditions set by the Commission. It must sell its 26·5% share ...
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Swiss merger agreed
AFTER many years of close co-operation, Switzerland’s Bodensee-Toggenburg and Südost railways are to merge. On March 26, the BT and SOB boards announced that they had signed a letter of intent; subject to shareholders’ approval, the merger will take effect from January 1 2002.Mergers elsewhere have left the two ...