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NDX wound up
INTERNATIONAL joint venture freight operator NDX is to be wound up, following the transfer of its operations to German Railway’s intermodal subsidiary Transfracht International (TFGI) on September 1. NDX was set up in 1996, with DB holding a 50% stake, Netherlands Railways 25% and CSX 25%. It launched its first ...
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NYCT selects TBTC suppliers
ON SEPTEMBER 2 MTA New York City Transit awarded contracts to three firms to demonstrate transmission-based train control systems for use on the subway network. Bids were called for the pilot project last October, with three preferred bidders selected in July (RG 7.98 p462).The three are Alcatel Transport Automation, Alstom ...
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PEOPLE
Jaroslav Vrana has been named Director of Railways for the Czech Ministry of Transport, replacing Karel Sellner. He also becomes Chairman of Czech State Railways (CD), replacing Ivan Foltyn. Dalibor Zeleny has been appointed General Manager of CD, replacing Vladimir Sosna.Dr Chris Whitaker is to chair the ...
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Pescarmona sells up
ON AUGUST 20 Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona SA (IMPSA) of Argentina announced that it had agreed to sell its holdings in the Buenos Aires al Pacífico and Mesapot
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Pilz progress
CEREMONIES were held in Berlin on September 9 to mark the start of work on the German capital’s future central station. Transport Minister Matthias Wissmann, Berlin Mayor Eberhard Diepgen, DB Chairman Dr Johannes Ludewig and Thyssen AG Chairman Dr Ekkehard Schulz laid the foundation stone for the new Lehrter Bahnhof.Costed ...
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Sokol prototype starts test programme
WHILE construction of the high speed line from St Petersburg to Moscow (RG 8.98 p510) looks certain to be postponed indefinitely, the prototype Sokol high speed train built to run on the 650 km route has begun its test programme. President Boris Yeltsin’s revocation of the decree authorising construction of ...
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Publications
L’Annuaire Ferroviaire FrançaisThis directory published for the French Railway Industry Association (FIF) includes articles in French and English, looking at railway developments during 1997 in France and the rest of the world, and at French politics and their impact on the railway market. The directory section is broken up into ...
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SIDETRACK
DieterCAPTION: Japan’s Ground Effect Transportation System plans to start trials in 2002 with a proposed ’aero train’ using solar and wind power. Dieter calculates the likely energy requirements for operating a high-speed train from wind turbines Blotto on the landscapeIn order to advertise Beck’s beer to thirsty passengers on Britain’s ...
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West from Sydney
EFFORTS are being made to rescue Sydney’s 3·6 km embryonic light rail line from oblivion. Right from the start, success depended on the route being extended north into the city centre. But opposition from shop owners to trams along the Pitt Street pedestrian mall has prevented approval for the extension, ...
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Transportable vehicle washer
FOR smaller sites or low-volume applications, BWI Dawson has developed a compact vehicle washing system that can be moved to another location. Installed within a week depending on site conditions and without concrete foundations, the washer is available for lease during the erection of permanent systems.The fully-automatic single- direction ...
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Flumitrens to transfer on November 1
CONTROL of the Rio de Janeiro suburban rail network will pass to the private sector Bolsa 2000 consortium on November 1 under the terms of a 25 year operating concession awarded on July 15. Compañía Fluminense de Trenes Urbanos was auctioned by the Rio state government.The Bolsa 2000 consortium is ...
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Praha’s first M1 trainset handed over
ON JULY 8 the first of 22 five-car metro trainsets for the Praha metro was handed over to DPHMP at the Kacerov depot in the Czech capital. Following acceptance trials it will be unveiled to the public later this month at the Brno International Engineering Fair.DPHMP expects to have 15 ...
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InterRail 26+ covers southern Europe
After several years of varying restrictions, the popular InterRail ticket is once again available for use throughout almost all of Europe, and by all age groups.The InterRail 26+ ticket is now accepted in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Morocco, as well as most other countries. Restrictions in availability ...
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LKAB invests in 30 tonne axleloads
Swedish mining giant LKAB is investing SKr1·1bn in three new trainsets and nine locos for the Malmbanan iron ore corridor. Heavier axleloads to boost rail capacity and cut transport costs form a key element in the company's strategy to boost production from 20 to 30 million tonnes a year
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EC directives seek genuine open access
PROPOSALS for three directives intended to prevent the national railways from blocking access to their tracks by competitors were launched by European Transport Commissioner Neil Kinnock on July 22. He said they would ’make a major contribution to ensuring that rail can compete effectively with other forms of transport’.The first ...
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Acses to speed NE Corridor
THE US Federal Railroad Administration has instructed Amtrak to install a transponder-based system to enforce adherence to permanent speed restrictions on its Northeast Corridor between New Haven and Boston. The work forms part of Amtrak’s programme to upgrade and electrify the route to accommodate 240 km/h American Flyer trainsets from ...
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Bringing advanced bogie technology to Europe will cut life-cycle costs
INTRO: English Welsh & Scottish Railway is due to begin operations this month with four-piece Swing Motion¨ bogies using a common secondary suspension for both axles. The aim is to reduce purchase and maintenance costs while meeting European ride quality standardsBYLINE: Steve BeckerExecutive Vice President, NACO TechnologyIn its search for ...
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Conrail handover moves ahead
FORMAL control of the Consolidated Rail Corp passed to CSX and Norfolk Southern on August 22, a statutory 30 days after the Surface Transportation Board issued its written approval of the merger on July 23. With effect from this ’Control Date’, Conrail’s stock was removed from its holding trust, allowing ...
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Alice in Texas
ON JULY 31 the Surface Transportation Board released Union Pacific from the emergency order it had imposed on October 31. Admitting that UP has still not restored normal service on all routes, the STB said that it could not force the railway to continue assigning business to other carriers who ...