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- Back under one roof in France
- Eurostar wins from Fyra fallout
- Uruguay’s open access vision
Australasia
- Ensuring that rail delivers
The AusRail Plus event in Sydney on November 26-28 will address the theme of ‘driving down the costs of rail’, explains Australasian Railway Association CEO Brian Nye
- Getting the budget right
Establishing a budget envelope at an early stage can help to ensure that major rail projects are fundable, whilst benchmarking will increase confidence that the out-turn cost target will be met
- One bite at a time
Sydney Trains CEO Howard Collins outlines to John Kirk the challenges he faces in reinvigorating the suburban network
Research
- Driving innovation down under
The 10th World Congress on Railway Research takes place in Sydney on November 24-28, the first time that WCRR has been held in Australia
- Shift2Rail deadline looms
With the formal legislative proposals due to be published shortly, funding and governance remain at the heart of discussions over the European Shift2Rail joint technology initiative
- Tested to destruction
Load testing with a redundant bridge truss suggests that some bridges may have substantial reserves of strength
- Modelling the root causes of gearbox failure
Romax Technology has developed software to analyse gearbox failures on diesel multiple-units
- Rail’s role in the seamless journey
The All Ways Travelling consortium is seeking to develop a pan-European retail and fulfilment model to enable easy booking of cross-border journeys involving multiple transport modes
- Don’t forget the multimodal trips
Mixed-mode journeys need to be taken into account when developing integrated transport demand models
In focus
- Pick-and-mix offers flexible formations
The first complete Regio 2N trainset was unveiled at Bombardier’s plant at Crespin near Valenciennes on September 25
- Riding the renaissance of rail
More than 8 000 visitors attended the second Railway Interchange gathering at the Indianapolis Convention Center from September 29 to October 3
Tools & small plant
- Mobile power pack enhanced
- Stabilising axle developed for railmounted excavators
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- Having survived some difficult decades, America’s Class I freight railroads are now investing heavily, says Norfolk Southern Chairman Wick Moorman
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