All Railway Gazette International articles in October 1999 – Page 4

  • News

    Product NEWS

    1999-10-01T10:00:00Z

    BYLINE: Containers without terminalsthe container handling system developed by Swing Thru International has been designed for mounting on wagons and road vehicles, enabling intermodal traffic to be loaded or unloaded at locations without cranes or paving for reach-stackers. Available with a lifting capacity ranging from 10 to 35 tonnes, the ...

  • News

    PEOPLE

    1999-10-01T10:00:00Z

    On September 14, the Chairman of the German Railway Supervisory Board, Dr Dieter Vogel, announced that Hartmut Mehdorn will be taking over as Chairman of the DB Management Board with effect from January 1. Formerly Chairman of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, he will succeed Dr Johannes Ludewig. At the same time, ...

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    Pointers

    1999-10-01T10:00:00Z

    n Australia’s Speedrail consortium hopes to sign Heads of Agreement with the federal and New South Wales state governments by the end of this year for the A$3·7bn Sydney - Canberra high-speed line, so that construction can start during 2000.n The Transport Ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia have agreed to ...

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    Publications

    1999-10-01T10:00:00Z

    Jane’s Urban Transport SystemsNow edited by Tony Pattison, the 1999-2000 edition of this heavyweight annual continues in its traditional style covering the world’s rail and road public transport. 388 pages are dedicated to the world’s major cities from Aachen to Zürich. The remainder of the book’s 660 pages cover manufacturers, ...

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    railwaygazette.com

    1999-10-01T10:00:00Z

    OVER the past 21/2 years we have been developing our web information service at www.railgaz.co.uk. Gratifyingly, we have recorded a steady growth in visits, with thousands of professionals from all sectors of the rail industry registering to use the site. In order to provide an even better service to our ...