All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1403
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Wrong styleSir - We were interested to read the article in your October issue on the Spanish IC2000 tilting trains (RG 10.98 p693), as Giugiaro Design was involved in the exterior design of these trains. Unfortunately the picture caption attributes this role to our competitor Pininfarina, and I would like ...
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Monorail link
ON NOVEMBER 26 the Governor of Tokyo Yukio Aoshima participated in ceremonies to inaugurate the first section of an orbital monorail linking the capital’s western suburbs. Also participating were Construction Minister Akira Kiyazaki and Vice Transport Minister Motoo Hayashi. To be operated by a subsidiary of the Tokyo Municipal Government, ...
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CAPTION: Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan and Long Beach Mayor Beverley O’Neill participated in ceremonies on November 16 to mark completion of a 116 m long bridge over the Los Angeles River. The first major structure to be completed as part of the US$1·2bn Alameda Corridor freight route (RG 9.97 ...
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PassengerPORTFOLIO
CAPTION: INAUGURAL runs for VIPs were staged on November 30 with the first of three Talgo Pendular sets for Amtrak Cascades services from Seattle to Portland and Vancouver after trials at up to 200 km/h at the Transportation Test Centre in Pueblo, Colorado. The end cars have tall fins acting ...
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PassengerPORTFOLIO
In Briefn On November 26 London Transport extended its ’Home-Link’ taxi connection to and from five Underground stations in southwest London. Passengers using Morden, South Wimbledon, East Putney, Southfields and Wimbledon Park stations can book a cab to collect them for a flat fare of £2·50.n Harmon Industries’ subsidiary SES ...
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PEOPLE
Gerald Davies has joined Kansas City Southern as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Bill Lyman takes over as Senior Vice President, Operations, succeeding Ab Rees who becomes Senior Vice President, International Operations. Robert D Krebs, Chairman, President & CEO of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, has been elected ...
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Profit priority at Siemens
After recording a pre-tax loss of DM759m in the financial year which ended on September 30 1998, Siemens Transportation Systems is expecting to reduce its losses ’substantially’ in 1998-99 by further strengthening systems competence which represents a ’unique competitive advantage’. According to the Siemens annual report for 1997-98, Trans-portation Systems’ ...
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Spares & repairs
LAST year Nigerian Railways Corp took delivery of some spanking new 1067mm gauge rolling stock from China. There were 50 Class 2101 diesel locos rated at 2400hp, coaches that included air-conditioned first-class cars from Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Works, a fleet of railbuses, plus 400 freight wagons. The package ...
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U-Bahn to Riem
MÜNCHENER Verkehrsbetriebe has unveiled details of the revision to U-Bahn services which will come into effect with the opening of a 7·7 km branch to the new trade fair at Riem on May 30 1999. Work on the line was delayed by a tunnel collapse linked to the use of ...
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Travel pass lasts 180 days
Tranz Rail has launched the Best of New Zealand Pass for use by tourists. In addition to the company’s long distance trains and inter-island ferries, it is valid on some heritage railways and coach services. However, it cannot be used on the subsidised commuter services around Wellington and Auckland.Cards with ...
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High Speed Rail & Tilting Trains 1999
FROM June 28 to July 1 1999 Railway Gazette International and AiC Worldwide will be staging the High Speed Rail & Tilting Trains 1999 conference in London. Expected to attract engineering specialists and world experts on high speed trains, the conference will feature high level presentations and authoritative speakers. Venue ...
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IC2000 arrives next year
INTRO: Through the introduction of tilting trainsets, Renfe’s Long Distance Business Unit is looking to cut its best journey time on the Madrid - Valencia route to 3h 30min and increase traffic by 11% BYLINE: Enrique Fern
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ICE3 enters the test phase
INTRO: Due to enter service at the end of 1999 on international services between Germany and the Netherlands, the ICE3 will start trials at Siemens’ Wegberg-Wildenrath test centre at the end of the year. Operational requirements including four-system capability have led to a radical departure from previous ICE designsBYLINE: Dr ...
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Series 700 goes into production
BYLINE: Kazuhiro Igarashi and Tsuneo Maruyama *BYLINE: * Kazuhiro Igarashi is Chief Engineer in the Technical Research & Development Division of Central Japan Railway, and Tsuneo Maruyama is Chief Manager of the Technical Development Promotion Department at West Japan Railway NEXT MARCH will see the launch of revenue services ...
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Parcels carriers forge open access network
INTRO: Express Shuttle GmbH is close to ordering 12 freight multiple-units with both diesel and electric propulsion; each will carry 10 or 12 swap bodies belonging to UPS or Deutsche Post Transport. Richard Hope reports on plans for a national network requiring around 70 of these 160 km/h unitsBYLINE: Can ...
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Adjustable OHLE masts
MAY Gurney (Construction) Ltd has completed the replacement of catenary equipment on a double-track section of Britain’s London - Edinburgh East Coast main line south of Peterborough. Built on a low embankment across Stilton Fen, the formation has been subject to considerable movement leading to a number of dewirements.Under a ...
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Advanced relayer to speed West Coast upgrading
INTRO: A high-output track renewal train able to work in short overnight possessions will help speed the infrastructure element in Railtrack’s £2·1bn upgrading of Britain’s principal inter-city corridorBYLINE: Andrew DowBusiness Development Director, Jarvis RailNEXT YEAR will see the delivery of Britain’s first high-output track relaying machine, ordered from Fairmont Tamper ...
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Castles in the air
THIS MONTH’S trawl of new line proposals produced one or two unlikely candidates. We have noted in the past the enthusiasm of various Central American countries for new lines linking ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, but the latest Trans-Isthmus project is truly ambitious. Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras ...
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Alkmaar rebuild ends
SEPTEMBER 10 saw the official opening of Alkmaar’s reconstructed inter-city station, following completion of a major rebuild.The station has been fitted with escalators between the platforms and concourse to help handling of the 25 000 daily passengers. Platform canopies have been lengthened to provide better protection.Additional retail space has been ...
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Tilting trains hold the key to Virgin’s ambitious franchise
INTRO: Virgin Rail’s order for 54 tilting trains for its West Coast franchise is the largest contract for Pendolino technology. It is also the most difficult application. Roger Ford reports on how Alstom and Fiat are facing up to the challengeWHEN Virgin Rail received two bids for its new fleet ...