All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1409
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Delhi metro relaunched
A FORMAL go-ahead for construction of the long-planned metro network in the Indian capital is due to be announced this month, following the creation of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp to manage the project. Headed by E Sreedharan, former General Manager of the Konkan Railway Corp, DMRC is a joint ...
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Diesel strategy study
THIS MONTH will see the start of negotiations for a contract to renew the Austrian Federal Railways diesel locomotive fleet. Bids were called in February, with submissions due by the middle of August. ÖBB’s current diesel fleet comprises eight different types, most of which are more than 30 years old. ...
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Thrall Europa rolls out first EWS wagon
THEFIRST of 310 steel coil carrier wagons was formally handed over to English Welsh & Scottish Railway on July 27, marking the start of production at the new Thrall Europa factory in York works. Participating in the ceremonies were Thrall Car Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Craig Duchossois (right) and ...
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Time to face the real issues
UPHEAVAL at Polish State Railways looks inevitable as management and government struggle with the complexities of restructuring and possible privatisation. While the imminent order for high speed tilting trains (p563) suggests that PKP is up with Europe’s leaders in technology and expertise, much ground has to be made up in ...
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NRZ updates inter-city fleet
THIS MONTH National Railways of Zimbabwe will take delivery of the first of 58 main line coaches for its two principal routes: Bulawayo - Harare and Bulawayo - Victoria Falls. A radical departure from the familiar clerestory roofs and brown livery, the new stock will transform NRZ’s long-distance overnight and ...
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V/Line Freight sale starts
EXPRESSIONS of interest were due to be submitted by August 14 for the sale of Australian operator V/Line Freight Corp. Bids were called on July 31 by Victoria’s Transport Minister Robin Cooper and Treasurer Alan Stockdale, who said privatisation would give Victoria ’a vibrant, competitive railfreight industry so that farmers ...
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Multi-gauge freight
SPANISH National Railways and Patentes Talgo unveiled a freight derivative of the Talgo gauge-convertible wheelsets at a presentation in Sevilla on July 30. Renfe has formed a partnership with French National Railways and German Railway to develop the technique for cross-border applications throughout Europe.The Talgo concept, where individual wheelsets are ...
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Funding shortage
INDIAN Railways’ plans to modernise and expand will have to be reined in. Sanctions in the wake of the country’s detonation of atomic bombs earlier this year look likely to force the abandonment or deferral of numerous projects as credit agencies withdraw funding.No surprise then that a parliamentary committee has ...
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Timetable revamp heralds network speed-up
INTRO: A radical restructuring of Chinese Railways’ timetable paves the way for faster services and quality improvements over the next few years. Chris Jackson discussed the technical advances and research projects underpinning CR’s next five-year investment plan with Ju Jiaxing, Executive Vice-President of the China Academy of Railway SciencesON OCTOBER ...
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Innovative hiccup
THIRTEEN consortia which submitted bids for the Briztram light rail line in Brisbane (RG 6.98 p371) had their applications returned unopened at the end of July. Incoming Queensland Premier Peter Beattie feels that light rail is ’19th century technology’ and he wants something ’futuristic’ to celebrate the next millenium.What he ...
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INTELLIGENCE
CAPTION: The first of 17 Integral ID5 units for Bayerische Oberlandbahn was rolled out of the Jenbacher Energiesysteme AG works on June 18. The 53·4m long five-section articulated trains have three motored modules and two low-floor passenger sections with two doors each per side. They will replace older stock on ...
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INTELLIGENCE
CAPTION: German Railway Infrastructure Director Dr Ulf Häusler and Sachsen Minister of Economics & Employment Dr Kajo Schommer turned the first sod for a new S-Bahn station at Dresden Airport on July 30. A 1·3 km extension of an industrial spur to a new underground terminus will carry a 20 ...
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INTELLIGENCE
Argentina: Buenos Aires suburban concessionaire Metropolitano is to invest 38m pesos in upgrading the Pereyra - La Plata and Avellaneda - Ezpeleta sections of the Roca network. As well as track renewal, the work will include renovation of nine level crossings.Australia: Victrack is to call tenders for resleepering the 50 ...
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No trips to Jerusalem
Israel Railways has been unable to resolve the problems posed by its Tel Aviv - Jerusalem line. Expensive to operate and maintain because of tortuous curves and severe grades, neither the infrastructure nor rolling stock is exactly state of the art. There were six derailments alone last year. The main ...
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KLM partners NS
NS Reizigers is working with Royal Dutch Airlines on an air and rail ticketing agreement. This could see some passengers switch from planes to trains under certain circumstances. In the longer term trains may replace planes on some short-haul journeys from Schiphol to destinations such as K
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Line sales off
THE PROPOSED break-up and sale of parts of the Czech Railways network has been cancelled following election of a Social Democratic government and the appointment of Antonin Peltr
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MARKETPLACE
Brazil: Engineered Magnetics Inc of the USA has won a contract to supply impedance bonds to Alstom Transporte Ltda (formerly CMW Equipamentos SA) for extensions to Lines 1, 2 and 3 of the São Paulo metro. Bosnia: Koncar Elektricne Lokomotive of Croatia has overhauled and modernised 10 Bo-Bo electric locomotives ...
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NEWS
CAPTION: Taking shape at the Adtranz works in Nürnberg are the first driving vehicles for German Railway’s third-generation Inter-City Express. A pre-production ICE-3 trainset is to start running on the Siemens test track at Wegberg-Wildenrath this autumn, with the eight-car multiple-units entering revenue service next summer
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PRODUCT NEWS
Standard high-speed turnoutsUNDER a co-operation and technical assistance agreement, the Infrastructure Maintenance Business Unit of Spanish National Railways (Renfe) and JEZ Sistemas Ferroviarios have developed the DSP turnout for high-speed applications. Tested at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado, the DSP can be traversed at speeds at up to ...