All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2001 – Page 3
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Freight EMU
JR FREIGHT is drawing up plans for a multiple-unit freight train able to travel at 130 km/h. Intended to permit more competitive timings against road haulage in the busy industrial and commercial corridor between Tokyo and Osaka, the train would shave around 1h off the present 7h trip over the ...
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Slab track evolves to meet operators’ expectations
BYLINE: David RhodesDirector, Technical Development, Pandrol LtdINTRO: A better understanding of the whole-life costs, plus innovative technology to deal with noise and vibration, are persuading track designers to adopt low-maintenance ballastless trackforms more widely NON-BALLASTED tracks on concrete bases are seeing increasing use, especially on urban transit and high speed ...
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Tajiks to fund rail expansion
THE GOVERMENT of Tajikistan announced at the end of July that it was to boost funding for the state rail network. TJD will be awarded an additional 600000 somonis for development this year, and 11·3m to pay off debts owed to neighbouring Uzbekistan Railways, which currently provides the only links ...
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Peoplemovers extend the metro’s reach
INTRO: Larry Fabian* reports from the 8th international conference on automated peoplemovers in San Francisco BYLINE: * Lawrence J Fabian is Director of the public transport consultancy & lobbying group Trans.21IMAGINE A significantly higher level of public transport service: environmentally-friendly metros with trains every minute or two, all day long, ...
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Suppliers fear fresh order hiatus
INTRO: Confusion reigns in Britain’s passenger rolling stock market in the wake of the government’s decision to switch to short franchise extensions. Apart from EMUs needed to replace MkI rolling stock condemned to go by the end of 2004, prospects for fresh orders have almost dried up, says Roger FordNEARLY ...
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On-board fire fighting
HALON gas fire-suppression equipment on British High Speed Train power cars is being replaced with Inergen fire suppression systems supplied by ADT Fire & Security. This uses nitrogen, argon and carbon dioxide to deplete the oxygen around a fire to prevent combustion, but there is no ozone depletion potential. An ...
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Wabtec sells to GE
WABTEC Corp is to sell a number of its railway business units to GE Transportation Systems for US$240m in cash. Subject to regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close this month.The sale includes Wabtec’s motor coil manufacturing, engine systems and distribution units, formerly part of Motive Power Industries ...
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Valenciennes go-ahead
THE FINAL hurdle for construction of a light rail network in the French city of Valenciennes was cleared at the beginning of August, when the Préfet of Nord- Pas-de-Calais signed the formal declaration of public utility, nine years after the project was first floated. Local transport authority Siturv expects to ...
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Tram-trains to Heilbronn
THROUGH light rail services have been introduced between Karlsruhe and Heilbronn, increasing the regional tram-train network to 240route-km. Operator AVG has leased the 25 km Eppingen - Heilbronn line from DB, and double-tracked and electrified it at 15 kV at a cost of DM72m. A new connection at Heilbronn Hbf ...
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Improved inverter performance
HYUNDAI has developed a digital variable voltage and frequency inverter to control the slipping of wheels with parallel traction motors.Wheel slippage can lead to increased engine speed, generating more power and resulting in over-voltage in the induction motor. Voltage detection systems can be used to trigger power reduction, but these ...
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Industry seeks ways out of a jungle of uncertainty
Industry seeks ways out of a jungle of uncertaintyINTRO: Set up to inject long-term thinking into a fragmented industry, Britain’s Strategic Rail Authority has just seen the fruits of its labours torn up by a government desperate to find a quick political fix for the troubled national rail network. The ...
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Instability stalls upgrading plans
INTRO: The dire state of Railtrack’s finances has delayed many ambitious proposals for investment in network expansion, reports Chris JacksonTHE SACKING on August 1 of Railtrack’s Chief Operating Officer Jonson Cox reflects the state of turmoil within Britain’s rail infrastructure company. Newly-appointed Chairman John Robinson told shareholders at the Annual ...
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Inter-city refurbishment
UKRAINE’s state railway company Ukrzaliznytsya has completed the refurbishment of a Lotsman 10-car inter-city train for use on Simferopol - Dnipropetrovsk services. The Hr1·25m refurbishment was carried out in Dnipropetrovsk by Mezhdunarodnoye Delovoye Sotrudnychestvo.The train offers first and second class accommodation, and has been fitted with improved seats and on-board ...
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Report recommends IR overhaul
INDIA’S Railway Minister Nitish Kumar is currently pondering the latest in a series of reports suggesting that it is high time for Indian Railways to undergo reforms to turn it into a more commercial business in an increasingly competitive world. Submitted on August 7 by Dr Rakesh Mohan, an economist ...
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Just-in-time tracklaying poised to set records
INTRO: A demanding schedule has been set for installing track and M&E equipment on the first section of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Murray Hughes visited the tracklaying base at Beechbrook Farm near AshfordVISITORS to Britain arriving by Eurostar consistently express surprise at the slow pace of travel between the ...
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Lighter wagons
A new range of high-strength steels developed by SSAB Swedish Steel offers the promise of significant savings in wagon tare weights, with improved payload and lower operating costs. The company is proposing to adopt designs based on automotive engineering, using hot-rolled Domex steel which has a yield strength of up ...
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Portland opens two lines
MORE THAN 50000 people jammed the Portland City Streetcar for free rides during the opening weekend, following the formal inauguration on July 20. The 3·8 km L-shaped route connects northwest Portland, the Pearl district and Portland State University campus. Connecting with the region’s MAX light rail routes, the Streetcar is ...
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LTA rebrands
ON July 31 Singapore’s Land Transport Authority introduced a new identity and signage for public transport. The S$3·9m branding aims to create a strong visual image with a common identity across all trains, buses and taxis.Citigate Lloyd Northover produced comprehensive design guidelines for the new identity. A unique typeface has ...
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Maglev radio
EUROPEAN Aeronautic Defence & Space Company subsidiary Racoms has won a €29m contract from Siemens to supply radio communications for the Shanghai Transrapid maglev project.A 38GHz range radio relay system will be provide real-time transmission of data between moving trains and the control centre, using highly-focusing antennae along the route. ...
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