All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2003 – Page 2
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Malaysian bidding hots up
A DOMESTIC consortium of Malaysia Mining Corp and Gamuda Bhd has submitted a bid to double-track the country’s north-south main line. MMC Chief Executive Ismail Shahudin said in mid-July that the companies believed the work could be completed within three years of a contract being signed.The Malaysian government had already ...
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Sena line boost
THE WORLD Bank confirmed on August 7 that it had agreed in principle to assist with the restoration of the 553 kmSena line in Mozambique. Linking Beira with the Moatize coalfields and the Malawi border, the line has been out of use for 20 years because of the civil war, ...
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Passenger News in Brief
Free wireless internet access is being made available to first class passengers on some Montréal - Toronto VIA Rail services as part of a four-month trial by Bell Canada, Intel and PointShot Wireless.Suzhou Schindler Elevator Co has won a 66m yuan contract to supply 97 escalators to Guangzhou Metro. Installation ...
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Industry in Brief
UVZ & AVR has begun constructing a rolling stock assembly works at Ahtme in northeast Estonia. The first two assembly lines will be installed in November, and the Russian-Estonian joint stock company expects to employ up to 400 people to produce up to 3000 passenger carriages and tank wagons per ...
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BRKS start-up
SLOVAKIA’s first regional rail operator expects to open its second route on September 1, with the restoration of passenger services between Zohor and Rohozník. County-owned Bratislask
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Millennium bugs strike Sydney
MICHAEL COSTA, Minister for Transport Services in New South Wales, released on August 14 a letter to EDI Rail, supplier of Sydney’s Millennium EMUs, informing the company that the state government would suspend payments for the double-deck suburban trains until technical problems with on-board computer systems had been resolved. Telling ...
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West Coast Route Modernisation still faces tough choices
Richard Hope outlines the huge effort required since January 2002 to rescue critical elements of a project whose estimated cost has multiplied six-fold since delivery of 225 km/h operation with tilting trains was promised back in 1998
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Softly, softly under the city
Track in the long tunnels forming the approach to St Pancras of Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link is being designed to minimise environmental noise and vibration as high speed trains pass below London
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Since moving into the private sector in 1996, Freightliner has reshaped its intermodal business and expanded into coal and other bulk cargo. Murray Hughes talked to Chief Executive Alan Galley
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Two-material rail combats rolling contact fatigue
INTRO: Reducing or preventing rolling contact fatigue has become a major issue for track engineers faced with the conflicting demands of heavier traffic, increased safety regulation and shorter possessions. Two-material rail could be the answer for critical locations such as switches and crossingsBYLINE: Martin Hiensch** As Project Manager, InfraStar, Martin ...
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Co-operate or compete?
TAIWANESE Premier Yu Shyi-kun said last month that the government is to make available NT$100bn to Taiwan Railway Administration for upgrading its 1067mm gauge network. While TRA has not been seriously starved of funds (RG 3.01 p192), it is facing growing competition, not just from roads, but also from the ...
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Septa completes its Frankford Swing
METRO services on Philadelphia’s Market - Frankford line began using Septa’s new Frankford Transportation Center on August 4, following completion of a nine-day blockade to realign the elevated approaches. Due to be completed in 2005 at a cost of $187m, the bus/rail/light rail interchange forms part of a $650m reconstruction ...
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Zambia concession signed
A FORMAL agreement for the operation of passenger services on the Zambian Railways network was signed by Finance & National Planning Minister Ng’andu Magande and representatives of New Limpopo Bridge Projects Investments (Pty Ltd) on August 9. The deal follows signing of the terms for the freight concession in February ...
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West Rail sets new standards in LINESIDE noise control
INTRO: Detailed design of trains, track and structures on Hong Kong’s West Rail line has achieved an unprecedented reduction in lineside noise and vibration. Development and implementation of a multi-plenum system has been key to the control of under-car noise, notably from the wheel/rail interfaceBYLINE: Alan Crockett and John Carlisle ...
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Virtual crowds
THEMOVEMENTS of hundreds of passengers at metro stations can be realistically modelled using Legion 1.3 software, which has been developed using research into crowd dynamics and the impact of spatial configurations on pedestrian movement. Legion’s consultants have been using previous versions of the software since 1999 to produce detailed, objective ...
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Czech stations
CZECH Railways has begun a KC950m modernisation of Chocen station on the Decín - Praha - Breclav route, for completion in 2005. A consortium of Skanska CZ and SSZ Praha will upgrade track and overhead electrification for 160 km/h operation, build three island platforms and install a subway with lifts.A ...
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Czech stake
THE EUROPEAN Bank for Reconstruction & Development has acquired a 33% stake in Praha-Zilcín-based rolling stock builder Siemens Kolejov
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Skoda Electric restructuring
ON JULY 1 Skoda Electric sro completed a merger with Skoda Trakcní Motory sro, and took over traction component casing production from Skoda Dopravní Technika sro.Skoda Holding, owned by Appian Group, began combining its electric traction systems manufacturing activities into a single entity at the start of the year, establishing ...
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EMU upgrade
KRASNOYARSK Electric Railcar Repair Facility has completed the overhaul of an ER9P-311 electric multiple-unit, intended to improve passenger comfort on Russian Railways’ Krasnoyarsk - Abakan route. The AC EMU has been fitted with automatic doors, modern fire safety systems and upgraded heating. Three first-class carriages have been added to the ...
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Genova light metro extended
AUGUST 7 saw the start of revenue services on a further section of Genova’s automated light metro, between Principe and San Giorgio, following an official inauguration on July 25. The line is being built and operated for the city by AnsaldoBreda.The initial 3·5 km between Brin and Dinegro was opened ...
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