All Railway Gazette International articles in September 2005 – Page 4
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No away games if you always win at home
COMPANIES enjoying a monopoly of local public transport in their home markets should not be allowed to operate services elsewhere. Such is the latest transport policy suggestion from the European Commission, which put forward the idea on July 20. Essentially, the concept is for local authorities responsible for organising public ...
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Albuquerque and Nashville set to join US commuter club
INTRO: Commuter rail expansion continues in the USA, with trains due to begin serving the cities of Albuquerque and Nashville within the next few months. Julian Wolinsky reportsAlthough no starting date has been officially announced for two new commuter rail projects taking shape in the USA, Rail Runner Express in ...
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Vnukovo airport branch opens
RUSSIA’s first underground airport station was officially opened on August 7, when trains began running into Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.RZD has been running a shuttle service from the capital’s Kievskaya station since August 2004, using 33 km of upgraded freight railway. Pending completion of the 1·5 km tunnel into the airport ...
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African projects deserve support
CONSULTANTS are to be briefed shortly on the requirements for a feasibility study into a new railway linking Kasese in Uganda with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and eventually Zambia (RG 9.04 p507). The scheme, which would introduce the benefits of rail transport to Rwanda and Burundi, enjoys ...
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Transmitton acquired
Transmitton has been acquired by Siemens from the Alchemy backed ICSGroup. The British-based control and asset management systems maker will become part of Siemens Transportation Systems. ’Our combined experience across areas such as rail electrification, communications and station management make us a natural fit’, said Kevin Tutton, STS (UK) Managing ...
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Network Rail accepts a pair of High Output Ballast Cleaners
INTRO: The first of two RM900RT High Output Ballast Cleaners underwent a series of demanding checks and tests to obtain an Engineering Acceptance Certificate for use on the UK networkBYLINE: Peter Howells CEng FIMechE and Dr Bernhard Lichtberger*BYLINE: * Peter Howells was Principal Executive Consultant, AEA Technology Rail until June ...
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Metros September 2005
Canada: On July 17 Ottawa city council approved an environmental assessment of the proposed 31 km north-south light rail route from the Rideau Centre to Barrhaven. Bids for the C$675m project could be submitted next year for opening in 2009. China: The State Council has approved the Harbin metro project. ...
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Shadow running boosts Swiss confidence in Level 2
THE RACE is on for the first route to carry passengers in regular service using ETCS Level 2. Strictly speaking, this milestone has already passed as Swiss Federal Railways operated a pilot Level 2 system on its Olten - Luzern line in 2002-03, but SBB subsequently dismantled the equipment.German Railway ...
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