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Schabert focuses on Complete Mobility
Chris Jackson talks to the President of Siemens Transportation Systems
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Marembaud targets freight productivity
Many hurdles lie ahead as SNCF attempts to nurse its sick freight business back to health. Regional directors appointed in April have been tasked with boosting productivity, and a new organisation has been set up to ensure common management of all freight subsidiaries. Murray Hughes reports
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First refurbished ICM returns to service
This summer Netherlands Railways begins returning to service 87 inter-city EMUs following modernisation by NedTrain, reports Hans Scherpenhuizen
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Intelligence June 2007
Angola: After a 10-year hiatus, CFL resumed operations last month with the introduction of weekday commuter services running 30 km from Viana to Luada. Two of eight 1 067 mm gauge Cummins-engined diesel locos ordered from Sifang in China have now been delivered, and will be used to haul three ...
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Route upgrade to fill gap in TENs jigsaw
COMPLETION of the Paris - Bratislava Trans-European-Network project inched a step closer in April when a symbolic start was made in south Germany on upgrading the 146 km route from München Ost to Salzburg via Mühldorf. The ceremony was held at Ampfing on April 19, one day before the 'Trunk ...
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Madrid completes metro extensions
THE OPENING of the 3·1 km extension of Line 1 from Congosto to Valdecarros on May 16 at a cost of €257·6m marked completion of the metro projects contained within Madrid's 2003-07 expansion plan, which has seen 90 km of routes built at a cost of €4·4bn. With regional government ...
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Into the blue
LAST MONTH South Africa's state-owned transport holding companmy Transnet invited expressions of interest for the privatisation of its luxury Blue Train. Transnet CEO Maria Ramos says she is looking for an investor with 'a vision for the business, and not necessarily one with rail experience'. Prospective buyers are required to ...
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Dual-mode locomotive joint order
A REQUEST for proposals has been issued by New Jersey Transit and Montréal's Agence Métropolitaine de Transport for joint procurement of up to 70 dual-mode diesel/AC electric locomotives for commuter rail services. Specifications were drawn up by engineering consultancy STV and include the ability to work in push-pull mode ...
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Slow progress with ETCS
THE OPENING of the Lötschberg base tunnel (p328) and the Betuwe Route will add two more entries to the steadily-growing list of routes equipped with the European Train Control System. This month is also due to see the start of Level 1 operation in Luxembourg. But as EU Co-ordinator Karel ...
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Budapest Flirt depot inaugurated
STADLER inaugurated a €9·6m maintenance facility at Pusztaszabolcs to the southwest of Budapest last month. The depot will eventually employ around 100 people, who will be responsible for maintaining 30 Flirt EMUs being supplied to state rail operator MÁV for use on services from Budapest to Tatabánya, Székesfehérvár and Pusztaszabolcs ...
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NewsInfrastructure research
A THREE-YEAR research programme into Track-Train System Availability was officially launched at Eurotunnel's Coquelles terminal on April 26. Eurotunnel is working with I-Trans, RFF, Corus, Sculfort and other industry and academic partners to develop and test new products and analysis systems, with a particular focus on improving track quality and ...
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ECP brakes for Pilbara
Following news that electronically-controlled pneumatic brakes are to be tested in revenue service by Norfolk Southern and BNSF (RG 5.07 p248), New York Air Brake has won a contract to supply similar equipment to Fortescue Metals Group in Australia. The ECP brakes are to be deployed on Fortescue's planned iron ...
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IHHA comes to Kiruna
THE INTERNATIONAL Heavy Haul Association's Specialist Technical Session on June 11-13 is being hosted in northern Sweden by LKAB, which produces and transports iron ore and pellets to the ports of Narvik and Luleå, and Banverket, the national rail infrastructure manager responsible for the track that carries LKAB's trains. ...
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GEIE formed for Corridor C
Karel Vinck was present in Luxembourg on March 16 to witness CFL President Jeannot Waringo, Infrabel CEO Luc Lallemand and RFF President Hubert du Mesnil sign the memorandum of association for a European Economic Interest Group covering Corridor C between Antwerpen to Basel and Lyon. The GEIE has been ...
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Industry News in Brief
Minsk Railway Carriage Repair Works has formed a new production unit with the capacity to assemble up to 60 coaches a year. The plant is currently completing work on its first accessible coach with an electric wheelchair lift for Belarusian Railway, as well as a prototype air-conditioned vehicle.As part of ...
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Serco supports lease fleet data
ROLLING stock leasing firms HSBC Rail and Angel Trains have awarded Serco Assurance two data management contracts totalling £250 000. Under the first contract Serco will manage asset data and documents supporting the overhaul and maintenance of HSBC Rail's UK leasing fleets. In the second contract, Angel Trains has ...
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Swiss accreditation
DURING April the Swiss Accreditation Service approved Sconrail as a product certification and inspection body for the rail industry. Sconrail was founded in February 2006 as joint venture of Prose, Enotrac and TÜV Rheinland Intertraffic. Based in Winterthur, the company plans to become a notified body as soon as Swiss ...
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Green risk to residual value?
THIS MONTH German organisation Allianz Pro Schiene will unveil a project to develop a tool which will assist banks and other financial institutions in analysing the long-term risks associated with changing environmental rules governing rail vehicles. The project is being funded by the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation & ...
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Sales increase at Faiveley
FAIVELEY recorded net sales of €619·3m for the year to March 31 2007, in line with company's forecasts and up 8·9% on the €568·9m reported for 2005. Adjusting the figures to reflect changes to the group structure in the past year gives an increase of 7·4%, or 7·7% at ...
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Profits growing at Movares
MOVARES has reported consolidated operating revenue of €142m for 2006, slightly up on the 2005 figure of €140·8m. Pre-tax profit totalled €6·8m, up from €6·2m and demonstrating that new business is being found to replace the work on the Betuwe Route and HSL-Zuid which is now coming to an end. ...