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Metro maintenance matters
PLASSER & Theurer will be focusing attention on its track maintenance and measuring machines built specifically for use on urban railways.The 08 Metropolitan series of tamping machines is designed for use on tightly-curved lines with third-rail electrification, and features low-emission diesel engines and catalytic converters for use in tunnels. Examples ...
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Modular ticket vending machines
HÖFT & WESSEL will display a selection of modular ticket machines, both staff-operated and self-service.Flexible and modular designs allow the machines to be customised to suit an operator’s needs. Options include touch-screen or push-button interfaces, internet links to timetables and other information and a wide choice of ticket layouts. Different ...
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Low-cost in Poland
ON April 4 PKP Intercity Ltd launched low-cost promotional fares on its principal routes. Marketed as Tanie Linie Kolejowe (low-cost trains), tickets are quota-controlled and are valid in second class only on 13 day trains and 10 overnight services.A flat fare of 27 zloty is charged regardless of distance, and ...
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Private line to serve Zambian mines
THE ZAMBIAN government has formalised an agreement with the private-sector Northwest Railways Ltd to build a new line serving the country's Northwest province. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on April 25 by Communications & Transport Minister Abel Chambeshi and former Vice-President Enoch Kavindele, now Chairman of Woodgate Holdings and ...
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Lidl offer sells out
A DB promotional offer at Lidl supermarkets offering cut-price tickets for travel anywhere in Germany was virtually sold out within one hour of the tickets going on sale on May 19.Queues formed before the shops opened as would-be passengers rushed to buy the tickets from 2600 Lidl outlets. For just ...
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Systems integrators talk
REPRESENTATIVES of the three big rolling stock manufacturers will be making a series of presentations at the Expo Forum.Senior Vice President of Technology at Alstom Transport François Lac
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Optimisers integrated
CARMEN Systems has acquired Australian software and operations research company Opcom Pty Ltd. The technologies of the two companies are being integrated, and Carmen Systems plans to continue to support Opcom products.From offices in Brisbane and London, Opcom has supplied optimisation software and services to customers including SNCF, RailCorp CityPendeln ...
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High speed to Guadalajara
PROPOSALS to develop a network of high speed passenger railways in Mexico moved forward at the end of April, when the Ministry of Communications & Transport appointed Systra to assist with drawing up tenders for the first route. The Mexican government has been developing its strategy since 2002, and expects ...
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Hidden telephone helps get help
PEOPLESAFE uses mobile telephone technology concealed within an identity badge to provide customer-facing staff with the means to contact a control centre without needing to use a conventional mobile phone.As well as offering a panic button service, the control centre can record conversations for use when prosecuting abusive or violent ...
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Gangways and mouldings
HÜBNER is to show a range of products for the rail and bus sectors, including gangways, windows designed for easy replacement and door surrounds which include electrical safety switches.The Kassel-based firm has supplied complete gangway units including bellows, articulation and turntables for Sirio trams built by AnsaldoBreda for Bergamo, Milano ...
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French plan
FRET SNCF has licensed a customised version of MultiRail Enterprise Edition for developing and updating its planning of wagon movements.The software is being adapted to suit local requirements, including translation into French and integration with SNCF’s existing computer systems. Support and deployment is expected to take six months, with a ...
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Freight interface simplified
DB Systems has selected ILOG JViews to create the user displays for its Cargo Disposition Fahrzeuge application which is used to schedule freight trains throughout Germany. CDIF monitors every locomotive in the Railion fleet, allowing decisions to be made about scheduling and deployment. The previous system relied on tables of ...
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French freight first
JUNE 13 is due to see the start of open-access freight train operations on the French national rail network, when Connex subsidiary CFTA Cargo starts hauling international traffic between France and Germany.Connex announced on April 26 that CFTA Cargo had been awarded a contract by Belgian limestone supplier Lhoist, to ...
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Faster in Galicia
THE SPANISH Ministry of Development has awarded a consortium of Copasa and Corsan-Corviam Construcción SA a €28·4m contract to build a new double-track alignment 4·3 km in length between Ordes and Queixas on the Santiago de Compostela - A Coruña route. Expected to take 22 months to complete, the new ...
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Penalty fare postponed
NETHERLANDS Railways’ passenger business NS Reizigers has decided to postpone until October the introduction of a new penalty fare scheme, designed to discourage passengers from boarding trains without tickets. At present passengers can purchase tickets from train staff at a premium, but under the new proposals the penalty fare surcharge ...
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Quetta expresses inaugurated
ON MAY 16 Pakistan Railways launched two daily inter-city express services from the western city of Quetta. The inaugural trains were flagged off by the Governor of Baluchistan, Owais Ahmed Ghani.Worked with new Chinese-built air-conditioned coaches, the accelerated Baluchistan Express between Quetta and Karachi now covers the 862 km in ...
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EWS set to follow
UK FREIGHT operator EWS announced last month that it would order ’at least 360’ wagons during 2005 to be used ’in Britain and mainland Europe’. At present EWS operates solely within Britain, although it shares with SNCF exclusive rights to haul rail freight through the Channel Tunnel. Last year EWS ...
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EMUs ordered
PLANS to order a fleet of dual-system EMUs reached fruition on May 9, when Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp confirmed the award of a Rs9·25bn contract to Siemens. The deal is being supported by the World Bank as part of a major upgrading and expansion of the Mumbai suburban network.Siemens India ...
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End of train deliveries
CANADIAN National has placed a US$5m order with Wabtec for over 500 TrainLink ATX ES end-of-train devices to allow drivers to apply the brakes from both front and rear of trains simultaneously.An integrated GPS unit is provided for tracking and control. Rather than use a battery, TrainLink ATX ES is ...
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Railway: Identity, Design and Culture
by Keith LovegroveIn its own words, this book sets out to provide ’an exuberant collection of imagery depicting vintage, modern and futuristic train travel’.The identity, design and culture of the passenger train is explored in over 160 pages, with the help of 250 illustrations. Although car interiors loom large, in ...