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Patience needed
ALSTOM plans to offer a 3·2m wide version of its AGV high speed train with distributed power in the bidding for the Beijing - Shanghai project. At the moment it is not clear whether Alstom will be bidding alone or as part of the EuroTrain consortium formed with Siemens to ...
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Metros
Canada:Montréal Harbour Authority has put forward proposals for a light rail link from Berri-UQAM metro station through Old Montréal to Jean Drapeau Park as part of a revitalisation of the historic port district.Chile:Santiago Metro has awarded Siemens Transportation Systems a US$26m order to provide power supplies for Lines 4 and ...
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Market
Czech Republic:Dress & Sommer AG of Stuttgart has been appointed to co-ordinate the planning for the KC10·5m remodelling of Brno station.Estonia:UVZ & AVR’s Ahtme assembly plant delivered its first 50 tank wagons to EVR on September 15.Europe:All four prequalified consortia (RG 8.03 p475) have submitted bids to build and operate ...
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Letter: Speeds in Israel
Sir - An error has crept into the entry for Israel in the 2003 World Speed Survey (RG10.03 p661). Table III should refer to Tel Aviv's newer University station, not Merkaz. The distance to University is 81·7 km, not the 84·4 km shown, which is the distance to Merkaz. ...
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Vanløse link inaugurated
PHASE 2b of København’s automated metro was opened on October 12, extending Lines M1 and M2 west from Frederiksberg to Vanløse (RG 1.03 p31). The inauguration comes five months after completion of Phase 2a between Nørreport and Frederiksberg, which was opened by Queen Margrethe on May 29.The latest 2·8 km ...
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HZ upgrade
CROATIAN Railways plans to put into service next month the last of a fleet of 12 first class coaches being refurbished by TZV Gredelj. The vehicles are being completely rebuilt, retaining only the original bodyshell and Wegman 26 bogies.On completion of the work, each of the 47 seats will have ...
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NewsNürnberg - München in one hour
Germany's second 300 km/h route, now under construction between Nürnberg and Ingolstadt, opens in 2006. Ralf Roman Rossberg reports
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North to Gulu
AFTER a suspension of 15 years due to civil unrest and insurgency, Uganda Railways Corp is planning to restore passenger and freight services on its 509 km Northern line between Tororo and Pakwach. Acting Managing Director Bugeni Buwolya announced in mid-September that work had begun to clear bushes, earth and ...
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Shanghai network keeps growing
ON OCTOBER 7 Alstom Transport confirmed that it had won a €184m contract to build 28 six-car Metropolis trainsets for the Yangpu metro line in Shanghai. They are due to be delivered between October 2005 and the end of 2007. Being built by Shanghai Mass Transit Yangpu Line ...
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Going underground in Neu-Ulm
A symbolic start was made on September 18 to kick off the project that will see the Stuttgart - München main line relocated underground in Neu-Ulm. Known as Neu-Ulm 21, the scheme will see a new station built and all four tracks of the main line relocated below ground over ...
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FNC launched
ANOTHER open-access freight operator took to the rails of the Italian network on November 22 with the launch of Ferrovie Nord Cargo. Based in Milano, FNC is the former freight division of Ferrovie Nord Milano, reconstituted as a wholly-owned subsidiary company. In turn, FNC holds FNM’s 76% stake in Eurocombi ...
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Finance
Argentina:Under a restructuring programme to be launched this month, Planning Minister Julio De Vido hopes to attract private investors to take up a majority shareholding in Belgrano Cargas, currently operated by a union-led consortium (RG 10.02 p606). The government hopes to reopen the 73 km Tucum
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Kharkiv metro extends
THIS MONTH is due to see the delivery to Kharkiv metro of the first of 25 additional cars ordered earlier this year from Metrowagonmash of Moscow. Under the agreement signed by General Manager Mikhail Pilipchuk, the cars are due to arrive at the rate of five per month for final ...
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Evolution passes first field tests
Initial results with General Electric's low-emission diesel locomotive have confirmed the company's projections on performance, emissions and availability
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Swiss ETCS is late
SWISS FEDERAL Railways confirmed on September 25 that its first production installation of ETCS Level 2 would not be completed in time for the inauguration of the new line between Mattstetten and Rothrist on December 12 2004. The line will open with conventional signalling, and cut over to ETCS in ...
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Mid-range locomotive engine
THE LATEST addition to Cummins’ Quantum Series of diesel engines for the locomotive market was officially unveiled at the Nordic Rail show on October 7. Rated at 1800hp at 1800rev/min, the QSK45-L has been configured for both new build and repowered locomotives weighing up to 80 tonnes. The compact 12-cylinder ...
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Energy-saving light rail vehicle
MANNHEIM Transport has started trials with on-board energy saving equipment developed by Bombardier. A light rail vehicle operated by MVV Verkehr AG has been fitted with the Mitrac Energy Saver, which captures regenerated braking energy and recycles it for use in subsequent acceleration. Put into revenue operation on September 5, ...
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European Networks go east
NEXT YEAR will see eight countries in Central and Eastern Europe joining of the European Union, along with Malta and Cyprus. With this in mind, the European Commission announced proposals on October 1 that envisage extension of the Trans-European Transport Network into Eastern Europe, so helping to cement the accession ...
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Dortmund hosts rail#tec forum
SUPPLIERS and international railway organisations will be participating in the 4th international rail#tec trade fair and congress, which takes place at Westfalenhallen in Dortmund from November 10-12. The event is sponsored by the Land of Nordrhein-Westfalen, whose Transport Minister Dr Axel Horstmann believes it will be a key forum for ...
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Speed detectors
SPEED measuring devices from Rowe Hankins use magnetic pulses to produce a signal which is proportional to speed and does not suffer from electromagnetic or radio-frequency interference. The Hall-effect probes can be retrofitted directly to a gearbox, using the cogs as a target. Where the gearbox is unsuitable, Rowe Hankins ...