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High speed on conventional lines
INTRO: Raising the maximum speed on conventional lines to 225 or 250 km/h is now feasible, depending on investment resources, the technology available and the legislative background. Much of the technical knowledge is in place to make the required advance, but translating it into a coherent overall package is proving ...
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Revenue conundrum must be solved
NOTWITHSTANDING the low impact of the much-publicised Trans-European Freight Freeways, big changes are afoot on the European freight scene. There are encouraging signs, with the Community of European Railways reporting rail freight in the first three months of the year to be 9·4% up on the 1997 figures, with steady ...
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Prime contractor manages pilot section of Nürnberg - Ingolstadt line
INTRO: German Railway has handed management of the construction programme for the first section of the 88 km Nürnberg - Ingolstadt high speed line to civil engineering specialists Leonhard Weiss. Murray Hughes reports from NürnbergTUCKED away in the southeast suburbs of Nürnberg is a busy railway construction site. Managed from ...
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CTRL construction under way
THIS MONTH is due to see the start of work on the long-planned high-speed rail link between London and the Channel Tunnel. Private-sector promoter London & Continental Railways announced preferred bidders for the first civil engineering contracts on September 10. The four contracts totalling £320m will be formally signed this ...
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Subte concession renegotiated
BUENOS Aires metro and Urquiza commuter concessionaire Metrovías has agreed a new contract with the federal government extending the 20-year term by four years to 2017 and abolishing the charges for use of infrastructure and rolling stock. Requiring approval from the parliamentary privatisation committee and the BA city council, the ...
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Combinos ordered
At the beginning of September the municipality of Hiroshima announced it was buying four Combino low-floor LRVs, with an option for eight more. Due for delivery in the spring of 1999, they will be supplied by Siemens in conjunction with local firm Alna Koki.The 30·5m long bi-directional cars, 2 450 ...
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IR traffic climbing
ISRAEL RAILWAYS Managing Director Amos Uzani participated in ceremonies at Binyamina station on August 17 to mark completion of double-tracking between Tel Aviv and Haifa. This paves the way for additional express services, with a non-stop journey time of 45 min for the 92 km. Upgrading has switched ...
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Facing up to fresh challenges
INTRO: Finding ways to fund high speed services is one of the toughest issues facing delegates to the Eurailspeed congress. Read on for a guide to high speed plans and projects worldwideAS DELEGATES gather in Berlin at the end of this month for the Eurailspeed 98 congress, there is every ...
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Rebodied PumA cars raise comfort standards at no extra cost
BYLINE: Dipl-Ing Gerd Ahne andDipl-Ing Gerd Truckenbrodt*BYLINE: * Dipl-Ing Ahne is PumA Project Manager and Dipl-Ing Tuckenbrodt is Head of Projects at PFA GmbHON SHOW at the InnoTrans exhibition this month in Berlin will be the first production version of a PumA coach for German Railway’s regional services. The PumA ...
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Tilt to Cairns
QUEENSLAND Railways signed an accord on September 2 with Evans Deakin Industries for the development of two diesel-powered tilting trainsets for its coastal main line between Brisbane and Cairns. The trains will be built by EDI subsidiary Walkers Ltd of Maryborough, which supplied two six-car electric tilting trains due to ...
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Bybanen design deal
KØBENHAVN’s urban development consortium Ørestadsselskabett awarded contracts at the beginning of September for design work on the next three phases of the city’s Bybanen automated metro network.Danish engineering group Carl Bro and British consultants Maunsell Ltd are to undertake detailed design of the alignment, earthworks, track and power supplies for ...
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Products In Brief
English Welsh & Scottish Railway has granted full engineering approval for use of the MP96 series of remote control systems supplied by Cattron (UK) Ltd with Class 08 shunting locomotives. Available in radio or infra-red configurations, the MP96 series features a pneumatic interface with locomotive controls.Four 16350litre LSG tank containers ...
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Bratislava - Wien complete
PASSENGER services between Bratislava and Wien via Kittsee will resume on January 7, following a formal ceremony on December 18. The dates were announced at Bratislava Petrzalka during the Slovak Railways 150th anniversary celebrations on August 22, when Slovakian Transport Minister Jan Jasovsky and ZSR General Manager Michael Lazar officially ...
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WCML upgrade boosts Manchester show
INTRO: With Railtrack forecasting unprecedented levels of investment in Britain’s rail infrastructure, the multi-disciplinary Infrarail 98 exhibition and related seminars are attracting record numbers of suppliers and delegatesHOUSED in the former Manchester Central station, with over a century of railway heritage, the G-Mex exhibition centre is well placed to host ...
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Pacífico bid
A SPANISH-led consortium has bid for a 30-year concession to renovate and run the Pacífico network running inland from the Colombian port of Buenaventura. Seven groups expressed interest when rail infrastructure authority Ferrovías invited tenders earlier this year, but the sole bid came from a consortium led by Actividades de ...
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Berlin triple promises bumper crop
INTRO: From October 28 to 30 Berlin’s exhibition grounds will be hosting the InnoTrans and Railway Construction events, as well as the third Eurailspeed world congress on high-speed railEXHIBITORS FROM 20 countries and visitors from over 60 are expected in Berlin at the end of October. InnoTrans ’98, the International ...
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Kohl to open Hannover - Berlin
INTRO: Opening of the Berlin - Hannover high speed lineon September 15 puts the German capital on Europe’s high speed network. Ralf Roman Rossberg reportsCHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl was due to preside at the formal inauguration of the 263 km Berlin - Hannover high speed line on September 15. Commercial services ...
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Wagon side bearings
W H Miner Division has introduced an improved version of its TecsPak¨ range of constant contact side bearings. They have tighter tolerances and larger wear areas giving extended lifeW H Miner Division, Geneva, Illinois, USA Reader Enquiry Number 137
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ARTC investment plans
proposals for upgrading Australia’s inter-state rail network have been unveiled by the Australian Rail Track Corp, which took control of the routes on July 1. With the Commonwealth government allocating A$250m over four years, ARTC has sought suggestions from operators, track owners and the state and federal transport departments.The package ...