All Railway Gazette International articles in November 2003 – Page 4
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Berlin cross-city line advances
Good progress is being made with the north-south tunnel in Berlin. Due to open in 2006, the line forms the central element in the city’s ’mushroom concept’ that will see east-west and north-south main lines meet at a central interchange at Lehrter (RG 9.02 p525).The southern portal near Gleisdreieck U-Bahn ...
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Interfleet acquires TrainTech Engineering
TRAIN ENGINEERING consultancy Interfleet Technology has expanded its European operations with the acquisition of Swedish rolling stock consultancy services company TrainTech Engineering AB fromEuroMaint AB on October 1.Created in 1988 as a business unit of SJ, TrainTech was launched as a separate subsidiary in 2000. It has around 90 consultants ...
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Jarvis aborts maintenance contracts
ONE OF the seven companies that until recently held 20 area contracts to maintain track, structures, signalling and electrification on Britain’s national network announced on October 10 that it was pulling out. Jarvis Chairman Paris Moayedi had informed Network Rail Chief Executive John Armitt at a meeting four days earlier ...
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CD abandons split
CZECH Railways announced on September 1 that it was introducing a new organisational structure as part of its four-stage programme to transform the state-owned company into a holding group. CD is being assisted with the development and implementation of the new structure by Spanish National Railways under an EU-funded programme ...
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Renfe orders 80 Civias
MEETING ON October 13, the Spanish National Railways board approved orders for 80 Civia EMUs worth €407·5m, including maintenance over four years worth €32·5m. Siemens and CAF are to build 40 sets for €200m, and Alstom the remainder for €175m.Deliveries will take place between mid-2005 and the end of 2007, ...
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Pointers November 2003
Vermont Agency of Transportation has backed proposals for a fast passenger service between Boston and Montréal. Track upgrading for 177 km/h would allow a journey time of under 6h for the 523 km trip, with annual ridership put at 648000. According to Vietnam Railways' Director-General Dr Nguyen Huu Bang, DSVN ...
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Intelligence November 2003
Africa: Services on the 1143 km line linking Abidjan and Ouagadougou were restored in September, having been suspended a year earlier because of fighting in Côte d'Ivoire. Argentina: Sefecha has introduced passenger service over a new 1·6 km branch from Resistencia to Puerto Vilelas. Construction was funded by the government ...
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