All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1059
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NewsCharles-de-Gaulle VAL opens
APRIL 4 saw the opening of the 3·5 km automatic shuttle with five stations linking the three airport terminals, RER and TGV stations and remote car parks at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport. End-to-end journey time is 8 min, with trains running every 4 min at peak times. Operated by a fleet ...
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Grand Central plans Chinese trains
ASPIRING open-access operator Grand Central Railway announced on April 13 that it plans to buy three 225 km/h diesel trainsets from CSR Ziyang of China 'immediately following the launch' of its Sunderland - London service later this year. China Southern Loco & Rolling Stock Co is looking to break into ...
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Finnish investors buy Talgo Oy
PATENTES Talgo withdrew from Finland at the end of March, with the sale of its 90% stake in Talgo Oy to investment group Primaca Partners. The former Talgo business with premises in Oulu and Otanm?ki reverted to its previous name of Trantech Oy following the deal. Primaca Partners Oy ...
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Building the global villages
AN AFRICAN village is to be created in Helsinki to highlight the work of UATP, the African division of UITP, and the ProkInvest programme. Funded by the European Commission, ProkInvest aims to promote investment, trade and technology transfer from the European Union to Africa, where urban transport is developing rapidly ...
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Laval under budget
The three-station, 5?1?km Orange Line M?tro extension to Laval was scheduled to open on April 28. The project, budgeted at C$803?6m after repeated cost increases, ended up with a price tag of C$745m, or C$143?2m per km. According to Jo?l Gauthier, President and Chief Executive Officer of the regional Agence ...
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NewsKnorr-Bremse breaks into Russia
TRANSMASH Holding and Knorr-Bremse signed a letter of intent last month for the creation of an equally-owned joint venture in central Russia which will manufacture and service rail braking systems for markets across the CIS countries. Transmash is currently expanding its production capacity (RG 4.07 p231), and Knorr-Bremse said ...
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Electronic brake trials
NORFOLK SOUTHERN and BNSF announced jointly on March 29 that they plan to start revenue service trials later this year using electronically-controlled pneumatic brake systems. The move follows the issuing of an FRA waiver allowing ECP-equipped trainsets to run 5 600 km between inspections, which is twice the distance ...
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NewsToronto's light rail blueprint
CANADA: Toronto Transit Commission has approved plans for approximately 122 km of new light rail route costing C$6bn that, along with the current tram network, would cover much of the city. The seven proposed lines would be completed within 15 years and, in the words of TTC Chairman Adam ...
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Beijing Metro invests in mechanised maintenance
CURRENTLY ON trial in China are two new Plasser & Theurer tamping machines which will revolutise infrastructure maintenance on the rapidly-expanding Beijing metro network. At present there are four lines in operation - 1, 2, 13 and the Batong Line, with a total route length of 114 km. ...
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Badger hunting by radar
UK: Ground-penetrating radar specialist Aperio has surveyed four sites in southern England where badger setts were threatening the stability of lineside embankments. Network Rail contracted Aperio to use radar equipment to analyse the effects of badger excavation at Pinhoe, Cowley Bridge, Cutnall Green and Munsley. As a result of the ...
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Victoria buys back regional network
RESPONSIBILITY for the regional rail network in the Australian state of Victoria will pass from Pacific National to the state government this month under an agree-ment signed on April 13. PN will receive A$134m for surrendering a 15-year lease, renewable to 45 years, which was purchased by Freight Australia in ...
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Second Avenue groundbreaking
The fourth groundbreaking ceremony for New York's Second Avenue subway was held on April 12 in a section of tunnel completed more than 30 years ago but never used. Planning for the line began in 1929 but was sidelined by the Depression and World War II. In the early 1950s, ...
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Information available
Waiting passengers can be alerted to the imminent arrival of a train, including fast trains which will not be stopping at the station, using the in-platform lighting developed by CompaTech. Blue LEDs are integrated into the platform surfacing, and light up to warn of a passing train, helping to ensure ...
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TGV route approved
FRENCH Minister of Transport Dominique Perben gave his approval on April 17 to the draft alignment for the Tours - Angoul?me section of TGV Sud-Atlantique.The move marks the end of formal consultation for the 181?km route forming the northern half of the k5bn Tours - Bordeaux high speed line for ...
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Another rescue plan takes shape
’MAKING OUR customers smile’ was one objective in the package of short-term measures launched last autumn to try and halt the rot that is sapping the life out of SNCF’s freight business. Olivier Marembaud, appointed Deputy Director-General, Freight, in December, told the SNCF board on March 28 that ’significant results’ ...
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Passenger counting and trip analysis
TRANSPORT operators need accurate traffic figures, which can be gathered using the automatic passenger counting and trip analysis system which Dilax will be showing in Helsinki.The data produced can help operators develop sound business plans and assist transport authorities with proof of their subcontractors’ performance, allowing the use of vehicles, ...
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Alstom wins Marmaray fit-out
A CONTRACT worth €815m was signed at the end of March for the second phase of work on the 76·3 km Marmaray cross-Bosporus rail link in Istanbul. The Turkish Ministry of Transport has selected the AMD consortium of Alstom, Marubeni and local partner Dogus to undertake the Phase II works, ...
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Alstom showing sustainability
ALSTOM will focus on the themes of sustainable development, life on board and technical expertise. The company’s view of sustainable development includes designing urban transport to respect the local environment, with the development of ’wire-free’ trams allowing local authorities to enhance their architectural heritage. Alstom will be explaining how the ...
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Seoul's airport rail link takes off
The first phase of South Korea's privately-financed A'REX has opened for revenue service, carrying both airport express and commuter trains
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One bid for Buenos Aires - Cordoba
THE CONSORTIUM of Alstom, Iecsa, Emepa and Isolux emerged as the only candidate to build Argentina's first high speed line when technical bids for the 710 km Buenos Aires - Córdoba project were opened in the presence of President Néstor Kirchner on April 27. Bids from the shortlisted consortia led ...