All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1070
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Ayalon quadrupling
ISRAEL’S TRANSPORT ministry has asked Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to define as a project of national importance a US$465m plan to quadruple the Ayalon Corridor cross-city rail link through Tel Aviv.The third track on the 22?km route between University and Lod is due to enter service on January 1, adding ...
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Phoenix LRVs arrive
PHOENIX LIGHT rail promoter Valley Metro Rail took delivery of the first of 50 low-floor LRVs from Kinki Sharyo on December 5. The 27?4?m long vehicles are being shipped to Phoenix from the Japanese manufacturer’s Osaka plant for final assembly at Metro’s facility near Sky Harbor Airport.Three vehicles are due ...
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Arosa Coaster
GUESTS at the Grand Hotel Tschuggen in the Swiss town of Arosa will shortly be able to travel on the first production version of Mountain Coaster, an automated peoplemover supplied by Austrian firm Coaster AG.Coaster has operated a 300?m test track since 2002, demonstrating that the central rack rail allows ...
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Creditors approve Eurotunnel debt restructuring
CRUCIAL VOTES which took place on November 27 and December 14 have secured approval from a majority of investors holding Eurotunnel’s ?6?2bn of loans, bonds and other debt to a Safeguard Restructuring Plan put forward by the Channel Tunnel operator on October 26. This would see ?3?36bn written off by ...
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Reform is not the answer
ZIMBABWE: ’The Zimbabwe railway continues to be critical for the growth of regional and international trade’, reports the World Bank following a recent study of the country’s transport infrastructure. At the centre of international routes linking the DRC and Zambia with Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa, National Railways of Zimbabwe ...
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Ottawa off again
FOLLOWING AN emotional debate, Ottawa city council voted 13:11 on December 14 to scrap its 29?7?km north-south light rail scheme, risking a legal challenge by the Ottawa LRT Corp consortium.The council had approved the C$880m link between Barrhaven and the University of Ottawa on July 12, and signed a DBOM ...
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Renfe must break even by 2010
UNDER THE terms of a 2006-10 contract-programme signed with the government on November 28, Spanish national operator Renfe has been set the challenge of ensuring that all of its divisions are breaking even within five years. From 2010 it is intended that Renfe will sign separate agreements with local authorities ...
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Railway Directory 2007
TRACKING the twists and turns of the world railway industry month after month remains a constant challenge. One publication that we find invaluable in this task is Railway Directory. This month sees the publication of the 112th edition, with more than 4 000 entries covering railway, metro and light rail ...
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Market January 2007
Argentina: Tenders are to be called for the supply of four locomotives and 100 wagons for the Río Turbio - Río Gallegos route operated by mining company YCRT, and the refurbishment of 190 existing wagons. This follows the award of a 108·2m pesos track renewals contract (RG 2.06 p65) which ...
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Metros January 2007
Canada: Greater Vancouver transport authority TransLink has awarded Bombardier a US$99m contract for 34 MkII SkyTrain light metro cars, with options for a further 38 cars totalling US$92m. The linear induction trainsets will be manufactured in Sahagun, Mexico, and assembled in Thunder Bay for delivery in the first half of ...
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Pointers January 2007
Responsible for developing transport infrastructure in El Salvador, port authority CEPA has presented the legislative assembly with a pilot scheme for reviving the national rail network. Commuter services could be introduced this year over the 12·5 km between San Salvador and Apopa, requiring investment of 208 000 colones in track ...
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Level 2 switchover delayed to April
SWISS Federal Railways confirmed on November 28 that it would not, after all, switch the operation of all trains on the Mattstetten - Rothrist line to ETCS Level 2 in December. Target date is now April.Another step towards the changeover came on December 10, when freight trains running on the ...
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News1520 partners debate co-operation
Common technical specifications and improved border procedures will help the railways of Central Asia to work closer with their Russian neighbours to capture growing international business. Chris Jackson reports from Almaty
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High speed: TGV POS prepares to enter service
In readiness for the opening of TGV Est next June, Alstom is delivering multi-system TGV POS power cars equipped for operation in Germany and Switzerland. The latest addition to the TGV family features a powerful new transformer and regenerative braking. Laurent Charlier reports from Belfort
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Netherlands: Hanze Line construction ready to start
This winter work will begin on the Hanze Line, a 50 km link shortening the route from Amsterdam to the northern Dutch provinces. Peter Badcock describes the project, which under current government strategy will be the last new-build railway until 2020
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High speed: TGV Est set to hit the headlines in June
THE STAGE has been set for another chapter to be written in the 25-year history of France's TGV network. When the first 300 km of TGV Est between Vaires-sur-Marne and Baudrecourt opens on June 10, Strasbourg and around 20 other major towns and cities in eastern France will be connected ...
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High speed: London joins the network on November 14
ON NOVEMBER 14 2007, London will finally be placed on Europe's rapidly-growing network of high speed railways. The opening of Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link will take Eurostar trains at high speed into the heart of the capital, where they will terminate beneath Sir William Barlow's ...
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High speed: Spanish network to grow by 500 km in 2006-07
During the course of 2007, high speed infrastructure is due to be brought into service to Barcelona, Málaga and Valladolid as investment continues at an average €7·7bn per annum, writes Robert Preston THE NEXT section of the high speed line between Madrid, Barcelona and the French border, comprising 82·5 km ...