All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1075
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Voith’s drive into China
DALIAN Locomotive & Rolling Stock works has begun producing parts for Voith SET-553 final drives, which will be assembled with gears and pinions produced at Voith Turbo’s plant in Heidenheim, Germany.A team of up to 20 people from the German firm spent several months in China, negotiating the contracts for ...
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Three chase high speed contract
ON JULY 25 the Argentinian government received bids from three consortia seeking to prequalify for a contract to build a high speed line from Buenos Aires to Rosario and Córdoba (RG 6.06 p305). The government is expecting the contractor to provide at least 50% of the estimated US$1bn ...
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Charting the final chapter in Germany's rail reform
After 12 years operating in the form of a private company, DB AG is being groomed for a real transition to the private sector - should Parliament so decide. Decision time could be this month
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The engine of change
THROUGHOUT their 200-year history, railways have been drivers of change, be it economic, political, social or military. It is probably no understatement to suggest that our railways have played a fundamental part in shaping the modern world. Although rail no longer dominates the land transport sector, the mode still has ...
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Private sector to run CDG Express
ANNOUNCING the start of the tendering process for CDG Express, French Transport Minister Dominique Perben promised on July 24 that the €640m project for a dedicated rail link to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport will be funded ’without any contribution from taxpayers’, with the traffic risk borne by the private sector.The project ...
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CAF scoops medium- distance MU order
SPANISH national operator Renfe has awarded CAF a €588·2m contract to supply 107 multiple-units for medium-distance services.Of these, 50 will be 160 km/h three-car DMUs each seating 187 passengers. These will be delivered for operation on 1668mm gauge but will be designed for conversion to 1435mm gauge at a later ...
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NewsTram-train proposed for Cádiz
A DRAFT agreement for construction of a 13·6 km tram-train route connecting the city of Cádiz with the neighbouring communities of San Fernando and Chiclana de la Frontera has been sent to the two municipalities by the Andalucía regional government. The project has been costed at €140·5m excluding electrification, ...
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Modern ways to buy a ticket
PASSENGER operators around the world are devising new ways to sell tickets, with the commercial roll out of on-line and mobile ticketing services.This month German Railway launches Handy-Ticket, letting passengers buy and receive an electronic ticket using mobile telephone Multimedia Messaging Services. The MMS ’ticket’ is then shown to ...
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Cameras built to last
STRATFORD and Ebbsfleet International stations on Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link are being fitted with CCTV cameras and associated equipment from Bosch Security Systems.Bosch has previously supplied cameras to London Underground for use in the particularly demanding station environment. ’Our cameras, domes and video matrix products have ...
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DB Logistics builds a global business
In just three years, German Railway's freight business has expanded from a simple rail operator to one of the world's largest logistics and transport providers. Chris Jackson asked Board Member Norbert Bensel what lies behind this growth
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Onboard broadband
AFTERsuccessful trials between Haarlem and Maastricht, NS and telecoms company KPN have agreed to install TV screens and provide broadband internet access on 1200 inter-city coaches. The screens will display a mixture of travel information, news flashes and entertainment, funded by advertising revenue. Internet access will cost €16 for a ...
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Security fears bring opportunities
THE IMPOSITION of the highest ’critical’ terrorist threat warning at UK airports in the early hours of August 10 caused massive disruption. London Heathrow - one of the world’s busiest airports that handles the most international flights - suffered the worst cancellations and delays as security staff initially struggled to ...
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Passenger News in Brief
On July 14 the Orco Omikron subsidiary of Orco Property Group signed a KC1·1bn contract with Czech infrastructure owner SZDC for the commercial development of 27ha of land at Praha-Bubny station. Toll Rail plans to withdraw The Overlander between Wellington and Auckland from September 30. citing increased costs and falling ...
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In Brief
Amtrak has proposed converting the New York - St Albans Vermonter service to DMU operation for a three-year demonstration project, saving the state $4·2m in subsidies because of lower fuel and crew costs. Under the proposal Vermont Agency of Transportation would buy five DMU cars from Colorado Railcar with a ...
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InnoTrans in Brief
Compin will be showcasing its modular passenger seating range, and describing how operators can make long term cost savings by selecting the most appropriate seat design for their needs. MTU Friedrichshafen will be showing 'powerful yet environmentally-friendly' engines for locos and multiple-units. Höft & Wessel and its partner PSI will ...
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Industry News in Brief
Turbo Genset was renamed Turbo Power Systems with effect from July 19.Having acquired valid acceptances in respect of 83·28% of the issued share capital, on July 24 Balfour Beatty declared its recommended cash offer for Birse Group plc to be ’unconditional in all respects.’ Birse is to be de-listed from ...
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Products in Brief
This month Prysmian Tianjin Cables Co will supply Changchun Railway Vehicles Co with the first cables to be delivered under a €11·5m contract announced in July. The cables will be used in the construction of 51 eight-car CA250 trains which Changchun is assembling in China, and an initial nine sets ...
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Breaks of gauge
Sir - There are undoubtedly many more worthwhile missing rail links to fill than Sudan - Uganda (RG 8.06 p440), not only in southern Africa but also in west Africa. The more modest proposal to extend the east African rail network to Juba seems more achievable, but if it is ...
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Breaking the ice
SAFETY in a variety of forms will be the focus of engineering consultancy Movares, whose Dutch, German and Polish branches will be exhibiting jointly. Topics to be highlighted will include risk and safety management. The company’s involvement with ERTMS will be covered in detail, along with 25 kV electrification in ...