All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1104
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Concessions may not be enough
The bitter row between Toll Holdings and Patrick Corp, equal joint owners of rail freight operator Pacific National, shows no sign of abating.Toll is pressing ahead with its A$4·6bn hostile bid to take over Patrick, but this is stalled by the intervention of Australia’s competition regulator (RG 12.05 p747). ACCC’s ...
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NewsLate deliveries justify compensation
DANISH State Railways ordered a fleet of 83 IC4 diesel multiple-units from AnsaldoBreda in December 2000 at a cost of DKr5bn. Intended to work inter-city services between København and cities in Jutland, the four-car 200 km/h articulated trainsets are notable for their absence from Danish tracks. Although two trains are ...
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Rail Freight: A Guide for Community Groups and Rail Partnerships
INTRO: PublicationsTHIS ’beginner’s guide to rail freight’ from the Association of Community Rail Partnerships is intended to offer a guide to ways in which communities can help to get freight traffic onto rail, translating a ’vague idea into a practical project’.The 48-page booklet is aimed at non-specialist readers, particularly those ...
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Modular common rail fuel system
TO MEET the latest emissions limits for railcars in Europe, British diesel engine supplier Cummins has announced plans to modify its QSK19-R design with a modular common rail fuel system. The QSK19-R, rated at 650 to 750hp, is being fitted to the 51 three-car TransPennine Express DMUs being built by ...
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A network code for Europe
True interoperability demands much more than ERTMS and common operating rules. A unified code defining the rights and responsibilities of infrastructure managers and their clients is vital if Europe is ever to match the scale and efficiency of North American freight operators, says Tom Winsor
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Chinese EMUs take shape in Italy
Assembly of a fleet of 200 km/h trainsets for Chinese Railways has started in the Savigliano factory of Alstom Transport
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Changing the flow
WASHINGTON metro is experimenting with three seating layouts in 24 cars, aiming to provide more standing room and increase capacity without needing additional rolling stock. Existing cars have 64 to 80 seats. The first of the redesigned vehicles has four fewer seats, matching 184 cars on order from Alstom. The ...
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Modernising Montréal metro cars
THE FIRST two refurbished MR-73 metro cars were unveiled in Montréal by STM Chairman Claude Dauphin and Québec Transport Minister Michel Després on November 18. They entered service on the Orange Line the following week. Over the next three years STM will spend C$35·6m refurbishing 423 MR-73 cars, which are ...
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Canada Line cars ordered
SOUTH KOREAN rolling stock builder Rotem has won the contract to supply trainsets for the Richmond - Airport - Vancouver automated metro, which has been named the Canada Line to mark Vancouver's role as a gateway between North America and Asia. The 19 km line with 16 stations is ...
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Trinidad tenders called
THE GOVERNMENT of Trinidad & Tobago has invited expressions of interest for the construction of two new rail routes in Trinidad, which it plans to offer as a DBOM contract. Frequent passenger services are planned to try and overcome growing congestion on the island's principal road corridors (RG 9.05 p527). ...
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Crashworthy cab cars
SOUTHERN California Regional Rail Authority is planning to replace its 42 Metrolink push-pull driving trailers with new cars, following a number of collisions with road vehicles on level crossings, one of which killed 11 people in January 2005. Part of an order for 80 to 100 cars likely to be ...
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Dutch broadband trials
NOMAD has signed a deal with Netherlands Railways, mobile and fixed line telephone operator KPN, television company RTL and content provider Heuvelman to test wireless broadband access onboard a train operating between Haarlem, Maastricht and Heerlen.Updated travel information and news will be supplied to the train at each station ...
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News in brief
On November 18 the US Congress finally approved the federal transport budget for the 2006 financial year which began on October 1. The bill provides $8·59bn for public transport, 12·3% up on 2005, including $1·34bn for fixed guideways and $1·5bn for the New Starts programme. Amtrak has been allocated $1·31bn, ...
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Passenger News in Brief
The Philippines Department of Transportation & Communications has commissioned a study to advise on the feasibility of privatising the sale of tickets for Manila’s urban rail services. Infotec has won a £1·5m contract to supply platform and ticket hall display screens to 74 London Underground stations over seven years.Zürich Transport ...
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Industry News in Brief
Invensys Rail Systems Australia has integrated its Westinghouse Signals Australia and Foxboro Transportation brands under a common trading name, Westinghouse Rail Systems Australia. IRSA will also adopt the same name.A New Zealand subsidiary of rail consultancy Interfleet Technology will begin trading from an office in Wellington this month.Skoda Transportation has ...
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Products in Brief
Following an international comparison of available packages, London Underground has selected the Crews transport resource management software from Siscog to plan and optimise the work of its drivers. Siscog, PortugalOnboard entertainment and passenger information systems can be driven by the F14 single board computer for Compact PCI systems. Based on ...
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City News in brief
Groundbreaking celebrations were held on November 18 to mark the start of construction on the Everline light metro in the South Korean city of Yongin. Connecting the Everland amusement park with the Seoul metro network, the 18·5 km fully-automated elevated line will have 15 stations. It is being built by ...
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Vented boxes
SCF Containers International has supplied an Australian freight operator with 150 vented side-door 20 ft containers for use on intermodal train services. ’These containers are the first that SCF has delivered with our unique patented waterproof vent design providing a much better travelling environment for certain types of freight’, said ...
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Boost for Concepción commuters
AS PART OF the US$155m Biovías programme to improve public transport in the greater Concepción area, Chilean State Railways (EFE) launched its Biotrén commuter network on November 24.EFE has acquired seven Class 440 EMUs from Renfe of Spain for Biotrén, which runs up to 82 trains a day on routes ...