All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1106
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Railway Directory 2006
WITH the addition of maps of the networks in Madagascar, the Philippines and Venezuela, we are pleased to announce that Railway Directory now offers a complete suite of four-colour geographical maps of the world’s main line railways.Compiled and edited by Chris Bushell, with maps drawn by Andy Hellawell, the 111th ...
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T1 to meet Line 13
A PUBLIC enquiry began on December 12 for the planned extension of Paris tram route T1 from Saint-Denis to Asnières-sur-Seine, as part of the process leading to the Declaration of Public Utility. Due to enter service in 2010, the 4·9 km orbital extension running west from Saint-Denis will serve the ...
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Emissions laws drive diesel innovations
EUROPEAN Union regulations setting stringent limits on exhaust emissions from diesel engines used in rail traction will start to come into force on January 1. From now on engines fitted to new diesel railcars or multiple-units must meet Stage 3A of the European emissions limits for off-highway vehicles, while new ...
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NewsDublin dominates Irish investment
RAIL expansion projects in Dublin and across the country form the backbone of the €34·4bn Transport 21 investment package unveiled by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Transport Minister Martin Cullen at Dublin Castle on November 1. Bringing together many existing proposals into a 10-year package, Transport 21 is expected to make ...
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Finnish cut-off completed
THE LAST rail was laid on September 28 to complete the 74 km cut-off between Kerava and Lahti in Finland. Work on the project began in October 2002, and the line is expected to open for revenue operation in September 2006. Partially funded by Russia and the EU, the €331m ...
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NewsNarrow-gauge tycoons revive Poland's regional lines
Originally established by railway enthusiasts, SKPL has grown into a significant commercial operator of regional services on narrow gauge networks closed by Poland's state railway
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Tracklaying reaches halfway in the Lötschberg base tunnel
Contractors are hurrying to install track, communications and train control equipment in the 34·6 km Lötschberg base tunnel as the civil engineers complete their task. Test trains are due to start running in early 2006
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Alstom to build 350 km/h AGV demonstrator
CONTRACTS for the first components of a seven-car ultra high speed demonstration train with distributed power have just been placed by Alstom Transport. Representing the next stage in the company's development of the Automotrice à Grande Vitesse, the AGV-7 demonstrator will be completed in 2007 and funded entirely by Alstom. ...
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Trans-Asian Railway network nears agreement
This month, an intergovernmental conference in Bangkok is due to finalise a draft agreement establishing the Trans-Asian Railway network, planned as a catalyst for railway development across Asia
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ERTMS drives change in the signalling market
Karl StrangSCI Verkehr GmbH INTRODUCTION of the European Train Control System and other new technologies is unlikely to bring radical changes to the signalling and train control sector over the next five years, but will start to open up the market to new suppliers, overcoming the natural boundaries caused by ...
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World Speed Survey 2005: France regains rail's blue riband
Running at a start-to-stop average speed of 263·3 km/h, a single TGV between Lyon-St Exupéry and Aix-en-Provence has nudged France to the top in our 2005 world speed survey, overtaking Japan's 261·8 km/h timing between Hiroshima and Kokura
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Shear strength of slab
The 115-YEAR old Jamestown Viaduct in Scotland has been strengthened by the installation of a reinforced concrete slab, which forms a composite structure with the existing trusses and cross girders. Principal contractor Mowlem installed steel diaphragm panels in the apertures between the cross girders, transferring shear forces between the slab ...
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Shared tickets
TORONTO Transit Commission Metropass season tickets have been made transferable. Monthly and weekly tickets can be passed between staff in a small business or to other family members, as long as only one person is using a particular pass at once.Student and senior passes can only be passed to other ...
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Wagon revival
RENOVORail Industries has been formed to build wagons at a former Pennsylvania Railroad workshop in Renova, Pennsylvania. The company will take over one of the few remaining buildings in the complex, which was built in the 1890s to service locomotives and rolling stock. RenovoRail Industries plans to produce high-sided gondolas ...
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Seat research
CONTRACTS totalling $850000 have been awarded to Massachusetts firm TIAX to develop commuter train seat and table designs which will help to reduce injuries in the event of a collision.TIAX is to design and test an energy-absorbing table to reduce the risk of head, chest, abdomen and leg injuries, and ...
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Pointers
As track renewal work has resumed on several sections of the national network in Uruguay, state-owned train operator AFE is due to complete work on a new business plan this month. Under the new government’s 2005-09 budget bill, responsibility for infrastructure will be restored from the Ministry of Transport & ...
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Peoplemover trial
From September 15 to 23 the Wensleydale Railway is operating a trial passenger service from its present terminus at Leeming Bar to a temporary platform at Springfield Lane on the edge of Northallerton. At Leeming Bar, it connects with the regular service of four round trips a day to Redmire, ...
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People
On August 30 Canadian Transport Minister Jean-C Lapierre announced the appointments of Lore Marie Mirwaldt and Kenneth Savage to the board of directors of Via Rail Canada Inc.On August 30 the board of Latvian Railways removed Chairman Andris Zorgevics and replaced him with Ugis Magonis.Former Deputy Financial Manager of Egged ...
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Remodelling to start next year
PLANNING approval for the second phase of the ambitious Stuttgart 21 remodelling programme was granted by the Federal Railway Office on September 6, paving the way for DB to start construction in the second half of 2006.EBA has approved the technical specifications for the 9·5 km Filder tunnel, which ...