All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1257
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Bombardier sees revenue improve
BOMBARDIER Transportation has reported revenues of C$1·6bn for the three months to July 31, compared to C$752·7m in the same period last year. Income before taxes and goodwill amortisation was C$77·8m, up from C$37·6m.The increase is the result of Bombardier’s takeover of Adtranz on April 1, and large contracts with ...
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Series Lirex likely to have bogies
INTRO: Harry Hondius reports on the first test trip of this experimental trainLIGHTWEIGHT Regional Express (Lirex) attracted intense interest at InnoTrans in Berlin in September 2000. Described in RG 11.00 p763, this experimental trainset is being developed by Alstom LHB in close collaboration with the Land of Sachsen-Anhalt and DB ...
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BNSF studies digital radio
INTRO: Life-expired equipment and new regulations governing the radio spectrum are forcing North American railways to adopt and adapt new communications technologies. BNSF is leading the way, testing in a US environment GSM-R equipment developed in EuropeBYLINE: Fred GratkeAssistant Vice-President Burlington Northern & Santa Fe RailwayRAPID CHANGE in the wireless ...
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Brava bid wins
SPANISH National Railways announced on September 14 that a special meeting of its administrative board that day had decided unanimously to order a build of 12 gauge-changing high-speed trains from a consortium of CAF and Alstom. Under the €115·5m deal, Renfe has reserved the option to undertake 20% of the ...
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Distance-to-go signalling rivals moving block benefits
INTRO: When Madrid Metro extends Line 10 next year, trains will be able to run at shorter headways than is possible with the speed signalling in use today. This is achieved by avoiding the need for an empty ’zero speed’ block between following trainsBYLINE: David GillanDirector, Business DevelopmentInvensys Rail SystemsMOST ...
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Bangkok Blue line makes progress
TRACKLAYING is getting under way on the heavy metro Blue line in Bangkok. Mass Rapid Transit Authority’s construction department confirmed last month that the first section had been completed between Rama IX depot and the station at Tiem Ruam Mitr. Under the 3bn baht contract awarded by MRTA in October ...
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Auxiliary power supplies
AUSTRALIAN train builder A Goninan & Co has ordered nine auxiliary power supply systems from Transtechnik, for use on the fleet of standard-gauge diesel railcars which it is building to replace the existing stock on Western Australia’s Prospector and Avonlink services from Perth to Kalgoorlie and Northam.Each of the nine ...
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TRA orders ATP package
TAIWAN Railway Administration has awarded an €90m contract to a Bombardier-led consortium for a complete automatic train protection system covering 1200 route-km. The technology will be based on the European standard Ertms, adapted where necessary to local requirements. The order covers on-train equipment for 832 locomotives and multiple-units, 14000 balises ...
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Low-floor trams arrive in Schwerin
BOMBARDIER Transportation has supplied the first of 28 articulated SN2001 70% low-floor bogie trams to the German city of Schwerin. The 2·65m wide unidirectional vehicles are from the same family as 27 trams built for Kassel and 34 for Essen. Costing DM3·2m each, the Schwerin cars are due to be ...
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Marketing alliance
MULTIMODAL Applied Systems and Opcom Pty Ltd have entered into an agreement to market jointly their railway service planning and crew optimisation products. Opcom’s OPCrew and MultiModal’s MultiRail scheduling software will be integrated, with timetables and crew data shared between the products.Opcom’s North American marketing and sales support will be ...
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SNCF forms on-line alliance
ON SEPTEMBER 5 French National Railways announced that it had signed an agreement with Expedia Inc to form a joint venture that will develop SNCF’s existing web presence at www.voyages-sncf.com to provide a wider range of travel services by the end of this year. The site will combine facilities for ...
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PPP inches ahead
ON SEPTEMBER 19 Metronet was named preferred bidder for the Sub-Surface Lines Infraco contract, indicating that progress, albeit slow, continues to be made with the London Underground Public-Private Partnership project. The SSL contract covers the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and East London lines.LU Chairman Derek Smith said that ...
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Education across the Øresund
INTRO: Staff involved in cross-border railway operation must be able to understand each others’ languages, culture, and procedures. Technology is often emphasised, but education is also of vital importanceBYLINE: Svend PoulsenChief Advisor Birch & Krogboe AS Consulting EngineersWHEN THE Øresund link between Denmark and Sweden opened last year, it was ...
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Freight accord
FRENCH National Railways and German Railway announced on September 5 that they were forming a working party to study ways of improving cross-border rail freight between their networks. The team will be headed by Dr Helmut Draxler, whose term as Director General of Austrian Federal Railways came to an end ...
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World Speed Survey 2001: Speeds improve, but no changes at the top
Over 20 countries now operate passenger services at over 120 km/h, with 10 countries exceeding 150 km/h. In our biennial survey of the world's fastest journeys, Dr Colin Taylor finds there are no changes in the top slots, though TGV Méditerranée brings France closer to Japan's lead. Most changes lie ...
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Manila Line 2 work resumes
MANILA’s Light Rail Transit Administration confirmed on August 21 that construction had resumed on metro Line 2. Work had been delayed for several years by land acquisition problems, which were finally settled on July 31. The line is now expected to open for revenue service in the third quarter of ...
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World Speed Survey 2001
Speeds improve, but no change at the top HIGH-SPEED TRAINS have cut the fastest journey times on some inter-city routes by over 80% since 1914, according to the latest biennial World Rail Speed Survey, published in the October 2001 issue of Railway Gazette International. The opening of France's TGV-Méditerranée ...
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Software upgrade
Bentley Systems has released version 8.2 of its InRail track layout and 3D design software, which includes German, Danish and US standards. Enhancements include information management integration with ProjectWise, and remote access capability. Emch + Berger of Switzerland is using InRail to produce a precise three-dimensional digital terrain ...