All articles by Railway Gazette International – Page 1275
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Namibia starts
NEXTMONTH is due to see the start of earthworks on the 350 km Tsumeb - Oshikango line in Namibia (RG 11.99 p689). Design and project management has been awarded to Windhoek Consulting Engineers. Tracklaying is scheduled to commence in January 2002, and the line is expected to open in August ...
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Tram security monitoring
FOUR static cameras have been provided at 17 Utrecht tram stops, along with Adpro Axiom Video Motion Detection and Fast Scan III transmission equipment. This provides integrated monitoring of the public transport network, aiming to reduce crime and vandalism, and reassure passengers.Adpro Axiom looks for specific targets within its viewing ...
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Monitored PA
If a voice alarm is to be used to inform passengers of the need to evacuate a station, it is important that it is working correctly. With Application Solutions Ltd’s PA/VA technology, monitoring of the critical signal path and wiring integrity is carried out site-wide, allowing a service centre to ...
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Metros
Canada: Stcum of Montréal has signed a co-operation agreement with Lyon transport authority Sytral and its operator SLTC. Joint development projects may include smart card ticketing.GO Transit has opened a new station at Rutherford on its Toronto - Bradford route. The station building and parking spaces for 500 cars were ...
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Sokol tested on Shcherbinka loop
RUSSIA’S prototype Sokol high speed train has completed over 10000 km of test runs and is due to end its programme of trials by the middle of this year. This should pave the way for series production to go ahead at the Transmash plant in Tikhvin - the Ministry of ...
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Rail-air link takes off
ON MARCH 1 German Railway introduced its long-planned service for airline passengers between Stuttgart and Frankfurt Airport, in conjunction with the national airline Lufthansa. There are initially six daily ICE services in each directionAir travellers can now check their luggage through to their destination airport from Lufthansa desks at Stuttgart ...
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Spoornet to run Maputo line
CONCESSIONING of Mozambique’s 88 km main line from Maputo to Ressano Garcia near the South African border appears close to agreement. According to Ravi Nair, Spoornet’s Head of International Joint Ventures, a deal has been clinched with CFM and details are being worked out which could see US$40m invested in ...
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KNR to be restructured
ON MARCH 8 the government of South Korea announced the formation of a working party to draw up plans for restructuring and privatisation of the country’s railways. The 11-strong team includes representatives from the Ministry of Construction & Transport, Korean National Railroad and the Korea High Speed Rail Authority. The ...
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Ipanema link on track
PROPOSALS to extend Rio de Janeiro metro Line 1 to Ipanema have moved closer, with the signing of an agreement between the state government, metro operating concessionaire Opportrans, commuter rail operator SuperVia and the national development bank BNDES. The 1·7 km extension from the Line 1 terminus now under construction ...
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INTELLIGENCE
Brazil: Work was to be completed last month on a R$500000 project to increase capacity on Central Atlantic Railway’s steep 50 km Cachoeira - São Félix route in the state of Bahia. It will be followed by a RS$5m new alignment to by-pass the centre of Belo Horizonte.Bulgaria: Electric services ...
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Industry News
Spain: CAF has reported a gross profit of Pts1·9bn for 2000, up 3·3% from the year before. Turnover was up 20% at Pts61·2bn, of which 54% was generated by export orders. The company’s gauge-changing Brava bogie for motor and trailer applications has been tested at speeds up to 275 km/h.USA: ...
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Houston light rail starts
A FORMAL groundbreaking was held on March 13 for the 12 km Main Street light rail line in Houston, after a state appeals court unanimously overturned a temporary injunction that had stalled the project for six weeks. Houston Mass Transit Authority CEO Shirley DeLibero estimated that the court action by ...
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Help needed
NIGERIAN Railways Corp is once again on the point of collapse, with only 30 of its 200 locomotives in working order, according to Board Chairman Alhaji Waziri Mohammed. What is particularly sad is that the 50 Class 2101 locos, 150 passenger coaches, 20 railcars, 100 guard’s vans and 400 wagons ...
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Gas insulation
THE Griebnitzsee switching station that Siemens Transportation Systems is building for DB Netz is to use inert SF6 gas-insulated switchgear, rather than traditional air insulation.Gas insulation has previously been used by Amtrak, Kowloon - Canton Railway and Hungarian State Railways, but this is the first application in Germany. The ...
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Spoornet rethinks its loco fleet
INTRO: Faced with an ageing and increasingly unreliable motive power fleet, South Africa’s national railway has launched a major programme of upgrading and renewal. Bids are being called for new high-tech locomotives which will give Spoornet the ability to overcome a legacy of different electrification systems BYLINE: Leo Petkoon and ...
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Finnish seats
Sir - In your Passenger Portfolio seating review (RG 2.01 p98), you include a photograph of our Rica Basic seat. Unfortunately, there is no reference to our company in the article, but only to another Finnish manufacturer. I am concerned that this might lead to a possible misunderstanding among your ...
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Finance
Australia: Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd of Hong Kong is to invest A$26·5m in the Alice Springs - Darwin project, buying two tranches of floating rate loan notes issued by Asia Pacific Transport Consortium.Brazil: Ferropar, operator of the Guarapuava - Cascavel section of Ferroeste, is planning to invest R$43m ...
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Escape route
Alert Safety Technologies has developed Safescape, a device which can break instantly a toughened glass window to provide an escape route when a button is pressed. It can be fitted to existing windows, and a film over the glass makes it easy to push out when frosted.Alert Safety Technologies, Great ...
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Electronic locker services
TOKYO suburban operator Keihin Express Electric Railway is testing electronic lockers at its stations. The lockers provide a range of services, including photo developing, laundry, and the sending or receiving of parcels. Credit card and locker content data is transmitted along the railway’s optic fibre network, completed in March.Customers must ...