Recently added articles from International Railway Journal:
Technology pushes rail's boundaries.(This month)
Jun 01, 2009; ... TWO important events in the railway calendar are scheduled this month: the International Association of Public Transport's (UITP) world congress in Vienna, Austria, and the International Heavy Haul Association's (IHHA) conference in Shanghai, China. These events provide an ...
IRJ launches new-look website.(This month)(Website overview)
Jun 01, 2009 ... THIS month we unveil a new-look website for the magazine, with enhanced content and a cleaner design that we hope will make it more appealing and easier navigate. The content of the new website has also been adapted to take account of the online edition of IRJ as well as the magazine ...
DB ushers in Grube era as resignations continue.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... GERMAN RAIL has formally appointed Dr Rudiger Grube as its new CEO as two more senior managers resigned in the wake of the scandal that claimed his predecessor Mr Hartmut Mehdorn. Dr Norbert Bensel (pictured) has stepped down from his position as management board member for DB ...
China to study Cambodia--Vietnam link.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A CHINESE company has been awarded a contract to conduct a feasibility study into a line between the Cambodian capital Phnom Perth and the Vietnamese border, which will fill one of the key missing sections of the Singapore--Kunming Trans Asian Rail Link. The Cambodian Ministry ...
Israel promises passenger rail investment.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... ISRAEL's minister of transport, Mr Israel Katz, presented a major plan for a Shekels 40 billion ($US 9.59 billion) expansion of the country's rail network on May 9. The plan calls for new railways to Eilat in the south and Kiryat Shmona in the north, as well as the Jezreel ...
New Zealand plans first ERTMS installation.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... NEW ZEALAND infrastructure manager Ontrack is to install European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) on the Auckland area commuter rail network in the first such application in New Zealand. Ontrack has awarded a $US 49 million contract to Westinghouse Rail Systems ...
Flying start for Milan--Bologna high-speed.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... PASSENGER traffic on the Milan--Rome route has soared by 32% since the opening of the Milan Bologna high-speed line last December, according to Trenitalia. Rail now has a modal share of 48% between Milan and Rome, up from 32% in 2007-08, while air's share of the market has dipped from 54% ...
PKP Cargo sell-off in doubt again.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A SECOND attempt to privatise the freight arm of Polish State Railways (PKP) could be postponed unless the economic situation begins to improve within the next two or three months, according to the Polish government. Deputy infrastructure minister Mr ...
European freight operators call for state support.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... FREIGHT operators across Europe called for the European Union and national governments to support their own efforts to beat the economic downturn. The call was made at a joint Community of European Railways (CER) and International Union of Railways (UIC) meeting in Vienna on ...
Australian infrastructure and transport minister Mr Anthony Albanese officially opened the Dynon--Tottenham upgrade in Melbourne in April.(Australia)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Australian infrastructure and transport minister Mr Anthony Albanese officially opened the Dynon-Tottenham upgrade in Melbourne in April. The project includes 7km of bi-directionally signalled double track ...
A 25 million [euro] initiative to improve level crossing safety has been started by the Austrian government, federal states, and Austrian Federal Railways (OBB).(Austria)
Jun 01, 2009 ... A 25 million [euro] initiative to improve level crossing safety has been started by the Austrian government, federal states, and Austrian ...
Belgian track authority Infrabel has started training staff on new operations and interlocking simulators from Funkwerk IT, Germany.(Belgium)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Belgian track authority Infrabel has started training staff on new operations and interlocking simulators from Funkwerk IT, ...
Latin American Logistics (ALL) plans to increase the number of containers it carries from 47,000 in 2008 to 117,000 this year despite the recession.(Brazil)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Latin American Logistics (ALL) plans to increase the number of containers it carries from 47,000 in 2008 to 117,000 this year despite the recession. New container terminals and a drive to ...
Redevelopment of the Shields emu depot in Glasgow started last month in a 24 million [pounds sterling] project.(Britain)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Redevelopment of the Shields emu depot in Glasgow started last month in a 24 million [pounds sterling] ...
The chief executive of Network Rail, Mr Iain Coucher, is to forgo his annual bonus in response to public concerns about executive remuneration.(Britain)
Jun 01, 2009 ... The chief executive of Network Rail, Mr Iain Coucher, is to forgo his annual bonus in response to public concerns about ...
Federal approval for DesertXpress plan.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... PUBLIC consultation has Ix, gun on a plans to build a high-speed line between Las Vegas and Southern California after the environmental impact statement for the $US 3.5 billion project was approved by the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). DesertXpress will be ...
$A 4.6 billion for Australian rail projects.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE Australian federal government has included $A 4.6 billion ($US 3.6 billion) for rail investment in its 200809 budget, which aims to stimulate the economy through expanding infrastructure. The principal beneficiary of the additional funding ...
Portuguese high-speed tenders issued.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... TENDERS have been issued for the first phase of the Portuguese section of the Lisbon-Madrid high-speed line. Construction will begin next year on the 34km section from Lisbon to Poceirao, and will be followed by the start of works on the 169km line from Poceirao to the Spanish border near ...
JR Freight plans hybrid diesel.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... JAPANESE freight operator JR Freight plans to develop a new diesel-battery hybrid freight locomotive which is expected to use 40% less fuel and emit 40% less NOx. The company will build a prototype this year and test it in the next financial year to evaluate its in-service ...
Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has taken delivery of its first EMD JT43CWRM diesel locomotive, of which 40 are due to be delivered by the end of the third quarter.(News)
Jun 01, 2009 ... Caption: EGYPTIAN National Railways (ENR) has taken delivery of its first EMD JT43CWRM diesel locomotive, of which 40 are due to be delivered by the end of the third quarter. The ...