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Railway Gazette 1990 October Metros crack congestion
Railway Gazette 1990 October Feels rippled along bottom edge
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Deep tunnelling through bad groundMetro planners increasingly demand access to specific locations in city centres regardless of geology, and preferably without disrupting street traffic. Major advances in tunnelling are making this possible at acceptable cost749
Houston hosts IPTE 90752
Chicago heads for Midway by 1993A 14.5 km line running south-west from central Chicago to Midway airport is due to open in 1993; it will be worked by new cars which CTA has ordered from Morrison Knudsen757
Metro builders tunnel beneath Romania's capitalDespite being built through weak alluvial sands and clays in two shallow river valleys, all of Bucuresti's 60 km metro is below ground, and 60 per cent in bored tunnel. New sections are being opened at the rate of 4 km a year763
Extending wheel life of metro carsThanks to rail lubrication and systematic control of wear, Helsinki metro expects to extend wheel life to match that of its cars, which by 1992 will each have run more than 1 million km771
Sneltrams to serve AmstelveenAmsterdam Municipal Transport is taking delivery of 13 dual-mode light rail cars designed to run through onto its heavy metro line775
Paris metro counters crimeAn action programme aimed at reducing crime and vandalism on the metro is starting to bear fruit. Teams of special security staff are deployed intensively on vulnerable lines781
Underground communications keep passengers safe and informedThe 1987 Kings Cross fire revealed serious flaws in London Underground's ability to communicate with its passengers, while fear of crime has been a deterrent to off-peak travel. A package of communication and information systems is being installed to put things right787
Managing tube stations788
Here comes the Heathrow ExpressWork could start in 1991 on a 7 km branch from British Rail's London - Bristol main line into Heathrow airport. When the service begins in 1994, journey time from the airport to Paddington will be just 16 min795
Comment729
News731
City Page734
People735
Intelligence736
Analysis739
Letters741
Sidetrack741
Behind the News742
Product News805
Diary808
Publications808
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