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Railway Gazette 1994 June Getting the most from your fleet
Railway Gazette 1994 June
Contents
IHHA TARGETS ROLLING ASSETS 361The International Heavy Haul Association mini-conference in Omaha will examine the latest developments in heavy haul traction and wagons
FLEET OPERATORS SEEK PRODUCTIVITY GAINS363Innovative designs and materials are being used by America's wagon-building giants in a customer-led search for productivity gains
FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO IMPROVE ORE LINE ECONOMICS367New locos, rolling stock and operating methods are envisaged under a joint accord between Swedish mining company LKAB, SJ and NSB to streamline iron-ore movements
AUTOMATIC UNCOUPLER COMPLETES AUTOMATION AT THE HUMP371
PIGGYBACK TO GLASGOW FOR UNDER $7OM375Carrying standard 4 m high road semitrailers within Britain would be possible using novel designs of spine or pocket wagon if the loading gauge could be lifted on core routes
PBKA SETS PIONEER INTER-OPERABILITY ON FOUR NETWORKS 379Due to enter service in 1997, the Paris Brussels - K- Amsterdam TGVs posed major power collection and signalling challenges for the engineers of the four railways involved
JONCTION EXPANDS THE TGV PORTFOLIO387Opening of the 102 km TGV bypass line around Paris paves the way for a network of direct trains connecting French provincial cities, and international rail and air services
MADRID - BARCELONA IN 2 HOURS 30 MIN393Construction of two sections of Spain's second standard gauge high speed line is due to start at the end of the year
SPEEDRAIL SEEKS SUPPORT WHERE VFT FAILED397
TILTING TRAINS CONTINUE TO GAIN GROUND401
PLASSER PREMIERES JUMBO SUCKER 403
UEEIV CONGRESS PULLS IN EUROPE'S ENGINEERS403
DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS UPGRADE LU ANNOUNCEMENTS405
PRODUCT NEWS407
DIARY410
PUBLICATIONS410
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