International Railway Journal - January 2008 - (Page 1) January 2008 volume XLVIII number 1 Contents Photo: Quintus Vosman Eastern Europe 16 A fresh start for MÁV MÁV is restructuring in a bid to remain competitive but there are still major challenges ahead News 2 4 10 This month News Transit news 12 12 14 Market news Technology news News analysis 20 Are track access fees strangling CEE railfreight? Operators say high track access charges are damaging the competitiveness of railfreight in Central and Eastern Europe Asian cities 24 28 Taiwan transit boom picks up speed Taipei plans to double metro network Shanghai aims for No 1 slot Shanghai’s metro is set for major expansion Simulation 30 32 35 Heads up! Aviation-stye HUDs could transform train driving 38 39 39 40 Rendezvous Full contact list Advertisers index The last word A new report shows rail investment is a winner IRJ International Railway Journal January 2008 Volume 48, Issue 1 www.railjournal.com Network benefits Siemens’ planning tools help cut energy costs Front cover Taipei is investing heavily to double its metro network and cope with population growth KMW is First-class solution KMW supplies comprehensive driver simulator Elevating ambition Taipei plans massive metro growth Taipei plans massive metro growth Contact us Editorial Offices Post 46 Killigrew Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3PP, UK Tel +44 1326 313945 Fax +44 1326 211576 Web www.railjournal.com Editor-in-Chief David Briginshaw Contributing Editor Andrew Roden News Editor Keith Barrow Senior Designer Fiona Browning Production Manager Jennifer Hearle db@railjournal.co.uk ar@railjournal.co.uk kb@railjournal.co.uk fb@railjournal.co.uk jh@railjournal.co.uk Advertising Sales Offices Post Hillreed House, 54 Queen Street, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5AD, UK Tel +44 1403 260644 Fax +44 1403 260633 Advertisement Manager Leo Kembery Tel +44 1403 260644 lk@railjournal.co.uk Deputy Advertisement Manager Donna Edwards BA Tel +44 1403 260616 de@railjournal.co.uk Advertisement & Recruitment Sales Susan Pulman Tel +44 1403 260110 sp@railjournal.co.uk COPYRIGHT © Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation 2008. All rights reserved. Contents may not be reproduced without permission. IRJ INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY JOURNAL (ISSN 0744-5326) is printed monthly at Headley Brothers Ltd, Invicta Press, Queens Road, Ashford, Kent TN24 8HH, UK, by Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Periodical class postage paid at New York, NY 10014 and at additional mailing offices. Send all subscriptions, changes of address and correspondence concerning them to: Subscriptions Department, IRJ International Railway Journal, PO Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010, USA. POSTMASTER: Send returns to IRJ International Railway Journal, PO Box 10, Omaha, NE 68101-0010. Printed in the UK. IRJ January 2008 1 http://www.railjournal.com
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