International Railway Journal - July 2008 - (Page 1) July 2008 volume XLVIII number 7 Contents InnoTrans preview part 1 Train interiors/maintenance 45 Are you sitting comfortably? How train interiors can be customised in trains News 2 4 12 16 18 20 This month News Transit news Market news/Technology news News analysis Conference report 48 50 53 Compin meets new challenges Compin outlines its views on the seating market The fabric of society New textiles are improving train interiors Grinding out a result Mobile wheel lathes are now a viable alternative Asia 23 29 33 Korean railways face a bright future Major investment backs Korail’s financial turnround Korean exports surge ahead High-tech trains front massive export drive 58 59 59 60 Rendezvous Full contact list Advertisers index The last word IRJ national International Railway Journal International Railway Journal Volume 48, Issue 7 e www.railjournal.com July 2008 Korea change How research and investment nd is reshaping Korea’s railways Ready to roll in China High-speed lines and massive expansion drive Chinese rail revolution Front cover Hyundai-Rotem’s KTX-II high-speed train showcases the latest Korean railway technology. Asian Railways Train interiors Get ready for InnoTrans with Part 1 of our coverage - turn to page 43 38 Velaro shows eastern promise Siemens’ Velaro is set for Chinese and Russian service Train maintenance 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 Associate Editor Keith Barrow Contributing Editor Andrew Roden Senior Designer Fiona Browning Production Manager Jennifer Hearle db@railjournal.co.uk kb@railjournal.co.uk ar@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 Donna Edwards de@railjournal.co.uk Publisher Robert P DeMarco bdemarco@sbpub.com Post Simmons-Boardman Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014-4590, USA Tel +1 212 620 7200 Fax +1 212 633 1165 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 July 2008 1 http://www.railjournal.com http://www.railjournal.com
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Compin Meets New Challenges The Fabric of Society Grinding Out a Result Rendezvous Full Contact List The Last Word International Railway Journal - July 2008 International Railway Journal - July 2008 - International Railway Journal - July 2008 (Page Cover1) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - International Railway Journal - July 2008 (Page Cover2) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Contents (Page 1) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - This Month (Page 2) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - This Month (Page 3) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 4) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 5) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 6) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 7) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 8) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 9) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 10) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News (Page 11) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Transit News (Page 12) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Transit News (Page 13) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Transit News (Page 14) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Transit News (Page 15) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Market News/Technology News (Page 16) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Market News/Technology News (Page 17) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News Analysis (Page 18) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - News Analysis (Page 19) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Conference Report (Page 20) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Conference Report (Page 21) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Conference Report (Page 22) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 23) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 24) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 25) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 26) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 27) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Railways Face a Bright Future (Page 28) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Exports Surge Ahead (Page 29) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Exports Surge Ahead (Page 30) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Exports Surge Ahead (Page 31) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Korean Exports Surge Ahead (Page 32) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Ready to Roll in China (Page 33) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Ready to Roll in China (Page 34) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Ready to Roll in China (Page 35) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Ready to Roll in China (Page 36) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Ready to Roll in China (Page 37) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 38) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 39) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 40) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 41) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 42) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 43) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Velaro Shows Eastern Promise (Page 44) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (Page 45) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (Page 46) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Are You Sitting Comfortably? (Page 47) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Compin Meets New Challenges (Page 48) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Compin Meets New Challenges (Page 49) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Fabric of Society (Page 50) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Fabric of Society (Page 51) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Fabric of Society (Page 52) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Grinding Out a Result (Page 53) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Grinding Out a Result (Page 54) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Grinding Out a Result (Page 55) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Grinding Out a Result (Page 56) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Grinding Out a Result (Page 57) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Rendezvous (Page 58) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - Full Contact List (Page 59) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Last Word (Page 60) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Last Word (Page Cover3) International Railway Journal - July 2008 - The Last Word (Page Cover4)
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