International Railway Journal - August 2007 - (Page 1)

August 2007 volume XLVII number 8 Contents China 26 34 China feels the need for speed Latest national speed-up cuts journey times A firm foundation for Chinese high-speed New lines are being built using advanced track News 2 4 This month News 10 12 14 Market news Transit news News analysis Measuring & testing 36 40 Testing times on the Betuwe Route Certifying safety on the dedicated freight line Locomotives 16 Voith goes for Maxima impact Voith’s new diesel-hydraulic locomotive is just the first of a range planned by the German builder A measure of success IRJ showcases the latest measuring technology 20 22 First gauge-changeable loco under test Talgo claims new locomotive as world first Power surge GE is gaining from world locomotive boom 43 47 47 48 Rendezvous Full contact list Advertisers index The last word Private operators are driving freight market Online edition 39a Tough tests for mass transit software Siemens says modern signalling demands a thorough testing regime Front cover GE Transportation’s Evolution series diesel-electric locomotive 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 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 2007. 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 August 2007 1 http://www.railjournal.com http://www.railjournal.com

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Contents This month News Market News Transit News News Analysis Voith Goes For Maxima Impact First Gauge-Changeable Loco Under Test Power Surge China Feels the Need For Speed A Firm Foundation For Chinese High-Speed Testing Times on the Betuwe Route Tough Tests For Mass Transit Software A Measure of Success Rendezvous Full Contact List Advertisers Index The Last Word

International Railway Journal - August 2007

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