Contents September 2012 Volume 52 issue 9
News 2 This month
4 News 16 News extra
20 Transit news 24 Financial news 28 News analysis
Germany 33 DB revenue reaches record level Passenger traffic grows strongly
39 Grube fights against seperation DB CEO talks exclusively to IRJ
InnoTrans Preview Part 3 47 Korea’s next-generation high-speed train Hemu430X undergoes test running
53 Sustainability in traction The latest green ideas for locomotives
59 Vossloh offers G6 drivetrain variants Shunters can be specified more closely
63 Electric Avenio Uncovering Siemens’ new LRV
69 Transformers for lightweight traction Power electonic traction transformer on test
77 All aboard for the biggest rail show IRJ’s extensive InnoTrans preview
United States 107 Amtrak lays it on the line for the NEC Ambitious plans to develop Northeast Corridor
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German Rail (DB) will show a mock-up of its forthcoming ICx train at InnoTrans this month.
Trains of the future revealed in Berlin The next arrival
Also in this issue 117 Rendezvous
119 Full contact list 119 Advertisers index 120 The last word
Stronger together? Grube makes the case for integrated railways
Global growth
Positive outlook for rolling stock industry
IRJ IInternational Railway Journal nternational Railway Journal
Renewing the NEC Amtrak’s ambitious plan for the Northeast Corridor
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