Contents June 2013
News 2 This month
4 News
10 Transit news 14 Financial news 16 News analysis
France 20 French reform revisits historic challenges SNCF president Guillaume Pepy talks to IRJ
24 Ouigo leads the way in low-fare high-speed Successful start for first no-frills service
29 Lille metro pioneers simplified CBTC Exclusive report on Alstom’s new solution
Project management 32 Lagos metro attracts foreign investment Structure of PPP key to project’s success
Noise & vibration 37 Rivas strives to beat noise pollution UIC project mitigating the impact of freight traffic
43 Putting the brakes on hump yard noise Nuremberg hump yard showcases new technologies
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Front cover
A Bombardier Francilien emu at d’Epinay-Villetanneuse station on Line H of the Paris commuter rail network.
Photo: Christophe Recoura, SNCF Rail sector gears up for reform
African ambition Lagos encourages private investment in metro
Simply signalling
Exclusive look at Lille’s new CBTC solution
IRJ International Railway Journal connection French
Noisy neighbour Reducing vibrations and noise from freight traffic
June 2013 I Volume 53 Issue 6
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