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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 www.railjournal.com


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