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Cfrv Harakevet HaRakevet ISSN 0964-8763 Series 26 #4 Issue No. 99 December 2012 ,cfrv A Quarterly Journal on the Railways of the Middle East Edited and Published by Rabbi Dr. Walter Rothschild PhD Passauer Strasse 4, D-10789 Berlin, Germany e.mail:[email protected] 99:01 In German the game “Musical Chairs” is called for some reason “The Way to Jerusalem”-. This shows the current state of the section from Derech Bethlehem into the former station area in Jerusalem - the last yards of heavy climbing for a generation of steam and a generation of diesel locos. Soon the level and the destination will be reached (Photo: Aharon Gazit). 99:0. PART 3. A personal whinge: The Editor, having suffered a computer crash and the EDITORIAL. consequent need to replace and – whether PART 1. he wants to or not – ‘upgrade’, yet again, wishes publicly to express his annoyance There are times when one does not know whether to laugh or cry. The situation itself is at bright-spark IT types who, over a cup a grim, unpleasant one: – all over the Moslem world violent riots broke out in Septem- of coffee, whether Java or Botz, decide ber because of – or ostensibly because of - a video that had been placed on YouTube to create wonderful new systems which and which apparently (for I don’t know anyone who has actually seen it fully) portrayed promise to do everything three times as the Prophet Mohammed in an unflattering light. Innocent people were butchered in the fast but end up being unable to open exist- name of Love whilst Moslems in Europe demanded ‘Tolerance’ and ‘Respect’. Be that as ing files.... There have been editorials and it may – and no-one has yet burned down British embassies because of the film ‘Life of correspondence in ‘Backtrack’ about the Brian’ - the Railway Minister of Pakistan, Ghulaim Ahmad Bilour, was quoted in the media way in which digitalised information be- on 4.09.01 as saying words to the effect: „Neither Saudi Arabia nor Afghanistan have comes inaccessible or corrupted or faded railways, so why should Pakistan have any railways?“ The report (in ‘Berliner Zeitung’ of after a relatively short period, meaning that 4.09) adds that Bilour is actually a major supporter of road transport and represents the we will soon know more about 1910 than road lobby, doing all he can to hinder any modernisation or expansion of the railways in 010, and this is one reason why ‘Harake- Pakistan. vet’ will also appear as a hard copy for as Well, Pakistan is not really in the area covered by ‘Harakevet’ but Saudia Arabia long as we can manage this....... Just as most certainly is and any reader of ‘Harakevet’ would certainly have learned also of major with the Qumran scrolls, there remains a expansion plans in both countries cited. faint eschatalogical hope that Something So maybe someone should present the Minister with a Gift subscription? And in may survive the next technological ‘blip’. the meantime, „Always look on the bright side of life....“ The Israelites followed the ‘cloud’ for forty The other news from railways in the Middle East is of course also affected by the years through the deseert, but look where conflicts in the region or - as in the case of Libya – aftermath and reaction. it got them? Without a hard copy of ink on parchment even Moses would have been PART . forgotten by now, not to mention what got In mid-November the rockets, which have been crashing into southern Israel for years, eventually written down as the Mishnah.... began reaching central Israel. Israel’s reaction got the usual tedious and stupid responses from some quarters – though also some positive and supportive ones from others. At the time of writing all one knows is that rockets keep falling and people keep being scared, wounded, or killed. The Editor ‘Harakevet’ covers many countries and in almost all of them – Lebanon, Syria, . Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, Libya etc. - there have been conflicts and deaths in recent years. STOP PRESS - Stanier 8F 2-8-0 for- merly WD 341 and repatriated from Turkey to Britain has been sold to 99:03 Beersheba Municipality to form an exhibit in the city. More, much more, in next issue!” So, you are sitting somewhere in the Judean Hills enjoying a picnic and suddenly a big monster with rotating teeth comes roaring out of the hillside! Truly the stuff of nightmares. But in fact this shows the first of the Tunnel Boring Machines reaching its target in November 2012 as a part of the Jerusalem A1 line construction project. (Photo: Aharon Gazit.) ,cfrv Page its type in Israel, and is to the most advanced inter- national standards. Should all go well the $1.75Bn. A1 project should be ready for opening towards the end of 017.” (iii). WINTER TIMETABLE. IR announced in mid- September that the winter timetable would start on Sunday 3.09.01. Dur- ing the Sukkot holidays of 9.09 - 08.10.01, there would again be different schedules and the reserva- tion of seats would be sus- pended. The services on the Beer-Sheva - Dimona line will be restored to their for- mer frequency and routeing in accordance with public demand. (iv). FURTHER ORDER FOR DOUBLE-DECK COACHES. From a press release of Isra-Rail by the Transport, National Infrastructures, Co. of 7.09.01: IR and Bombardier 99:04. and Roads’ Safety Ministry & Isra-Rail Transportation have agreed on a third Company Ltd.: batch of the double-deck push-pull coach- Unless there were a last-minute es. The present batch, from a contract for NEWS FROM change, the big TBM was to be started on 150 coaches signed in 010, is for twelve Sunday, 06.09.01 in a ceremony at the six-car train sets comprising one driving THE LINE. work site near Sha’ar-Hagay with the par- trailer/power car and five trailers, includ- ticipation of Minister Katz. ing one fitted for disabled passengers, and (i). NEGEV AREA ROVER TICKET. And: TBM STARTS. (TUNNEL BORING seating 750 each. The total is therefore 7 From a press release of 04.09.01 both MACHINE) coaches. The new deal is worth $150M; by the Transport, National Infrastructures, From a press release of 09.09.01 by In- the coaches will be delivered from the nd. and Roads’ Safety Ministry & Isra-Rail frastructure Ministry and IR. Quarter of 014 to the 1st. Quarter of 015. Company Ltd.: “Transport, National Infrastruc- Since IR still hopes to commence electric “The Ministry and the railways ture and Roads Safety Minister Yisrael Katz operations in 016, the new coaches will have together introduced the combined IR GM Boaz Zafrir and the TBM project be modified to be suitable for use with bus/rail monthly free rover ticket on the manager from Shafir Engineering Ltd., both modes of traction. urban lines of METRO-DAN bus operator Yaniv Zohar, participated today in a cer- During the negotiations with at Beer-Sheva as well as on selective rail emony to start operation of the big TBM Bombardier IR managed to gain an overall services to/from Beer-Sheva and Tel-Aviv, at the Nahal Yitla work site near Sha’ar reduction of $5M, both regarding the cur- Hertzliya, Lod, Ramla, Kiryat-Gat, Le- Hagay. The 3 TBM are 150m long, 10m rent purchase and an option for upgrad- havim, and Dimona. diameter and weigh ,500 tons each and ing the existing double-deck fleet – part of The ticket, intended to promote working 4 hours a day can bore 900m a which dates back to 000 – and converting integration between various modes of pub- month; each costs $50M including acces- it to be compatible with electric traction, as lic transport, provides a reduction of up to sories. The machines will bore the 11.6km. well as raising safety and quality standards 0% on the fares of these lines. Such tick- twin tunnels between Nahal Yitla and Mev- to the current level. ets are already used on lines of the Greater asseret Zion (near Jerusalem) at a cost of IR General Manager Boaz Zafrir Tel-Aviv Area and Haifa, and will be soon $475M. Completion is estimated for mid- announced. „The railways are currently introduced at Kiryat-Gat, Ashkelon, Ash- 014. Meanwhile, the first twin-bored tun- undergoing unprecedented expansion and dod and Netanya. nel totalling 1.5km. between Sha’ar Ha- a technological revolution aimed at link- The Railways’ General Manager Gay and Nahal Yitla is completed. This has ing as many inhabited areas as possible; Mr. Boaz Zafrir, said: “I hope to extend the been achieved using a variety of systems, This is particularly important in an age of system to each town and city which has so far unknown in Israel and rarely used rising fuel prices and clogged highways.“ a railway station.” The Ministry is working worldwide. Bombardier Israel General Manager Yossi hard on improving bus feeder links to rail- Mr. Zafrir said that the A1 line is Daskal added. „We applaud the Railways way stations. one of the most complex and important for this purchase, which demonstrates projects that the railways have ever imple- their trust in Bombardier; we are proud to (ii). JERUSALEM LINE CONSTRUC- mented, and works are under way inten- be part of the railway developments and TION. sively all along the alignment. Yaniv Zohar will continue to assist them to achieve their From a press release of 06.09.01 both said the TBM project is unique, the first of aims of providing a good, modern and ad- ,cfrv Page 3 vanced passenger service.“ (vi).
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