ELECTRIFICATION: IMPulse NC’s Catenary Safety Monitoring System is being used to monitor self-tensioning equipment on The Tide light rail line in Norfolk, Virginia.
CSMS provides a text message alert when wires are not behaving as expected, enabling a quick maintenance response.
CSMS is designed to fit all types of balance weight assemblies. It can be powered from the traction supply or from photovoltaic cells with battery back-up.
USA: The Tide light rail line in Norfolk, Virginia, opened on August 19. More than 46 000 people took advantage of free rides during the first two days, far more than anticipated, and so the planned three days of free travel was extended until August 28. The 11·8 km line ...
NETHERLANDS: Infrastructure manager ProRail is installing a linside Automatic Pantograph Monitoring System developed by Sensys and Lloyd’s Register. APMS does not require a physical attachment to the catenary; instead it uses radar and laser sensors to assess the speed and location of a pantograph as it passes along the ...
SWITZERLAND: Nencki has supplied BLS with a catenary assembly system which is designed to increase productivity when exchanging wires. Nencki says it will be of particular interest to operators of relatively small electrified networks. Hydraulic hoists handle the cable drum directly. The machine provides continuous unwinding of the cable, with ...
UK: Hitachi Rail Ltd has agreed to acquire Southampton-based condition monitoring specialist Perpetuum as part of a strategy to strengthen the use of digital technology in rail operations. Established as a university spin-off less than a decade ago, Perpetuum developed the use of bogie-mounted self-powered ...
INDUSTRY: Alstom’s proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation was approved by the European Commission on July 31, subject to full compliance with a number of commitments offered by Alstom. ‘Thanks to the comprehensive remedies offered to solve the competition concerns in the areas of very high speed, ...
