Main line rail industry news – Page 1130
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Onboard electronics
EKE-ELECTRONICS will be introducing a high performance DVI video and audio processor at InnoTrans, along with a managed ethernet switch.The processor brings together the previously separate functions of driver display, CCTV monitor, crew intercom and public address control. These can be included alongside a train control and monitoring system to ...
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Sidetrack
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp is exploiting the increased the headways between off-peak trains, by using the spare capacity for advertising. A ’Spectacular Mobile Showcase’ vehicle can be hauled between service trains, giving advertisers a new way to attract the attention of passengers waiting at stations. MTR’s Chief Executive Officer, European ...
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ERTMS pilot
WESTINGHOUSE Rail Systems will be showcasing Futur, Invensys Rail Systems' ERTMS technology. Visitors will be able to watch a video presentation showing the pilot installation in operation at Albacete in Spain, where the future-proofed technology is helping maximise network capacity and enhance safety on a double-track section of the ...
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Industry News in Brief
Turbo Genset was renamed Turbo Power Systems with effect from July 19.Having acquired valid acceptances in respect of 83·28% of the issued share capital, on July 24 Balfour Beatty declared its recommended cash offer for Birse Group plc to be ’unconditional in all respects.’ Birse is to be de-listed from ...
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Swedish support signed
VOITH Turbo’s Rail Service Centre has secured its first service contract with Bombardier Transportation in Sweden.The agreement runs in parallel with Bombardier’s own contract to service a fleet of Itino DMUs until 2012, and covers heavy maintenance of drivelines as well as responsibility for logistics, repairs and work under warranty. ...
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Onboard broadband
AFTERsuccessful trials between Haarlem and Maastricht, NS and telecoms company KPN have agreed to install TV screens and provide broadband internet access on 1200 inter-city coaches. The screens will display a mixture of travel information, news flashes and entertainment, funded by advertising revenue. Internet access will cost €16 for a ...
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Taurus bearings
TRANSFORMER oil pump bearings in ÖBB’s 332 Class 1016 and 1116 Taurus locomotives are being replaced with non-conducting hybrid bearings from NKE.Simultaneous operation of the auxiliary converter and transformer cooling oil pumps as the locos started up was causing excessive current flow in the bearings. In consultation with NKE, ÖBB ...
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LEDs light the way
TRANSLEC will be displaying an LED train headlight, along with a range of other rolling stock lighting products which make use of LEDs to provide maintenance-free illumination with high reliability and low power consumption.The use of LEDs as rail vehicle tail and marker lights or as signal lamps in now ...
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Ropeless trick
WINDHOFF Bahn- und Anlagentechnik GmbH will be unveiling details of a 300m test track which it will use to demonstrate a concept for a ropeless trolley able to shunt rakes of stock weighing up to 450 tonnes. A hydraulic lifting assembly will raise one axle on one vehicle, creating sufficient ...
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Mountainous price
Sir - As I have responsibility for the railway activities undertaken by the Transport & Tourism Division of the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (RG 11.05 p728), the report on China’s completion of a feasibility study for a link between Dali and Ruili was ...
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Minsk speed-up
THE Slavyanski Express linking Moscow with Minsk was launched on August 1, replacing the previous Russich service. The Russian and Belarus railways have invested 2·2bn roubles in the project. Upgrading of the track and electrification, and the elimination of level crossings, has allowed the top speed to be raised to ...
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Reliable monitor
ROWE Hankins Components is to showcase its new AC earth leakage detectors, alongside a service-proven range of speed and direction monitoring equipment. On display for the first time at InnoTrans will be the compact AC earth leakage detector, which monitors cable insulation and will give early warning of earth loop ...
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Breaking the ice
SAFETY in a variety of forms will be the focus of engineering consultancy Movares, whose Dutch, German and Polish branches will be exhibiting jointly. Topics to be highlighted will include risk and safety management. The company’s involvement with ERTMS will be covered in detail, along with 25 kV electrification in ...
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Relay display
FRIEDRICH Lütze will be showing safety relay modules for DIN-rail mounting.The relays are suitable for safety-critical applications, including couplers, door controls, braking, driver safety devices and ATP functions. Available in all common voltages from 24 to 100V DC, they can be supplied with two to eight sets of contacts, positively-driven ...
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Steering security
ON SEPTEMBER 28 the steering committee of UIC’s recently-formed Security Platform will meet to finalise its programme of activities to co-ordinate the organisation’s approach to railway security.Creation of the Security Platform was approved by the UIC General Assembly in Montréal on June 7-8, and will build on UIC’s previous work ...
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Joint efforts maximise gains
INDUSTRY associations, chambers of commerce and national export promotion organisations will be organising 17 joint stands at InnoTrans. Stands highlighting national supply industries will be run by Britain’s Railway Industry Association, Swissrail, Slovakia’s Avokov, the Czech Railway Industry Association, Poland’s rail industry trade association, Taiwan’s Crida, Holland Rail Industry ...
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Getting the boot
SATEBA will be displaying a concrete turnout bearer on the joint Vossloh Cogifer and Consolis stand. The sleeper maker is working with Vossloh Cogifer to install slab track with three turnouts on a 3 km section of TGV Est, and has supplied its SAT312 booted sleepers for use on 20 ...
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Cameras built to last
STRATFORD and Ebbsfleet International stations on Section 2 of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link are being fitted with CCTV cameras and associated equipment from Bosch Security Systems.Bosch has previously supplied cameras to London Underground for use in the particularly demanding station environment. ’Our cameras, domes and video matrix products have ...
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Lunchtime loco
BOMBARDIER will be formally launching its Traxx DE diesel-electric locomotive at midday on September 20, the day after Technical Project Manager Dr Christoph Schätzer will give a presentation on the loco in the first of series of seminars being organised by the Canadian firm.Also on show in the outdoor area ...
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Opening doors
HÜBNER will be presenting its Varido-Rail G3 door drive. Lightweight construction and refinement of the design has produced a compact drive which is 20% lighter than comparable systems. Mechanical coupling simultaneously reduces the door closing speed and increases the closing force, making the doors easier to maintain.The company will also ...