Main line rail industry news – Page 1131
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Spring testing
REGULAR testing of parabolic and coil springs can be undertaken cost-effectively using the Spring Test Press developed by Ulbrich.It has an automatic assembly line to handle large and unwieldy parabolic springs, and automatically records data on spring force, bending and longitudinal elongation, storing the results on computer for easy comparison ...
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A ticket and a bomb test
OPERATIONAL testing of a Cubic Corp metro ticket vending machine which can detect traces of explosive residue on the hands of users was undertaken in Baltimore during June (RG 4.06 p192).A co-operative effort between the US Department of Homeland Security, Maryland Transit Administration and the state’s Department of Transportation, the ...
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Heavy haul bogie order
HIGH-ADHESION bogies for 110 Bo-Bo heavy-haul electric locos ordered from Toshiba and UCW Partnership for Spoornet’s Richards Bay coal line are to be supplied by DCD-Dorbyl, the company’s Rolling Stock Division announced in July.The first of the 1067mm gauge bogies will be supplied to UCW’s plant in Nigel during the ...
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Timetables, timings and tickets
INIT will be showing its integrated suite of planning and scheduling software which assists with the real-time optimisation of timetables. Demonstrations of the Mobile-ITCS tram and bus fleet management package will show how the computer-aided service restoration features can be used to minimise disruption to operations.MobileStopinfo can be used to ...
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Rail.One shows track technology
RE-BRANDING of Pfleiderer Track Systems as Rail.One has been completed following its acquisition by AXA Private Equity in April (RG 6.06 p361), and the track supplier will be using InnoTrans to present its new name and its focus on rail infrastructure technology.Work began last month on the installation of the ...
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Products in Brief
This month Prysmian Tianjin Cables Co will supply Changchun Railway Vehicles Co with the first cables to be delivered under a €11·5m contract announced in July. The cables will be used in the construction of 51 eight-car CA250 trains which Changchun is assembling in China, and an initial nine sets ...
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Onboard friction control cuts noise and vibration
Bogie performance through curves can be improved by careful control of the friction between wheel and rail. A group of Japanese engineers has developed a friction control method for the Tokyo Metro using an onboard rail spray to control the friction coefficient and the friction characteristics of the wheel-rail contact ...
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High speed network to expand again
AT A briefing in Nürnberg on August 8-9 DB AG unveiled its plans for the future development of ICE services. Priority for new line construction goes to a link from Frankfurt to Mannheim that would bridge the 80 km gap between the K
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DB Logistics builds a global business
In just three years, German Railway's freight business has expanded from a simple rail operator to one of the world's largest logistics and transport providers. Chris Jackson asked Board Member Norbert Bensel what lies behind this growth
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Expanding the potential of load-measuring wheelsets
This month will see the unveiling of a fourth generation of instrumented wheelset technology, which reduces cost and increases flexibility, opening up many new opportunities to use the technique
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Voith’s drive into China
DALIAN Locomotive & Rolling Stock works has begun producing parts for Voith SET-553 final drives, which will be assembled with gears and pinions produced at Voith Turbo’s plant in Heidenheim, Germany.A team of up to 20 people from the German firm spent several months in China, negotiating the contracts for ...
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People
Taiwan’s Minister of Transport & Communications Kuo Yao-chi announced her resignation on August 7, her post being filled temporarily by Vice-Minister Tsai Duei.Nikolai Rudkovski has been appointed Minster of Transport & Communications in Ukraine. Vladimir Kozak, formerly head of freight forwarder Lemtrans, has been appointed Director General of Ukrainian Railways.Former ...
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Wireless funding
NOMAD has raised £8m of investment from Amadeus Capital Partners and T-Mobile Venture Fund, which will be used to fund the further roll-out of its on-train wireless broadband services.The UK-based company’s business model is based on acquiring broadband franchises from train operators, then selling rights to use its network to ...
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Phantom passengers injured
IN TOTAL 83 injured passengers were mentioned in media reports about the recent low-speed derailment of a commuter train near Durban.Yet one of the first paramedics to arrive at the scene said he had only managed to find three injured people. It is thought that bystanders spotted an opportunity to ...
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Modern ways to buy a ticket
PASSENGER operators around the world are devising new ways to sell tickets, with the commercial roll out of on-line and mobile ticketing services.This month German Railway launches Handy-Ticket, letting passengers buy and receive an electronic ticket using mobile telephone Multimedia Messaging Services. The MMS ’ticket’ is then shown to ...
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Second-generation bogies to be tested on gauge-changing EMU
Researchers are testing an improved bogie design for Japan's gauge-changing EMU. Bench tests are due to be completed by the end of 2006, and trials with a second trainset will start next year
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Wheel-rail contact technologies: the Australian experience
BYLINE: Stephen Marich, PhDMarich Consulting Services*CONSIDERABLE advances have been made in wheel-rail contact technologies over the last 20 years. Detailed research has led to a much deeper understanding of wheel-rail contact phenomena, paving the way for operational, safety and economic improvements.Rail and wheel lives are longer, operating speeds and axleloads ...
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Charting the final chapter in Germany's rail reform
After 12 years operating in the form of a private company, DB AG is being groomed for a real transition to the private sector - should Parliament so decide. Decision time could be this month
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Mehdorn awaits the politicians’ verdict
INTRO: The debate about privatising Deutsche Bahn AG will reach a climax in the next few weeks. In the run-up to a decision on a stock market listing, Chris Jackson sought the views of Chairman Hartmut MehdornJackson: Herr Mehdorn, why do you want to float Deutsche Bahn AG on the ...