Main line rail industry news – Page 1152
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Reusable retaining walls
CRUSTACEAN shells inspired the design of Karapace, pairs of interlocking precast concrete components which can be used to create retaining walls up to 7·5m high. The reinforced concrete units can be installed directly onto a prepared substrate and then loaded from either side. They can be dismantled for reuse elsewhere.’By ...
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Products in Brief
Metronet is carrying out a three-month trial of Scotchguard Protector Graphic Film 8050 on the doors of trains on London Underground’s Metropolitan Line. The graffiti-resistant film is coloured to match existing paintwork, and can be replaced quickly without repainting.3M, UK EuroMaint has awarded Trelleborg Industrial a €2m contract to supply ...
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TGV Rhine-Rhône goes ahead
CONSTRUCTION work is expected to get underway in May on the first section of TGV Rhine-Rhône, after the final element in the complex financing package was put in place on February 8. French Transport Minister Dominique Perben welcomed the agreement, which followed his meeting on January 31 with regional presidents ...
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NewsFaster ticket transactions increase satisfaction
WATCHING passengers trying to buy tickets is a key part of research being carried out by Amberlight, a consultancy specialising in human-computer interaction which has been hired to improve the user interface of self-service ticket machines operated by South Eastern Trains. The British train operator appointed Amberlight last October to ...
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Integrating ETCS Level 2 with TVM430 on TGV Est
INTRO: The Paris - Strasbourg TGV line is the first in France to be equipped with ETCS Level 2 for trains running through to Germany, but will also have the domestic TVM430 train control. Richard Hope explains how some complex system interface issues are being resolvedJUNE 2007 has been set ...
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Eye in the sky
ROBOTIC aerial vehicles fitted with cameras are being investigated as a way to prevent terrorist attacks on US trains. President Bush recently approved an appropriations bill awarding $200000 of federal funding to the GeoGraphics laboratory at Bridgewater State College, which is experimenting with model aircraft equipped with cameras to ...
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People
Montenegrin Transport Minister Andrija Lompar and ZCG President Ranko Medenica resigned after the Bioce derailment on January 23 which killed 46 people. The Malaysian government has appointed Lim Ah Lek as Chairman of KTMB with effect from the retirement of Thong Yaw Hong on January 2. Former ...
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Beijing - Tianjin elevated design anticipates 350 km/h
The Beijing - Tianjin high speed line will be the first in China built for 300 km/h, and the alignment will ultimately permit 350 km/h operation.
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Tide of technology pours into China
More than 1000 locomotives are being built under technology transfer deals to augment Chinese Railways' fleet of high-horsepower traction. Murray Hughes finds that both North American and European companies are reaping the rewards - although Chinese products may soon be rolling west
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Meeting the high-altitude challenge
The first of 361 passenger cars Bombardier Sifang Power is building for the new line to Lhasa was dispatched to Tibet for trials in February. Designed to operate at altitudes up to 5000m, they have special equipment to cope with ultra-violet radiation, low oxygen levels and reduced atmospheric pressure
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Engineers explore the future of signalling
INTRO: Signalling professionals will probe the latest developments in signalling and train control technology at Aspect 2006, an international conference organised by the Institution of Railway Signal Engineers on March 16-17BYLINE: Jacques PoréPresident, Institution of Railway Signal Engineers, 2005-06ENGINEERS, technicians, managers and other professionals with an interest in signalling and ...
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Jubilee and Northern lines lead LU signalling renewal
This year Tube Lines starts the installation of Seltrac transmission-based train control on London Underground's Jubilee Line. Roger Ford reports from the Highgate test centre on progress with the complex programme
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Belgians opt for Level 2 and GSM-R
Belgian infrastructure manager Infrabel is installing ETCS Level 2 on two new high speed lines, and expects to convert its entire network in the longer term. Luc Lallemand explains his thinking to Harry Hondius
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NewsUK gives a cautious welcome to ERTMS
ERTMS remains the great hope for train control in the future, but costs must come down. Richard Hope talked to Clive Kessell, who believes that current trends which compromise true interoperability must be challenged if the real benefits are to be achieved
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Doing business in the Chinese metro market
Over the next decade 55 new metro lines totalling more than 1000 km are due to be built in 20 Chinese cities. The scale of work and the demand for advanced technology are opening up many opportunities for western suppliers and their local partners
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North-South Railway makes progress
WITHIN THE next few months, the first tenders will be issued for construction of the 2400 km North-South Railway in Saudi Arabia. This is expected to take around five years to complete, and revenue services are expected to begin by 2011. The NSR is a key component of the Kingdom’s ...
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QR moves on Western Australia
JOINT venture partners Genesee & Wyoming Inc and Wesfarmers announced on February 14 that they had 'entered into a definitive agreement' for the sale of Australia Railroad Group's operations in Western Australia to Queensland Rail and Babcock & Brown for A$1·3bn. Under the deal, which has been under negotiation since ...
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Loco orders placed
RUSSIAN Railways has awarded contracts for almost 800 main line locomotives under its 2006-10 investment programme. Bryansk Machine Works is to supply 277 'sections' to form 2TE25 twin-unit diesel locomotives. The prototype 2TE25L Peresvet (RG 9.05 p537) is expected to complete its test programme at Shcherbinka this year. Bryansk's Managing ...