Main line rail industry news – Page 1175
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Taking notes
ANALYSIS of the reliability of over 300 London Underground ticket machines maintained by Cubic Transportation Systems found that 15% of the Giesecke & Devrient BIM2020 bank note identification modules were causing half of all malfunctions, and so needed upgrading.To ensure reliability, 50 modules containing older BIM1000 sensors have been replaced ...
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A small problem solved
ATJUST 128 cm tall, Melbourne resident Bruce ’Giant’ Chaplin has a problem when boarding the city’s trams; he can’t reach the coin slots on ticket machines. While he can usually find a fellow passenger to drop his coins in the slot for him, this isn’t always possible. On a recent ...
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Kirkuk stations revived
KIRKUK and Al Maraei stations in Iraq have been rehabilitated, and work is underway at Al Thawra and Al Reyadh for completion later this year. A further 11 stations in Ninewa goverornate are to be reconstructed.Rubbish has been removed and unsafe structures demolished at the two stations over four months ...
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Products in Brief
Ensco announced on May 23 that it had been awarded a $9m contract by the Federal Railroad Administration to design, build and test two automated track inspection vehicles. Ensco Inc, USAThe KKV pressure control valve for load-proportional braking is a development of Knorr-Bremse’s KE model. When wagons have differing braking ...
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Axle-counter cable
NEXANS has developed a specialised signal cable for connecting axle-counters to central monitoring equipment. Electrical signals from axle-counters typically vary between 60V and 90V, and with axle-counters spaced at intervals of up to 3 km the cables need to offer a low voltage drop over long distances. Nexans’ latest cable ...
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Geting two into the cab
A TWO-MAN cab is fitted to the JZ140 rail excavator which JCB launched in May. Adapted for rail use by Philmor Rail, the excavator weighs 21 tonnes in rail mode. The zero tail-swing design is suitable for use where a conventionally-profiled excavator would obstruct adjacent tracks. A 2·1m dipper is ...
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Reform is imperative, but solutions must be flexible
The last 30 years have witnessed an assault on the mid-century template of state-owned national railways prevalent outside North America. Today, the pressure of globalised transport markets is forcing governments to find structures that allow rail to remain competitive without requiring unsustainable subsidies
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Reporting on 100 years of key developments in the rail industry
1905UK: July 21. First edition of Railway Gazette published.Russia: Regular through operations begin on the Trans-Siberian Railway after completion of Circum-Baikal railway.1906Switzerland - Italy: January 25. First train runs through the Simplon tunnel.1907USA: July 24. New Haven electric services begin to use New York’s Grand Central Terminal, marking completion of ...
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Bogie firm establishes European arm
STANDARD Car Truck Co has established a European arm, Standard Car Truck Europe Ltd, following the acquisition of the assets of Wagon Rail Interface Technology Ltd. WRITe specialised in the design of high-performance bogies and single-axle suspensions for wagons. SCT Europe is led by Managing Director Jim Longton, who ...
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Following the noses
CHINESE train-building joint venture Bombardier Sifang Power and Voith Turbo have signed a technology transfer agreement under which the German firm is to supply 20 noses for use on 200 km/h trainsets to be built in China.The noses will feature retractable couplers, linked to the car body by hollow rubber ...
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Publications
Urban Transit: Operations, Planning & Economics By Vukan R Vuchic 'Transportation, being one of the basic functions in urbanised areas, influences the form of cities and their liveability', says Prof Vukan Vuchic in his introduction. Experience has shown that public transport contributes 'greatly to the quality of life.' ...
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Intelligence
Australia: Toll opened an A$20m freight terminal at Townsville in early May. A joint venture of Toll and Pacific National began running 1067mm gauge freight services from Brisbane to Cairns in March.Brazil: Portugese construction firm Somague Engenharia has completed a feasibility study for a US$570m rail link between São Paulo ...
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People in the News - July 2005
Vladimir Ivanovich Yakunin was appointed President of Russian Railways on June 15, replacing Gennady Fadeyev who becomes an advisor to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. Dr Bill Emery has been appointed Chief Executive of the UK's Office of Rail Regulation; he also becomes a member of the ORR board. UK ...
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Rebuilding the gateway to Coney Island
INTRO: Solar panels are now a distinctive feature of New York City Transit’s Stillwell Avenue station, which has been completely rebuilt by a joint venture of Granite Halmar and Schiavone Construction Co IncBYLINE: Kim BegonjaGranite Halmar/Schiavone joint ventureCONEY Island’s Stillwell Avenue station was opened in 1919, with four island platforms ...
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IDR2-Novum promises lower rail maintenance costs
This year four groups of French and German experts will complete a wide-ranging programme of theoretical and field research which suggests that a system approach to track-train interaction can cut rail maintenance costs
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TfL's flagship sets sail
THE 20-year old project to extend the East London Line took a decisive step forward last month when Transport for London invited bidders to prequalify for the main infrastructure works contract for Phase 1. Described as the organisation's 'flagship project' by Howard Smith, Chief Operating Officer of TfL London Rail, ...
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Research holds the key to commercial success
Lower noise, higher speeds and lower costs rank among the top targets for today's research teams. Murray Hughes reviews current railway research activities