Main line rail industry news – Page 1181
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DLR capacity expansion
DOCKLANDS Light Railway ordered 24 more articulated cars from Bombardier on April 28, as part of a programme to expand the capacity of its busiest route from Bank to Lewisham via Canary Wharf. Platforms are being lengthened so that trains can be extended from two to three cars in ...
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Indian metros to take off
UNPRECEDENTED investment in metro projects is planned in India, in the wake of the success of the Delhi metro, where the initial 8·3 km of Line 1 from Shahdara to Tis Hazari opened in December 2002. The next 4·5 km followed in October 2003, and a third segment was commissioned ...
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One hundred years and still rolling
SURVEYING the world railway industry in mid-2005, on the occasion of our Centenary, it is clear that steel wheels on steel rails still have formidable potential for further development. In the following pages we have indulged in the luxury of looking back, with our 170-year history mapped out on ...
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Modern construction methods mastered on Mashhad - Bafgh line
Iranian engineers designed and built around 1000 km of new line through difficult terrain
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'Friendship Corridor' opens up trade route from Central Asia to the Gulf
Murray Hughes travelled to Mashhad to join the ceremony marking opening by President Khatami of Iran of the Mashhad - Bafgh railway
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Iron and coal will dominate traffic flows
On the occasion of opening of Iran's new railway between Mashhad and Bafgh on May 3, RAI President Mohammad Saiednejad discussed the project with Murray Hughes in Mashhad
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NewsEconomic growth boosts Ireland's railways
IRELAND: National economic growth has required a rapid increase in capacity and service quality at Iarnród Éireann. Chief Operating Officer Dick Fearn told Andrew Grantham how this is being provided, and why he is happy with a vertically-integrated railway.
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Crash testing designs
INDIA’S Research Designs & Standards Organisation carried out a crash test on March 29 using a coach and a wagon ballasted to 120 tonnes with concrete.A dozen organisations are involved in a project to develop a coach design for Indian Railways which offers improved collision performance. Rites and Transportation Technology ...
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Vacuum brakes
MALAYSIAN national railway KTMB has ordered 20 locomotives from Dalian Loco in China which are to be fitted with air and vacuum brakes. Production of the complex integrated braking racks was subcontracted to Wabtec International.’This braking system was very unusual and needed to be custom designed’, said Wabtec International Vice-President ...
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MGV will check high speed network
SNCF is developing a 320 km/h test and measurement train to replace the Mélusine test car currently used to inspect France’s TGV lines. Due to be completed later this year, the train will be known as the MGV.The MGV will consist of a TGV Réseau set now being converted for ...
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Global changes at YSD and Rafna
REVENUE at Global Railway Industries Ltd for the year to December 31 2004 was C$34·7m, up 34% from 2003. This includes C$4·8m from Youngtown, Ohio, based YSD Industries Inc, which was purchased in April 2004. Restructuring of YSD continued into the first quarter of 2005, with an anticipated loss of ...
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End of the road
SWEDISH independent passenger operator BK Tåg declared insolvency on March 21, curtailing the company’s ambitions to secure a significant share of the market.BK Tåg started in 1990 with a concession to operate services on five secondary routes that included Halmstad to Oskarshamm and the Torup - Hyltebruk branch. A year ...
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Record breakers recall the heady days
ON MARCH 24 SNCF President Louis Gallois opened an exhibition of its record-breaking trains at Bordeaux Saint-Jean station (right). Among the vehicles on display were locos CC7107 and BB9004 that respectively achieved 326 and 331 km/h in 1955 - although the plaques on each loco affirm that both reached 331 ...
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Record braking orders from China
KNORR-BREMSE Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge has secured orders worth over €40m to supply braking equipment for metro cars in Guangzhou and Beijing.In February the München-based firm was awarded a contract worth over €20m to supply brake equipment for the rolling stock being built for Guangzhou Metro Lines 4 and 5. This ...
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Dutch signalling accords signed
ONApril 20 Bombardier announced that it had reached an agreement with NedTrain Consulting for the development and distribution of ATB-EG Specific Transmission Modules and ATB-EGPhase 5 equipment, for which the first orders have already been placed.The STMs will interface between ETCS and the existing ATB automatic train protection equipment, enabling ...
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Brakes set and tested
DESIGNED for use on new-build and refurbished locomotives, the SafeSet Wheel Style parking brake from Graham-White uses an electric motor to automate the operation of brakes. The SafeSet Wheel Style brake incorporates the same interface as the company’s lever-style handbrake, which is in service on around 250 locomotives. The brakes ...
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Transport improves at Bombardier
ON MARCH 31 Bombardier announced its results for the year ended January 31 2005. Higher revenues at Bombardier Transportation were partially offset by lower revenues in Aerospace, with consolidated revenue across the company totalling US$15·8bn, up from $15·5bn in the previous year.Consolidated earnings before income taxes and special items were ...
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Iranian passenger demand outstrips capacity
DISTANCES between main centres are so great that most passenger services operated by Raja Trains run overnight. Fares are subsidised for social reasons, resulting in a very heavy demand estimated to be four times greater than the volume of traffic actually carried with the present service pattern. Most trains are ...