Main line rail industry news – Page 1189
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Across the border
RUSSIAN and Finnish railway representatives agreed on January 18 to cut the St Petersburg - Helsinki journey time from 5h45min to under 3h30min by 2008. Line speeds are to be increased in both countries, and border formalities carried out on board moving trains. RZD and VRare anticipating 500000 passengers per ...
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Market
China: Bombardier Transportation is to supply 200 bogies and kits for another 400 for use under cars for Guangzhou metro Lines 4 and 5 which are being assembled by a joint venture of Itochu Corp and Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co Ltd.Harsco Track Technologies is to supply a rail ...
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Brakes renamed
WESTINGHOUSE Brakes UKLtd announced on February 11 that the company’s name had been changed to Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.Knorr-Bremse will retain the Westinghouse Brakes and Westinghouse Platform Screen Doors brands for its international business. Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems will offer a maintenance support service for the UK and Ireland under ...
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Transmitton buys ADT
TRANSMITTON announced on February 1 that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of ADT Rail Systems Ltd, which designs and supplies condition-monitoring equipment for the railway industry.ADT Rail Systems’ On Track suite of monitoring products can be used to obtain data on the performance of equipment including power ...
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Firefly illumination
PHOTO luminescent exit route markers are being supplied for 555 New Jersey Transit passenger coaches by Lin Industries and International Nameplate Supplies. By the end of 2005 NJT’s entire passenger fleet will have been equipped with a total of 90000 Firefly photo luminescent dots, which are designed to be easily ...
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CCTV upgrade
ENHANCEMENTS to the closed-circuit television, public address, passenger information and help points on London Underground are included in a £150m contract which Public-Private-Partnership contractor Tube Lines has awarded to Marconi and Amey Infrastructure Services.The 13-year contract covers stations on the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines. An intelligent maintenance system will ...
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Desiro UK gets service for life
INTRO: Over the past eight years, Siemens has built up an extensive maintenance operation in the UK, opening new depots based on ’pit-stop’ principles IN OCTOBER 2004, Siemens Transportation Systems was awarded a 19-year contract from BAA plc to maintain the Heathrow Express EMU fleet until 2023, together with a ...
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Unsaturated images
WIDE variations and rapid changes in ambient light levels occurring on a moving train can cause saturation of the images recorded by onboard CCTV cameras, but Tokyu Car’s digital video cameras have adaptive wide dynamic ranges to provide improved image quality.The cameras are supplied in a thin housing which is ...
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Defrosted point
PRORAIL completed its first large-scale installation of Icesolution geothermal point heaters in sidings at Lelystad during December. Developed by Holland Rail Consult and Volker Stevin Rail & Traffic, Icesolution uses heat extracted from the ground to prevent the build-up of ice (RG 8.03 p513). The heaters come on only when ...
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Light work
PORTABLE lighting supplier SA Equipment has launched a backpack version of its 12V Rechargeable Worklite Kit which can be used to illuminate trackside locations accessible by foot. The backpack contains a powerful Worklite lamp with twin 18W fluorescent tubes, as well as a portable stand and rechargeable battery module. ...
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Bulgarian modernisation programme aims to win back lost traffic
Split into infrastructure and operating businesses in January 2002, Bulgaria's national railway must secure its future in a competitive market environment
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Paris depot reconstructed to maintain TGV Est Européen fleet
INTRO: Now under construction east of Paris is the depot needed to maintain the TGV Est train fleet. Jean-Paul Masse visited the siteSITUATED 4 km from Paris Est station, SNCF’s Ourcq coach maintenance workshop provides an ideal location to maintain the trainsets for TGV Est Européen.Currently used to service loco-hauled ...
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PUBLICATIONS
Guidelines for selecting and planning a new light rail systemThis CD has been compiled by UITP in response to requests from transport authorities considering the use of light rail.The documents provide a listing of the issues involved in opening an intermediate capacity system, from the initial reviews and appraisals through ...
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DEMU inspection ensures quality
NEXT month NedTrain Consulting will complete a contract awarded by HSBC Rail to monitor the construction of a fleet of inter-city DEMUs by Bombardier. The Class 222 Meridian units for British franchisee Midland Main Line and the similar four-car Pioneer sets for open-access operator Hull Trains are being built at ...
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Ventilating Torino’s tunnels
TUNNELS on Torino’s VAL automatic metro are to be fitted with custom-made ventilation equipment supplied by Fläkt Woods. Announced on January 31, the order covers two parallel reversible fans for use in each of the metro’s 22 ventilation chambers, as well as silencers, diffusers and dampers. Video surveillance and smoke ...
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Tram camera
KETECH Systems is completing a programme to retrofit CCTV cameras on board the trams operating on the Croydon Tramlink network in London. Each of the 24 Bombardier vehicles is receiving two ceiling-mounted dome cameras in the passenger saloons as well as a camera in each of the cabs. Screens in ...
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Intelligence
Australia: A decision to use TPWS and TPWS+ to halt trains that approach curves or junctions too fast is being blamed for an increase in the cost of Victoria’s Regional Fast Rail project A$750m (RG 12.04 p840). Canada: On February 4 the GO Transit board approved a budget of C$173m ...
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Freight reform tops the agenda
INTRO: With passenger traffic growing steadily, long-term profitability at SNCF will depend on the restructuring of its freight business which reaches a crucial stage in 2005. Robert Preston spoke to SNCF Executive Vice-President Guillaume Pepy in ParisFRENCHNATIONALRailways Executive Vice-President Guillaume Pepy expects to be able to report ’a substantial profit’ ...
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Advanced asset maintenance
TRADITIONAL approaches to asset maintenance based on fixed-interval component replacement and overhaul are not merely inadequate, they are a liability, AEA Technology Rail believes.Maintenance management processes influence safety, reliability and cost in the highly capital-intensive rail industry, providing operators with an incentive to modernise the methods used. Practices are evolving ...