Main line rail industry news – Page 1199
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Made in Poland
PESA Bydgoszcz will be displaying a selection of the rolling stock it has built for Eastern Europe in recent months.The highlight of the Polish firm’s exhibits will be the prototype EN95 electric multiple-unit which has recently been delivered to Warszawa suburban operator WKD (p548). This will be accompanied by a ...
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Trains and trams
ALSTOM will exhibit one of the 28 three-car Regio Citadis tram-train vehicles it is supplying to Kassel (p585). 50 similar cars have been ordered by Dutch operator HTM for the RandstadRail network between Den Haag and Zoetermeer.The youngest members of the Coradia LINT family are the 10 single-section and 18 ...
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Channel Tunnel Rail Link
This 64-page special issue of the Arup Journal covers the construction of the 109 km Channel Tunnel Rail Link, whose route was proposed by Arup in March 1990 and accepted in October 1991. The book includes a description of the route, a list of facts and figures, details of the ...
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Trains to measure geometry
IMAGEMAP is supplying Network Rail with 15 optical track geometry measurement systems to be mounted on the bogies of trains running in commercial service. The order follows a successful pilot scheme using a system fitted to a Chiltern Railways diesel multiple-unit. This has been measuring the track geometry between London ...
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Testing Alaskan rail integrity
ALASKA Railroad is testing a method of detecting broken rails on routes that are not equipped with track circuiting, in a 14-month Federal Railroad Administration technology demonstration project.The FRA is contributing 93% of the $409740 cost of the project, and selected Alaska Railroad for the tests because of the extreme ...
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Crossing borders with Bombardier
BOMBARDIER’S theme for the 2004 InnoTrans exhibition is ’crossing borders’, and this will be emphasised with the first public display of one of its multi-system locomotives being built for SBB Cargo services between Switzerland and Italy.The Traxx F140 MS, or Class 484, has a rating of 5·6MW. The locomotives can ...
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Warszawa EMU unveiled
THIS MONTH, the Warszawa Suburban Railway (WKD) expects to put a PESA Bydgoszcz electric multiple-unit into revenue service on its line linking Warszawa with Grodzisk Mazowiecki. Delivered to the capital in June, the Class EN95 was custom-designed for the 35 km route, which is electrified at 600V DC. ...
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Modules and kits
SOCOFER will be promoting its range of infrastructure maintenance equipment as well as its shunting loco and diesel railcar re-powering kits. The French company has recently supplied SNCF with a Linad road-rail vehicle for bridge inspections. The 34 tonne lorry is equipped with a movable basket which allows staff ...
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CargoSpeed demonstrated
A PROTOTYPE of the CargoSpeed intermodal wagon loading system was unveiled near Chesterfield on July 29. Being developed by BLG Consult, Warbreck Engineering and Newrail in collaboration with Cholerton Ltd, CargoSpeed is an attempt to use roll-on roll-off ferry concepts to reduce the time spent at rail terminals and lower ...
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Ventilation ducting
WESTAFLEX will be showing the latest addition to its range of noise reduction products, a flexible attenuator for use in vehicle air supply channels.The company’s Quadroquick flexible duct is made from aluminium and has a wire spiral to allow a small bend radius.
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One board on-board
MEM Mikro Elektronik will be exhibiting at InnoTrans for the first time, promoting the recently-announced PP01 single board 384MHz computer.Based on a PowerPC MPC 5200, the computer supports Linux and VxWorks and is designed for use in on-train control applications.
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Rail performance
VOESTALPINE Railway Systems’ stand will feature the latest products from the group’s Rail Technology, Turnout and Systems &Services divisions.Head-hardened rails up to 120 m long are produced, and the company’s plug-and-play intelligent turnout modules are designed to offer railways low life-cycle costs.
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Optimised plans
PTV AG will be explaining how its operational and strategic consultancy services have developed to cover all service planning and optimisation tasks.The Karlsruhe-based company will present its Interplan/Select vehicle and crew scheduling software, and the Visum transport modelling database which now offers options for passenger counting.
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Vital logic
WESTINGHOUSE Rail Systems will be demonstrating the Westrace vital logic controllers and Westcad computer-based control which it is installing on the Kiel - Bad Schwartau route. Visitors will be able to discuss the project with key personnel involved in designing and supplying the signalling and train control for the 70 ...
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Keeping it quiet
GETZNER Werkstoffe will be displaying its vibration isolation and noise reduction products and expertise. Sylomer polyurethane components protect against structure-borne noise, and the firm's easy-to-handle ballast mats and sleeper pads can improve track stability. Getzner also offers embedded rails which can be used to achieve a desired track stiffness.
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Into Australia
Into AustraliaVOSSLOH AG has acquired Delkor Pty’s rail fastener operations as part of its strategy to enter the Australian market.Delkor’s rail fastener operations generate annual sales of €2·6m, and Vossloh AG Chief Executive Officer Burkhard Schuchmann said the acquisition ’has enabled us to participate in a market with good medium ...
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Advanced bogie
IFV Bahntechnik will be displaying the first prototype Leila wagon bogie (RG9.02 p563), which has been developed to cut noise and wear caused by freight trains.The Leila-DG research project aims to reduce life-cycle operating costs by developing a bogie which is lighter, quieter, more reliable and track-friendly than designs which ...
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Paying on-board
CHIP & PIN payments are being accepted by Atos Origin Avantix hand-held ticket machines using technology from Casio Electronics and CreditCall.The Avantix machines use EmvX CE software from CreditCall running on a Windows CE based Casio EJ300 computer, which is combined with a secure PIN pad and card reader. A ...
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Siemens display
SIEMENS Transportation Systems will be showing a range of rolling stock including a EuroSprinter 64 F4 four-system electric locomotive and a EuroRunner 20 diesel-electric locomotive. Mass transit rolling stock will be represented by a Praha metro car, and a Trainsguard ETCS demonstration vehicle will be displayed on the outdoor exhibition ...
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GSM air-conditioning
FROM January Faiveley Transport will be supplying its FPC24/2 series of train air-conditioning controllers with a GSM interface, providing functions currently carried out by RS232 or USB links.Maintenance staff will gain remote access to error and event logs, and be able to modify software without leaving the office. SMS warnings ...