Main line rail industry news – Page 1253
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Tamping tine tips
RE-TECH HandelsgesmbH and BTI-USA have jointly developed two designs of tamping tool tips, Speed Tip and Xtreme Tip. The carbide parts are designed to offer high availability and lower costs. The height and width can be made to suit a customer’s requirements, with the pad position selected to suit different ...
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Project groups
CAN in Automation, an international body for manufacturers and users of Controller Area Network standards in embedded networking, has reorganised its CANopen Special Interest Group for Railways. Two project groups have been established, which will both be co-ordinated by the CANopen Railway Special Interest Group.The diesel project group is developing ...
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Rolling news
AMSTERDAM tram passengers are now able to watch travel reports, news and information on the move. Since February 20, Mobil Info has been installed on 20 Combino trams. Eight 15 in video screens on each vehicle show ’infotainment’ programmes in 20 min cycles. Developed by Viacom Outdoor, Trend Network and ...
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Brake sales up
KNORR-Bremse’s Rail Vehicle Systems division reported sales of €845m in 2002, a 3% increase from 2001. Growth came particularly from the European companies, while sales in North America showed a downturn. This reflected demand for wagons being down to a quarter of the level seen in 1999, with loco production ...
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Record attendance at Rail-Tech 2003
UTRECHT is the location for Rail-Tech Europe 2003, which will be held at the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs exhibition complex from April 1 to 3. Organiser Europoint expects a record attendance at the fourth Rail-Tech event, which will be opened by Antoine Martens, Chief Operating Officer of Belgian National Railways. Tickets ...
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Detecting derailments
SPANISH narrow-gauge operator Feve has equipped a proportion of its wagon fleet with the 3DyFAT derailment detector developed by All Rail Systems. The mechanical device is installed on the wagon bogies, applying the brakes in the event of a derailment. The vertical and horizontal position of the bogie is tracked ...
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Improved results at Greenbrier
GREENBRIER has announced improved European operating results, and progress towards recapitalisation of Greenbrier Europe. Following a restructuring announced in 2002, European financial results have improved and market share has increased. The company has received a US$15m tax refund for 2002, and expects to complete the recapitalisation of Greenbrier Europe in ...
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Crossing camera
CCTV equipment from Andover Controls has been installed at an unmanned level crossing in southern England. Recording is triggered when one of the two cameras detects movement. The sensitivity of each area of the camera’s field of view can be adjusted to prevent false triggers from tree or animal motion. ...
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Chinese venture launched
BOMBARDIER-CPC Propulsion Systems Co Ltd was officially inaugurated on February 26. The joint venture of Bombardier-Power (Mauritius) Ltd and Changzhou Railcar Propulsion Engineering R&D Centre will manufacture, market and maintain propulsion equipment for trams, metro cars and electric multiple-units.Production will start later this year at the new factory in Changzhou, ...
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Tokaido upgrade to beat back air competition
Opening of Shinagawa station in Tokyo this autumn will boost the capacity of the Tokaido Shinkansen from 11 to 15 departures in the peak hour. Withdrawing older trains will allow fleet operation at 270 km/h, helping JR Central to win back market share in the world's busiest inter-city corridor
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Seeking a high speed freight market
INTRO: The growth in premium express parcels business offers the potential for high speed trains to win traffic from air and road. But despite repeated proposals, logistical issues and the high investment required have so far conspired to prevent progressBYLINE: Dr Eckhard KuhlaManaging DirectorEKonsult GmbHEVERY MORNING, a windowless TGV pulls ...
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First reliability, then capacity
After his first 100 days in office, Netherlands Railways Chief Executive Dr-Ir Aad Veenman spoke to Andrew Grantham about the company’s future ambitions and the effects of the Railways Act now being debated by Parliament.
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Traction advances offer lower costs and higher capacity
As part of its strategy to develop advanced technology for tomorrow's high speed trains, Alstom is developing a new range of IGBT-based asynchronous drives and a permanent magnet traction motor that will be installed on derivatives of the AGV prototype
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Karelia accord signed
A TRIPARTITE agreement boosting railway investment in the Russian republic of Karelia was signed at Petrozavodsk on February 22. First Deputy Minister of Railways Vladimir Yakunin was joined by October Railway President Gennady Komarov and Karelia's Governor Sergei Katanandov. The ministry has allocated 7·2bn roubles for electrification of 410 km ...
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Bamako bidder
CANADIAN consultancy Canac has been selected as preferred bidder for a 25-year concession to operate the 1275 km Dakar - Bamako - Koulikoro railway linking Senegal and Mali. The two governments favoured the Canadian bid over an alternative proposal from SNCF International, Bolloré and Maersk. Final bids from the ...
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Scottish rail projects funded
THE FIRST of three light rail lines in Edinburgh is on course to open by 2009. Insisting that ’a first-class transport infrastructure for Scotland’s capital’ was a top priority, Iain Gray, Scotland’s Minister for Enterprise, Transport & Lifelong Learning, announced on March 4 that £375m would be made available to ...
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DLR starts airport branch
CEREMONIES were held in East London on March 4 to mark the start of work on the 4·4 km extension of the Docklands Light Railway to London City Airport and King George V station in North Woolwich. Completion is scheduled for autumn 2005. Participants at the event included DLR Ltd ...
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Prismatica programme shares expertise
ON MARCH 12 drivers on Paris metro Line 4 were taking industrial action following a staff assault incident the previous evening. Referring to this in her opening speech at the Security in Public Transport conference held in Paris on March 12-13, RATP President & Director General Anne-Marie Idrac was easily ...
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Missouri Mule reprieved
THE Missouri legislature has approved an extra appropriation of $800 000 to support a twice daily passenger service between St Louis and Kansas City. Amtrak had served notice it would cease running the Missouri Mule from February 28 unless it received an additional $1·2m to cover its expenses for the ...
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DB plans giant coach order
German Railway is to call tenders ’in the next few weeks’ for around 1000 loco-hauled inter-city coaches. DB expects to place the contract in the autumn, with first deliveries scheduled for 2006. The contract is likely to be tied to purchase of DB’s workshops in Delitzsch near Leipzig, and DB ...