Depot safety system linked to signalling 30 Sep 2018 UK: The Zonegreen Depot Personnel Protection System at Chiltern Railways' Banbury depot has been linked to the facility's Fenix Tiefenbach signalling system, making it possible for trains to enter directly from the main line without needing a stop/start entrance and exit procedure. Installation was undertaken by…
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TNW executives, left to right: Jeff Davis, chief operating officer; Wade Hoffmann, vice president marketing and sales; Robert Murchison, owner; Paul Treangen, chief executive officer;…
DB Cargo awards telematics contract 25 Sep 2018 GERMANY: DB Cargo has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to equip 30 000 wagons with CTmobile sensors which can continuously determine the vehicle location and provide information about load conditions including temperature and humidity. Roll-out will take three years, and Siemens Mobility will operate the system for…
Ethernet switches for rail applications 25 Sep 2018 ETHERNET: TE Connectivity has announced a range of robust unmanaged industrial ethernet switches with M12 connectivity suitable for use on trains and other forms of public transport. ‘These switches conform to EN50155 and will help the digitalisation of railways’, said Egbert Stellinga, Industrial Product Manager at TE…
GE to develop additive manufacturing of locomotive components 24 Sep 2018 INNOTRANS: Additive manufacturing could be used in the production of up to 250 locomotive components by 2025 if GE Transportation’s early trials of the technique prove successful.The company is looking to build on the experience of GE’s aviation business over the past six years…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 9/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation Denver's RTD sued by commuter-rail developer RTD's University of Colorado A Line operates between Denver Union Station and Denver International Airport. Photo – Shutterstock The Regional Transportation District of Denver (RTD) has been sued by Denver Transit Partners (DTP), the consortium…
Rail News Home Federal Legislation & Regulation 9/21/2018 Rail News: Federal Legislation & Regulation STB wants regular updates from UP as it phases in scheduled railroading UP Chairman, President and CEO Lance Fritz Photo – up.com The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has asked Union Pacific Railroad senior management to hold weekly phone calls with the…
Ideenzug moves from concept to reality 20 Sep 2018 GERMANY: Some of the concepts being developed under the Ideenzug (Ideas Train) project will be implemented on a train running in commercial service by 2020. DB Regio has chosen the Muehlendorf – Muenchen route in Bayern for its pilot scheme under which two or three modules…
Augmented reality could help address changing employment pattern 19 Sep 2018 INNOTRANS: Cideon Engineering is developing augmented reality technology which could be used to assist staff such as train crew with identifying train faults. Someone faced with a technical problem on a train while away from the depot could use a consumer-grade headset to obtain…
Hybrid DMU projects announced 19 Sep 2018 EUROPE: At InnoTrans 2018, Rolls-Royce's MTU business and leasing company Porterbook signed a letter of intent for the pre-series installation of a hybrid PowerPack on a Bombardier Transportation Turbostar DMU. The PowerPack will incorporate an EU Stage V compliant diesel engine and an electrical unit which will add…