Yapı Merkezı enters signalling market 22 Apr 2019 Much of the Turkish network still relies on telephone or manual dispatch, making investment in signalling and train control a priority for TCDD. TURKEY: Infrastructure manager TCDD has begun testing signalling equipment developed by Yapı Merkezı Idis, the industrial controls and communications subsidiary of construction group Yapı…
Posts published in April 2019
Travel information and adverts at Stansted Airport 19 Apr 2019 UK: The baggage reclaim area at Stansted Airport now has digital screens which show live car, coach and rail journey time comparisons for travel to London Liverpool Street station. The project was jointly devised and created by train operator Greater Anglia, creative agency LIDA and…
Light monitoring pilot 19 Apr 2019 NORTH AMERICA: A Class 1 railway has ordered a pilot installation of TekTracking's Safety Light Monitor, which is designed to measure and verify the operation of signal, level crossing and other safety-critical lights. The wireless, self-powered and robust multi-sensor devices are designed to operate for more than 10 years…
(Repeats April 18 column with no changes. John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own) * Chartbook: https://tmsnrt.rs/2DkAtvP LONDON, April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. economy hit a soft patch during the first three months of the year with manufacturing output up only slightly compared with the same period a…
(Adds details on operating ratio, shares) April 18 (Reuters) - Union Pacific Corp on Thursday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, as the U.S. railroad raised prices, helping offset the impact of severe winter weather and record flooding that damaged rails in the Midwest. Shares rose 2.7 percent to $173.80 premarket. Union Pacific's operating ratio, a…
Eurostar aims to reduce paper ticket use with Google Pay 17 Apr 2019 EUROPE: Eurostar passengers can now save paperless tickets on Google Pay, in what the cross-Channel high speed train operator says is a ‘first for any international rail company’. Travellers using Google Pay on mobile devices with Android L or higher can save…
(Adds details on teacher strikes, operations) April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. railroad operator Kansas City Southern on Wednesday reported a first-quarter profit that topped Wall Street's estimate, boosted by an increase in refined fuel and grain shipments to Mexico. Shares in the company, which gets one-third of its revenue from Mexico, jumped 2.6 percent to…
Firm orders for Hybrid PowerPacks 16 Apr 2019 EUROPE: Contracts have been signed for Rolls-Royce to supply nine MTU Hybrid PowerPacks to Ireland’s Iarnród Éireann and four to UK leasing company Porterbrook. The firm orders announced on April 16 follows letters of intent announced at InnoTrans 2018. The Hybrid PowerPacks are to be delivered between…
Hupac looks to automate route planning 13 Apr 2019 SWITZERLAND: Intermodal freight operator Hupac is to automate its route planning and traffic management processes using sensor data and analytics provided by ETH Zürich spin-off company Nexiot. Hupac has previously equipped wagons with Nexiot sensors which provide information on their location, impact events, border crossings and…
Real-time insight into port’s rail traffic 10 Apr 2019 NETHERLANDS: Port of Rotterdam Authority has launched the OnTrack application, which provides real-time insight into rail flows within the port and its terminals. The aim is to inform operators’ planning processes and help shippers anticipate any deviations from the schedules. At present, most terminals use their…