Indian Prima locomotives equipped with Saft batteries 09 Mar 2018 INDIA: Back-up power for the control and safety systems on the 800 twin-section WAG12 Prima T8 electric locomotive which Alstom is building for Indian Railways will be provided by batteries which Saft is supplying under its largest-ever order in the rail sector. Saft has increased…
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DB Netz commissions first IP-based interlocking 09 Mar 2018 Photos: DB AG/Kai Michael Neuhold GERMANY: Infrastructure manager DB Netz AG has put into operation its first digital interlocking which uses an IP network architecture to connect with the field equipment. DB Netz has been using computer-based interlockings for many years, but the Siemens installation at…
Connectors for onboard data networks 07 Mar 2018 CONNECTORS: TE Connectivity has launched a range of M12 rail connectors offering data transmission rates of up to 10 Gb/sec, with full-metal shells shielding against electrical interference. Applications include data and sensor networks, train door control assemblies and HVAC systems. ‘Our compact new connectors can be assembled…
Channel Tunnel interconnector installation train completed 04 Mar 2018 EUROPE: Clayton Equipment Ltd has designed, built and commissioned for Balfour Beatty a 500 m long construction train that will be used to install high-voltage cabling in the Channel Tunnel, under the ElecLink project to provide an electrical connector between the national grids of France and the…
DB Cargo plans digital, low-noise wagon fleet by 2020 01 Mar 2018 GERMANY: The DB Cargo management board has approved a ‘high double-digit million’ programme to fit its entire German wagon fleet with tracking, monitoring and telematics equipment. More than 1 000 wagons are currently equipped with telematics, a further 19 000 are scheduled to be retrofitted…
'Passengers want to be able to download an app and travel' 01 Mar 2018 It is an ‘exciting time’ for smart ticketing, Rambus Ticketing Managing Director Russell McCullagh told Railway Gazette International at the Transport Ticketing Global 2018 conference in London. TICKETING: Rambus Ticketing Managing Director Russell McCullagh has worked in smart ticketing for more…
Fuel cell train development funding 26 Feb 2018 GERMANY: The Federal Ministry for Transport & Digital Infrastructure is to provide Siemens and RWTH Aachen University with €12m to support the development of more efficient fuel cells which would offer a longer life cycle and higher power density. In November 2017 Siemens and Canadian fuel cell…
RSSB calls for a more scientific approach to train seat comfort 25 Feb 2018 UK: The Rail Safety & Standards Board has called for a more scientific approach to measuring train seat comfort, with the aim of developing specifications which manufacturers could use alongside requirements for crashworthiness and fire safety. This would take into account…
Zillertalbahn plans switch to hydrogen power 24 Feb 2018 AUSTRIA: Plans to convert the 760 mm gauge Zillertalbahn which links Jenbach with Mayrhofen from diesel to hydrogen fuel were announced by operator ZVB in February. The cost is estimated at €80m, with revenue hydrogen operations envisaged for 2022. Around 30% of the hydroelectric power generated in…
Hydrogen is a technically feasible alternative to electrification, Toronto study finds 23 Feb 2018 CANADA: It be would technically and economically feasible to operate the Toronto area’s future Regional Express Rail passenger services using hydrogen fuel cells instead of conventional overhead electrification, a study has concluded. The lifetime costs would be similar, but the use…