Malmbanan resignalling to support ETCS 16 Jul 2019 SWEDEN: Trafikverket has started work on a three-year project to resignal the Malmbanan heavy haul line between Boden and Riksgränsen with digital interlockings and ETCS at an estimated cost of SKr3bn. According to the infrastructure manager, most of the existing interlockings on the iron ore corridor are…
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Trac Rail Transposer machines delivered 14 Jul 2019 PLANT: The first four of 10 Trac Rail Transposer rail handling machines have been delivered to McCulloch Rail by Unipart Rail, seven months after the order. The TRT was developed by McCulloch Rail and manufactured by Unipart Rail in Crewe. It is designed to significantly reduce the…
Point machine built for winter on the steppe 13 Jul 2019 KAZAKHSTAN: In co-operation with national railway KTZ, the KazElektroPrivod equally-owned joint venture of Alstom and SOP Trade has completed a six-month test of a P80 point machine on a turnout designed by Prommashkomplekt and installed at Shiderty station. The locally-manufactured P80 has a design…
Leeds high speed rail institute funded 11 Jul 2019 Image: Atkins/University of Leeds UK: The University of Leeds’ Institute for High Speed Rail & System Integration is on course to open by the end of 2020 after it was granted £11m in government research funding on July 10, distributed via the UK Research Partnership Investment…
‘Drone train’ completes first trial 10 Jul 2019 Cameras fitted on the locomotive provided real-time images for the driver in the control centre, who accelerated and braked the train. FRANCE: National operator SNCF has successfully tested a remotely-controlled train over a distance of 4 km in the Paris suburbs. Representing a key stage in SNCF’s programme…
Wheel boots approved 10 Jul 2019 WHEEL PROTECTION: Protective boots designed to protect wheel treads and flanges while bogies and wheelsets are in transport or storage have been officially endorsed by UIC and included in its latest shipping guidelines. Developed by Swiss manufacturer Rex Articoli Tecnici, the moulded boots are intended as a reusable alternative…
Virgin Trains rolls-out app to keep everyone informed 10 Jul 2019 UK: Inter-city operator Virgin Trains has provided its staff with a mobile app which is designed to enable them to supply passengers with more timely and accurate information during service disruption. Back on Track was custom developed for Virgin Trains by UP3 and ServiceNow,…
Bogie turntable redesigned for easier installation 07 Jul 2019 TURNTABLE: Depot equipment specialist Mechan has revised the design of its bogie turntables, following 18 months of research into ways of overcoming common problems with pit construction. ‘As turntable pits need to be round, they are difficult to cast and don’t always end up level’, explains…
Aachen students scoop IMechE Railway Challenge 01 Jul 2019 The winning FH Aachen team celebrates with IMechE head judge Bill Reeve of Transport Scotland. Politechnika Poznańska's loco was commended for innovative design and its advanced bogies with carbon fibre springs. Judges check the TfL attempt at the auto stop challenge. Scrutineers watch University of Huddersfield…
Shift2Rail proposals increase 24 Jun 2019 EUROPE: The Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking’s 2019 call for proposals to receive European Union co-funding for research and innovation received 50 bids covering projects worth a total of €193·9m. This is a 28% increase in the number of proposals from last year, with the €117·9m of co-funding sought being around…